docs: prep metadata for new release v3.3.0

Author: wkhayrattee

README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 **Tags:** ringier, bus, api, cde   
 **Requires at least:** 6.0  
 **Tested up to:** 6.8.1  
-**Stable tag:** 3.2.0  
+**Stable tag:** 3.3.0  
 **Requires PHP:** 8.1  
 **License:** GPLv2 or later  
 **License URI:** http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html  

readme.txt

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Contributors: ringier, wkhayrattee
 Tags: ringier, bus, api, cde
 Requires at least: 6.0
 Tested up to: 6.8.1
-Stable tag: 3.2.0
+Stable tag: 3.3.0
 Requires PHP: 8.1
 License: GPLv2 or later
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
@@ -128,6 +128,36 @@ This plugin requires *PHP version >= 8.1*.
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+### [3.3.0] - 2025-06-24 ###
+
+#### Added ####
+* (payload) Custom Taxonomy support for category related properties within the Article payload
+* (payload) Author Events:
+  * AuthorCreated
+  * AuthorUpdated
+  * AuthorDeleted
+* (payload) Topic Events:
+  * TopicCreated
+  * TopicUpdated
+  * TopicDeleted
+* (UI) Introduced checkboxes (Settings page) to toggle ON/OFF event sending for Authors Events
+* (UI) Introduced checkboxes (Settings page) to toggle ON/OFF event sending for Topic Events (categories and tags).
+* (UI) Tooling Menu for batch syncing and flushing transients
+* (UI) Batch Syncing Mechanism with real-time progression updates during sync operations
+  * batch syncing Topics events
+  * batch syncing Author events
+* (code) Used WordPress-native features like wp_remote_*() with the above new events in place of Guzzle/Symfony dependencies
+* (code) Introduced new Enums for writer type, hook priorities, and author roles to improve clarity and reuse
+
+#### Changed ####
+* Improved error reporting with contextual messages and consistent formatting
+* (dependency) Replaced Monolog logging logic with native PHP for better control and performance
+* (dependency) Used WordPress-native features like wp_remote_*() and transient in place of Guzzle/Symfony dependencies
+* (code) Reduced transient expiry for recently created authors from 10s to 5s for more accurate event filtering
+* (code) Adopted a pure WordPress templating approach for better separation of logic and templates
+* (code) refactored logging message + removed redundant log inputs
+
+
 ### 3.2.0 (May 15, 2024) ###
 * [NEW] UI + Logic: Added a checkbox (in settings page) to allow users to enable/disable the Quick Edit button
 * [NEW] UI + Logic: Added a checkbox to let users select which custom post_type should be sent as Events

ringier-bus.php

@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
  * ringier-bus
  *
  * @author Wasseem Khayrattee
- * @copyright 2024 Ringier
+ * @copyright 2024-2025 Ringier
  * @license GPL-2.0-or-later
  *
  * @wordpress-plugin
  * Plugin Name: Ringier Bus
  * Plugin URI: https://github.com/RingierIMU/mkt-plugin-wordpress-bus
  * Description: A plugin to push events to Ringier CDE via the BUS API whenever an article is created, updated or deleted
- * Version: 3.2.0
+ * Version: 3.3.0
  * Requires at least: 6.0
  * Author: Ringier SA, Wasseem Khayrattee
  * Author URI: https://www.ringier.com/
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
  * Some global constants for our use-case
  */
 define('RINGIER_BUS_DS', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
-define('RINGIER_BUS_PLUGIN_VERSION', '3.2.0');
+define('RINGIER_BUS_PLUGIN_VERSION', '3.3.0');
 define('RINGIER_BUS_PLUGIN_MINIMUM_WP_VERSION', '6.0');
 define('RINGIER_BUS_PLUGIN_DIR_URL', plugin_dir_url(__FILE__)); //has trailing slash at end
 define('RINGIER_BUS_PLUGIN_DIR', plugin_dir_path(__FILE__)); //has trailing slash at end