Feat: prepare v4.7.3

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Summary

Prepares release v4.7.3.

Bumps the plugin version in cookiebot.php, src/lib/Cookiebot_WP.php, and readme.txt, and adds the 4.7.3 changelog entry for CMS-2804 (PHP 8.4 implicit nullable parameter deprecation, fixed in #376).

Test plan

• Confirm version strings read 4.7.3 in cookiebot.php, readme.txt, src/lib/Cookiebot_WP.php
• CI passes

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CodeAnt-AI Description

Release Cookiebot 4.7.3 with PHP 8.4 deprecation warning resolved

What Changed

• Removes the PHP 8.4 deprecation notice caused by an implicitly nullable parameter
• Publishes version 4.7.3 across the plugin and WordPress listing

Impact

✅ Fewer PHP 8.4 deprecation warnings
✅ Clearer compatibility for PHP 8.4 sites
✅ Consistent 4.7.3 version reporting

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Status	Commit	Started (UTC)	Finished (UTC)
✅ Reviewed your PR	89d7f8f	Sep 14, 2026 · 10:20	10:22

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Quality Gate passed

Issues
0 New issues
0 Accepted issues

Measures
0 Security Hotspots
0.0% Coverage on New Code
0.0% Duplication on New Code

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PR Summary by Qodo

Prepare Cookiebot 4.7.3 release

⚙️ Configuration changes 📝 Documentation 🕐 Less than 5 minutes

AI Description

• Advances plugin runtime and distribution metadata to version 4.7.3.
• Documents the PHP 8.4 nullable-parameter deprecation fix in the release changelog.

Diagram

graph TD
  R["Release 4.7.3"] --> H["Plugin Header"] --> W["WordPress Loader"]
  R --> C["Runtime Constant"] --> U["Runtime Consumers"]
  R --> M["Readme Metadata"] --> D["Plugin Directory"]

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High-Level Assessment

The following are alternative approaches to this PR:

1. Single-source release automation

• ➕ Prevents version drift across PHP and readme metadata
• ➕ Reduces repetitive manual release edits
• ➕ Can validate changelog and stable-tag consistency in CI
• ➖ Requires additional release tooling and maintenance
• ➖ WordPress distribution metadata must still be emitted into committed files

Recommendation: The manual synchronization is appropriate for this small patch release and keeps the published artifacts explicit. A future release script or CI consistency check would reduce drift risk without changing runtime architecture.

Files changed (3) +12 / -3

Documentation (1) +10 / -1

readme.txtPublish 4.7.3 stable tag and changelog +10/-1

Publish 4.7.3 stable tag and changelog

• Updates the WordPress.org stable tag to 4.7.3. Adds the September 14, 2026 release notes documenting the PHP 8.4 implicit-nullability deprecation fix.

readme.txt

Other (2) +2 / -2

cookiebot.phpBump WordPress plugin header to 4.7.3 +1/-1

Bump WordPress plugin header to 4.7.3

• Changes the plugin header version from 4.7.2 to 4.7.3 so WordPress recognizes the new release.

cookiebot.php

Cookiebot_WP.phpBump runtime plugin version constant +1/-1

Bump runtime plugin version constant

• Updates 'COOKIEBOT_PLUGIN_VERSION' to 4.7.3 for runtime version reporting, asset versioning, and integrations.

src/lib/Cookiebot_WP.php

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