Nera – DCMS Age Gate

DCMS Voluntary Code (Clause 1.1) age verification — collects and verifies date of birth and blocks anyone under 18 from entering prize draws. Nera – DCMS Age Gate implements age verification for WooCommerce competition sites: Dialog-based date-of-birth collection and verification Blocks logged-in users under 18 from adding lottery tickets to the cart Registration and checkout DOB field integration Sitewide 18+ badge Server-side enforcement as a safety net for direct AJAX requests Requires WooCommerce. 1. Install and activate WooCommerce. 2. Upload and activate Nera – DCMS Age Gate. 3. Users will be prompted to verify their date of birth before participating in prize draws. Correct version numbering after v1.1.8; includes logo/icon assets and update checker improvements. Adds plugin logo and icon assets for Updates/Plugins screens. Frontend and GitHub update checker improvements. Release tooling: release.sh, build-wp-release-zip.php, readme.txt, plugin.json, and GitHub Plugin Update Checker for automatic updates from Nera-Marketing/nera-age-shield-plugin.