uiXpress v1.2.16

* Release Date 23 January 2026 *

* NEW: Admin Menu Search - Powerful search functionality for admin menu navigation
  - Added comprehensive menu search component with real-time filtering
  - Searches through all menu items including top-level and submenu items
  - Searches by menu name, URL, and ID for comprehensive results
  - Auto-selects first result for quick keyboard navigation
  - Keyboard navigation support: Arrow keys to navigate, Enter to select, Escape to close
  - Highlights matching text in search results for better visibility
  - Shows parent menu context for submenu items
  - Displays menu icons alongside search results
  - Refined UI matching the existing menu design system with dark mode support
  - Toggle option available in Settings > Menu > Enable Admin Menu Search
  - Search input always visible when feature is enabled (no button required)
  - Results dropdown with smooth animations and custom scrollbar
  - Click outside or Escape key to close search
  - Automatically filters out hidden menu items
  - Results sorted by relevance: exact matches first, then name matches, then URL matches
  - Top-level items prioritized over submenu items in results
  - Integrated seamlessly into admin menu sidebar

* Merged WordPress Notifications into Admin Notices Panel
  - Integrated WordPress native notifications into the unified admin notices panel for better UX
  - WordPress notifications now appear alongside custom admin notices in a single notification center
  - Created useWpNotifications composable for shared notification count tracking across components
  - Extracted WordPress notification logic into separate wp-notifications.vue component within admin-notices directory
  - WordPress notifications preserve their original styling and functionality
  - Implemented count locking mechanism to prevent notifications from disappearing after being moved to drawer
  - Added KeepAlive wrapper to drawer to prevent component remounting and preserve moved notification nodes
  - Notification count runs immediately on component mount, independent of drawer state
  - Improved notification polling to only check for new notifications without resetting existing count
  - WordPress notifications are automatically hidden from page and displayed in the notification drawer

* Updated User Details Dropdown with Shadow DOM Isolation
  - Refactored user-details.vue to use Teleport and ShadowRoot for style isolation
  - Added smooth enter/leave animations for dropdown menu
  - Improved hover handling with cancellable timeouts for reliable show/hide behavior
  - Fixed positioning to appear above the trigger container with 8px gap
  - Added cleanup on component unmount to prevent memory leaks

* Enhanced Create User Form with Password Features
  - Added "Generate Password" button to create user form for quick strong password generation
  - Added password visibility toggle button to show/hide password text
  - Added real-time password validation dropdown that appears above password input when focused
  - Password validation shows visual indicators (green ticks) for each requirement:
    * Minimum 8 characters
    * At least one uppercase letter
    * At least one lowercase letter
    * At least one number
    * At least one special character
  - Created password generator utility function for secure random password generation
  - Created password validation utility function for real-time strength checking
  - Validation dropdown automatically appears when password field is focused and contains text
  - Improved user experience for creating secure passwords

* Improved Menu Cache System with Rotating Cache Keys
  - Implemented server-side cache key system for menu caching
  - Cache keys now include both user ID and rotating server-side key
  - Added REST API endpoint to rotate cache keys (uixpress/v1/menu-cache/rotate)
  - When cache is flushed, the server rotates the cache key, invalidating all client caches
  - All users automatically see fresh menu data after cache rotation
  - Cache key is passed from WordPress to frontend via script tag attribute
  - Updated all cache functions to use the new cache key format
  - Added "Clear Cache" button to menu list view header for manual cache clearing
  - Button rotates cache key on server, ensuring all users get fresh data
  - Improved cache invalidation strategy for better multi-user support
  - Menu cache is automatically cleared when saving or deleting a menu
  - Menu component listens for cache rotation events and automatically refreshes
  - Real-time menu updates for all users when menu is saved or deleted

* Fixed Hidden Submenu Items Still Showing in Main Menu
  - Fixed issue where submenu items marked as hidden in menu creator were still displayed
  - Added filtering for hidden submenu items in returnMenuItems computed property
  - Hidden submenu items are now properly filtered in both normal and remote site modes
  - Ensures submenu items respect the hidden setting from menu creator

* Fixed Submenu Toggle Not Working When Top-Level Item Not Active
  - Fixed issue where submenus could only