This update includes a great deal of additions, tweaks, and bug fixes that we’ve been working on over the past month.

• Added: WP-CLI > Added a new wp pods tools flush-cache WP-CLI command to flush the Pods caches. To flushes caches for a specific Pod, use wp pods tools flush-cache --pod=your_pod (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: DFV > Introduce window.PodsDFV.detectForm() and window.PodsDFV.detectField() helper methods to normalize everything going into the DFV API. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: DFV > window.PodsDFV methods now accept null for pod, itemId, and formCounter values in various methods which will automatically detect+use the first pod, itemId, and formCounter on the screen. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: API > New PHP function pods_is_demo() will allow Pods to offer streamlined demos using the one-click WASM demo. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: API > New PHP function pods_clone_objects() and pods_clone_object() assist in cloning objects primarily used through callbacks. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: API > New PHP function pods_debug_log() allows for logging exception messages that do not need to be shown on the screen. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: API > New PHP function pods_get_item_object() allows for getting the WP object for an item based on the object type. This is similar to get_metadata() in WP core but as a general solution for any object. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: API > New Pods::has_rows() method can be used instead of Pods::total() to just check if there were any rows returned. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: Pods Field Output > You can now traverse into the fields parent (Taxonomies) and post_parent (Post Types) as relationships like parent.name or post_parent.post_title. This also works for post_author. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: Pods Field Output > You can now call post_thumbnail.title, post_thumbnail.caption, post_thumbnail.description, post_thumbnail.mime_type, post_thumbnail.alt_text, post_thumbnail.width, post_thumbnail.height, post_thumbnail.filesize, post_thumbnail.dimensions, post_thumbnail.filename, and post_thumbnail.extension, and image metadata using post_thumbnail.image_meta.copyright. This also works for other attachments. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Tweak: Edit Field Modal > Added additional text below the Required option when editing a boolean field to clarify that only the “Yes” option counts as valid. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Tweak: Pods Field Output > Added full $params from Pods::field() to the filters pods_data_map_field_values_custom, pods_data_map_field_values_map_value, and pods_data_map_field_values_map_value_pre_check. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Tweak: Pods Field Output > Bypass mapping values when in the form context to prevent conflicts with Avatar fields and other fields. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Tweak: Migration > Abstracted the migration process on first edit of a Pod to detect orphaned fields on future edits with a notice on the screen about the repair. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Tweak: API > Split up cache flushing method PodsAPI::cache_flush_pods() into a separate method PodsAPI::cache_flush_groups() and PodsAPI::cache_flush_fields() to more easily flush specific object types. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Tweak: API > Passing more context into pods_podsrel_enabled() usage for future iteration work on certain areas of the code. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Edit Field Modal > Attempt to auto-fix pick_object for display when it is set to “pod” but the real object is “post_type” or “taxonomy”. #7007 (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Components > Fixed PHP warnings with the Translate Pods component (@JoryHogeveen)
• Fixed: Pods Shortcode > Bypass showing the Pods Shortcode button on TinyMCE editors when on an Elementor edit screen. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Stats Opt-in > Don’t show the opt-in message on Pods content screens, only show it on pages under the Pods Admin menu. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Relationship Modal > Updated CSS to prevent the modal from being narrow. #6996 (@pedromfm, @sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: DFV > Handle false values as null properly to prevent JS TypeErrors. #6963 (@sc0ttkclark, @spiderneo)
• Fixed: API > Normalize object_type for PodsAPI::get_table_info(). #7007 (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: API > Return 0 for {@user.ID} when logged out instead of null. #6979 (@jeiseman, @sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: API > Return empty string when user context used instead of null for certain fields. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: API > Use static cache for PodsMeta::groups_get() instead of static variable to allow flushing the groups cache. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Object Cache > When serializing Whatsit object, prevent serialized Closures being cached through Pods Alternative Cache. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Pods Field Output > Resolved issue with the fields parent (Taxonomies) and post_parent (Post Types) so they return the ID as they used to in previous Pods versions. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Pods Field Output > Resolve dot notation for attachments and post_thumbnail fields fallbacks when calling object fields like post_thumbnail.ID. #7005 (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Bidirectional Relationships > Now using the correct related limit for bidirectional relationships instead of unlimited. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Admin Columns integration > Resolved PHP warning with substr() usage. #7014 (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Pods Find Queries > References to .meta_value should always join the meta table when using a table-based Pod that supports meta-based storage. #7009 (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: API > Fixed filter_by_date usage of sprintf() to prevent PHP warnings. #6980 (@sc0ttkclark)

You can read the full change log for this release on the Development tab of our WordPress.org plugin page.