**v5.0.0** (25 Jan 2023)
[new] Introducing dynamic image switching — assign images to attribute values and watch your product gallery update instantly as customers make their selections
[new] Bring your video content to life with our new video player skin! Embed videos from YouTube, Vimeo, and MP4 media with ease, and customize your player with our new settings for an immersive experience
[new] Unleash the full potential of your product images with our new stacked gallery layout setting! Choose from 7 stunning presets to showcase your products in the most visually appealing way possible
[new] Effortlessly enhance your product pages with WooThumbs - now fully integrated with the Block Editor (a.k.a Gutenberg) for seamless integration with your website
Setting to enable poster images for YouTube, Vimeo and MP4 media embeds
[new] Thumbnail hover navigation setting for stacked thumbnails
[new] Keyboard arrow navigation support added for Slider galleries
[new] Image captions are now visible in the fullscreen gallery
[update] Experience lightning-fast image loading with our refactored image fetching logic - optimized for improved performance
[update] Setting to completely disable image caching
[update] Use a dedicated caching table in the database instead of a settings option
[update] Slider layout galleries now lazy load images progressively
[update] Migrated settings from the Variations tab to the Images tab
[update] Removed logic and styles that re-positioned the On Sale element so that it appeared inside WooThumbs
[update] Updated PhotoSwipe library to version 5 and completely refactored the implementation
[update] Refactored the way variation images are loaded when editing a product to reduce HTTP requests
[update] Prevented default gallery images from being re-requested when editing a product to reduce HTTP requests
[update] Override WooThumbs templates in themes using the `/woocommerce/woothumbs/` directory
[update] JS/CSS enqueues are now hooked in at a later priority to reduce theme compatibility issues
[update] Replaced gallery and fullscreen icons with SVGs
[update] Updates to the settings framework
[update] Renamed the `Responsive` settings tab to `Mobile`
[fix] Improvements to Divi compatibility to prevent a PHP notice
[fix] Maintain Slide Index setting should now be honoured in all contexts