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Search Atlas SEO – OTTO AI SEO Automation for WordPress v2.7.1
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1 -=== Search Atlas SEO - Premier SEO Plugin for One-Click WP Publishing & Integrated AI Optimization ===
1 +=== Search Atlas SEO - OTTO AI SEO Automation for WordPress ===
2 2 Contributors: shahrukhlinkgraph
3 -Tags: seo, sitemap, google instant indexing, schema, 404 monitor
4 -Donate link: http://searchatlas.com
5 -Requires at least: 5.2
6 -Tested up to: 6.8.1
7 -Requires PHP: 7.1
8 -Stable tag: 2.6.8
9 -License: GPL-2.0+
3 +Tags: seo, ai seo, otto, otto seo, schema
4 +Requires at least: 6.3
5 +Tested up to: 7.1
6 +Requires PHP: 8.1
7 +Stable tag: 2.7.1
8 +License: GPL v3
10 9 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
11 10
12 -Search Atlas SEO is a user-friendly WordPress plugin that simplifies complex and time-consuming SEO tasks into efficient, easy-to-manage processes. With just a few clicks, the meta-bulk update feature leverages AI to automatically optimize meta tags, enhancing click-through rates. Keep your site or specific URLs up-to-date with the latest Google Search data directly from the Search Atlas SEO plugin page.
11 +AI-powered SEO & GEO for WordPress: OTTO auto-optimizes meta, schema & content, and helps you rank on Google and in AI search.
13 12
14 13 == Description ==
15 -### Search Atlas SEO - Top WordPress Plugin for SEO & AI Integration
16 -**Comprehensive WordPress SEO Plugin with AI-Powered Optimization & One-Click Publishing**
17 14
18 -**SEO is the most effective strategy for driving organic traffic.** We've enhanced our award-winning SEO software, **Search Atlas**, with cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) integrations to deliver the most powerful WordPress plugin available. Features like one-click publishing, bulk meta updates, and schema markup enable website owners to attract more search traffic and build a high-ranking website effortlessly.
15 +**AI-powered SEO for WordPress — built for Google rankings and the new era of AI search.**
19 16
20 -## LEARN MORE ABOUT THE Search Atlas PLATFORM
17 +Search Atlas connects your WordPress site to the Search Atlas platform and its OTTO AI optimization engine, automating the technical SEO work that used to take hours. Optimize for traditional search engines and for AI answer engines (GEO — Generative Engine Optimization), publish content in one click, and manage your entire on-page SEO from a single dashboard.
21 18
22 -Often hailed as **the best marketing investment** a website can make, SEO provides website owners with the means to boost their web traffic significantly. Traditionally, SEO has been a specialized field requiring technical expertise. **Search Atlas SEO by Search Atlas democratizes SEO, putting every aspect of optimization at the fingertips of every website owner with the power of AI**.
19 +### OTTO — AI SEO on autopilot
20 +OTTO server-side optimizes your pages for search crawlers and AI engines: meta titles and descriptions, image alt text, headings, and internal links are applied automatically, without changing your theme. Roll fixes out across up to 100 pages at once, exclude any URL, and optionally save optimizations into native WordPress fields so they persist even if you switch tools.
23 21
24 -Search Atlas SEO transforms intricate and laborious SEO tasks into streamlined processes. With a few clicks, the **meta-bulk update** feature uses AI to re-optimize meta tags, increasing click rates. Stay informed with **the latest Google Search data** for your entire site or specific URLs directly within the Search Atlas SEO plugin interface.
22 +### Get found in AI search (GEO)
23 +A built-in /llms.txt endpoint serves clean, AI-readable content to AI crawlers such as ChatGPT and Perplexity — so your site can surface in AI answers and AI Overviews, not just classic search results.
25 24
26 -Utilize the Search Atlas Content Suite to **generate fully optimized AI-driven content in minutes** and publish it to your WordPress site with a single click. Easily create multiple redirects, identify and resolve indexing errors, and submit sitemaps effortlessly.
25 +### One-click publishing from Search Atlas
26 +Push blog posts, landing pages, and content updates straight from the Search Atlas dashboard to WordPress — complete with optimized titles, meta descriptions, image alt text, formatted headings, and internal links.
27 27
28 -Save time. Optimize your site seamlessly. Produce high-ranking content.
28 +### Bulk AI optimization
29 +- AI bulk meta updates — rewrite titles and descriptions across your whole site in one pass
30 +- AI alt-text generation & auditing — find missing or weak alt text and fix it library-wide
31 +- Bulk status and content operations to manage many posts at once
29 32
30 -### Superior AI Content for Optimal SEO
33 +### A complete on-page SEO toolkit
34 +- 13 schema / structured-data types (Article, FAQ, Product, Recipe, Event, LocalBusiness, HowTo, VideoObject, and more) with JSON-LD output
35 +- XML sitemaps, including dedicated news and video sitemaps
36 +- Virtual robots.txt editor — manage rules with no file editing
37 +- Redirection manager — 5 match types (exact, wildcard, regex, contains, start/end) and 4 status codes (301/302/307/308), with automatic redirects on slug changes
38 +- 404 monitoring with hit tracking and smart redirect suggestions
39 +- Breadcrumb schema, canonical URLs, and hreflang (multi-language) support
40 +- Open Graph and Twitter Card meta with automatic de-duplication
31 41
32 -Search Atlas features an **integrated AI content creator** that streamlines the content creation process. From developing your **content calendar** to conducting **keyword research** and producing **exceptional blogs, landing pages, product descriptions**, and more, our SEO tools with built-in AI help you **build a library of high-ranking published pages in a fraction of the time**.
42 +### Instant indexing
43 +Submit new and updated URLs directly to Google (Instant Indexing API) and Bing (IndexNow) for faster crawling — one at a time or in bulk.
33 44
34 -### One-Click Publishing of Content to Your WordPress Site from the LinkGraph Dashboard
35 -- Instantly publish new blog posts, content updates, and landing pages to your WordPress site from the LinkGraph dashboard
36 -- Includes optimized meta descriptions and meta titles
37 -- Incorporates images with appropriate alt text
38 -- Features formatted header tags, bullet points, and hyperlinks
45 +### MCP server — control WordPress with AI agents
46 +A built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) server exposes 138 tools across 31 categories, letting AI assistants create and edit content, manage SEO and schema, submit URLs for indexing, handle redirects, and audit your site — secured with API-key or token authentication.
39 47
40 -### Bulk Update Title Tags and Meta Descriptions on Your WordPress Site Using AI
41 -- Quickly optimize meta tags for landing pages, blogs, and other webpages in bulk
42 -- Utilizes Google's GPT-3 AI technology to generate engaging, relevant meta tags
43 -- Automatically updates tags across your website
48 +### Media & performance
49 +- Convert images to WebP/AVIF, smart lazy-loading, and automatic width/height attributes to reduce layout shift (CLS)
50 +- Automatic cache purging for popular caching plugins (WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache, W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, WP Fastest Cache, and more)
51 +- Edge/CDN cache purging for Cloudflare, Fastly, Akamai, and Sucuri
44 52
45 -### Features
46 -1. Local Business SEO
47 -2. Google Instant Indexing
48 -3. Google Search Console Integration
49 -4. Redirection Management
50 -5. 404 Error Monitoring
51 -6. Error Logging
52 -7. Search Engine Verification
53 -8. Custom Code Snippets
54 -9. Optimal Settings Configuration
55 -10. Global SEO Settings
53 +### Works with your stack
54 +- Page builders: Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, Oxygen, and Beaver Builder
55 +- WooCommerce breadcrumbs and shop pages
56 +- Coexistence and migration with Yoast SEO, Rank Math, and All in One SEO
57 +- Google Search Console and GA4 integration
58 +- Agency-ready white-label settings to show or hide features per client
56 59
60 +### Search Atlas account & external service
61 +Search Atlas is a companion plugin for the Search Atlas platform, an external service. A Search Atlas account is required to use the AI optimization, OTTO, and content-publishing features. When connected, your site sends and receives data from Search Atlas servers to provide these features. Learn more in the Search Atlas Terms of Service (https://searchatlas.com/terms/) and Privacy Policy (https://searchatlas.com/privacy-policy/).
62 +
57 63 == Installation ==
58 -1. Upload the `metasync` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
59 -2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
64 +1. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins, then Add New, and search for Search Atlas SEO. Click Install Now, then Activate.
65 +2. You need a Search Atlas account. If you do not have one, start a free trial at searchatlas.com.
66 +3. In Search Atlas, add your site as a project. Then, in WordPress, open the Search Atlas menu and click Connect to Search Atlas. The plugin will automatically complete the secure SSO connection.
67 +4. Switch OTTO on.
60 68
69 +Installing by hand: download the ZIP, upload the `metasync` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`, then activate it from the Plugins menu. After that, continue from step 2.
70 +
61 71 == Frequently Asked Questions ==
72 +
62 73 = What does the Search Atlas SEO plugin do? =
63 -The Search Atlas SEO plugin by Linkgraph serves as a bridge between WordPress blogs and Linkgraph services, enabling data synchronization and updates via API for enhanced SEO optimization.
74 +It connects your WordPress site to Search Atlas so OTTO, our AI optimization engine, can work on your pages. It applies titles, descriptions, alt text, headings, internal links and schema, and it lets you publish content straight from Search Atlas into WordPress in one click. You need a Search Atlas account to use it.
64 75
65 -== Screenshots ==
66 -1. General Settings
76 += Do I need a paid Search Atlas account to use this plugin? =
77 +Yes. The plugin connects to your Search Atlas account, and OTTO's AI-driven SEO features are available on paid Search Atlas plans.
67 78
68 -== Upgrade Notice ==
69 -= 1.4.1 =
70 -This version does not include the new APIs required by the AI Editor.
79 += Where do I get my API key? =
80 +You don't need to enter one manually. Use the "Connect to Search Atlas" option in the plugin settings, and it will generate your API key and connect your account automatically.
71 81
72 -== Changelog ==
73 -= 2.6.8 =
74 -* Security: Use hash_equals() for timing-safe API key comparison in custom pages API
75 -* Security: Resolve 4 Snyk Code MEDIUM findings — DOM XSS and info exposure
76 -* Security: Fix open-redirect vulnerability in redirection plugin with domain validation
77 -* Fix: Original image permanently deleted before converted file is validated — data loss on Imagick memory failure
78 -* Fix: Light SA logo not visible on light theme
79 -* Fix: Strip OTTO post meta when WordPress pages are cloned or duplicated
80 -* Fix: Sitemap and LLMs.txt transients not invalidated when content is updated
81 -* Improvement: Make bot statistics table responsive at narrow viewports
82 -* Improvement: Refactor sitemap collect_all_urls() to eliminate N+1 query explosion
83 -* Improvement: Exclude Beaver Builder templates from sitemap generation
84 -* Improvement: Upgrade routine flag logic and unit tests for Beaver Builder template exclusion
82 += Does it work alongside Yoast SEO or Rank Math? =
83 +Yes. The plugin detects Yoast SEO, Rank Math, and All in One SEO, avoids duplicate meta tags and schema conflicts, and includes an "Import from Other SEO Plugins" feature that imports meta titles, descriptions, canonical tags, schema, and redirects from those plugins directly into Search Atlas SEO.
85 84
86 -= 2.6.7 =
87 -- Fix: OTTO buffer caching empty/error pages
88 - - Fix: PHP lexicographic string comparison in execution time validation
89 - - Fix: Plugin causing server overload via unbounded cron accumulation
90 - - Fix: Replace TRUNCATE with bounded delete in 404 monitor add()
91 - - Fix: Add redirect-loop detection to edit and import paths
92 - - Fix: Non-atomic OTTO cache lock allowing concurrent workers to bypass lock
93 - - Fix: Remove duplicate inline JS causing double POST on excluded URL add
94 - - Fix: Replace TOCTOU rate limiter with atomic wp_cache_add/incr pattern
95 - - Fix: Fill empty catch blocks in OTTO render strategy with error_log and telemetry
96 - - Fix: Harden JWT verification and protect sensitive wp_options in MCP server
97 - - Fix: Breadcrumbs disable_schema checkbox state not persisting on save
98 - - Fix: OTTO title/schema override checks live suggestions when third-party SEO plugin active
99 - - Fix: Centralize cron-hook cleanup on plugin deactivation
100 - - Fix: API key validation fails when WordPress Home URL uses www subdomain
101 - - Fix: Add per-user transient caching to admin bar status indicator
102 - - Fix: Make sitemap generation memory-safe with streaming and filesystem fallbacks
103 - - Fix: Add static flag guard to eliminate redundant schema queries
104 - - Fix: Create Redirect button from 404 Monitor not opening redirection form
105 - - Security: Remediate 47 semgrep findings across plugin codebase
85 += How do I turn OTTO off for one page? =
86 +You can exclude individual URLs from OTTO processing in the plugin's OTTO settings, so those pages render as they normally would without OTTO's changes.
106 87
107 -= 2.6.6 =
108 -- Fix: Invalidate OTTO JS detection transient on settings save and cache clear
109 - - Fix: Harden MCP tool registration to prevent fatal error on missing class
110 - - Fix: Heartbeat public-hash cache-key mismatch
111 - - Fix: TypeError on strtolower() with array @type in OTTO crawl-notify endpoint
112 - - Fix: Gate admin JS loading to MetaSync pages only
113 - - Fix: Process OTTO webhook URLs in background via WP-Cron
114 - - Fix: Optimize sync history cleanup with fetch-then-delete pattern
115 - - Fix: Cache OTTO manual exclusion list with transient and add composite index
116 - - Fix: Use SELECT COUNT(*) instead of loading all records in get_count()
117 - - Fix: Remove blocking Facebook Graph API call from wp_head
118 - - Fix: Only load MetaSync admin CSS on plugin pages
119 - - Fix: Lazy-load MCP server and SEO-inventory controller for non-MCP requests
120 - - Fix: Broken SQL placeholder in get_attachment_by_name()
121 - - Fix: Refactor rate limiter to use per-key transients instead of wp_options blob
88 += Can I manage 404 errors and redirects with this plugin? =
89 +Yes, along with a lot more - the plugin also includes media optimization, code snippets, code minification, cache busting, and much more.
122 90
123 -= 2.6.5 =
124 -- Feat: Native-First SEO Write Layer — sync all MetaSync/OTTO optimizations to native WordPress SEO meta fields
125 - - Feat: Per-post advanced robots directives — nofollow, noarchive, nosnippet, noimageindex, max-snippet, max-image-preview, max-video-preview
126 - - Feat: Redirect health checker — MCP tool + admin panel
127 - - Feat: Redirect loop detection on create/save
128 - - Fix: Reduce memory footprint by gating heavy init on non-MetaSync AJAX requests
129 - - Fix: ArgumentCountError resolved by replacing printf with echo in code-snippets template
130 - - Fix: Unhook Elementor filters during MCP update_site_info under API key auth
131 - - Fix: Rename 16 non-prefixed AJAX actions to use metasync_ prefix
132 - - Fix: Promo sidebar overlap with main nav at narrow viewports
133 - - Fix: OTTO DOM corruption when page text contains less-than followed by digits
134 - - Fix: Restore case-sensitive SVG/HTML5 attributes after OTTO DOM processing
135 - - Fix: MetaSync status badge not updating on disconnect/reconnect
136 - - Fix: Remove duplicate canonical tags on sites without third-party SEO plugin
137 - - Fix: Submit Report button icon vertical alignment
138 - - Fix: 404 Monitor pagination layout and filter row overflow
139 - - Fix: Responsive layout for Redirections tablenav filters and search
91 +== Screenshots ==
92 +1. General Settings
140 93
141 -= 2.6.4 =
142 -- Fix: LLMs.txt settings now correctly persisted on save
143 - - Fix: Hidden diagnostic post no longer triggers Jetpack Social or RSS auto-share
144 - - Fix: mb_encode_numericentity() fatal on hosts without mbstring extension replaced with pure-PHP fallback
145 - - Fix: class-metasync-term-plugin-sync.php require_once guarded with file_exists to prevent fatal on Nexcess hosting
146 - - Fix: wp_tempnam() undefined fatal in Dimension Injector when called outside wp-admin context
147 - - Fix: WpeCommon::purge_url() undefined fatal in cache purge on WP Engine now guarded with method_exists
148 - - Fix: MCP_Tool_Cache_Purge_All class not found fatal guarded with class_exists check
149 - - Fix: Google Index require_once calls guarded with file_exists to prevent fatal when files are missing
150 - - Fix: PHP 8.1 add_submenu_page(null) deprecation fixed in import page and HTML visual editor
94 +== Upgrade Notice ==
95 += 2.6.22 =
96 +2.6.22 fixes OTTO breaking Divi-built pages and stops a partly finished update from taking your site's front end down. Update as soon as you can.
151 97
152 -= 2.6.3 =
153 -- Feature: BreadcrumbList schema auto-generated from post hierarchy with cross-plugin deduplication for Yoast, Rank Math, and AIOSEO
154 - - Feature: Hreflang language alternates support with WPML integration for multilingual sites
155 - - Feature: LLMs.txt generator with dedicated settings page and MCP tools
156 - - Feature: News sitemap and video sitemap generation
157 - - Feature: Taxonomy term SEO meta synced to Yoast, Rank Math, and AIOSEO for category and tag archive pages
158 - - Feature: Open Graph output extended with article timestamps, author, section, tags, and og:image dimensions
159 - - Feature: MCP tools for SEO plugin audit — read, diff, sync, and conflict detection across installed SEO plugins
160 - - Feature: MCP tools for OTTO pipeline — trigger optimization, check status, and verify SEO output
161 - - Feature: MCP cache-purge tools for per-URL and full-site cache invalidation
162 - - Feature: Whitelabel color personalization for admin UI
163 - - Improvement: Composer classmap autoloader covering all plugin classes, removing 55+ scattered require_once calls
164 - - Improvement: MCP rate limiter wired into all tool calls with proper 429 responses
165 - - Improvement: GA4 event tracking replaces Mixpanel for plugin analytics
166 - - Improvement: Execution time limit added to MCP database query tool to prevent long-running queries
167 - - Fix: OTTO title and meta replacement no longer strips dollar signs from values like $500
168 - - Fix: Google Instant Indexing now auto-submits on post publish
169 - - Fix: LLMs.txt generation now excludes noindex posts
170 - - Fix: Missing PHP DOM extension handled gracefully in HTML-to-builder converter
171 - - Fix: Yoast and AIOSEO term meta storage corrected; SEO conflict handler fixed for term archive pages
172 - - Fix: WP Engine cache integration no longer calls non-existent purge_url() method; Throwable errors now caught
173 - - Fix: Beaver Builder templates excluded from sitemap generation
174 - - Fix: Gutenberg blockquote block no longer shows invalid content error after OTTO applies changes
175 - - Fix: Redirections page filter and search controls no longer trigger add-redirection form validation
176 - - Fix: Settings page no longer shows Synced label and invalid API key error simultaneously
177 - - Fix: Unsaved changes notification close button now works correctly
178 - - Fix: Composer autoloader updated with missing class entries to prevent fatal errors on fresh installs
98 +== Changelog ==
99 += 2.7.1 =
100 +* Fix: The Changes Log admin page no longer shows misaligned headings or inconsistent toolbar control sizing
101 +* Fix: A "%" character in a saved settings value no longer fatals the page, and the plugin now survives partially-completed upgrades
102 +* Fix: Direct-access protection was added to PHP files that were missing it
103 +* Fix: Discouraged PHP functions were replaced with WordPress-native APIs across the codebase, confirmed dead code was removed, and the remaining intentional native calls are now documented
104 +* Fix: Audited and resolved SQL query safety findings across the plugin
105 +* Fix: Audited and resolved input sanitization and output escaping gaps across admin and public-facing code, including AJAX and settings save paths
106 +* Fix: Added missing nonce and capability checks across admin endpoints, AJAX handlers, and settings page actions
107 +* Fix: Redirects are now routed through safe WordPress redirect functions, data-directory writes are centralized, and legacy redirect rows with un-sanitized source URLs are healed automatically
108 +* Fix: Removed stray production debug logging and correctly scoped error handlers
109 +* Fix: The plugin FAQ now uses American spelling ("optimization"), matching the rest of the listing
110 +* Fix: Audited direct database queries, caching, and schema changes for WordPress.org compliance
111 +* Fix: Resolved internationalization findings so plugin text is properly translatable
112 +* Fix: Resolved the remaining zero-risk and newly-reported findings from ongoing WordPress.org Plugin Check scans
113 +* Improvement: Compatibility-checker plugin icons are now bundled locally instead of loaded from an external host
179 114
180 -= 2.6.2 =
181 -- Improvement: Whitelabel now supports separate logo uploads for light and dark admin themes
182 - - Improvement: Breadcrumbs settings panel redesigned with cleaner layout and more configuration options
183 - - Fix: Page title tags now update correctly when Yoast SEO is active
184 - - Fix: OTTO optimizations no longer disappear when Rank Math is installed alongside the plugin
185 - - Fix: Duplicate keywords meta tag no longer appears in page source after OTTO applies keyword recommendations
186 - - Fix: Theme builder selector no longer lists builders that are not installed or detected on the site
187 - - Fix: MCP server now returns descriptive error messages instead of generic failures
188 - - Fix: MCP server correctly handles post status and primary category fields
189 - - Fix: MCP server now supports Twitter card meta fields and bulk taxonomy term operations
190 - - Fix: Plugin sidebar icon and menu now match standard WordPress appearance
191 - - Fix: Long field labels in Settings no longer overflow their column
192 - - Fix: 404 Monitor bulk actions bar stays on one line instead of wrapping
193 - - Fix: Breadcrumbs settings section now shows its icon correctly
115 += 2.7.0 =
116 +* New Feature: Headless WordPress support — the WordPress backend and a decoupled public frontend now stay in sync through SSO and heartbeat, with SEO data exposed over WPGraphQL, frontend-aware canonical and og:url rehosting, taxonomy canonical overrides, bulk payload resolution, and a dedicated Headless Mode section in Advanced settings
117 +* New Feature: Safe OTTO Persistence restore — original Yoast, Rank Math and AIOSEO values are backed up before OTTO writes to them, nothing is written without explicit consent, and a restore action rolls every value back to its original state
118 +* New Feature: Language Alternates (hreflang) can now be switched on or off per post and page from the editor settings
119 +* New Feature: A global setting now controls whether OTTO or custom SEO values take priority across the site
120 +* Fix: Core infrastructure sweep — resolved deactivation data loss, wp-config fatals and media metadata corruption across the plugin
121 +* Fix: SEO Health now credits titles and descriptions that OTTO has already applied instead of reporting them as missing
122 +* Fix: Classic Editor post saves no longer discard persisted OTTO schema
123 +* Fix: OTTO titles and descriptions containing curly quotes or dashes now save correctly instead of failing silently
124 +* Fix: OTTO renders now keep third-party og:title and twitter:title instead of stripping them
125 +* Fix: Sitemaps no longer include URLs that redirect elsewhere, whether the redirect comes from MetaSync, Rank Math or Yoast
126 +* Fix: The Visual HTML Editor now refuses saves that cannot preserve the stored document, protecting landing pages and full-document templates
127 +* Fix: Redirect destination and loop guards now apply on every write path, closing the gaps that allowed self-referencing and looping redirects
128 +* Fix: Language Alternates no longer emit duplicate tags on WPML sites, always include a self-reference, and validate their entries
129 +* Fix: The Instant Indexing service account file can now be saved, with clear upload confirmation and the ability to remove or reselect it
130 +* Fix: Plugin updates no longer fatal on a stale admin class during a White Label import
131 +* Improvement: SEO Health missing title and description filters are now optimized for large catalogues
132 +* Improvement: SEO Health exclusion queries, counting and CSV export are optimized for sites with heavy post metadata
133 +* Improvement: Frontend assets are now loaded only where they are needed, and duplicate WebPage schema nodes are removed
134 +* Improvement: The third-party SEO plugin sync screen has been redesigned and now respects white-label branding
135 +* Improvement: The duplicate Instant Indexing admin page has been removed and its functionality consolidated into Indexation Control
136 +* Improvement: The duplicate Primary Category control has been removed from the MetaSync editor sidebar
137 +* Improvement: The redirection list no longer repeats the match type in the From column
138 +* Improvement: The Changes Log now distinguishes OTTO cleanup events from new SEO deployments, so log entries reflect what actually happened
194 139
195 -= 2.6.1 =
196 -- Feature: Bulk SEO health dashboard — check pages missing meta title, description and schema
197 - - Feature: New schema types: LocalBusiness, HowTo, VideoObject
198 - - Feature: Extended schema types: Event, JobPosting, Review, Course, Organization, Person, WebSite
199 - - Feature: Breadcrumbs module with HTML output and BreadcrumbList schema
200 - - Feature: Primary category selector in post editor sidebar
201 - - Feature: Internal link suggestions in post editor
202 - - Feature: Site Verification page added to SEO navigation
203 - - Feature: CPU load awareness and deferral settings
204 - - Feature: Whitelabel-aware promo sidebar and quick links settings
205 - - Improvement: Replace all emoji icons with WordPress Dashicons across admin UI
206 - - Improvement: Compatibility page redesign: accordion rows, themes, CDN, troubleshooting section
207 - - Fix: Duplicate schema markup and meta descriptions on multiple pages
208 - - Fix: Sync handlers returning HTTP 200 with empty body on internal WP_Error — PHP 8 fatal prevented
209 - - Fix: Old UI flashing before new UI loads on page transition
210 - - Fix: UI misalignment on Dashboard and various admin pages
211 - - Fix: Schema markup not rendering correctly
212 - - Fix: NitroPack purge conflict on page-load path
213 - - Fix: Image alt-text fallback on Oxygen HTTP render path
214 - - Fix: Content Genius page sync full-width on Oxygen Builder
215 - - Fix: Crawl monitoring showing no data despite successful crawls
216 - - Fix: Oxygen Builder synced post content not visible on front-end
217 - - Fix: Restore Performance and CPU settings tab removed during refactor
218 - - Fix: Replace burst mode heartbeat with lightweight connection-ping
219 - - Fix: Render OTTO-persisted otto_jsonld in frontend schema output
220 - - Fix: schema_types returning empty array in wordpress_get_post_by_url
221 - - Fix: Correct Rate Now review URL and replace emoji star with Dashicon
222 - - Fix: Telemetry noise and whitelabel JSON decode bug
223 - - Fix: Add save button to Site Verification, Local Business, Code Snippets pages
224 - - Fix: Remove dead wp_ajax_metasync hook pointing to non-existent method
225 - - Fix: robots_txt_backups table missing on fresh activation
226 - - Fix: WP admin sidebar plugin icon vertical misalignment
140 += 2.6.26 =
141 +* Fix: Yoast schema conflict handling no longer emits invalid JSON-LD on OTTO-covered pages
142 +* Fix: Third-party SEO sync now reports success only when SEO data was actually written, preventing stale titles from being treated as current
143 +* Fix: The Gutenberg SEO sidebar no longer uses OTTO suggestions as field values, so pages are not silently frozen out of OTTO
144 +* Improvement: Breadcrumb settings are now managed from one dedicated settings page instead of duplicate controls
145 +* Fix: News and video sitemaps now use consistent source ordering and regenerate news entries within the required freshness window
146 +* Improvement: The Visual HTML Editor now bundles its own runtime, so it loads correctly for raw-HTML pages without relying on a CDN
147 +* Fix: Redirection and 404 list filters no longer trigger a selected bulk action accidentally
148 +* Fix: Open Graph opt-out now suppresses all matching MetaSync social output paths
149 +* Fix: The Gutenberg SEO sidebar no longer shows a duplicate URL Slug field
150 +* Fix: Social titles and descriptions no longer persist pre-filled post defaults, so renamed posts and edited excerpts update their social metadata correctly
151 +* Security: White Label JSON imports no longer lock out the settings password recovery flow, so Forgot Password keeps working when a new whitelabel-settings.json is deployed
227 152
228 -= 2.5.27 =
229 -- Fix: Image alt-text unreliable on Oxygen theme HTTP render path; added string-based fallback
230 -- Fix: Content Genius page sync renders full-width on Oxygen Builder
231 -- Fix: Apostrophe truncation in SEO extract functions causing content to be cut short
232 -- Fix: Crawl monitoring module shows no data despite successful crawl executions
233 -- Fix: Oxygen Builder synced post content not visible on front-end
234 -- Fix: CPU performance tab missing from Advanced Settings after refactor
235 -- Fix: JSON-LD schema deduplication: duplicate blocks on the same page
236 -- Fix: Schema/JSON-LD suppression for OTTO when third-party SEO plugins (Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO) are active
237 -- Fix: Remove dead `wp_ajax_metasync` hook pointing to non-existent `sync_items` method
238 -- Fix: Add missing `display_cpu_deferral_notice` method to `Metasync_Admin`
239 -- Fix: Oxygen Builder page template override guard in `create_page()` and `update_page()` (REST API)
240 -- Fix: Stale-options overwrite in `test_heartbeat_api_connection()`; replace burst-mode heavy heartbeat with lightweight connection-ping endpoint
241 -- Fix: Image alt-text string-based fallback in OTTO HTTP render path; Divi `data-et-multi-view` JSON attribute handling
242 -- Feature: Internal link suggestions in post editor sidebar
243 -- Feature: Replace burst-mode heavy heartbeat (`SyncCustomerParams`) with lightweight `connection-ping` endpoint — reduces payload and server load during key-pending state
244 -- Feature: MCP sync log: log changes, rollback, 90-day auto-clear, and manual clear button
245 -- Feature: Code minification and delivery (JS minifier)
246 -- Feature: CPU load awareness: adaptive deferral based on server load
247 -- Improvement: MCP `wordpress_get_post_by_url` extended to return full SEO metadata (title, description, schema, OG fields, focus keyword)
248 -- Improvement: MCP System diagnostics and read-only database access tools (`wordpress_get_system_info`, `wordpress_get_active_plugins`, `wordpress_get_cron_jobs`, `wordpress_db_query`)
249 -- Improvement: MCP `wordpress_get_seo_inventory` tool: bulk SEO health data across all posts in one call
250 -- Improvement: Log - fatal-only filtering — `capture_php_error()` now passes only `E_USER_ERROR` and `E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR`; warnings, notices, and deprecations are dropped
251 -- Improvement: Log - level gate in `send_to_sentry()` and `TelemetryManager::send_message()` — info/warning/debug events never reach the proxy
252 -- Improvement: Log - debug window reduced from 60 min to 15 min (900s transient TTL) for faster re-reporting of recurring fatal errors
253 -- Improvement: Logging cleanup - removed 15+ dead `log_heartbeat('info', ...)` calls (method already early-returns on `'info'`)
254 -- Improvement: Logging cleanup - removed operational noise from `Metasync_Rate_Limiter`, `Metasync_Cache_Purge`, and `Metasync_API_Backoff_Manager`
255 -
256 -= 2.5.26 =
257 -* Improvement: AIOSEO compatibility
258 -* Fix: preg_replace backreference injection in title deduplication (titles with \$N sequences)
259 -* Fix: Title tag deduplication and SEO plugin conflict handlers
260 -* Fix: API rate limiting causes stale cache and robots/canonical settings ignored
261 -* Fix: Dollar signs being stripped from image alt text
262 -* Fix: Heading deployment on Divi/page-builder sites
263 -* Fix: PHP 7.4 compatibility — polyfills for str_contains/str_starts_with/str_ends_with and match expression rewrites
264 -* Feature: NitroPack full flush + targeted object cache
265 -* Feature: WP Database & Object Caching cleanup
266 -
267 -= 2.5.25 =
268 -**Bug Fixes:**
269 -* Fix: OTTO persistence not syncing titles, descriptions, OG/Twitter fields were only written when persistence was enabled, but OTTO's own render filters read those same staging keys; added coverage for regular posts/pages; OG/Twitter persistence now also writes to RankMath and Yoast equivalents so SEO plugins pick up OTTO data; OG renderer falls back to OTTO staging keys when persistence keys are empty
270 -* Fix: DB column missing on older installs now self-heals all three required columns
271 -* Fix: Cap WP announce ping to max 5 per plugin activation lifecycle — removed unbounded cron retry; counter resets on fresh activation and clears on deactivation
272 -* Fix: Dollar signs stripped from image alt text during deployment
273 -* Fix: Heading deployment broken on some outdated Divi versions
274 -* Fix: One case of duplicate meta name="description tags when MetaSync and AIOSEO coexist
275 -* Fix: XML sitemap auto-update not triggering when posts published via Gutenberg
276 -* Fix: Divi header/footer hidden on blog posts synced via Content Genius
277 -
278 -= 2.5.24 =
279 -**Bug Fixes:**
280 -* Fix: Whitelabel slug not respected in admin links — \"Add Redirect\", \"404 Monitor\" tab, and \"Import from SEO Plugins\" buttons were using hardcoded `searchatlas-*` slugs instead of the configured WL slug
281 -* Fix: Hardcoded SearchAtlas/Search Atlas brand strings replaced with whitelabel-aware output across admin views, dev panel, site health checks, and MCP tool descriptions
282 -* Fix: \"SearchAtlas AI Pages\" dashboard widget title ignoring whitelabel plugin name setting
283 -* Fix: Whitelabel icon lost after exporting and importing the plugin on a different site — icon is now bundled inside the export ZIP and restored to the new site's uploads directory on import
284 -* Fix: Whitelabel icon not shown on WordPress Dashboard → Updates page — icon injected into the `update_plugins` site transient so the correct branded icon appears regardless of the update API response
285 -
286 -= 2.5.23 =
287 -**Bug Fixes:**
288 -* Fix: MetaSync WP plugin breaks Elementor front-end spacing — SimpleHtmlDOM `stripRN` was stripping whitespace between inline elements; now set to `false`
289 -* Fix: Elementor headings override Global Fonts after Content Genius sync — removed forced Roboto font so headings inherit site's Global Font settings
290 -* Fix: Elementor Canvas template incorrectly applied when syncing articles as posts
291 -* Fix: Admin bar status icon now reflects missing UUID as a distinct warning state (orange) rather than generic disconnected state
292 -
293 -**Improvements:**
294 -* Performance: Added transient cache to OTTO JS check to reduce overhead on every request
295 -* Improvement: Cache Purge — Added per-URL purge support
296 -* Improvement: Cache Purge — Query string normalization strips UTM/gclid/fbclid params before purge so all URL variants resolve to the same canonical URL
297 -* Improvement: Cache Purge — Edge CDN purge integrations targeted via configuration
298 -* Improvement: Remove non-publishable roles (Subscriber, Contributor) from Content Genius User Roles to Sync setting
299 -* Improvement: Validation message added when publishing AI Landing Pages with plain permalink structure
300 -
301 -**Features:**
302 -* Feature: WordPress Site Health Integration — MetaSync now registers checks in the WP Site Health panel
303 -* Feature: Media Optimization
304 -* Feature: Rate the Plugin notice — shows a dismissible prompt after 7 days of usage; hidden when whitelabel is enabled
305 -
306 -**Refactoring:**
307 -* Removed `instant-index/` vendor tree (~714 files); replaced Google SDK with native PHP implementation
308 -* Decomposed `Metasync_Admin` god object (17,849 lines) into 10 focused classes; admin reduced to ~3,986 lines
309 -* Decomposed `Metasync_Public` into focused classes; REST API routes extracted to `Metasync_Rest_Api`
310 -* Extracted 23 inline JavaScript blocks into proper `.js` files loaded via `wp_enqueue_script`
311 -
312 -= 2.5.22 =
313 -* Improvement: Heartbeat connection/pool logic to reduce the number of external requests
314 -* Improvement: Adapt scenarios of Idle WpRocket + Active Kinsta Cache that was preventing the cache to be purged.
315 -
316 -= 2.5.21 =
317 -###Features
318 - - Add hosting cache integration (WP Engine + Kinsta) with per-provider toggles in Advanced → Cache
319 - Management
320 - - Add WP Engine native cache purge (Varnish + Memcached) via `WpeCommon`
321 - - Add Kinsta native full-page cache purge via `KinstaCache::kinsta_cache_purge_full()`
322 -
323 - ###Bug Fixes
324 - - Fix: SEO placeholder tokens (%%title%%, %sitename%, #post_title#, etc.) now resolved to real values on
325 - import from Yoast / Rank Math / AIOSEO
326 - - Fix: Customer schema markup being injected into the global site header
327 - - Fix: WP Rocket compatibility — OTTO no longer disables WP Rocket JS/CSS optimization features
328 - - Fix: WP Rocket + Kinsta cache conflict causing meta title/description to revert
329 - - Fix: CSS injection methods (`enqueue_page_custom_css`, Elementor, Divi) missing from `Metasync_Public`
330 - - Fix: Plugin URI and Author URI fields silently discarding valid URLs
331 -
332 -= 2.5.20 =
333 -* Fixed a case where a empty Otto meta description was overwriting the existing one.
334 -
335 -= 2.5.19 =
336 -New Features
337 -
338 - - SEO Sidebar in Post Editor — Edit Meta Title, Meta Description and URL slug directly from the post/page
339 - editor sidebar
340 - - Bot Detection Layer for OTTO — Detects and tracks bots with statistics dashboard
341 - - Bing Instant Indexing — Submit URLs directly to Bing
342 - - Plugin Setup Wizard — Guided setup process for new users
343 - - Execution Settings — New controls under Advanced Settings
344 - - Debug Mode Auto-Disable & Safety Limits — Automatically disables after a set period
345 - - Enhanced Error Categorization — Improved monitoring with categorized error tracking
346 - - Virtual robots.txt / sitemap.xml — Served virtually when host blocks direct file writes
347 - - OTTO 404-Specific Filtering — Filter OTTO suggestions for 404 pages
348 - - Heartbeat reliability improvements
349 -
350 - Improvements
351 -
352 - - Schema Markup disable option — Can now be toggled per Post/Page Editor settings
353 - - Whitelabel form validation — Prevents partial saves without whitelabel mode activation
354 - - Host Blocking in whitelabel — Host blocking now covered by whitelabel settings
355 - - Support Token rate limiting — Properly enforced during login
356 - - Report Issue with Sentry User Feedback — Image attachments supported
357 - - MCP Tool API key auth — Fixed permission checks for API key-authenticated requests
358 -
359 - Bug Fixes
360 -
361 - - Fixed OTTO removing original meta description when no OTTO description deployed
362 - - Fixed plugin breaking Elementor front-end spacing when span tag was inner H1
363 - - Fixed WP Rocket + Kinsta cache conflict causing meta titles/descriptions to disappear
364 - - Fixed ALT text not applied on home page and other pages for Custom Theme
365 - - Fixed Plugin URI and Author URI not being saved
366 - - Fixed UI issues in admin screens
367 - - Fixed sync logs not showing newest info after filtering
368 - - Fixed exported whitelabel settings not uploading to another site
369 - - Fixed plugin settings hiding in plugin menu but not under WordPress General settings
370 - - Fixed Import SEO Data missing from access control list
371 -
372 - Stability / PHP 8.1+ Compatibility
373 -
374 - - 13 improvements with deprecated PHP functions below PHP V8.0
375 -
376 -= 2.5.18 =
377 -* Removed JWT-based temporary support access token system
378 -* Improved internal code documentation
379 -
380 -= 2.5.17 =
381 -* New: Administrator-Controlled Remote Support - Support access now requires explicit consent with secure, time-limited JWT tokens you generate and control
382 -* New: Support Access Management UI - Generate, view, and revoke support tokens directly from plugin settings
383 -* New: Email notifications when support tokens are generated, used, or revoked
384 -* Security: Connect to Search Atlas now uses time-limited, single-use tokens instead of persistent credentials
385 -* Security: Added rate limiting to Connect to Search Atlas authentication
386 -
387 -= 2.5.16 =
388 -* New: Administrator-Controlled Remote Support - Support access now requires explicit consent with secure, time-limited tokens you generate and control
389 -* Security: Enhanced Search Atlas SSO authentication with time-limited tokens
390 -* Security: Improved access control for administrative functions
391 -* Security: Added rate limiting to authentication endpoints
392 -* Improvement: Optimized token validation for better performance
393 -
394 -= 2.5.15 =
395 -* **Fix:** Improved compatibility with the **NitroPack** cache plugin.
396 -* **Fix:** Resolved a compatibility issue with the **Divi Timeline** widget.
397 -* **Fix:** Resolved a compatibility issue with the **Divi MultiView** widget.
398 -* **Fix:** Fixed an issue where static text in Advanced Settings displayed "OTTO/SA" instead of the **White Label** name.
399 -* **Fix:** Improved input validation within the **Redirection** form.
400 -* **Fix:** Fixed an issue where the **Cancel** button in the Redirection feature was not triggering.
401 -* **Fix:** Resolved an issue where **General Settings** would reset after a White Label password was set.
402 -* **Improvement:** Enhanced the filter and search modules in the **Redirection** section.
403 -* **Improvement:** When a new sitemap is generated, the **robots.txt** file will now automatically update with the correct link.
404 -* **Improvement:** Simplified plugin navigation for a better user experience.
405 -* **Improvement:** Removed deprecated files and unnecessary logs to optimize performance.
406 -* **Improvement:** Added **MCP** support.
407 -* **Improvement:** Added data persistence with **granularity** support.
408 -* **Improvement:** Improved notification messaging to better inform users about plugin updates.
409 -* **Feature:** Added full support for **Oxygen Builder**.
410 -* **Feature:** **Plugin Access Control:** Added a setting under Advanced Settings to define which user roles can access the plugin.
411 -* **Feature:** **Advanced Access Control:** White Label users can now disable specific settings or features per user role (**Settings \> White Label \> Advanced Access Control**).
412 -* **Feature:** Added a dedicated **Import SEO Data** screen.
413 -* **Feature:** Added an option to set all external links to `target="_blank"` (**Settings \> General \> Post/Page Settings**).
414 -* **Feature:** Added an option to add `rel="nofollow"` to all external links (**SEO \> Indexation \> Indexation Control**).
415 -* **Miscellaneous:** Minor cross-compatibility improvements for legacy PHP versions.
416 -
417 -= 2.5.14 =
418 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case of compatibility with Formidable Form Builder
419 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case of compatibility with Essentials Theme
420 -* **Fix:** Small adjustments in overall code for performance
421 -* **Improvement:** Improvement of OTTO SSR system
422 -* **Improvement:** Small adjustments in the UX
423 -* **Improvement:** Improvement of suggestions persistence in WP DB.
424 -
425 -= 2.5.13 =
426 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case where new published article was only showing headers
427 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case of compatibility with Essentials Theme
428 -* **Fix:** Small adjustments in overall code for performance
429 -* **New Feature: Whitelabel Plugin Export -** We included a feature to export a version of the plugin with your WL info. You could now easily install the plugin through different hosts, without the need to manually update/include the WL settings.
430 -* **New Feature: Import from RankMath/Yoast/AIOSEO -** We included a feature to import Robots.txt, Sitemap.xml, Schemas and Indexation Options from SEO Plugins.
431 -* **New Feature: Advanced Settings -> Clear Transient Cache -** We included a feature to clear the transient cache used to boost page performance. The cache stores the deployed changes from the platform, avoiding unnecessary process to apply the changes.
432 -* **Improvement:** Small adjustments in OTTO SSR
433 -* **Improvement:** Small adjustments in Light Theme version
434 -* **Improvement:** We included a option in the Settings to Disable OTTO Toolbar.
435 -* **Improvement:** Otto Toolbar is Whitelabel friendly (Apply WL name)
436 -
437 -= 2.5.12 =
438 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case of compatibility with Slider Revolution
439 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case of duplication in content synced
440 -* **Fix:** Small adjustments in PHP Warnings being triggered
441 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case of custom child theme triggering errors in error log
442 -* **New Feature: Light/Dark Theme -** We included a feature that allow users to switch the plugin colors to a light version.
443 -* **New Feature: Content Genius Authors -** We included a feature under settings where you could choose what user roles would be synced with Content Genius
444 -* **New Feature: OTTO Changes Viewer -** We included a feature to check what changes are being applied in a page optimized by OTTO.
445 -* **Improvement:** We improved the OTTO detection system.
446 -* **Improvement:** Changes in Robots.txt could be rollbacked with a historic of changes
447 -* **Improvement:** We included a option in the Indexation feature to disallow Category pages.
448 -* **Improvement:** Small optimizations in the code for page speed improvement.
449 -
450 -= 2.5.11 =
451 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case of compatibility with Woocommerce
452 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case of redirections not working when the target URL was deleted
453 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case of Error Logs not displaying correctly
454 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case of PHP Warning due outdated PHP version
455 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case of custom child theme triggering errors in error log
456 -* **New Feature: Report a Issue -** We included a feature that allow users to notify Issues directly from the plugin.
457 -* **Improvement:** We improved the Whitelabel settings to hide specific features if needed.
458 -* **Improvement:** Improvements on system messages
459 -
460 -= 2.5.10 =
461 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case of compatibility with Gravity Forms
462 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case of compatibility with Elementor Pro
463 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case of compatibility with DIVI
464 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case where the post editor preview was blocked
465 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case of original meta title and meta description being overwritten by OTTO
466 -* **New Feature: Custom Pages -** We included a feature that allow users to create custom pages bypassing existing Themes and Styles.
467 -* **New Feature:** **OTTO Excluded URLs -** We included under Compatibility Tab, a option to Turn off OTTO changes per URL.
468 -* **New Feature:** **Import Redirections -** Users could now import redirections from .csv file or directly from Yoast/RankMath/AIOSEO.
469 -* **Improvement:** We improved the Whitelabel settings to hide specific features if needed.
470 -* **Improvement:** Minor changes in core functions.
471 -* **Improvement:** Excluded from Sitemap generator URLs that aren't related with live pages.
472 -
473 -= 2.5.9 =
474 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case where the plugin was duplicanting the meta description tag
475 -* **Fix:** Fixed a case where the post editor was preventing user to save OG tags.
476 -* **New Feature:** We included in advanced settings a option to test the connectivity between host and the platform.
477 -* **New Feature:** Users could generate SITEMAP.xml directly in the plugin (This function will disable current sitemap.xml plugins)
478 -* **New Feature:** User could Enable/Disable storing OTTO Meta Title and Meta Description into the Database. When enabled, it will overwrite Meta Title and Meta Description of Yoast/RankMath, etc, and the old meta title and meta description
479 -* **Improvement:** We improved the Whitelabel settings to hide specific features if needed.
480 -* **Improvement:** Minor changes in cross-compatibility with outdated PHP versions.
481 -
482 -= 2.5.8 =
483 -* **Fix:** Some conditions was preventing saving new/edit posts directly from the editor
484 -* **Fix:** Non-standard tags found in body of the page, are being detect as plain text.
485 -* **New Feature:** White Label Clients could turn on/off Plugin features in Whitelabel Settings.
486 -* **Improvement:** Minor changes in cross-compatibility with outdated PHP versions.
487 -
488 -= 2.5.7 =
489 -
490 -
491 -= 2.5.6 =
492 -* **Prevention**: New error detection system.
493 -* **White Label**: 1-click Auth will sync the logo from the WL dashboard
494 -* **Fixes & UX**: Allow Rollback changes in Meta Title and Meta Description that was being stored in the Database.
495 -
496 -= 2.5.5 =
497 -* **Performance**: Significant improvement to dashboard loading speed.
498 -* **White Label**:
499 - * New dedicated White Label settings screen (Settings\>White Label).
500 - * Added password protection for White Label settings.
501 -* **Logging**: Introduced Sync Logs to display implemented website changes.
502 -* **Fixes & UX**: Minor UX adjustments and a fix for a false positive XSS issue in unused code.
503 -* **System**: Minor OTTO system optimizations to reduce disk space and memory usage.
504 -
505 -= 2.5.4 =
506 -* HotFix: In some cases, the **error log** was becoming too large, causing host performance to slow down.
507 -
508 -= 2.5.3 =
509 -* Included Compatibility Screen V.1, that shows most common Themes and plugins and compatibility
510 -* Improved error logs system
511 -
512 -= 2.5.2 =
513 -No changelog available.
514 -
515 -= 2.5.1 =
516 -* **Improved Dashboard Loading** for public dashboard URLs.
517 -* **Enhanced compatibility** with naked URLs (non-www) on the platform.
518 -* **Refined the Connection Status Bar.**
519 -* **Fixed a bug** where the Connection Tips Box didn't expand when clicked.
520 -* **Enabled the storage** of meta titles and descriptions in the database.
521 -* **Added an option** to disable the dashboard view from the settings page.
522 -* **Created a setting** to disable the Connection Status Bar from the admin bar.
523 -* **Implemented a new Telemetry system** to streamline bug detection.
524 -* **Resolved an issue** that caused error logs to be generated multiple times.
525 -* **Optimized the rendering of AMP pages** to prevent unrecognized HTML tags.
526 -
527 -= 2.5.1 =
528 -* **Improved Dashboard Loading** for public dashboard URLs.
529 -* **Enhanced compatibility** with naked URLs (non-www) on the platform.
530 -* **Refined the Connection Status Bar.**
531 -* **Fixed a bug** where the Connection Tips Box didn't expand when clicked.
532 -* **Enabled the storage** of meta titles and descriptions in the database.
533 -* **Added an option** to disable the dashboard view from the settings page.
534 -* **Created a setting** to disable the Connection Status Bar from the admin bar.
535 -* **Implemented a new Telemetry system** to streamline bug detection.
536 -* **Resolved an issue** that caused error logs to be generated multiple times.
537 -* **Optimized the rendering of AMP pages** to prevent unrecognized HTML tags.
538 -
539 -= 2.5.0 =
540 -* **Search Atlas SSO**
541 - * Users can now authenticate the plugin with a single click, eliminating manual setup steps and streamlining the entire process.
542 -* **OTTO One-Click Activation**
543 - * After successful authentication, if an OTTO project exists in Search Atlas, its configurations are automatically imported and applied within WordPress.
544 -* **White Label Branding**
545 - * The white label experience has been significantly improved. Upon one-click authentication, any configured white label settings are automatically imported. This includes:
546 - * Plugin Name
547 - * Logo
548 - * OTTO Name
549 - * Dashboard URL
550 - * From then on, all plugin connections reflect the customer’s white label branding. These settings are also accessible in a new **Advanced tab** within the plugin settings.
551 -* **Dashboard Access**
552 - * Direct access to the customer’s OTTO project dashboard is now available from within the plugin.
553 -* **Plugin Redesign**
554 - * The plugin has been fully rebranded with a refreshed design that aligns with the current Search Atlas dashboard, offering a more consistent and modern user experience.
555 -* **Reset Plugin**
556 - * A new option has been added to fully reset plugin configurations back to their default values.
557 -* **Error Logs**
558 - * Enhanced error logging is now available. When WordPress debug modes are enabled, the plugin can generate anonymous logs that may be shared with the specialist team for troubleshooting.
559 -* **Search Atlas SSO**
560 - * Users can now authenticate the plugin with a single click, eliminating manual setup steps and streamlining the entire process.
561 -* **OTTO One-Click Activation**
562 - * After successful authentication, if an OTTO project exists in Search Atlas, its configurations are automatically imported and applied within WordPress.
563 -* **White Label Branding**
564 - * The white label experience has been significantly improved. Upon one-click authentication, any configured white label settings are automatically imported. This includes:
565 - * Plugin Name
566 - * Logo
567 - * OTTO Name
568 - * Dashboard URL
569 - * From then on, all plugin connections reflect the customer’s white label branding. These settings are also accessible in a new **Advanced tab** within the plugin settings.
570 -* **Dashboard Access**
571 - * Direct access to the customer’s OTTO project dashboard is now available from within the plugin.
572 -* **Plugin Redesign**
573 - * The plugin has been fully rebranded with a refreshed design that aligns with the current Search Atlas dashboard, offering a more consistent and modern user experience.
574 -* **Reset Plugin**
575 - * A new option has been added to fully reset plugin configurations back to their default values.
576 -* **Error Logs**
577 - * Enhanced error logging is now available. When WordPress debug modes are enabled, the plugin can generate anonymous logs that may be shared with the specialist team for troubleshooting.
578 -* **Disable SSO**
579 - * Disable 1 Click WP Authentication from Dashboard
580 -
581 -BUG FIXES:
582 -
583 -* Disabled Canonical redirects generating loops
584 -* Check if URL could be crawled
585 -* Duplicated element with YITH plugin
586 -* FAQ format conflict with Theme Builder
587 -* Conflict with Hostify Booking Engine plugin
588 -* Old version of Elementro Pro breaking CSS
589 -
590 -= 2.4.4 =
591 -* Bug Fix: When user is logged via SSO, validate if the auth token is set
592 -
593 -= 2.4.3 =
594 -* HotFix 1: When user is logged via SSO, persist the session in the admin area
595 -
596 -= 2.4.2 =
597 -* Bug fix 1: large log size for heavy traffic sites
598 -
599 -= 2.4.1 =
600 -* Bugfix 1: Imported Posts published with duplicate images
601 -
602 -= 2.4.0 =
603 -* Feature 1: Single Sign On to WP from Dashboard
604 -* Feature 2: Modifying Existing Posts with CA AI
605 -* Improvement 1: Improved Error Handling for menu Image field
606 -* Improvement 2: Notification about permalink compatibility
607 -* Improvement 3: Remove outdate UI component (Clear Cache Button)
608 -* Improvement 4: Delete Zipped logs older than 30 days
609 -* Improvement 5: Displaying Block Quote elements from CA
610 -* Bug fix 1: Table of Contents not Working for some sites
611 -* Bug fix 2: FAQ Section not comming in correctly for some sites
612 -* Bug fix 3: Error warning while publishing to WP Elementor on some sites
613 -* Bug fix 4: Fatal Error triggered on invalid URI
614 -* Bug fix 5: Preserve redirection for forward slash ending urls
615 -
616 -= 2.3.11 =
617 -* Feature 1: Modifying Existing Posts with Content Assistant AI
618 -
619 -= 2.3.10 =
620 -* Bug fix 1: Critical Error with undeclared global Post Object
621 -
622 -= 2.3.8 =
623 -* Bug fix 1: Check out flow breaking on some sites
624 -
625 -= 2.3.7 =
626 -* Bug fix 1: Otto Interfering with some non-native Ajax requests
627 -
628 -= 2.3.6 =
629 -* Bug fix 1: Activating Otto SSR breaks UI on some sites
630 -
631 -= 2.3.5 =
632 -* Bug fix 1: Argument Count Error on some custom themes
633 -* Bug fix 2: Missing Title on some sites
634 -* Improvement 1: Serve Otto improved changes to Bot
635 -
636 -= 2.3.4 =
637 -* Bug fix 1: Error Viewing blog posts in some Nginx sites
638 -* Improvement 1: Otto Crawl monitoring
639 -* Improvement 2: Remove redundant requests to back end
640 -
641 -= 2.3.3 =
642 -* Bug fix 1: Checkout failure on some sites
643 -
644 -= 2.3.2 =
645 -* Bug fix 1: Fatal Error on empty tag attributes
646 -* Bug fix 2: Plugin Breaking Grid Page Sites
647 -
648 -= 2.3.1 =
649 -* Improvement 1: Real Time Server Side Rendering - No HTML Cache
650 -
651 -= 2.3.0 =
652 -* Bug fix 1: Fix 500 error when publishing a post
653 -* Bug fix 2: Fix OTTO SSR disabling the WordPress edit menu
654 -* Bug fix 3: Fix rest_forbidden error when publishing blog post
655 -* Bug fix 4: Fix OTTO breaking website layout (top-bar)
656 -* Improvement 1: Session Based Rendering
657 -* Improvement 2: Reset Heartbeat API calls to 5-minute intervals
658 -* Improvement 3: Update plugin layout and implement white-labelling
659 -* Improvement 4: Implement new caching mechanism
660 -
661 -= 2.2.7 =
662 -* Bug fix 1: Fix 429 page issue
663 -* Improvement 1: Disabling Otto on error pages like 404
664 -
665 -= 2.2.6 =
666 -* Improvement 1: Refactored CI/CD Pipelines and added releases
667 -
668 -= 2.2.5 =
669 -* Bug fix 1: Critical error on metasync logs page
670 -* Bug fix 2: Purchase process affected on Ecommerce Sites
671 -
672 -= 2.2.4 =
673 -* Bug fix 1: AI page builder formatting
674 -* Bug fix 2: Categories not syncing
675 -
676 -= 2.2.3 =
677 -* Bug Fix 1: Compatibility Improvements
678 -* Bug Fix 2: Hero Image not showing on some posts
679 -* Bug Fix 3: Post title missing on some posts
680 -
681 -= 2.2.2 =
682 -* Feature 1: Clear Otto Caches Button
683 -* Feature 2: Option to disable Otto for logged in Users
684 -* Bug fix 1: Hero Image not getting Updated
685 -
686 -= 2.2.1 =
687 -* Bugfix 1: Fix login Loop Issue on Sites with OTTO SSR
688 -* Bugfix 2: Fix Otto SSR Caching Problem on the Admin Side
689 -* Bugfix 3: Fix H1 rendering on published Posts
690 -
691 -= 2.2.0 =
692 -* Bugfix 1: Fix login Issues on Sites with OTTO SSR
693 -* Bugfix 2: Accepting UUID to activate OTTO on Wordpress
694 -* Feature 1: Alerting users to remove OTTO JS before activating OTTO SSR
695 -* Feature 2: Instant deployment of changes made on OTTO dashboard
696 -
697 -= 2.1.1 =
698 -* bugfix 1: Logging System - Fix Corrupted Zip Files
699 -
700 -= 2.1.0 =
701 -* Feature : Server Side Rendering of the Otto Pixel
702 -
703 -= 2.0.0 =
704 -* Feature 1: Metasync Specific Site Log Monitoring & Logging
705 -* Bugfix 1: Failed Image Syncing
706 -* Bugfix 2: Fix AI landing Page Visibility
707 -* Bugfix 3: Headings Coming over with #000000
708 -
709 -= 1.9.3 =
710 -* Fixed : Error Publishing Blog Article
711 -
712 -= 1.9.2 =
713 -* Fix : Renamed DB Migration Class to Prevent Conflict
714 -
715 -= 1.9.1 =
716 -* Feature 1: Stability Improvements
717 -
718 -= 1.9.0 =
719 -* Bug fixes
720 -* Fixed PHP 7.1.x compatibility issues
721 -
722 -= 1.8.9 =
723 -* Enhanced security measures
724 -
725 -= 1.8.8 =
726 -* Improved general page settings
727 -
728 -= 1.8.7 =
729 -* Enhanced compatibility with WordPress Dashboard
730 -
731 -= 1.8.6 =
732 -* Server-side improvements
733 -
734 -= 1.8.5 =
735 -* Additional server optimizations
736 -
737 -= 1.8.4 =
738 -* Resolved logic issues for white labels
739 -
740 -= 1.8.3 =
741 -* Fixed isset issues for white labels and public view
742 -
743 -= 1.8.2 =
744 -* Addressed isset issues for white labels and error logging
745 -
746 -= 1.8.1 =
747 -* Fixed isset issues for white labels
748 -
749 -= 1.8.0 =
750 -* Fixed "Sync now" plugin list addition
751 -
752 -= 1.7.9 =
753 -* Fixed content removal in Debug Log
754 -
755 -= 1.7.8 =
756 -* Fixed content removal in Debug Log
757 -
758 -= 1.7.7 =
759 -* Improved Default Debug Log
760 -
761 -= 1.7.6 =
762 -* Enhanced Default Debug Log
763 -
764 -= 1.7.5 =
765 -* Improved Debug functionality
766 -
767 -= 1.7.4 =
768 -* General code improvements
769 -
770 -= 1.7.3 =
771 -* Continued code enhancements
772 -
773 -= 1.7.2 =
774 -* Fixed various errors
775 -
776 -= 1.7.1 =
777 -* Addressed metasync error logging
778 -
779 -= 1.7.0 =
780 -* Enhanced code and integrated Otto
781 -
782 -= 1.6.9 =
783 -* Improved compatibility with Divi Child theme
784 -
785 -= 1.6.8 =
786 -* Fixed issues with figure tags
787 -
788 -= 1.6.7 =
789 -* Enhanced support for Iframe tags
790 -
791 -= 1.6.6 =
792 -* Redirects updated after White Label changes
793 -
794 -= 1.6.5 =
795 -* Code and White Label improvements
796 -
797 -= 1.6.4 =
798 -* General code improvements
799 -
800 -= 1.6.3 =
801 -* Continued code enhancements
802 -
803 -= 1.6.2 =
804 -* Code improvements and menu renaming
805 -
806 -= 1.6.1 =
807 -* Code enhancements and White Label updates
808 -
809 -= 1.6.0 =
810 -* Code improvements and added Sub Pages functionality
811 -
812 -= 1.5.9 =
813 -* Code improvements and HTML format fixes
814 -
815 -= 1.5.8 =
816 -* Code improvements and HTML format fixes
817 -
818 -= 1.5.7 =
819 -* Code enhancements and bug fixes
820 -
821 -= 1.5.6 =
822 -* Code improvements and bug fixes
823 -
824 -= 1.5.5 =
825 -* General code improvements
826 -
827 -= 1.5.4 =
828 -* Code enhancements
829 -* Fixed List Item components
830 -
831 -= 1.5.3 =
832 -* Code improvements
833 -* Integrated Divi
834 -
835 -= 1.5.2 =
836 -* Code enhancements
837 -* Fixed Elementor activation bug
838 -
839 -= 1.5.1 =
840 -* General code improvements
841 -
842 -= 1.5.0 =
843 -* Continued code enhancements
844 -
845 -= 1.4.9 =
846 -* General code improvements
847 -
848 -= 1.4.8 =
849 -* Added CSS for Search Atlas
850 -* Code enhancements
851 -
852 -= 1.4.7 =
853 -* Added Permalink Structure Validator
854 -* Enhanced Page Editor checks
855 -* Option to choose Page Editor
856 -* Code improvements and bug fixes
857 -
858 -= 1.4.6 =
859 -* Code enhancements and bug fixes
860 -
861 -= 1.4.5 =
862 -* Code improvements and bug fixes
863 -* Removed deprecated features from codebase
864 -
865 -= 1.4.4 =
866 -* Code enhancements and bug fixes
867 -* Added option to enable/disable features menu in General settings
868 -
869 -= 1.4.3 =
870 -* Changed post permalink approach to prevent conflicts
871 -* Updated page template to default instead of blank
872 -* Set page parent to main if page doesn't exist
873 -* Fixed permalink function in getPagesList
874 -* Resolved minor bugs and improved code
875 -
876 -= 1.4.2 =
877 -* Added new API endpoint `getPostByURL` to find posts by URL
878 -* Updated README content and "Tested up to" attribute to latest version
879 -* Updated `getPagesList` API to display all pages in JSON response
880 -* Fixed bug in retrieving `post_id` in API codes
881 -* Improved Pages management API for sub pages
882 -
883 -= 1.4.1 =
884 -* Added three new API endpoints for creating pages
885 -* Renamed heartbeat endpoints and functions
886 -* Updated heartbeat categories and user sync limits and responses
887 -* Updated plugin name and description
888 -* Added plugin banner for marketplace page
889 -* Removed Sitemaps feature, functions, and routes
890 -* Added option to enable/disable Schema on Posts and Pages
891 -* Improved General Settings UI/UX
892 -* Fixed bugs and enhanced code
893 -
894 -= 1.4.0 =
895 -* Feature: Basic Markdown support `[markdown] MARKDOWN CONTENT [/markdown]`
896 -* Feature: Set a new Landing Page via API
897 -* API code improvements and bug fixes
898 -
899 -= 1.3.4 =
900 -* Enhanced Error Logs viewer and messages
901 -* Added new error logs API
902 -* Fixed `createPost` API code bug
903 -
904 -= 1.3.3 =
905 -* Performance enhancements and bug fixes
906 -
907 -= 1.3.2 =
908 -* Fixed bugs related to post and page images
909 -
910 -= 1.3.1 =
911 -* Updated UI for HTML Accordion components
912 -
913 -= 1.3.0 =
914 -* Editor/APIs: Added HTML Accordion support via shortcode `[accordion]CONTENT[/accordion]`
915 -* APIs: Enabled editing drafts or published posts and pages multiple times without duplication via permalink
916 -* APIs: Allowed manual addition of schema/scripts/styles to posts and pages
917 -* APIs: Improved `deleteItem` endpoint code to comply with REST standards
918 -* APIs: Numerous bug fixes and code enhancements for better performance and stability
919 -
920 -= 1.2.8 =
921 -* Added new business type "Tree Services" to Business SEO page
922 -
923 -= 1.2.7 =
924 -* Added Error Logs GET API endpoint
925 -* Enabled functionality to trigger on-demand payload requests
926 -* Added heartbeat HTTP request error information to Error Logs
927 -* Set a limit of one thousand records for categories and users
928 -
929 -= 1.2.6 =
930 -* Fixed issue displaying all fields in Optimal Settings
931 -
932 -= 1.2.5 =
933 -* Enabled selecting the author of a post/page randomly in Create/Update item APIs
934 -* Added ALT text for hero images in Create/Update item API payloads
935 -* Set specific post dates within the last two months in Create API
936 -* Added validation for `post_date` in Create/Update item APIs
937 -* Refactored Create/Update item API code
938 -
939 -= 1.2.4 =
940 -* Added feature and menu to enable/disable Open Graph, Facebook, and Twitter meta tags for all posts and pages
941 -* Updated plugin version and README file
942 -
943 -= 1.2.3 =
944 -* Enabled returning revisions for posts or pages in the update endpoint
945 -* Added or updated post tags in Create and Update endpoints
946 -* Included tags list in heartbeat API payload
947 -
948 -= 1.2.2 =
949 -* Optimized Create and Update endpoints for media uploads
950 -* Added redirection functionality in Create and Update endpoints
951 -* Enabled/disabling comments in Create and Update APIs
952 -* Fixed category updates in heartbeat API
953 -* Resolved issue uploading previously unuploaded images to media in Create API
954 -
955 -= 1.2.1 =
956 -* Added hero image attribute `hero_image_url` in Create or Update post endpoint
957 -* Refactored image upload code to use URLs in Create/Update endpoints
958 -* Updated plugin README file
959 -
960 -= 1.2.0 =
961 -* Added post author in Create post endpoint
962 -* Included users in heartbeat API with `users` attribute
963 -* Assigned authors to attachments when uploading images to the media library
964 -* Rebuilt post content tags based on HTML rules
965 -
966 -= 1.1.9 =
967 -* Enabled saving images from URLs to the WordPress media library
968 -* Added functionality to save images from URLs in Create/Update endpoints
969 -* Implemented checks for existing images from URLs in Update endpoint
970 -
971 -= 1.1.8 =
972 -* Corrected home URL storage in the 404 Monitor database
973 -* Identified correct page URLs in the 404 Monitor for redirection
974 -* Utilized correct URLs from the 404 Monitor for Redirection
975 -
976 -= 1.1.7 =
977 -* Sent post categories as a list to backend requests
978 -* Enabled auto-generation of the plugin's authorization key
979 -* Displayed a message when the Search Atlas API key is not saved
980 -
981 -= 1.1.6 =
982 -* Updated the title of General Settings
983 -* Updated plugin screenshots
984 -
985 -= 1.1.5 =
986 -* Added/Replaced categories for posts with a key to append categories in update items
987 -* Synchronized post categories in Create/Update item endpoints
988 -* Refactored code to sync customer website configurations and post categories
989 -
990 -= 1.1.4 =
991 -* Fixed issue sending categories as JSON in heartbeat payload
992 -* Removed special characters from category JSON
993 -* Fixed heartbeat request interval settings
994 -
995 -= 1.1.3 =
996 -* Removed login fields for obtaining JWT token from General Settings
997 -* Removed dashboard link from the plugin
998 -* Set heartbeat frequency to every 5 minutes
999 -* Configured heartbeat requests to trigger on saving General Settings
1000 -
1001 -= 1.1.2 =
1002 -* Removed double quotes and forward slashes from JSON-LD Schema
1003 -
1004 -= 1.1.1 =
1005 -* Fixed article name issue in JSON-LD Schema
1006 -* Added plugin icon to the plugin directory
1007 -* Added plugin screenshots to the plugin directory
1008 -* Included changelogs in the plugin's README file
1009 -
1010 -= 1.1.0 =
1011 -* Added a button to manually force heartbeat sending to the server
1012 -* Displayed the last sync timestamp to monitor heartbeat status
1013 -* Added input field to save the Search Atlas API key in General Settings
1014 -* Included Search Atlas API key in the header of Heartbeat API
1015 -* Removed JWT token and Customer ID from Heartbeat Request
1016 -
1017 -= 1.0.9 =
1018 -* Added `meta_description` and `meta_robots` to the payload
1019 -* Fixed issue updating categories consistently in the payload
1020 -* Fixed issue adding two different `meta_robots` values in the header
1021 -* Included blog categories in the Heartbeat payload
1022 -
1023 -= 1.0.8 =
1024 -* Updated post/page permalinks during post updates via API payload
1025 -* Updated post categories during post updates via API payload
1026 -
1027 -= 1.0.7 =
1028 -* Added categories during post creation
1029 -* Included Permalink URL during page creation
1030 -* Set default post type to Post and post status to Publish
1031 -
1032 -= 1.0.6 =
1033 -* Added new sanitization for JSON-LD to echo in the header
1034 -* Removed third-party URLs from post data in the plugin
1035 -
1036 -= 1.0.5 =
1037 -* Created new `deleteItem` API to delete posts
1038 -* Refactored JSON-LD schema code to include all posts and pages
1039 -* Added prepare method in WHERE clause fields of queries
1040 -
1041 -= 1.0.4 =
1042 -* Added new sanitization for all POST and GET variables
1043 -* Refactored all plugin code
1044 -
1045 -= 1.0.3 =
1046 -* Added sanitization for all missing POST/REQUEST variables
1047 -* Implemented escape methods for all internal print variables
1048 -* Refactored all select boxes to use select options
1049 -* Removed redundant code from the plugin
1050 -
1051 -= 1.0.2 =
1052 -* Fixed issue excluding post IDs from sitemaps via API or General Settings
1053 -* Fixed issue sanitizing null values in common settings
1054 -
1055 -= 1.0.1 =
1056 -* Fixed invalid token issue in Heartbeat API
1057 -* Fixed exception handling in LinkGraph login response
1058 -
1059 -= 1.0.0 =
1060 -Initial release.
153 +Older release notes are available in the CHANGELOG.md file included with the plugin.