Changelog

What's new in WireCharts

Every tagged release, with the details that matter. Newest first.

v1.2.7 Latest

Introduces the Combinations family.

Added
  • New <chart:combo-line-column> component — mixed line and column series on one axis.
  • New <chart:combo-dual-axis> component — series split across a left and right y-axis.
  • New <chart:combo-multi-axis> component — series spread across multiple y-axes.
v1.2.6

Introduces the Scatter & bubble family.

Added
  • New <chart:scatter-regression> component — a scatter plot with a least-squares trend line.
  • New <chart:scatter-symbols> component — a multi-series scatter using a distinct symbol per series.
  • New <chart:packed-bubble> component — force-packed bubbles sized by value and grouped by category.
v1.2.5

Introduces the Pie charts family.

Added
  • New <chart:pie-semi> component — a semi-circle donut.
  • New <chart:pie-labels> component — a pie with external data labels and leader lines.
  • New <chart:pie-monochrome> component — a pie in shades of a single hue.
  • New <chart:pie-gradient> component — a pie with radial-gradient slices.
  • New <chart:pie-variable> component — a variable-radius pie (slice radius encodes value).
  • New <chart:pie-rose> component — a Nightingale rose chart.
v1.2.4

Introduces the Column & bar charts family.

Added
  • New <chart:column-stacked> and <chart:bar-stacked> components — stacked vertical/horizontal bars.
  • New <chart:column-percent> and <chart:bar-percent> components — 100% stacked vertical/horizontal bars.
  • New <chart:column-negative> component — columns coloured by sign.
  • New <chart:column-rotated> component — columns with rotated category labels.
  • New <chart:column-range> and <chart:bar-range> components — floating low/high range bars.
  • New <chart:histogram> component — bins a flat list of values into frequency columns.
  • New <chart:lollipop> component — a stick-and-marker lollipop chart.
  • New <chart:pareto> component — sorted columns with a cumulative percentage line.
v1.2.3

Introduces the Area charts family.

Added
  • New <chart:area-gradient> component — an area chart with smooth gradient fills, optionally stacked.
  • New <chart:area-stacked> component — a stacked area chart showing cumulative totals and composition.
  • New <chart:area-percent> component — a 100% stacked area chart showing each series as a percentage of the total.
  • New <chart:area-range> component — a filled band between low and high values per category (e.g. min/max ranges).
  • New <chart:area-race> component — an animated area race that reveals each filled series progressively, with a replay control.
  • New <chart:areaspline> component — a smooth area spline with semi-transparent overlapping fills, optionally stacked.
  • New <chart:area-inverted> component — an area chart with inverted axes (category axis vertical).
  • New <chart:area-negative> component — an area chart with negative values coloured differently above and below zero.
  • New <chart:area-range-line> component — a low/high band with a line (e.g. the average) overlaid.
  • New <chart:area-fan> component — a fan chart with a central line and nested confidence bands for forecasts with uncertainty.
  • New <chart:streamgraph> component — a flowing streamgraph (themeRiver) for composition over time.
  • New <chart:area-stacked-inverted> component — a stacked area chart with inverted axes.
  • New <chart:area-missing> component — an area chart that handles missing (null) points, with optional gap bridging.
v1.2.2
Added
  • New <chart:spline-inverted> component — a spline with inverted axes (category axis vertical), ideal for profiles such as temperature by altitude.
  • New <chart:line-labels> component — a line chart that labels each series at the end of its line instead of using a legend.
  • New <chart:line-log> component — a line chart with a logarithmic y-axis for values spanning several orders of magnitude.
  • New <chart:line-race> component — an animated line race that reveals each series progressively, with a replay control.
  • New <chart:line-animated> component — a line chart with a custom entrance animation (configurable easing and staggered point delay).
  • New <chart:line-forecast> component — a line chart that draws actual values solid and forecast values as a dashed line over a shaded region.
  • New <chart:line-annotated> component — a line chart with labelled annotation pins on chosen points and an optional average line.
  • New <chart:line-boost> component — a line chart tuned for very large datasets with downsampling and zoom controls.
  • New <chart:line-time> component — a time series line over a datetime axis with zoom/pan.
  • New <chart:spline-time> component — a smooth spline over an irregular datetime axis with visible measurement points.
  • New <chart:spline-bands> component — a spline with coloured horizontal plot bands marking value zones.
Fixed
  • Restored the original release dates for 1.0.0 and 1.1.0 (the 25th).
v1.2.1
Fixed
  • Corrected the release date shown for 1.2.0.
v1.2.0

Introduces the Line charts family.

Added
  • New <chart:spline> component — a smooth line where each series is marked with a distinct point symbol (circle, square, triangle, diamond, ...).
v1.1.0

Adds an animated clock gauge to the Pro tier.

Added
  • New <chart:clock> component — an animated analog clock built from gauges, with hands that advance every second.
Fixed
  • Charts now wait for the rendering engine to finish loading before initialising, fixing blank charts when scripts load out of order.
v1.0.0

First public release — the full chart gallery, with a free Basics tier and a licensed Pro tier.

Added
  • Flux-style colon syntax (<chart:line />) and the @wirechartsScripts directive.
  • Basics (free): line, area, column, bar, pie and scatter charts.
  • Pro: donut, bubble, gauge, radar, funnel, heatmap, candlestick, box plot, tree, treemap, sunburst, sankey, network graph and 3D charts.
  • Accessible audio charts (<chart:audio>) with Web Audio sonification.
  • Live reactivity through Livewire model binding, plus automatic dark-mode support.
  • Offline license verification and the wirecharts:activate Artisan command.