← All changes | public/class-metasync-rest-api.php +540 -296 2.6.16 → 2.7.1 View file →

		@@ -46,10 +46,8 @@
46	46	private $version;
47	47
48	48	private const namespace = "metasync/v1";
49	49
50		- private $escapers;
51		- private $replacements;
52	50	private $common;
53	51	private $allowed_attributes;
54	52	private $schema;
55	53	private $metasync_option_data;
		@@ -74,21 +72,13 @@
74	72	'post_name',
75	73	'post_parent',
76	74	'post_status',
77	75	);
78		- $this->escapers = array("\\", "/", "\"");
79		- $this->replacements = array("", "", "");
80	76	$this->common = new Metasync_Common();
81	77	// get all options
82	78	$this->metasync_option_data = Metasync::get_option('general');
83		- $this->init_ajax_hooks();
84	79	}
85	80
86		- public function init_ajax_hooks()
87		- {
88		- add_action('wp_ajax_metasync_otto_ajax_action', array($this,'metasyn_otto_ajax'));
89		- }
90		-
91	81	/**
92	82	* Encode non-ASCII characters in a UTF-8 string as numeric HTML entities.
93	83	*
94	84	* Uses mb_encode_numericentity when the mbstring extension is loaded;
		@@ -174,86 +164,9 @@
174	164	}
175	165	return $posts;
176	166	}
177	167
178		- public function metasyn_otto_ajax() {
179		- // Check nonce for security
180		- if (!isset($_POST['nonce']) || !wp_verify_nonce($_POST['nonce'], 'otto_nonce')) {
181		- wp_send_json_error('Invalid nonce');
182		- wp_die();
183		- }
184		- $post_id = sanitize_text_field($_POST['post_id']);
185		- $current_url = get_permalink($post_id);
186		-
187		- $header_html = get_post_meta($post_id, '_otto_header_html_json', true);
188	168
189		- // Example API call using wp_remote_get()
190		-
191		-
192		- if (is_wp_error($header_html)) {
193		- wp_send_json_error('API call failed');
194		- } else {
195		- wp_send_json_success(json_decode($header_html, true));
196		- }
197		-
198		- wp_die(); // Always terminate after an AJAX call
199		- }
200		-
201		- public function otto_header_data() {
202		- global $post;
203		-
204		- // Get the current post ID
205		- $post_id = $post->ID;
206		-
207		- // Get the current time and the last update time from post meta
208		- $current_time = current_time('timestamp');
209		- $last_update_time = get_post_meta($post_id, '_otto_last_update_time', true);
210		-
211		- // Set the interval for 24 hours (in seconds)
212		- $interval = 24 * 60 * 60;
213		-
214		- // Check if the last update time is set or if 24 hours have passed
215		- if (!$last_update_time || ($current_time - $last_update_time) >= $interval) {
216		- // Get the current URL
217		- $current_url = get_permalink($post_id);
218		-
219		- // Use endpoint manager to get the correct API URL
220		- $api_endpoint = class_exists('Metasync_Endpoint_Manager')
221		- ? Metasync_Endpoint_Manager::get_endpoint('OTTO_URL_DETAILS')
222		- : 'https://sa.searchatlas.com/api/v2/otto-url-details';
223		-
224		- // Call the API
225		- $response = wp_remote_get($api_endpoint . '/?url=' . urlencode($current_url));
226		-
227		- // Check if the API call was successful
228		- if (!is_wp_error($response)) {
229		- $body = wp_remote_retrieve_body($response);
230		- $data = json_decode($body, true); // Decode JSON into an associative array
231		-
232		- // Update the post meta with the new data and timestamp
233		- update_post_meta($post_id, '_otto_header_html', $data['header_html_insertion']);
234		- update_post_meta($post_id, '_otto_last_update_time', $current_time);
235		- }
236		- }
237		-
238		- // Get the saved HTML from post meta
239		- $header_html = get_post_meta($post_id, '_otto_header_html', true);
240		-
241		- // Display the HTML with security measures
242		- if ($header_html) {
243		- echo "<!-- Otto Start -->";
244		- // SECURITY FIX: Sanitize HTML to prevent XSS while allowing safe HTML
245		- echo wp_kses($header_html, array(
246		- 'style' => array(),
247		- 'link' => array('rel' => array(), 'href' => array(), 'type' => array()),
248		- 'meta' => array('name' => array(), 'content' => array(), 'property' => array()),
249		- 'script' => array('type' => array(), 'src' => array()),
250		- // Add other safe tags as needed
251		- ));
252		- echo "<!-- Otto End -->";
253		- }
254		- }
255		-
256	169	public function rest_authorization_middleware($request = null)
257	170	{
258	171	$api_key = '';
259	172
		@@ -270,10 +183,10 @@
270	183	$api_key = sanitize_text_field(wp_unslash($_SERVER['HTTP_X_API_KEY']));
271	184	}
272	185
273	186	// Fallback: ?apikey= query param (deprecated)
274		- if (empty($api_key) && isset($_GET['apikey'])) {
275		- $api_key = sanitize_text_field($_GET['apikey']);
	187	+ if (empty($api_key) && isset($_GET['apikey'])) { // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- API key credential in REST auth, not cookie auth
	188	+ $api_key = sanitize_text_field(wp_unslash($_GET['apikey'])); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- API key credential in REST auth, not cookie auth
276	189	}
277	190
278	191	if (empty($api_key)) {
279	192	return false;
		@@ -278,10 +191,9 @@
278	191	if (empty($api_key)) {
279	192	return false;
280	193	}
281	194
282		- $getOptions = Metasync::get_option('general');
283		- $stored_key = $getOptions['apikey'] ?? null;
	195	+ $stored_key = $this->get_stored_api_key();
284	196
285	197	if (empty($stored_key)) {
286	198	return false;
287	199	}
		@@ -289,8 +201,23 @@
289	201	return hash_equals($stored_key, $api_key);
290	202	}
291	203
292	204	/**
	205	+ * The plugin API key configured in MetaSync settings.
	206	+ *
	207	+ * Single source for the stored key so every auth path compares against the
	208	+ * same value.
	209	+ *
	210	+ * @return string|null Configured key, or null when the plugin is unlinked.
	211	+ */
	212	+ protected function get_stored_api_key()
	213	+ {
	214	+ $getOptions = Metasync::get_option('general');
	215	+
	216	+ return $getOptions['apikey'] ?? null;
	217	+ }
	218	+
	219	+ /**
293	220	* Coexist with third-party JWT authentication plugins.
294	221	*
295	222	* A global JWT auth plugin (e.g. Tmeister's "JWT Authentication for WP-API")
296	223	* validates any "Authorization: Bearer ..." header as a JWT. MetaSync sends
		@@ -340,9 +267,151 @@
340	267
341	268	return $result;
342	269	}
343	270
	271	+ /**
	272	+ * Coexist with site-wide "authenticated users only" REST restrictions.
	273	+ *
	274	+ * Security plugins and copy-pasted snippets commonly hook
	275	+ * rest_authentication_errors to reject any request without a logged-in user
	276	+ * (typically WP_Error 'rest_cannot_access', 401). That filter is applied by
	277	+ * WP_REST_Server::check_authentication(), which runs BEFORE dispatch:
	278	+ *
	279	+ * $result = $this->check_authentication();
	280	+ * if ( ! is_wp_error( $result ) ) {
	281	+ * $result = $this->dispatch( $request );
	282	+ * }
	283	+ *
	284	+ * So an error here short-circuits the whole request: rest_pre_dispatch never
	285	+ * fires, no permission_callback runs, and even routes registered with
	286	+ * __return_true answer 401. MetaSync authenticates with a plugin API key
	287	+ * rather than a WordPress session, so is_user_logged_in() is false for every
	288	+ * legitimate SearchAtlas call and article publishing fails site-wide.
	289	+ *
	290	+ * This filter runs late (priority 99) and clears such an error only when the
	291	+ * request both targets metasync/v1 and carries a valid MetaSync API key —
	292	+ * the key is itself proof of authentication. Any other namespace, and any
	293	+ * request without a valid key, keeps the site's restriction intact.
	294	+ *
	295	+ * The filter receives no WP_REST_Request (check_authentication() passes only
	296	+ * the prior result), so route and credentials are read from the request
	297	+ * globals instead.
	298	+ *
	299	+ * @param mixed $result Prior authentication result: null (no opinion), true, or WP_Error.
	300	+ * @return mixed Cleared (null) only when our key validates on a metasync/v1
	301	+ * route; otherwise the input $result unchanged.
	302	+ */
	303	+ public function allow_metasync_rest_authentication($result)
	304	+ {
	305	+ // Only a WP_Error blocks the request; true and null are already passing.
	306	+ if (!is_wp_error($result)) {
	307	+ return $result;
	308	+ }
344	309
	310	+ $route = $this->get_current_rest_route();
	311	+ if ($route === '') {
	312	+ return $result;
	313	+ }
	314	+
	315	+ // Only intervene for our own namespace, so the site's restriction still
	316	+ // applies to core and third-party routes.
	317	+ $prefix = '/' . self::namespace;
	318	+ if (strpos($route, $prefix . '/') !== 0 && $route !== $prefix) {
	319	+ return $result;
	320	+ }
	321	+
	322	+ if ($this->request_has_valid_api_key()) {
	323	+ return null;
	324	+ }
	325	+
	326	+ return $result;
	327	+ }
	328	+
	329	+ /**
	330	+ * Resolve the REST route being served, without a WP_REST_Request.
	331	+ *
	332	+ * @return string Route with a leading slash (e.g. "/metasync/v1/createItem"),
	333	+ * or '' when this is not a resolvable REST request.
	334	+ */
	335	+ protected function get_current_rest_route()
	336	+ {
	337	+ // rest_api_loaded() stores the resolved route on the main query.
	338	+ if (isset($GLOBALS['wp']) && is_object($GLOBALS['wp'])
	339	+ && !empty($GLOBALS['wp']->query_vars['rest_route'])) {
	340	+ return '/' . ltrim((string) $GLOBALS['wp']->query_vars['rest_route'], '/');
	341	+ }
	342	+
	343	+ // ?rest_route= form, used when pretty permalinks are disabled.
	344	+ if (!empty($_GET['rest_route'])) { // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- read-only route check for REST auth
	345	+ return '/' . ltrim(sanitize_text_field(wp_unslash($_GET['rest_route'])), '/'); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- read-only route check for REST auth
	346	+ }
	347	+
	348	+ // Last resort: the request path with the /wp-json/ prefix stripped.
	349	+ $uri = isset($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']) ? (string) wp_unslash($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']) : '';
	350	+ if ($uri === '') {
	351	+ return '';
	352	+ }
	353	+
	354	+ $path = (string) wp_parse_url($uri, PHP_URL_PATH);
	355	+ $url_prefix = function_exists('rest_get_url_prefix') ? rest_get_url_prefix() : 'wp-json';
	356	+ $needle = '/' . trim((string) $url_prefix, '/') . '/';
	357	+
	358	+ $pos = strpos($path, $needle);
	359	+ if ($pos === false) {
	360	+ return '';
	361	+ }
	362	+
	363	+ return '/' . ltrim(substr($path, $pos + strlen($needle)), '/');
	364	+ }
	365	+
	366	+ /**
	367	+ * Whether the current request carries a valid MetaSync API key.
	368	+ *
	369	+ * Reads credentials from the request globals so it works in filters that get
	370	+ * no WP_REST_Request. Accepts the same three sources as
	371	+ * rest_authorization_middleware().
	372	+ *
	373	+ * @return bool True only when a presented key matches the configured one.
	374	+ */
	375	+ protected function request_has_valid_api_key()
	376	+ {
	377	+ $api_key = '';
	378	+
	379	+ // Primary: Authorization: Bearer <token>. Some Apache/FastCGI setups
	380	+ // only expose the header under the REDIRECT_ prefix.
	381	+ $auth_header = '';
	382	+ if (!empty($_SERVER['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'])) {
	383	+ $auth_header = (string) wp_unslash($_SERVER['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION']);
	384	+ } elseif (!empty($_SERVER['REDIRECT_HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'])) {
	385	+ $auth_header = (string) wp_unslash($_SERVER['REDIRECT_HTTP_AUTHORIZATION']);
	386	+ }
	387	+ if ($auth_header !== '' && preg_match('/^Bearer\s+(.+)$/i', $auth_header, $matches)) {
	388	+ $api_key = sanitize_text_field($matches[1]);
	389	+ }
	390	+
	391	+ // Secondary: X-API-Key header.
	392	+ if ($api_key === '' && !empty($_SERVER['HTTP_X_API_KEY'])) {
	393	+ $api_key = sanitize_text_field(wp_unslash($_SERVER['HTTP_X_API_KEY']));
	394	+ }
	395	+
	396	+ // Fallback: ?apikey= query param (deprecated).
	397	+ if ($api_key === '' && !empty($_GET['apikey'])) { // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- API key credential in REST auth, not cookie auth
	398	+ $api_key = sanitize_text_field(wp_unslash($_GET['apikey'])); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- API key credential in REST auth, not cookie auth
	399	+ }
	400	+
	401	+ if ($api_key === '') {
	402	+ return false;
	403	+ }
	404	+
	405	+ $stored_key = $this->get_stored_api_key();
	406	+ if (empty($stored_key)) {
	407	+ return false;
	408	+ }
	409	+
	410	+ return hash_equals((string) $stored_key, $api_key);
	411	+ }
	412	+
	413	+
345	414	public function metasync_register_rest_routes()
346	415	{
347	416	// Critical Routes
348	417	/*
		@@ -481,9 +550,9 @@
481	550	array(
482	551	array(
483	552	'methods' => 'GET',
484	553	'callback' => function () {
485		- $getPostID = url_to_postid(sanitize_url($_GET['url']));
	554	+ $getPostID = url_to_postid(sanitize_url(wp_unslash($_GET['url']))); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- REST route authenticated by API key, not cookies
486	555
487	556	if ($getPostID==0) {
488	557	$response = false;
489	558	}else{
		@@ -1012,9 +1081,9 @@
1012	1081	}
1013	1082
1014	1083	public function get_errorlogs()
1015	1084	{
1016		- $get_data = metasync_sanitize_input_array($_GET);
	1085	+ $get_data = metasync_sanitize_input_array($_GET); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- REST route authenticated by API key, not cookies
1017	1086	if (!isset($get_data['limit']))
1018	1087	return false;
1019	1088	$limit = sanitize_text_field($get_data['limit']) ?? null;
1020	1089
		@@ -1202,9 +1271,9 @@
1202	1271	}
1203	1272	} catch (Throwable $e) {
1204	1273	// Fallback to DOMDocument if Dom\HTMLDocument fails
1205	1274	if (defined('WP_DEBUG_LOG') && WP_DEBUG_LOG) {
1206		- error_log('MetaSync: Dom\HTMLDocument error, falling back to DOMDocument: ' . $e->getMessage());
	1275	+ error_log('MetaSync: Dom\HTMLDocument error, falling back to DOMDocument: ' . $e->getMessage()); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log -- debug-gated, no secrets
1207	1276	}
1208	1277	$dom = new DOMDocument();
1209	1278	libxml_use_internal_errors(true);
1210	1279	$encoded_content = $this->encode_numeric_entities($content);
		@@ -1404,9 +1473,9 @@
1404	1473	$image_id = attachment_url_to_postid($node->getAttribute('src') );
1405	1474	$image_alt = get_post_meta($image_id, '_wp_attachment_image_alt', TRUE);
1406	1475	$result ='[et_pb_image src="'.$node->getAttribute('src') .'" url="'.$node->getAttribute('src'). '" _builder_version="'.ET_BUILDER_VERSION.'" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" sticky_enabled="0"][/et_pb_image]';
1407	1476
1408		- error_log(json_encode($e));
	1477	+ error_log(json_encode($e)); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log -- genuine failure path, bounded, no secrets
1409	1478
1410	1479	}
1411	1480	}elseif($node->nodeName === 'iframe'){
1412	1481	$result= '[et_pb_code _builder_version="'.ET_BUILDER_VERSION.'" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"]'.$node->ownerDocument->saveHTML($node).'[/et_pb_code]' ;
		@@ -1534,71 +1603,12 @@
1534	1603	return $attachment_id;
1535	1604	}
1536	1605
1537	1606	/**
1538		- * Index a post with Google Indexing API
1539		- *
1540		- * @param int $post_id WordPress post ID
1541		- * @param string $post_type WordPress post type (post, page, etc.)
1542		- * @param string $post_status WordPress post status (publish, draft, etc.)
1543		- */
1544		- public function metasync_google_index_post($post_id, $post_type, $post_status)
1545		- {
1546		- // Only index published posts/pages
1547		- if ($post_status !== 'publish') {
1548		- return;
1549		- }
1550		-
1551		- // Only index posts and pages (can be extended as needed)
1552		- $allowed_post_types = array('post', 'page');
1553		- if (!in_array($post_type, $allowed_post_types)) {
1554		- return;
1555		- }
1556		-
1557		- try {
1558		- // Load Google Index functionality if not already loaded
1559		- if (!function_exists('google_index_post')) {
1560		- $google_index_path = plugin_dir_path(dirname(__FILE__)) . 'google-index/google-index-init.php';
1561		- if (file_exists($google_index_path)) {
1562		- require_once $google_index_path;
1563		- } else {
1564		- error_log('MetaSync Google Index: google-index-init.php not found at ' . $google_index_path);
1565		- return;
1566		- }
1567		- }
1568		-
1569		- // Attempt to index the post with Google
1570		- if (function_exists('google_index_post')) {
1571		- $result = google_index_post($post_id, $post_type, 'update');
1572		-
1573		- if (isset($result['success']) && $result['success']) {
1574		- error_log(sprintf(
1575		- 'MetaSync Google Index: Successfully indexed %s (ID: %d, Type: %s)',
1576		- get_the_title($post_id),
1577		- $post_id,
1578		- $post_type
1579		- ));
1580		- } else {
1581		- error_log(sprintf(
1582		- 'MetaSync Google Index: Failed to index %s (ID: %d, Type: %s) - %s',
1583		- get_the_title($post_id),
1584		- $post_id,
1585		- $post_type,
1586		- isset($result['error']['message']) ? $result['error']['message'] : 'Unknown error'
1587		- ));
1588		- }
1589		- }
1590		- } catch (Exception $e) {
1591		- // Log any exceptions but don't break the main functionality
1592		- error_log('MetaSync Google Index Exception: ' . $e->getMessage());
1593		- }
1594		- }
1595		-
1596		- /**
1597		- * WP-429: Remove a leading <h1> from post content when it duplicates the post title.
	1607	+ * Remove a leading <h1> from post content when it duplicates the post title.
1598	1608	*
1599	1609	* Themes that render post_title as an H1 produce a duplicate heading when the
1600		- * synced body also opens with the title. Counterpart of the WP-337 guard, which
	1610	+ * synced body also opens with the title. Counterpart of the guard, which
1601	1611	* only prevents prepending a second H1 but never removes one supplied in the body.
1602	1612	*
1603	1613	* @param string $content Post body HTML
1604	1614	* @param string $title Post title
		@@ -1615,9 +1625,9 @@
1615	1625	return $content;
1616	1626	}
1617	1627
1618	1628	# Entity-decode both sides so "Mobility &amp; Recovery" matches "Mobility & Recovery"
1619		- $h1_text = trim(html_entity_decode(strip_tags($h1_match[1]), ENT_QUOTES | ENT_HTML5));
	1629	+ $h1_text = trim(html_entity_decode(wp_strip_all_tags($h1_match[1]), ENT_QUOTES | ENT_HTML5));
1620	1630	$title_text = trim(html_entity_decode((string) $title, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_HTML5));
1621	1631	if ($h1_text === '' || strcasecmp($h1_text, $title_text) !== 0) {
1622	1632	return $content;
1623	1633	}
		@@ -1625,9 +1635,9 @@
1625	1635	return substr($trimmed, strlen($h1_match[0]));
1626	1636	}
1627	1637
1628	1638	/**
1629		- * WP-429: Decide whether the synced body should carry a prepended <h1> title.
	1639	+ * Decide whether the synced body should carry a prepended <h1> title.
1630	1640	*
1631	1641	* Replaces the unreliable 7-day hidden-post probe (title_in_headings) as the
1632	1642	* source of truth for the prepend decision. We only prepend when we have a
1633	1643	* POSITIVE, render-verified verdict that the active theme does NOT render the
		@@ -1651,9 +1661,9 @@
1651	1661	return false;
1652	1662	}
1653	1663
1654	1664	/**
1655		- * WP-429: After a post is saved, render its live URL once and record whether
	1665	+ * After a post is saved, render its live URL once and record whether
1656	1666	* the active theme outputs the post title in a heading. The verdict is cached
1657	1667	* per post-type so subsequent syncs skip the round-trip. Best-effort: any
1658	1668	* inconclusive fetch (non-200, cache/challenge page, wrong post) records
1659	1669	* nothing and is retried on the next sync.
		@@ -1693,9 +1703,9 @@
1693	1703	Metasync::set_option($options);
1694	1704	}
1695	1705
1696	1706	/**
1697		- * WP-429: Fetch the rendered post and detect whether the theme outputs the
	1707	+ * Fetch the rendered post and detect whether the theme outputs the
1698	1708	* title in a heading.
1699	1709	*
1700	1710	* @param string $permalink Public permalink
1701	1711	* @param int $post_id Saved post ID (used to confirm we fetched the right page)
		@@ -1741,9 +1751,9 @@
1741	1751	return $this->title_present_in_headings($html, $post_title);
1742	1752	}
1743	1753
1744	1754	/**
1745		- * WP-429: Return true if $title appears within any heading (h1–h6) of $html.
	1755	+ * Return true if $title appears within any heading (h1–h6) of $html.
1746	1756	*
1747	1757	* @param string $html Rendered page HTML
1748	1758	* @param string $title Title text to match
1749	1759	* @return bool
		@@ -1828,9 +1838,9 @@
1828	1838	} elseif (!empty($theme_template) && stripos($theme_template, 'flatsome') !== false) {
1829	1839	$is_flatsome_theme = true;
1830	1840	}
1831	1841
1832		- # WP-429: Always strip a leading H1 that duplicates the title. The
	1842	+ # Always strip a leading H1 that duplicates the title. The
1833	1843	# theme renders post_title in its header on virtually every theme, so a
1834	1844	# title H1 at the top of the body is a duplicate. Whether we then put one
1835	1845	# back is decided by should_prepend_title() below.
1836	1846	if (isset($item['post_title'])) {
		@@ -1846,9 +1856,9 @@
1846	1856	if(!$title_and_feature_image['image_in_content'] && !empty($item['hero_image_url'])){
1847	1857	$item['post_content'] = '<img src="' . esc_url_raw($item['hero_image_url']) . '" />'.$item['post_content'] ;
1848	1858	}
1849	1859
1850		- # WP-429: Only prepend the title H1 when the theme is render-verified to
	1860	+ # Only prepend the title H1 when the theme is render-verified to
1851	1861	# omit it. Unknown verdict defaults to NOT prepending (see should_prepend_title).
1852	1862	if(isset($item['post_title']) && $this->should_prepend_title($current_post_type)){
1853	1863	$item['post_content'] = '<h1>'.$item['post_title'].'</h1>'.$item['post_content'] ;
1854	1864	}
		@@ -1886,13 +1896,13 @@
1886	1896	$new_post['post_name'] = sanitize_text_field($item['permalink']);
1887	1897	}
1888	1898
1889	1899	if (isset($item['post_date']) && !empty($item['post_date'])) {
1890		- $is_valid_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($item['post_date'])) === $item['post_date'];
	1900	+ $is_valid_date = gmdate('Y-m-d', strtotime($item['post_date'])) === $item['post_date'];
1891	1901	if (!$is_valid_date) {
1892	1902	return new WP_Error(
1893	1903	'rest_post_invalid_date',
1894		- esc_html__('Post date is not valid'),
	1904	+ esc_html__('Post date is not valid', 'metasync'),
1895	1905	array('status' => 400)
1896	1906	);
1897	1907	}
1898	1908
		@@ -2009,13 +2019,17 @@
2009	2019	$post_meta['searchatlas_embed_bottom'] = $item['searchatlas_embed_bottom'];
2010	2020	}
2011	2021
2012	2022	// Add custom fields to posts and pages
2013		- foreach ($post_meta as $key => $value) {
2014		- // if (!empty($value) && !is_null($value)) {
2015		- add_post_meta($post_id, $key, $value, true);
2016		- // }
2017		- }
	2023	+ $this->metasync_apply_builder_meta($post_id, $post_meta, false);
	2024	+
	2025	+ // A freshly inserted post has no template of its own yet; match it to
	2026	+ // the one this site uses for its other posts.
	2027	+ $this->metasync_adopt_site_post_template(
	2028	+ $post_id,
	2029	+ isset($new_post['post_type']) ? $new_post['post_type'] : 'post',
	2030	+ (NULL === $getPostID_byURL)
	2031	+ );
2018	2032
2019	2033
2020	2034	$attachment_id = '';
2021	2035	if (isset($item['hero_image_url']) && !empty($item['hero_image_url'])) {
		@@ -2033,8 +2047,14 @@
2033	2047	$redirection['url'] = sanitize_url($item['redirection_url']);
2034	2048	}
2035	2049	if (!empty($redirection)) {
2036	2050	update_post_meta($post_id, 'metasync_post_redirection_meta', $redirection);
	2051	+ // REST/Gutenberg saves never reach the metabox nonce path, so
	2052	+ // the stored meta would never materialize a redirect row.
	2053	+ // Sync it here, same as the classic save hook does.
	2054	+ if (class_exists('Metasync_Post_Meta_Settings')) {
	2055	+ Metasync_Post_Meta_Settings::sync_post_redirect_rule($post_id, $redirection);
	2056	+ }
2037	2057	}
2038	2058
2039	2059	$post_cattegories = [];
2040	2060	# if ($new_post['post_type'] === 'post' && is_array(@$item['post_categories'])) {
		@@ -2094,16 +2114,13 @@
2094	2114	# Track Content Genius event in GA4
2095	2115	try {
2096	2116	Metasync_GA4::get_instance()->track_content_genius_event($post_id, strtolower($action));
2097	2117	} catch (Exception $e) {
2098		- error_log('MetaSync: Analytics tracking failed for Content Genius - ' . $e->getMessage());
	2118	+ error_log('MetaSync: Analytics tracking failed for Content Genius - ' . $e->getMessage()); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log -- genuine failure path, bounded, no secrets
2099	2119	}
2100		-
2101		- // Google Indexing Integration
2102		- $this->metasync_google_index_post($post_id, $new_post['post_type'], $new_post['post_status']);
2103	2120	}
2104	2121
2105		- # WP-429: For standard synced posts, learn (once per post-type) whether the
	2122	+ # For standard synced posts, learn (once per post-type) whether the
2106	2123	# theme renders the title, so future syncs prepend only when genuinely needed.
2107	2124	if (!is_wp_error($post_id) && $post_id > 0
2108	2125	&& !isset($item['is_landing_page']) && empty($isOttoAiPage) && empty($item['style_data'])
2109	2126	&& $new_post['post_status'] === 'publish') {
		@@ -2109,9 +2126,9 @@
2109	2126	&& $new_post['post_status'] === 'publish') {
2110	2127	try {
2111	2128	$this->record_theme_title_verdict($post_id, $permalink, $new_post['post_title'], $new_post['post_type']);
2112	2129	} catch (Exception $e) {
2113		- error_log('MetaSync WP-429 title verdict failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
	2130	+ error_log('MetaSync title verdict failed: ' . $e->getMessage()); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log -- genuine failure path, bounded, no secrets
2114	2131	}
2115	2132	}
2116	2133
2117	2134	$respCreatePosts[$index] = array_merge($new_post, $post_meta);
		@@ -2156,9 +2173,9 @@
2156	2173	}
2157	2174
2158	2175	public function delete_item()
2159	2176	{
2160		- $get_data = metasync_sanitize_input_array($_GET);
	2177	+ $get_data = metasync_sanitize_input_array($_GET); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- REST route authenticated by API key, not cookies
2161	2178	if (!isset($get_data['ID']))
2162	2179	return false;
2163	2180
2164	2181	$post_id = sanitize_text_field($get_data['ID']) ?? null;
		@@ -2164,18 +2181,18 @@
2164	2181	$post_id = sanitize_text_field($get_data['ID']) ?? null;
2165	2182	$post = get_post($post_id);
2166	2183	if ($post) {
2167	2184	wp_delete_post($post_id);
	2185	+ // HTTP 204 requires no body for response, so no message is set.
2168	2186	return new WP_Error(
2169	2187	'rest_post_delete_success',
2170		- esc_html__(''),
2171		- // HTTP 204 requires no body for response
	2188	+ '',
2172	2189	array('status' => 204)
2173	2190	);
2174	2191	}
2175	2192	return new WP_Error(
2176	2193	'rest_post_delete_fail',
2177		- esc_html__('No post found in the database with requested ID.'),
	2194	+ esc_html__('No post found in the database with requested ID.', 'metasync'),
2178	2195	array('status' => 400)
2179	2196	);
2180	2197	}
2181	2198
		@@ -2180,9 +2197,9 @@
2180	2197	}
2181	2198
2182	2199	public function get_items($request)
2183	2200	{
2184		- $get_data = metasync_sanitize_input_array($_GET);
	2201	+ $get_data = metasync_sanitize_input_array($_GET); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- REST route authenticated by API key, not cookies
2185	2202
2186	2203	# let us check if request send post id and is valid int
2187	2204	if(isset($get_data['post_id']) AND intval($get_data['post_id']) > 0){
2188	2205
		@@ -2522,9 +2539,9 @@
2522	2539	$post_data = get_post($post_id);
2523	2540	if (!$post_data) {
2524	2541	return new WP_Error(
2525	2542	'rest_post_update_fail',
2526		- esc_html__('No post found in the database with requested ID.'),
	2543	+ esc_html__('No post found in the database with requested ID.', 'metasync'),
2527	2544	array('status' => 400)
2528	2545	);
2529	2546	}
2530	2547
		@@ -2549,9 +2566,14 @@
2549	2566	$update_params['meta_robots'] = $post['meta_robots'] ?
2550	2567	sanitize_text_field($post['meta_robots']) : $get_robots_meta;
2551	2568	}
2552	2569	if (isset($post['meta_canonical']) && !empty($post['meta_canonical'])) {
2553		- $update_params['meta_canonical'] = sanitize_text_field($post['meta_canonical']);
	2570	+ // Validate as a URL: drop unusable values instead of
	2571	+ // storing text that would later be emitted as a canonical.
	2572	+ $clean_canonical = Metasync_Canonical_Sanitizer::sanitize_for_save($post['meta_canonical']);
	2573	+ if ($clean_canonical !== '') {
	2574	+ $update_params['meta_canonical'] = $clean_canonical;
	2575	+ }
2554	2576	}
2555	2577
2556	2578	$isOttoAiPage = !empty($post['otto_ai_page']) && filter_var($post['otto_ai_page'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN);
2557	2579	$content = [];
		@@ -2578,9 +2600,9 @@
2578	2600
2579	2601	# Title to compare against — payload may omit post_title on update
2580	2602	$compare_title = isset($post['post_title']) && !empty($post['post_title']) ? $post['post_title'] : $post_fresh_data->post_title;
2581	2603
2582		- # WP-429: Always strip a leading H1 that duplicates the title; the theme
	2604	+ # Always strip a leading H1 that duplicates the title; the theme
2583	2605	# renders post_title in its header, so a body title H1 is a duplicate.
2584	2606	$post['post_content'] = $this->strip_leading_title_h1($post['post_content'], $compare_title);
2585	2607
2586	2608	# Skip title/image prepending for Flatsome (it displays them by default)
		@@ -2592,9 +2614,9 @@
2592	2614	if(!$title_and_feature_image['image_in_content'] && !empty($post['hero_image_url'])){
2593	2615	$post['post_content'] = '<img src="' . esc_url_raw($post['hero_image_url']) . '" />'.$post['post_content'] ;
2594	2616	}
2595	2617
2596		- # WP-429: Only prepend the title H1 when the theme is render-verified to
	2618	+ # Only prepend the title H1 when the theme is render-verified to
2597	2619	# omit it. Unknown verdict defaults to NOT prepending (see should_prepend_title).
2598	2620	if($this->should_prepend_title($post_fresh_data->post_type)){
2599	2621	$post['post_content'] = '<h1>'.$compare_title.'</h1>'.$post['post_content'] ;
2600	2622	}
		@@ -2657,40 +2679,8 @@
2657	2679	);
2658	2680	}
2659	2681
2660	2682
2661		- if (isset($post['post_date']) && !empty($post['post_date']) && false) {
2662		- $is_valid_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($post['post_date'])) == $post['post_date'];
2663		- if (!$is_valid_date) {
2664		- return new WP_Error(
2665		- 'rest_post_invalid_date',
2666		- esc_html__('Post date is not valid'),
2667		- array('status' => 400)
2668		- );
2669		- }
2670		-
2671		- $date_limit_str = strtotime(date('Y-m-d') . '-2 month');
2672		- $post_date_str = strtotime($post['post_date']);
2673		-
2674		- if ($date_limit_str >= $post_date_str) {
2675		- $newDate = date('Y-m-d', strtotime('-2 month'));
2676		- return new WP_Error(
2677		- 'rest_post_greater_date',
2678		- esc_html__("Post date should be greater then " . $newDate),
2679		- array('status' => 400)
2680		- );
2681		- }
2682		-
2683		- if ($post_date_str > strtotime(date('Y-m-d'))) {
2684		- return new WP_Error(
2685		- 'rest_post_greater_date',
2686		- esc_html__('Post date should be less then Today'),
2687		- array('status' => 400)
2688		- );
2689		- }
2690		- $update_params['post_date'] = sanitize_text_field($post['post_date'] . date(' h:i:s'));
2691		- }
2692		-
2693	2683	$post_cattegories = [];
2694	2684	# if ($post_data && $post_data->post_type === 'post' && is_array(@$post['post_categories'])) {
2695	2685
2696	2686	# fixed Undefined array key issue
		@@ -2714,11 +2704,9 @@
2714	2704	}
2715	2705
2716	2706	$resp_update = $this->update_object($post_id, $update_params);
2717	2707	if(isset($content['elementor_meta_data'])){
2718		- foreach ($content['elementor_meta_data'] as $key => $value) {
2719		- update_post_meta($post_id, $key, $value);
2720		- }
	2708	+ $this->metasync_apply_builder_meta($post_id, $content['elementor_meta_data']);
2721	2709	if ( did_action( 'elementor/loaded' ) ) {
2722	2710	// Clear Elementor cache for the specified post ID
2723	2711	\Elementor\Plugin::instance()->files_manager->clear_cache();
2724	2712	}
		@@ -2733,8 +2721,15 @@
2733	2721	delete_post_meta($post_id, '_elementor_page_assets');
2734	2722	delete_post_meta($post_id, '_elementor_page_settings');
2735	2723	}
2736	2724
	2725	+ // Existing post: records the template decision without changing it.
	2726	+ $this->metasync_adopt_site_post_template(
	2727	+ $post_id,
	2728	+ get_post_type($post_id),
	2729	+ false
	2730	+ );
	2731	+
2737	2732	$redirection = array();
2738	2733	if (!empty($post['redirection_enable']) && !is_null($post['redirection_enable'])) {
2739	2734	$redirection['enable'] = sanitize_text_field($post['redirection_enable']);
2740	2735	}
		@@ -2745,8 +2740,14 @@
2745	2740	$redirection['url'] = sanitize_url($post['redirection_url']);
2746	2741	}
2747	2742	if (!empty($redirection)) {
2748	2743	update_post_meta($post_id, 'metasync_post_redirection_meta', $redirection);
	2744	+ // REST/Gutenberg saves never reach the metabox nonce path, so
	2745	+ // the stored meta would never materialize a redirect row.
	2746	+ // Sync it here, same as the classic save hook does.
	2747	+ if (class_exists('Metasync_Post_Meta_Settings')) {
	2748	+ Metasync_Post_Meta_Settings::sync_post_redirect_rule($post_id, $redirection);
	2749	+ }
2749	2750	}
2750	2751
2751	2752
2752	2753	$post_revisions = wp_get_post_revisions($post_id);
		@@ -2753,9 +2754,8 @@
2753	2754	// Sync post categories to customer dashboard
2754	2755	$this->lgSendCustomerPostParams();
2755	2756
2756	2757	unset($update_params['post_name']);
2757		- unset($update_params['post_category']);
2758	2758
2759	2759	$update_params['post_categories'] = $post_cattegories;
2760	2760	$update_params['post_tags'] = $post_tags;
2761	2761	$update_params['post_id'] = (int) $post_id;
		@@ -2785,14 +2785,9 @@
2785	2785
2786	2786	}
2787	2787	# update the content
2788	2788	// add and update the post meta
2789		- foreach ($post_meta_data as $key => $value) {
2790		- // if (!empty($value) && !is_null($value)) {
2791		-
2792		- update_post_meta($post_id, $key, $value);
2793		- //
2794		- }
	2789	+ $this->metasync_apply_builder_meta($post_id, $post_meta_data);
2795	2790	#check if the elementor plugin is active
2796	2791	if ( did_action( 'elementor/loaded' ) ) {
2797	2792	# Clear Elementor cache for the specified post ID
2798	2793	\Elementor\Plugin::instance()->files_manager->clear_cache();
		@@ -2829,12 +2824,12 @@
2829	2824	# Track Content Genius event in GA4
2830	2825	try {
2831	2826	Metasync_GA4::get_instance()->track_content_genius_event($post_id, 'updated');
2832	2827	} catch (Exception $e) {
2833		- error_log('MetaSync: Analytics tracking failed for Content Genius - ' . $e->getMessage());
	2828	+ error_log('MetaSync: Analytics tracking failed for Content Genius - ' . $e->getMessage()); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log -- genuine failure path, bounded, no secrets
2834	2829	}
2835	2830
2836		- # WP-429: Learn (once per post-type) whether the theme renders the title,
	2831	+ # Learn (once per post-type) whether the theme renders the title,
2837	2832	# so future syncs prepend only when the theme genuinely omits it.
2838	2833	if ($post_id > 0 && empty($post['is_landing_page']) && empty($isOttoAiPage)
2839	2834	&& $sync_status === 'published') {
2840	2835	try {
		@@ -2839,9 +2834,9 @@
2839	2834	&& $sync_status === 'published') {
2840	2835	try {
2841	2836	$this->record_theme_title_verdict($post_id, ($permalink ?? get_permalink($post_id)), $post_title, $post_type);
2842	2837	} catch (Exception $e) {
2843		- error_log('MetaSync WP-429 title verdict failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
	2838	+ error_log('MetaSync title verdict failed: ' . $e->getMessage()); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log -- genuine failure path, bounded, no secrets
2844	2839	}
2845	2840	}
2846	2841	}
2847	2842
		@@ -2938,20 +2933,9 @@
2938	2933	if($isOttoAiPage){
2939	2934	// Change the page template from default to Metasync Template
2940	2935	$pageTemplate = Metasync_Template::TEMPLATE_NAME;
2941	2936	}
2942		- if ($pageTemplate !== 'default') {
2943		- update_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template', $pageTemplate);
2944		- } else {
2945		- // Clear stale templates that conflict with the active page builder.
2946		- // e.g. metasync-blank from a previous OTTO sync, or elementor_canvas
2947		- // written by the HTML-to-builder converter on an Oxygen site.
2948		- $current = get_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template', true);
2949		- $stale_templates = array(Metasync_Template::TEMPLATE_NAME, 'elementor_canvas', 'elementor_header_footer');
2950		- if (in_array($current, $stale_templates, true)) {
2951		- delete_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template');
2952		- }
2953		- }
	2937	+ $this->metasync_write_page_template($post_id, $pageTemplate);
2954	2938	}
2955	2939
2956	2940	return rest_ensure_response($createPages);
2957	2941	}
		@@ -2974,9 +2958,9 @@
2974	2958	$post_data = get_post($payload['post_id']);
2975	2959	if(!isset($post_data->post_type)){
2976	2960	return new WP_Error(
2977	2961	'rest_page_type_fail',
2978		- esc_html__('No page found in the database with requested ID.'),
	2962	+ esc_html__('No page found in the database with requested ID.', 'metasync'),
2979	2963	array('status' => 400)
2980	2964	);
2981	2965	}
2982	2966	if ($post_data->post_type !== 'page') {
		@@ -3031,20 +3015,225 @@
3031	3015	if($isOttoAiPage){
3032	3016	// Change the page template from default to Metasync Template
3033	3017	$pageTemplate = Metasync_Template::TEMPLATE_NAME;
3034	3018	}
3035		- if ($pageTemplate !== 'default') {
3036		- update_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template', $pageTemplate);
	3019	+ $this->metasync_write_page_template($post_id, $pageTemplate);
	3020	+ }
	3021	+ return rest_ensure_response($updatePages->data);
	3022	+ }
	3023	+
	3024	+ /**
	3025	+ * The page template this site actually uses for a given post type.
	3026	+ *
	3027	+ * Content Genius has no idea which template a site's posts are built on, and
	3028	+ * neither does the converter. Hardcoding one downgraded every synced post;
	3029	+ * leaving the field empty is no better, because WordPress then falls back to
	3030	+ * the theme's default single template -- on a theme-builder site that is a
	3031	+ * bare, unstyled layout.
	3032	+ *
	3033	+ * So infer it: whatever the clear majority of this site's existing published
	3034	+ * entries of the same type already use.
	3035	+ *
	3036	+ * @param string $post_type
	3037	+ * @return string Template slug, or '' when the site has no clear convention.
	3038	+ */
	3039	+ private function metasync_prevailing_post_template($post_type)
	3040	+ {
	3041	+ $post_type = sanitize_key($post_type);
	3042	+
	3043	+ if ('' === $post_type) {
	3044	+ return '';
	3045	+ }
	3046	+
	3047	+ $cache_key = 'metasync_prevailing_tpl_' . $post_type;
	3048	+ $cached = get_transient($cache_key);
	3049	+
	3050	+ if (false !== $cached) {
	3051	+ return is_string($cached) ? $cached : '';
	3052	+ }
	3053	+
	3054	+ global $wpdb;
	3055	+
	3056	+ // Never propagate a template this plugin wrote itself.
	3057	+ $owned = $this->metasync_plugin_owned_templates();
	3058	+
	3059	+ $rows = $wpdb->get_results( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint over the plugin custom table — no WordPress API exists
	3060	+ $wpdb->prepare(
	3061	+ 'SELECT pm.meta_value AS tpl, COUNT(*) AS hits
	3062	+ FROM ' . $wpdb->postmeta . ' pm
	3063	+ INNER JOIN ' . $wpdb->posts . " p ON p.ID = pm.post_id
	3064	+ WHERE pm.meta_key = '_wp_page_template'
	3065	+ AND pm.meta_value <> ''
	3066	+ AND pm.meta_value <> 'default'
	3067	+ AND pm.meta_value NOT IN (" . implode(',', array_fill(0, count($owned), '%s')) . ")
	3068	+ AND p.post_type = %s
	3069	+ AND p.post_status = 'publish'
	3070	+ GROUP BY pm.meta_value
	3071	+ ORDER BY hits DESC",
	3072	+ array_merge($owned, array($post_type))
	3073	+ )
	3074	+ );
	3075	+
	3076	+ $prevailing = '';
	3077	+
	3078	+ if (!empty($rows)) {
	3079	+ // Measure the majority against every published entry of this type,
	3080	+ // not just the ones that set a template. Counting only the latter
	3081	+ // would let a handful of outliers on a special template read as a
	3082	+ // site-wide convention on a site whose posts otherwise use the
	3083	+ // theme default.
	3084	+ $total = (int) $wpdb->get_var( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint over the plugin custom table — no WordPress API exists
	3085	+ $wpdb->prepare(
	3086	+ "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {$wpdb->posts} WHERE post_type = %s AND post_status = 'publish'",
	3087	+ $post_type
	3088	+ )
	3089	+ );
	3090	+
	3091	+ $top = (int) $rows[0]->hits;
	3092	+
	3093	+ // Only adopt a convention that is genuinely a convention: several
	3094	+ // posts, and a clear majority of the site's published entries.
	3095	+ if ($top >= 3 && $total > 0 && ($top / $total) >= 0.6) {
	3096	+ $prevailing = (string) $rows[0]->tpl;
	3097	+ }
	3098	+ }
	3099	+
	3100	+ set_transient($cache_key, $prevailing, 6 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS);
	3101	+
	3102	+ return $prevailing;
	3103	+ }
	3104	+
	3105	+ /**
	3106	+ * Give a synced post the template the rest of the site uses.
	3107	+ *
	3108	+ * Only ever fills a blank -- an existing choice is never touched.
	3109	+ *
	3110	+ * Beyond brand-new inserts this also covers two cases that cannot regress
	3111	+ * anything a visitor is currently seeing: posts this plugin created itself
	3112	+ * (marked with `metasync_post`), and posts that have never been published.
	3113	+ * Everything else -- content the site author built by hand -- is left alone.
	3114	+ *
	3115	+ * @param int $post_id
	3116	+ * @param string $post_type
	3117	+ * @param bool $is_new Whether this sync actually inserted the post.
	3118	+ * @return void
	3119	+ */
	3120	+ private function metasync_adopt_site_post_template($post_id, $post_type, $is_new)
	3121	+ {
	3122	+ if (!$post_id) {
	3123	+ return;
	3124	+ }
	3125	+
	3126	+ $current = (string) get_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template', true);
	3127	+
	3128	+ if ('' !== $current && 'default' !== $current) {
	3129	+ return;
	3130	+ }
	3131	+
	3132	+ $is_plugin_post = ('yes' === get_post_meta($post_id, 'metasync_post', true));
	3133	+ $never_published = in_array(get_post_status($post_id), array('draft', 'pending', 'auto-draft'), true);
	3134	+
	3135	+ if (!$is_new && !$is_plugin_post && !$never_published) {
	3136	+ return;
	3137	+ }
	3138	+
	3139	+ $prevailing = $this->metasync_prevailing_post_template($post_type);
	3140	+
	3141	+ if ('' === $prevailing) {
	3142	+ return;
	3143	+ }
	3144	+
	3145	+ update_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template', $prevailing);
	3146	+ }
	3147	+
	3148	+ /**
	3149	+ * Page templates this plugin writes itself.
	3150	+ *
	3151	+ * Only these may be cleared when a sync carries the neutral 'default' value.
	3152	+ * Anything else stored in `_wp_page_template` was chosen in the editor and
	3153	+ * has to survive the sync -- notably 'elementor_header_footer' (Elementor
	3154	+ * Full Width), which the plugin never writes, so finding it there always
	3155	+ * means the user selected it.
	3156	+ *
	3157	+ * @return array
	3158	+ */
	3159	+ private function metasync_plugin_owned_templates()
	3160	+ {
	3161	+ require_once plugin_dir_path(dirname(__FILE__)) . 'includes/class-metasync-template.php';
	3162	+
	3163	+ return array(Metasync_Template::TEMPLATE_NAME, 'elementor_canvas');
	3164	+ }
	3165	+
	3166	+ /**
	3167	+ * Whether converter-generated builder meta may set `_wp_page_template`.
	3168	+ *
	3169	+ * Everything reaching this point was asserted by the converter, not chosen
	3170	+ * by anyone -- including 'elementor_canvas', which it emits for every page.
	3171	+ * So the incoming value carries no authority: builder meta may fill a blank
	3172	+ * and may replace a template this plugin wrote itself, but it must never
	3173	+ * overwrite one selected in the editor.
	3174	+ *
	3175	+ * Deliberate templates (OTTO pages, landing pages) do not come through here;
	3176	+ * they are written by metasync_write_page_template().
	3177	+ *
	3178	+ * @param int $post_id
	3179	+ * @return bool
	3180	+ */
	3181	+ private function metasync_can_write_page_template($post_id)
	3182	+ {
	3183	+ $current = get_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template', true);
	3184	+
	3185	+ // Nothing worth keeping.
	3186	+ if ('' === $current || 'default' === $current) {
	3187	+ return true;
	3188	+ }
	3189	+
	3190	+ // Only replace leftovers this plugin put there in the first place.
	3191	+ return in_array($current, $this->metasync_plugin_owned_templates(), true);
	3192	+ }
	3193	+
	3194	+ /**
	3195	+ * Store a page template, preserving one the user selected.
	3196	+ *
	3197	+ * @param int $post_id
	3198	+ * @param string $pageTemplate
	3199	+ * @return void
	3200	+ */
	3201	+ private function metasync_write_page_template($post_id, $pageTemplate)
	3202	+ {
	3203	+ if ('default' !== $pageTemplate) {
	3204	+ update_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template', $pageTemplate);
	3205	+ return;
	3206	+ }
	3207	+
	3208	+ $current = get_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template', true);
	3209	+
	3210	+ if ('' !== $current && in_array($current, $this->metasync_plugin_owned_templates(), true)) {
	3211	+ delete_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template');
	3212	+ }
	3213	+ }
	3214	+
	3215	+ /**
	3216	+ * Apply builder meta while protecting the post's chosen page template.
	3217	+ *
	3218	+ * @param int $post_id
	3219	+ * @param array $meta
	3220	+ * @param bool $overwrite Replace existing meta, or only add when absent.
	3221	+ * @return void
	3222	+ */
	3223	+ private function metasync_apply_builder_meta($post_id, array $meta, $overwrite = true)
	3224	+ {
	3225	+ foreach ($meta as $key => $value) {
	3226	+ if ('_wp_page_template' === $key && !$this->metasync_can_write_page_template($post_id)) {
	3227	+ continue;
	3228	+ }
	3229	+
	3230	+ if ($overwrite) {
	3231	+ update_post_meta($post_id, $key, $value);
3037	3232	} else {
3038		- // Clear stale templates that conflict with the active page builder.
3039		- $current = get_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template', true);
3040		- $stale_templates = array(Metasync_Template::TEMPLATE_NAME, 'elementor_canvas', 'elementor_header_footer');
3041		- if (in_array($current, $stale_templates, true)) {
3042		- delete_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template');
3043		- }
	3233	+ add_post_meta($post_id, $key, $value, true);
3044	3234	}
3045	3235	}
3046		- return rest_ensure_response($updatePages->data);
3047	3236	}
3048	3237
3049	3238	public function delete_page()
3050	3239	{
		@@ -3070,8 +3259,17 @@
3070	3259	}
3071	3260
3072	3261	public function linkgraph_login()
3073	3262	{
	3263	+ # Relays caller-supplied credentials to the token API, so verify the
	3264	+ # nonce sent by admin/js (metasyncLGLogin) and confirm plugin access
	3265	+ # first; otherwise any logged-in user could use the site as a proxy.
	3266	+ check_ajax_referer('metasync_lglogin', 'nonce');
	3267	+
	3268	+ if (!Metasync::current_user_has_plugin_access()) {
	3269	+ wp_send_json_error(['message' => 'Not authorized']);
	3270	+ }
	3271	+
3074	3272	$post_data = metasync_sanitize_input_array($_POST);
3075	3273	$payload = array(
3076	3274	'username' => wp_unslash(sanitize_email($post_data['username'])),
3077	3275	'password' => wp_unslash(sanitize_text_field($post_data['password']))
		@@ -3088,9 +3286,9 @@
3088	3286	));
3089	3287
3090	3288	# Error handling for timeout or connection failures
3091	3289	if (is_wp_error($response)) {
3092		- error_log('MetaSync: Token API failed: ' . $response->get_error_message());
	3290	+ error_log('MetaSync: Token API failed: ' . $response->get_error_message()); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log -- genuine failure path, bounded, no secrets
3093	3291	wp_send_json_error(array('message' => 'Token API request failed'));
3094	3292	wp_die();
3095	3293	}
3096	3294
		@@ -3224,9 +3422,9 @@
3224	3422	$option_name = '_transient_metasync_sa_connect_active_' . $nonce_token;
3225	3423	$timeout_name = '_transient_timeout_metasync_sa_connect_active_' . $nonce_token;
3226	3424
3227	3425	// Check expiry first
3228		- $timeout = $wpdb->get_var(
	3426	+ $timeout = $wpdb->get_var( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3229	3427	$wpdb->prepare(
3230	3428	"SELECT option_value FROM {$wpdb->options} WHERE option_name = %s LIMIT 1",
3231	3429	$timeout_name
3232	3430	)
		@@ -3233,14 +3431,14 @@
3233	3431	);
3234	3432
3235	3433	if ($timeout && (int) $timeout < time()) {
3236	3434	// Expired — clean up orphan rows
3237		- $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => $option_name));
3238		- $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => $timeout_name));
	3435	+ $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => $option_name)); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
	3436	+ $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => $timeout_name)); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3239	3437	return false;
3240	3438	}
3241	3439
3242		- $value = $wpdb->get_var(
	3440	+ $value = $wpdb->get_var( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3243	3441	$wpdb->prepare(
3244	3442	"SELECT option_value FROM {$wpdb->options} WHERE option_name = %s LIMIT 1",
3245	3443	$option_name
3246	3444	)
		@@ -3264,9 +3462,9 @@
3264	3462	$option_name = '_transient_' . $transient_key;
3265	3463	$timeout_name = '_transient_timeout_' . $transient_key;
3266	3464
3267	3465	// Check expiry first
3268		- $timeout = $wpdb->get_var(
	3466	+ $timeout = $wpdb->get_var( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3269	3467	$wpdb->prepare(
3270	3468	"SELECT option_value FROM {$wpdb->options} WHERE option_name = %s LIMIT 1",
3271	3469	$timeout_name
3272	3470	)
		@@ -3272,14 +3470,14 @@
3272	3470	)
3273	3471	);
3274	3472
3275	3473	if ($timeout && (int) $timeout < time()) {
3276		- $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => $option_name));
3277		- $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => $timeout_name));
	3474	+ $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => $option_name)); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
	3475	+ $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => $timeout_name)); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3278	3476	return false;
3279	3477	}
3280	3478
3281		- $value = $wpdb->get_var(
	3479	+ $value = $wpdb->get_var( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3282	3480	$wpdb->prepare(
3283	3481	"SELECT option_value FROM {$wpdb->options} WHERE option_name = %s LIMIT 1",
3284	3482	$option_name
3285	3483	)
		@@ -3306,10 +3504,10 @@
3306	3504	{
3307	3505	delete_transient($transient_name);
3308	3506	if (wp_using_ext_object_cache()) {
3309	3507	global $wpdb;
3310		- $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => '_transient_' . $transient_name));
3311		- $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => '_transient_timeout_' . $transient_name));
	3508	+ $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => '_transient_' . $transient_name)); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
	3509	+ $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => '_transient_timeout_' . $transient_name)); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3312	3510	}
3313	3511	}
3314	3512
3315	3513	/**
		@@ -3326,14 +3524,14 @@
3326	3524	{
3327	3525	set_transient($transient_name, $value, $expiration);
3328	3526	if (wp_using_ext_object_cache()) {
3329	3527	global $wpdb;
3330		- $wpdb->replace($wpdb->options, array(
	3528	+ $wpdb->replace($wpdb->options, array( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3331	3529	'option_name' => '_transient_' . $transient_name,
3332	3530	'option_value' => maybe_serialize($value),
3333	3531	'autoload' => 'no',
3334	3532	));
3335		- $wpdb->replace($wpdb->options, array(
	3533	+ $wpdb->replace($wpdb->options, array( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3336	3534	'option_name' => '_transient_timeout_' . $transient_name,
3337	3535	'option_value' => time() + $expiration,
3338	3536	'autoload' => 'no',
3339	3537	));
		@@ -3687,9 +3885,9 @@
3687	3885	*
3688	3886	* @param array $body_params Request body parameters
3689	3887	* @return array|WP_Error Validated parameters array or WP_Error
3690	3888	*/
3691		- private function extract_and_validate_searchatlas_params($body_params)
	3889	+ public function extract_and_validate_searchatlas_params($body_params)
3692	3890	{
3693	3891	$validation_errors = array();
3694	3892
3695	3893	// Extract parameters
		@@ -3770,9 +3968,9 @@
3770	3968	} elseif (strlen($whitelabel_domain) > 255) {
3771	3969	$validation_errors['whitelabel_domain'] = 'Whitelabel domain must not exceed 255 characters';
3772	3970	} elseif (!filter_var($whitelabel_domain, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL)) {
3773	3971	$validation_errors['whitelabel_domain'] = 'Whitelabel domain must be a valid URL';
3774		- } elseif (!in_array(parse_url($whitelabel_domain, PHP_URL_SCHEME), ['http', 'https'])) {
	3972	+ } elseif (!in_array(wp_parse_url($whitelabel_domain, PHP_URL_SCHEME), ['http', 'https'])) {
3775	3973	$validation_errors['whitelabel_domain'] = 'Whitelabel domain must use http or https protocol';
3776	3974	}
3777	3975	}
3778	3976
		@@ -3785,9 +3983,9 @@
3785	3983	$validation_errors['whitelabel_logo'] = 'Whitelabel logo URL must not exceed 500 characters';
3786	3984	} else {
3787	3985	// If URL is invalid, we'll clear it later but not fail the POST
3788	3986	if (!filter_var($whitelabel_logo, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL) ||
3789		- !in_array(parse_url($whitelabel_logo, PHP_URL_SCHEME), ['http', 'https'])) {
	3987	+ !in_array(wp_parse_url($whitelabel_logo, PHP_URL_SCHEME), ['http', 'https'])) {
3790	3988	// Don't add to validation_errors - let POST succeed but clear the field
3791	3989	}
3792	3990	}
3793	3991	}
		@@ -3878,9 +4076,10 @@
3878	4076	$options['general'] = array();
3879	4077	}
3880	4078	// Only update the API key in settings if status_code is 200 (success)
3881	4079	if ($status_code === 200) {
3882		- $options['general']['searchatlas_api_key'] = $new_api_key;
	4080	+ // Encrypt the API key at rest; never store it in cleartext.
	4081	+ $options['general']['searchatlas_api_key'] = Metasync::encrypt_api_key($new_api_key);
3883	4082	$options['general']['otto_pixel_uuid'] = $new_otto_uuid;
3884	4083	// Note: OTTO SSR is always enabled by default, no need to set
3885	4084
3886	4085	// Granular otto_config_status: record when SSO completed (ISO 8601 UTC)
		@@ -3912,11 +4111,20 @@
3912	4111	if (!empty($whitelabel_otto)) {
3913	4112	$options['general']['whitelabel_otto_name'] = $whitelabel_otto;
3914	4113	}
3915	4114	} else {
3916		- // Clear whitelabel fields when not whitelabel
3917		- unset($options['general']['white_label_plugin_name']);
3918		- unset($options['general']['whitelabel_otto_name']);
	4115	+ // Clear whitelabel fields when not whitelabel.
	4116	+ //
	4117	+ // Blanked rather than unset. This array is saved through
	4118	+ // Metasync::set_option(), and the settings sanitizer merges it
	4119	+ // over the stored option, so a key the array simply omits keeps
	4120	+ // whatever was stored — an unset here left the previous
	4121	+ // agency's plugin name and OTTO name in place forever. An empty
	4122	+ // string is a value the merge carries, and both readers
	4123	+ // (get_effective_plugin_name(), get_whitelabel_otto_name())
	4124	+ // test with !empty(), so it reads exactly like an absent key.
	4125	+ $options['general']['white_label_plugin_name'] = '';
	4126	+ $options['general']['whitelabel_otto_name'] = '';
3919	4127	}
3920	4128
3921	4129	// Store whitelabel settings (hidden from UI but accessible to plugin logic)
3922	4130	if (!isset($options['whitelabel'])) {
		@@ -3946,11 +4154,12 @@
3946	4154
3947	4155	}
3948	4156
3949	4157	$save_result = Metasync::set_option($options);
	4158	+ Metasync::invalidate_api_key_cache();
3950	4159
3951	4160	if (!$save_result) {
3952		- error_log('MetaSync SA Connect: mark_searchatlas_nonce_used - Failed to save plugin options');
	4161	+ error_log('MetaSync SA Connect: mark_searchatlas_nonce_used - Failed to save plugin options'); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log -- genuine failure path, bounded, no secrets
3953	4162	} else {
3954	4163	if ($status_code === 200) {
3955	4164	// Option 1: Set heartbeat cache and last-known to CONNECTED so dashboard shows iframe immediately.
3956	4165	// If the immediate heartbeat then fails (e.g. backoff), Option 2 prevents overwriting this to DISCONNECTED.
		@@ -3969,9 +4178,9 @@
3969	4178
3970	4179	return true;
3971	4180
3972	4181	} catch (Exception $e) {
3973		- error_log('MetaSync SA Connect: mark_searchatlas_nonce_used Error - ' . $e->getMessage());
	4182	+ error_log('MetaSync SA Connect: mark_searchatlas_nonce_used Error - ' . $e->getMessage()); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log -- genuine failure path, bounded, no secrets
3974	4183	return false;
3975	4184	}
3976	4185	}
3977	4186
		@@ -3983,9 +4192,9 @@
3983	4192	{
3984	4193	global $wpdb;
3985	4194
3986	4195	// Clear all JWT token transients
3987		- $deleted = $wpdb->query(
	4196	+ $deleted = $wpdb->query( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3988	4197	$wpdb->prepare(
3989	4198	"DELETE FROM {$wpdb->options} WHERE option_name LIKE %s",
3990	4199	'_transient_metasync_jwt_token_%'
3991	4200	)
		@@ -3991,9 +4200,9 @@
3991	4200	)
3992	4201	);
3993	4202
3994	4203	// Also clear timeout transients
3995		- $wpdb->query(
	4204	+ $wpdb->query( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3996	4205	$wpdb->prepare(
3997	4206	"DELETE FROM {$wpdb->options} WHERE option_name LIKE %s",
3998	4207	'_transient_timeout_metasync_jwt_token_%'
3999	4208	)
		@@ -4016,9 +4225,9 @@
4016	4225	// Also ensure heartbeat cron is scheduled now that we have an API key
4017	4226	do_action('metasync_ensure_heartbeat_cron_scheduled');
4018	4227
4019	4228	} catch (Exception $e) {
4020		- error_log('MetaSync SA Connect: Error triggering immediate heartbeat check - ' . $e->getMessage());
	4229	+ error_log('MetaSync SA Connect: Error triggering immediate heartbeat check - ' . $e->getMessage()); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log -- genuine failure path, bounded, no secrets
4021	4230	}
4022	4231	}
4023	4232
4024	4233	public function get_item_schema()
		@@ -4036,15 +4245,15 @@
4036	4245	'type' => 'object',
4037	4246	// In JSON Schema you can specify object properties in the properties attribute.
4038	4247	'properties' => array(
4039	4248	'id' => array(
4040		- 'description' => esc_html__('Unique identifier for the object.', 'my-textdomain'),
	4249	+ 'description' => esc_html__('Unique identifier for the object.', 'metasync'),
4041	4250	'type' => 'integer',
4042	4251	'context' => array('view', 'edit', 'embed'),
4043	4252	'readonly' => true,
4044	4253	),
4045	4254	'content' => array(
4046		- 'description' => esc_html__('The content for the object.', 'my-textdomain'),
	4255	+ 'description' => esc_html__('The content for the object.', 'metasync'),
4047	4256	'type' => 'string',
4048	4257	),
4049	4258	),
4050	4259	);
		@@ -4135,11 +4344,11 @@
4135	4344
4136	4345	# Try alternative parameter methods
4137	4346	$body_params = $request->get_body_params();
4138	4347	$key_param = $request->get_param('key');
4139		- $post_key = $_POST['key'] ?? null;
4140		- $request_key = $_REQUEST['key'] ?? null;
4141		- $get_key = $_GET['key'] ?? null;
	4348	+ $post_key = $_POST['key'] ?? null; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing -- REST route authenticated by API key, not cookies
	4349	+ $request_key = $_REQUEST['key'] ?? null; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- REST route authenticated by API key, not cookies
	4350	+ $get_key = $_GET['key'] ?? null; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- REST route authenticated by API key, not cookies
4142	4351
4143	4352	# Try to get key from multiple sources
4144	4353	$key_value = null;
4145	4354
		@@ -4203,13 +4412,10 @@
4203	4412	'code' => 'invalid_path'
4204	4413	), 400);
4205	4414	}
4206	4415
4207		- # Register the key for virtual serving via template_redirect (WP-511).
4208		- # We deliberately do NOT write a physical {key}.txt: on nginx hosts that
4209		- # 403 direct static .txt access, an on-disk file is served statically and
4210		- # blocked before WordPress runs. Serving the key from PHP avoids that and
4211		- # also works on read-only web roots.
	4416	+ # Register the key for virtual serving via template_redirect as a
	4417	+ # FALLBACK for read-only web roots and hosts that 403 direct static .txt.
4212	4418	if (!class_exists('Metasync_Bing_Instant_Index')) {
4213	4419	$bing_file = plugin_dir_path(dirname(__FILE__)) . 'bing-index/class-metasync-bing-instant-index.php';
4214	4420	if (file_exists($bing_file)) {
4215	4421	require_once $bing_file;
		@@ -4218,19 +4424,57 @@
4218	4424	if (class_exists('Metasync_Bing_Instant_Index')) {
4219	4425	Metasync_Bing_Instant_Index::register_virtual_key($safe_key);
4220	4426	}
4221	4427
4222		- # Best-effort removal of any stale physical key file so the virtual route
4223		- # governs — this is what fixes installs previously broken by a host that
4224		- # 403s static .txt (the on-disk file shadows the PHP handler). Safe: the
4225		- # path was validated to stay within ABSPATH above.
4226		- if (file_exists($file_path)) {
4227		- @unlink($file_path);
	4428	+ # Decide how {key}.txt is served, then confirm it end-to-end.
	4429	+ #
	4430	+ # Two host families must both work:
	4431	+ # - Static-serving hosts (e.g. cPanel Apache-behind-nginx): a missing .txt
	4432	+ # is 404'd by the web server before WordPress runs, so ONLY a physical
	4433	+ # file at the root is reachable.
	4434	+ # - nginx hosts that 403 direct static .txt: a physical file is blocked AND
	4435	+ # shadows the PHP route, so the key must be served virtually via
	4436	+ # template_redirect (no physical file present).
	4437	+ #
	4438	+ # Strategy: write the physical file when the root is writable, then probe
	4439	+ # it. Keep it only on a clean 200-with-matching-body; on 403/404/wrong body
	4440	+ # delete it so it stops shadowing the virtual route and let WordPress serve
	4441	+ # the key from PHP instead.
	4442	+ $serving = 'virtual';
	4443	+
	4444	+ # ABSPATH is intentional and verified: the Bing site-verification key
	4445	+ # must be served from the site's web root exactly as Bing fetches it
	4446	+ # (/{key}.txt). $safe_key is basename()+sanitize_file_name()'d and the
	4447	+ # realpath check above confines $file_path to the root, so this cannot
	4448	+ # escape it. Plugin Check's ABSPATHDetected warning is a false
	4449	+ # positive — a verification file cannot live in the uploads directory.
	4450	+ if (wp_is_writable($wp_root) && @file_put_contents($file_path, $safe_key) !== false) {
	4451	+ # Cache-buster avoids a stale 404 cached by a CDN/nginx for this path.
	4452	+ $probe = wp_remote_get(
	4453	+ home_url('/' . $safe_key . '.txt?_msverify=' . time()),
	4454	+ array('timeout' => 10, 'sslverify' => false)
	4455	+ );
	4456	+ $code = is_wp_error($probe) ? 0 : (int) wp_remote_retrieve_response_code($probe);
	4457	+ $body = is_wp_error($probe) ? '' : trim((string) wp_remote_retrieve_body($probe));
	4458	+
	4459	+ if ($code === 200 && $body === $safe_key) {
	4460	+ $serving = 'physical';
	4461	+ } else {
	4462	+ # 403 / 404 / wrong body — a present file shadows the virtual route,
	4463	+ # so remove it and let WordPress serve the key instead.
	4464	+ @wp_delete_file($file_path);
	4465	+ $serving = 'virtual';
	4466	+ }
4228	4467	}
4229	4468
4230		- # 'physical' only if the file still exists (e.g. read-only root prevented
4231		- # removal); otherwise the key is served virtually by WordPress.
4232		- $serving = file_exists($file_path) ? 'physical' : 'virtual';
	4469	+ # Persist the winning strategy per key so activation stays deterministic
	4470	+ # and we can tell when a rotated key needs re-probing.
	4471	+ update_option('metasync_indexnow_serving', array(
	4472	+ 'key' => $safe_key,
	4473	+ 'strategy' => $serving,
	4474	+ 'ts' => time(),
	4475	+ ), false);
	4476	+
4233	4477
4234	4478	# Return success response
4235	4479	return new WP_REST_Response(array(
4236	4480	'success' => true,