Bump version to 3.6

Author: mustafauysal

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "powered-cache",
-  "version": "3.5.4",
+  "version": "3.6.0",
   "description": "Comprehensive caching and performance plugin for WordPress.",
   "author": {
     "name": "PoweredCache",

package.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name:       Powered Cache
  * Plugin URI:        https://poweredcache.com
  * Description:       Powered Cache is the most powerful caching and performance suite for WordPress, designed to easily improve your PageSpeed and Web Vitals Score.
- * Version:           3.5.4
+ * Version:           3.6
  * Requires at least: 5.7
  * Requires PHP:      7.4
  * Author:            Powered Cache
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 }
 
 // Useful global constants.
-define( 'POWERED_CACHE_VERSION', '3.5.4' );
+define( 'POWERED_CACHE_VERSION', '3.6' );
 define( 'POWERED_CACHE_DB_VERSION', '3.4' );
 define( 'POWERED_CACHE_PLUGIN_FILE', __FILE__ );
 define( 'POWERED_CACHE_URL', plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) );

powered-cache.php

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Contributors:  poweredcache, wphandle, skopco, m_uysl
 Tags: cache, web vitals, performance, page speed, optimize
 Requires at least:  5.7
 Tested up to:  6.8
-Stable tag:  3.5.4
+Stable tag:  3.6
 License: GPLv2 (or later)
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 Donate link: https://poweredcache.com/donate/
@@ -171,6 +171,17 @@ Yes, it’s compatible with PHP 8+
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 3.6 (May 28, 2025) =
+- [Added] Cache exclusions based on specific referrers.
+- [Added] Dev mode to disable caching and optimizations during development.
+- [Fixed] Table names are now validated before running optimize queries.
+- [Improved] Preloader performance: Now dispatched on shutdown and throttled to avoid high CPU usage.
+- [Updated] Redis object-cache drop-in.
+- [Updated] Memcache object-cache drop-in.
+- [Updated] APCu object-cache drop-in.
+- [Changed] Minimum required PHP version bumped to 7.4.
+- [Updated] Dependency packages.
+
 = 3.5.4 (April 14, 2025) =
 - Dependency updates.
 - Tested with WP 6.8