Here's what has changed recently.

Switched to newer ESP32Async/ESPAsyncWebServer dependency. More info on: https://docs.espdash.pro/getting-started/installation#dependencies

Switched to RPAsyncTCP dependency for RP2040 and RP2350 microcontrollers

Added full compatibility for arduino-pico SDK (RP2040 and RP2350 microcontrollers)

Updated ArduinoJson dependency to ^v7.3.0

Updated dependencies

Fixed compilation error happening due to a return statement within a void function

Pricing Update: ESP-DASH Pro now comes in 2 tiers - Essential and Advantage. Existing customers who purchased ESP-DASH Pro before 20th November 2024 have been upgraded to Advantage bundle (excluding dedicated technical support).

License Update: Updated license to Softt Commercial License 1.2 (SCL-1.2). Minor improvements in legal wording related to the use of library. Specifically, under sub-sections "grant of license" and "restrictions".

Fixed dropdown misbehaving when using Firefox browser

Fixed color picker layout

Performance improvement for charts

Implemented refreshChart method

Updated dependencies

ESP32 arduino core v3.0.3 compatibility

Minor memory optimizations

Switched to latest dependencies in library.json

Important: Dependencies has been changed from this release. Please check installation docs at: https://docs.espdash.pro/installation/

Added Color Picker Card

Added setDisplay function for cards, charts, tabs and stats. You can now toggle visibility without having to delete any widget completely.

Added onBeforeUpdate function

Fixed joystick direction callback not firing for 'idle' position

Minor fixes in benchmark example

License has been updated to SCL-1.1

Fixed charts not being rendered, this bug was introduced with v4.4.0 release

Added support for ArduinoJSON 7 ( and backwards compatiblewith ArduinoJSON 6 )

Navbar now auto closes upon switching tabs

Changed card and stat names to const char* to improve memory usage

Implemented websocket batching to support huge dashboards

Added link card

Added password card

Added step parameter to slider card

Added time sync card

Removed refreshStatistics function

Removed automatic update layout calls when adding / removing cards - The application should now call refreshLayout when it has finished with adding/removing cards

Added DASH_MAX_WS_CLIENTS which allows to configure the max WS clients

Improved UI styling ( looks more professional )

Removed sidebar collapse function

Replaced mini & large logos with a single logo now

Improved navigation bar for smartphone screens

Added brotli compression which can be switch to easily within dash_webpage.h. ( More than 40% extra size reduction over gzip; supports modern browsers only )

Added push button card

Added week selector card

Added setChartAnimations function to enable/disable chart animations.

Added custom URI support

Improved setAuthentication function

Fixed & improved statistics logic ( Now statistics update properly )

Improved statistics set function. ( Now you can update value only by passing a single parameter to set function )

License has been changed to SCL-1.0 ( SOFTT Commercial License 1.0 )

Fixed an issue where a card wouldn't update if only symbol was changed. (It affected any card which used the second parameter of update fn - this includes Status Card etc. )

Added dropdown card

Added image card

Fixed button colors

Fixed joystick not working on touchscreens

Fixed logo not showing on mobile navbar

Switched to all new UI with sidebar

Added tabs support

Added responsive widget sizing

Added custom logo support

Added custom title support

Added statistics features