This release includes the following changes:
- Fixes a security issue that allows unintended arbitrary shortcode execution (props to mikemyers and the Wordfence team!)
- Fixes an issue that would allow the _popularpoststransients table to store more data than intended.
- Adds ability to hook into WPP's script to perform certain actions before updating the views count of a post/page (see Release notes for more details.)
- Deprecates pid parameter in favor of exclude.
- Minor code improvements.
If you're using a caching plugin on your website it's highly recommended to clear its cache after installing / updating to this version.