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Users who want to remove the branding or use amCharts under different licensing conditions should review the amCharts license options:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amcharts.com\/online-store\/licenses-explained\/\">https:\/\/www.amcharts.com\/online-store\/licenses-explained\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h3>Requirements<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>WordPress 6.0<\/li>\n<li>PHP 5.6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Usage<\/h3>\n\n<p>Visa requirement checker shortcode:\n    [travel_buddy]<\/p>\n\n<p>Visa Map shortcode:\n    [travel_buddy_visa_map]<\/p>\n\n<p>Visa Map shortcode with a default passport and map height:\n    [travel_buddy_visa_map passport=\"US\" height=\"520\"]<\/p>\n\n<p>Visa Map PHP template usage:\n     'US', 'height' =&gt; 520 ) ); ?&gt;<\/p>\n\n<p>The Visa Map requires API Version V2 in the Travel Buddy settings and the matching V2 endpoint selection on RapidAPI.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Privacy Assurance<\/h3>\n\n<p>We do not collect any technical data from our users. The plugin relies on the Travel Buddy API to provide up-to-date visa requirements and travel information. Please review the <a href=\"https:\/\/travel-buddy.ai\/privacy-policy-for-using-the-travelbuddy-api\/\">Travel Buddy API Privacy Policy<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<h4>Automatic Installation<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go to Plugins -&gt; Add New in the WordPress admin panel.<\/li>\n<li>Type \"Travel Buddy\" in the search bar.<\/li>\n<li>Click the 'Install' button found under the Travel Buddy plugin.<\/li>\n<li>After installation, activate the plugin by clicking on 'Activate'.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Manual Installation<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Login to the WordPress admin panel and select Plugins -&gt; Add New.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the 'Upload' option.<\/li>\n<li>Click 'Choose File' and select the travel-buddy.zip file you have downloaded.<\/li>\n<li>Click 'Install Now'.<\/li>\n<li>To activate, find the Travel Buddy under Plugins -&gt; Installed Plugins and click 'Activate'.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>Version 1.3<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Added amCharts license info to readme and plugin settings page.<\/li>\n<li>Updated WordPress compatibility metadata.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Version 1.2.14<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Improve widget typography isolation inside footer widget areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Version 1.2.3<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Add API version selection with V2 support for new installs.<\/li>\n<li>Keep existing installs on V1 by default.<\/li>\n<li>Add V2 response support, including combined primary and secondary visa rules.<\/li>\n<li>Improve widget CSS isolation from themes.<\/li>\n<li>Disable the check button until passport and destination are selected.<\/li>\n<li>Add a loading indicator while visa requirements are checked.<\/li>\n<li>Improve output escaping and external link security.<\/li>\n<li>Add transient-based rate limiting for public AJAX requests.<\/li>\n<li>Add the V2 Visa Map shortcode and PHP render function.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Version 1.2.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fix display security check.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Version 1.2.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fix display exceptional text on some destinations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Version 1.2.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Display the Widget with Shortcode.<\/li>\n<li>Fix small css bug<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Version 1.1.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Change the API provider.<\/li>\n<li>Fix missing country list<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Version 1.0.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fix the \"We are currently experiencing a temporary technical issue. 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