[XB] What's New Tweak 2.2.2 Patch Level 1

• Added permission to enable/disable auto refresh feature for usergroups

This add-on can now be downloaded and used for free. No branding! Have fun ...

• This update fixes a small issue with losing the user's preferred refresh settings. Now the settings are preserved even if the user logs off and on again.

• Added option to show/hide the extra What's new menu for desktop or mobile view
• Refresh popup hover cosmetic change (thanks for your suggestion @ichpen)
• Some minor changes

-Added option for users to select refresh frequency
-Lots of code optimization / cleanup / fixes
-New version for XF 2.1 and higher

• Please note: this release is for XF 2.1 and higher!
• Fixes a glitch with the "Hide search id from New Posts page" feature. If enabled it wil remove the search id from the URL in the browserbar. However, clicking on a topic on the What's new page and then going back to the What's new page didn't remember the page scroll position. Now it does Thanks webbouk for reporting this.
• If you are upgrading, please make sure to also update this phrase: MrJinx_WhatsNewTweak_PageRefreshCountdown
  It contains redundant html code which you can remove:
  'This page will refresh in <span id="countdowntimer">{RefreshTime}</span> seconds'

• Added tooltips to the refresh buttons
• Some minor cosmetic changes (fade in/out refresh buttons)
• This will be the last release supporting both XF 2.0 and XF 2.1. Future releases will be focused on XF 2.1.

• Users can turn on/off auto refreshing with one click
• This addon comes as free and paid version. If you like it, please upgrade to paid to support future development.

• Replace visible URL to an URL without 'static' number (*1)
• Now compatible with XF 2.1

*1) Explanation:
Normally when a visitor calls the New posts page, the page is presented as a static page with a number in the URL. Refreshing that page won't update the content inside it. This tweak will remove the number in the visible URL. Now if a visitor hits the browser's refresh button, they will actually get a fresh new page.
Example: https://www.domain.com//whats-new/posts/326902/ will be replaced by https://www.domain.com//whats-new/posts/

Before:

After:

• Added countdown timer [option] (suggested by @Nerdface)
• Animate the refresh button on click and page refresh (suggested by @ichpen)