← All changes | public/class-metasync-rest-api.php +660 -336 2.6.16 → 2.7.2 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	$api_key = '';
259	172
		@@ -269,11 +182,11 @@
269	182	if (empty($api_key) && isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_API_KEY'])) {
270	183	$api_key = sanitize_text_field(wp_unslash($_SERVER['HTTP_X_API_KEY']));
271	184	}
272	185
273		- // Fallback: ?apikey= query param (deprecated)
274		- if (empty($api_key) && isset($_GET['apikey'])) {
275		- $api_key = sanitize_text_field($_GET['apikey']);
	186	+ // Fallback: ?apikey= query param (deprecated, kept for platform compatibility)
	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 +267,146 @@
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 Authorization: Bearer and X-API-Key headers,
	371	+ * matching 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	+ if ($api_key === '') {
	397	+ return false;
	398	+ }
	399	+
	400	+ $stored_key = $this->get_stored_api_key();
	401	+ if (empty($stored_key)) {
	402	+ return false;
	403	+ }
	404	+
	405	+ return hash_equals((string) $stored_key, $api_key);
	406	+ }
	407	+
	408	+
345	409	public function metasync_register_rest_routes()
346	410	{
347	411	// Critical Routes
348	412	/*
		@@ -481,9 +545,9 @@
481	545	array(
482	546	array(
483	547	'methods' => 'GET',
484	548	'callback' => function () {
485		- $getPostID = url_to_postid(sanitize_url($_GET['url']));
	549	+ $getPostID = url_to_postid(sanitize_url(wp_unslash($_GET['url']))); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- REST route authenticated by API key, not cookies
486	550
487	551	if ($getPostID==0) {
488	552	$response = false;
489	553	}else{
		@@ -1012,9 +1076,9 @@
1012	1076	}
1013	1077
1014	1078	public function get_errorlogs()
1015	1079	{
1016		- $get_data = metasync_sanitize_input_array($_GET);
	1080	+ $get_data = metasync_sanitize_input_array($_GET); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- REST route authenticated by API key, not cookies
1017	1081	if (!isset($get_data['limit']))
1018	1082	return false;
1019	1083	$limit = sanitize_text_field($get_data['limit']) ?? null;
1020	1084
		@@ -1202,9 +1266,9 @@
1202	1266	}
1203	1267	} catch (Throwable $e) {
1204	1268	// Fallback to DOMDocument if Dom\HTMLDocument fails
1205	1269	if (defined('WP_DEBUG_LOG') && WP_DEBUG_LOG) {
1206		- error_log('MetaSync: Dom\HTMLDocument error, falling back to DOMDocument: ' . $e->getMessage());
	1270	+ 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	1271	}
1208	1272	$dom = new DOMDocument();
1209	1273	libxml_use_internal_errors(true);
1210	1274	$encoded_content = $this->encode_numeric_entities($content);
		@@ -1404,9 +1468,9 @@
1404	1468	$image_id = attachment_url_to_postid($node->getAttribute('src') );
1405	1469	$image_alt = get_post_meta($image_id, '_wp_attachment_image_alt', TRUE);
1406	1470	$result ='[et_pb_image src="'.$node->getAttribute('src') .'" url="'.$node->getAttribute('src'). '" _builder_version="'.ET_BUILDER_VERSION.'" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" sticky_enabled="0"][/et_pb_image]';
1407	1471
1408		- error_log(json_encode($e));
	1472	+ error_log(json_encode($e)); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log -- genuine failure path, bounded, no secrets
1409	1473
1410	1474	}
1411	1475	}elseif($node->nodeName === 'iframe'){
1412	1476	$result= '[et_pb_code _builder_version="'.ET_BUILDER_VERSION.'" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"]'.$node->ownerDocument->saveHTML($node).'[/et_pb_code]' ;
		@@ -1534,71 +1598,12 @@
1534	1598	return $attachment_id;
1535	1599	}
1536	1600
1537	1601	/**
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.
	1602	+ * Remove a leading <h1> from post content when it duplicates the post title.
1598	1603	*
1599	1604	* 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
	1605	+ * synced body also opens with the title. Counterpart of the guard, which
1601	1606	* only prevents prepending a second H1 but never removes one supplied in the body.
1602	1607	*
1603	1608	* @param string $content Post body HTML
1604	1609	* @param string $title Post title
		@@ -1615,9 +1620,9 @@
1615	1620	return $content;
1616	1621	}
1617	1622
1618	1623	# 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));
	1624	+ $h1_text = trim(html_entity_decode(wp_strip_all_tags($h1_match[1]), ENT_QUOTES | ENT_HTML5));
1620	1625	$title_text = trim(html_entity_decode((string) $title, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_HTML5));
1621	1626	if ($h1_text === '' || strcasecmp($h1_text, $title_text) !== 0) {
1622	1627	return $content;
1623	1628	}
		@@ -1625,9 +1630,9 @@
1625	1630	return substr($trimmed, strlen($h1_match[0]));
1626	1631	}
1627	1632
1628	1633	/**
1629		- * WP-429: Decide whether the synced body should carry a prepended <h1> title.
	1634	+ * Decide whether the synced body should carry a prepended <h1> title.
1630	1635	*
1631	1636	* Replaces the unreliable 7-day hidden-post probe (title_in_headings) as the
1632	1637	* source of truth for the prepend decision. We only prepend when we have a
1633	1638	* POSITIVE, render-verified verdict that the active theme does NOT render the
		@@ -1651,9 +1656,9 @@
1651	1656	return false;
1652	1657	}
1653	1658
1654	1659	/**
1655		- * WP-429: After a post is saved, render its live URL once and record whether
	1660	+ * After a post is saved, render its live URL once and record whether
1656	1661	* the active theme outputs the post title in a heading. The verdict is cached
1657	1662	* per post-type so subsequent syncs skip the round-trip. Best-effort: any
1658	1663	* inconclusive fetch (non-200, cache/challenge page, wrong post) records
1659	1664	* nothing and is retried on the next sync.
		@@ -1693,9 +1698,9 @@
1693	1698	Metasync::set_option($options);
1694	1699	}
1695	1700
1696	1701	/**
1697		- * WP-429: Fetch the rendered post and detect whether the theme outputs the
	1702	+ * Fetch the rendered post and detect whether the theme outputs the
1698	1703	* title in a heading.
1699	1704	*
1700	1705	* @param string $permalink Public permalink
1701	1706	* @param int $post_id Saved post ID (used to confirm we fetched the right page)
		@@ -1741,9 +1746,9 @@
1741	1746	return $this->title_present_in_headings($html, $post_title);
1742	1747	}
1743	1748
1744	1749	/**
1745		- * WP-429: Return true if $title appears within any heading (h1–h6) of $html.
	1750	+ * Return true if $title appears within any heading (h1–h6) of $html.
1746	1751	*
1747	1752	* @param string $html Rendered page HTML
1748	1753	* @param string $title Title text to match
1749	1754	* @return bool
		@@ -1774,8 +1779,65 @@
1774	1779	}
1775	1780	return false;
1776	1781	}
1777	1782
	1783	+ /**
	1784	+ * Find a post this plugin created that has the given title.
	1785	+ *
	1786	+ * Only posts flagged metasync_post=yes are considered, so a customer's own
	1787	+ * page that happens to share the title is never picked up and overwritten.
	1788	+ *
	1789	+ * @param string $title Post title to match exactly
	1790	+ * @param string $post_type Post type to search
	1791	+ * @return int|null Matching post ID, or null when there is none
	1792	+ */
	1793	+ private function find_plugin_post_by_title($title, $post_type)
	1794	+ {
	1795	+ $query = new WP_Query(
	1796	+ array(
	1797	+ 'post_type' => $post_type,
	1798	+ 'title' => $title,
	1799	+ 'post_status' => array('publish', 'draft', 'pending'),
	1800	+ 'meta_key' => 'metasync_post',
	1801	+ 'meta_value' => 'yes',
	1802	+ 'posts_per_page' => 2,
	1803	+ 'no_found_rows' => true,
	1804	+ 'fields' => 'ids',
	1805	+ 'orderby' => 'ID',
	1806	+ 'order' => 'ASC',
	1807	+ )
	1808	+ );
	1809	+
	1810	+ // Never guess when duplicate flagged posts share a title.
	1811	+ return 1 === count($query->posts) ? (int) $query->posts[0] : null;
	1812	+ }
	1813	+
	1814	+ /**
	1815	+ * Limit what a create call may change on a post it only matched by title.
	1816	+ *
	1817	+ * A title match is a guess, so it must never take a page offline or move
	1818	+ * its URL. A post that is live keeps its status and slug. A post that has
	1819	+ * never been published may be published, and may take the requested slug
	1820	+ * because nothing links to it yet.
	1821	+ *
	1822	+ * @param array $post_args Arguments about to be passed to wp_update_post()
	1823	+ * @param string $existing_status Current status of the matched post
	1824	+ * @return array Arguments with any unsafe status/slug change removed
	1825	+ */
	1826	+ private function protect_title_matched_post(array $post_args, $existing_status)
	1827	+ {
	1828	+ if (!in_array($existing_status, array('draft', 'pending'), true)) {
	1829	+ unset($post_args['post_status'], $post_args['post_name']);
	1830	+ return $post_args;
	1831	+ }
	1832	+
	1833	+ if (isset($post_args['post_status']) && 'publish' !== $post_args['post_status']) {
	1834	+ unset($post_args['post_status']);
	1835	+ }
	1836	+
	1837	+ return $post_args;
	1838	+ }
	1839	+
1778	1840	public function create_item($request)
1779	1841	{
1780	1842	// Checking for type of object for response type
1781	1843	$array_response = true;
		@@ -1828,9 +1890,9 @@
1828	1890	} elseif (!empty($theme_template) && stripos($theme_template, 'flatsome') !== false) {
1829	1891	$is_flatsome_theme = true;
1830	1892	}
1831	1893
1832		- # WP-429: Always strip a leading H1 that duplicates the title. The
	1894	+ # Always strip a leading H1 that duplicates the title. The
1833	1895	# theme renders post_title in its header on virtually every theme, so a
1834	1896	# title H1 at the top of the body is a duplicate. Whether we then put one
1835	1897	# back is decided by should_prepend_title() below.
1836	1898	if (isset($item['post_title'])) {
		@@ -1846,9 +1908,9 @@
1846	1908	if(!$title_and_feature_image['image_in_content'] && !empty($item['hero_image_url'])){
1847	1909	$item['post_content'] = '<img src="' . esc_url_raw($item['hero_image_url']) . '" />'.$item['post_content'] ;
1848	1910	}
1849	1911
1850		- # WP-429: Only prepend the title H1 when the theme is render-verified to
	1912	+ # Only prepend the title H1 when the theme is render-verified to
1851	1913	# omit it. Unknown verdict defaults to NOT prepending (see should_prepend_title).
1852	1914	if(isset($item['post_title']) && $this->should_prepend_title($current_post_type)){
1853	1915	$item['post_content'] = '<h1>'.$item['post_title'].'</h1>'.$item['post_content'] ;
1854	1916	}
		@@ -1886,13 +1948,13 @@
1886	1948	$new_post['post_name'] = sanitize_text_field($item['permalink']);
1887	1949	}
1888	1950
1889	1951	if (isset($item['post_date']) && !empty($item['post_date'])) {
1890		- $is_valid_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($item['post_date'])) === $item['post_date'];
	1952	+ $is_valid_date = gmdate('Y-m-d', strtotime($item['post_date'])) === $item['post_date'];
1891	1953	if (!$is_valid_date) {
1892	1954	return new WP_Error(
1893	1955	'rest_post_invalid_date',
1894		- esc_html__('Post date is not valid'),
	1956	+ esc_html__('Post date is not valid', 'metasync'),
1895	1957	array('status' => 400)
1896	1958	);
1897	1959	}
1898	1960
		@@ -1925,20 +1987,16 @@
1925	1987	# $getPostID_byURL = @get_page_by_path($item['permalink'], OBJECT, $new_post['post_type'])->ID;
1926	1988	# Fix to avoid PHP error if the get_page_by_path returns null
1927	1989	$getPostID_byURL = @get_page_by_path($item['permalink'], OBJECT, $new_post['post_type']);
1928	1990	$getPostID_byURL = $getPostID_byURL ? $getPostID_byURL->ID : null;
	1991	+ $matched_by_title = false;
1929	1992	if ($getPostID_byURL == NULL) {
1930	1993	// check if the post_title is set and not empty when called by otto_ai_page
1931	1994	if(isset($new_post['post_title']) && $new_post['post_title']!==''){
1932		- $getPostID_byURL = new WP_Query(
1933		- array(
1934		- 'post_type' => $new_post['post_type'],
1935		- 'title' => $new_post['post_title']
1936		- )
1937		- );
1938		- $getPostID_byURL = $getPostID_byURL->posts[0]->ID ?? null;
	1995	+ $getPostID_byURL = $this->find_plugin_post_by_title($new_post['post_title'], $new_post['post_type']);
	1996	+ $matched_by_title = (NULL !== $getPostID_byURL);
	1997	+ }
1939	1998	}
1940		- }
1941	1999
1942	2000	// Allow HTML code for landing page
1943	2001	if (isset($item['is_landing_page']) && $item['is_landing_page'] == true) {
1944	2002	kses_remove_filters();
		@@ -1963,11 +2021,17 @@
1963	2021	update_post_meta($post_id, 'metasync_post', 'yes');
1964	2022	}
1965	2023
1966	2024	} else {
1967		- $new_post['ID'] = $post_id = $getPostID_byURL;
1968		- wp_update_post($new_post);
1969		- unset($new_post['ID']);
	2025	+ $post_id = $getPostID_byURL;
	2026	+ $update_post = $new_post;
	2027	+ $update_post['ID'] = $post_id;
	2028	+ if ($matched_by_title) {
	2029	+ $update_post = $this->protect_title_matched_post($update_post, get_post_status($post_id));
	2030	+ }
	2031	+ wp_update_post($update_post);
	2032	+ // Report what was actually saved, not what was requested.
	2033	+ $new_post['post_status'] = get_post_status($post_id);
1970	2034	$permalink = get_permalink($post_id);
1971	2035	}
1972	2036
1973	2037	if (isset($item['is_landing_page']) && $item['is_landing_page'] == true) {
		@@ -2009,13 +2073,17 @@
2009	2073	$post_meta['searchatlas_embed_bottom'] = $item['searchatlas_embed_bottom'];
2010	2074	}
2011	2075
2012	2076	// Add custom fields to posts and pages
2013		- foreach ($post_meta as $key => $value) {
2014		- // if (!empty($value) && !is_null($value)) {
2015		- add_post_meta($post_id, $key, $value, true);
2016		- // }
2017		- }
	2077	+ $this->metasync_apply_builder_meta($post_id, $post_meta, false);
	2078	+
	2079	+ // A freshly inserted post has no template of its own yet; match it to
	2080	+ // the one this site uses for its other posts.
	2081	+ $this->metasync_adopt_site_post_template(
	2082	+ $post_id,
	2083	+ isset($new_post['post_type']) ? $new_post['post_type'] : 'post',
	2084	+ (NULL === $getPostID_byURL)
	2085	+ );
2018	2086
2019	2087
2020	2088	$attachment_id = '';
2021	2089	if (isset($item['hero_image_url']) && !empty($item['hero_image_url'])) {
		@@ -2033,8 +2101,14 @@
2033	2101	$redirection['url'] = sanitize_url($item['redirection_url']);
2034	2102	}
2035	2103	if (!empty($redirection)) {
2036	2104	update_post_meta($post_id, 'metasync_post_redirection_meta', $redirection);
	2105	+ // REST/Gutenberg saves never reach the metabox nonce path, so
	2106	+ // the stored meta would never materialize a redirect row.
	2107	+ // Sync it here, same as the classic save hook does.
	2108	+ if (class_exists('Metasync_Post_Meta_Settings')) {
	2109	+ Metasync_Post_Meta_Settings::sync_post_redirect_rule($post_id, $redirection);
	2110	+ }
2037	2111	}
2038	2112
2039	2113	$post_cattegories = [];
2040	2114	# if ($new_post['post_type'] === 'post' && is_array(@$item['post_categories'])) {
		@@ -2090,20 +2164,19 @@
2090	2164	'action' => strtolower($action)
2091	2165	])
2092	2166	]);
2093	2167
2094		- # Track Content Genius event in GA4
	2168	+ # Both pipelines roll Content Genius syncs up to one hourly event
	2169	+ # with counts so a bulk sync of N articles stays a single send.
2095	2170	try {
2096	2171	Metasync_GA4::get_instance()->track_content_genius_event($post_id, strtolower($action));
	2172	+ Metasync_PostHog::content_genius_sync($new_post['post_type'], strtolower($action), !empty($item['is_landing_page']));
2097	2173	} catch (Exception $e) {
2098		- error_log('MetaSync: Analytics tracking failed for Content Genius - ' . $e->getMessage());
	2174	+ 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	2175	}
2100		-
2101		- // Google Indexing Integration
2102		- $this->metasync_google_index_post($post_id, $new_post['post_type'], $new_post['post_status']);
2103	2176	}
2104	2177
2105		- # WP-429: For standard synced posts, learn (once per post-type) whether the
	2178	+ # For standard synced posts, learn (once per post-type) whether the
2106	2179	# theme renders the title, so future syncs prepend only when genuinely needed.
2107	2180	if (!is_wp_error($post_id) && $post_id > 0
2108	2181	&& !isset($item['is_landing_page']) && empty($isOttoAiPage) && empty($item['style_data'])
2109	2182	&& $new_post['post_status'] === 'publish') {
		@@ -2109,9 +2182,9 @@
2109	2182	&& $new_post['post_status'] === 'publish') {
2110	2183	try {
2111	2184	$this->record_theme_title_verdict($post_id, $permalink, $new_post['post_title'], $new_post['post_type']);
2112	2185	} catch (Exception $e) {
2113		- error_log('MetaSync WP-429 title verdict failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
	2186	+ error_log('MetaSync title verdict failed: ' . $e->getMessage()); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log -- genuine failure path, bounded, no secrets
2114	2187	}
2115	2188	}
2116	2189
2117	2190	$respCreatePosts[$index] = array_merge($new_post, $post_meta);
		@@ -2156,9 +2229,9 @@
2156	2229	}
2157	2230
2158	2231	public function delete_item()
2159	2232	{
2160		- $get_data = metasync_sanitize_input_array($_GET);
	2233	+ $get_data = metasync_sanitize_input_array($_GET); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- REST route authenticated by API key, not cookies
2161	2234	if (!isset($get_data['ID']))
2162	2235	return false;
2163	2236
2164	2237	$post_id = sanitize_text_field($get_data['ID']) ?? null;
		@@ -2164,18 +2237,18 @@
2164	2237	$post_id = sanitize_text_field($get_data['ID']) ?? null;
2165	2238	$post = get_post($post_id);
2166	2239	if ($post) {
2167	2240	wp_delete_post($post_id);
	2241	+ // HTTP 204 requires no body for response, so no message is set.
2168	2242	return new WP_Error(
2169	2243	'rest_post_delete_success',
2170		- esc_html__(''),
2171		- // HTTP 204 requires no body for response
	2244	+ '',
2172	2245	array('status' => 204)
2173	2246	);
2174	2247	}
2175	2248	return new WP_Error(
2176	2249	'rest_post_delete_fail',
2177		- esc_html__('No post found in the database with requested ID.'),
	2250	+ esc_html__('No post found in the database with requested ID.', 'metasync'),
2178	2251	array('status' => 400)
2179	2252	);
2180	2253	}
2181	2254
		@@ -2180,9 +2253,9 @@
2180	2253	}
2181	2254
2182	2255	public function get_items($request)
2183	2256	{
2184		- $get_data = metasync_sanitize_input_array($_GET);
	2257	+ $get_data = metasync_sanitize_input_array($_GET); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- REST route authenticated by API key, not cookies
2185	2258
2186	2259	# let us check if request send post id and is valid int
2187	2260	if(isset($get_data['post_id']) AND intval($get_data['post_id']) > 0){
2188	2261
		@@ -2522,9 +2595,9 @@
2522	2595	$post_data = get_post($post_id);
2523	2596	if (!$post_data) {
2524	2597	return new WP_Error(
2525	2598	'rest_post_update_fail',
2526		- esc_html__('No post found in the database with requested ID.'),
	2599	+ esc_html__('No post found in the database with requested ID.', 'metasync'),
2527	2600	array('status' => 400)
2528	2601	);
2529	2602	}
2530	2603
		@@ -2549,9 +2622,14 @@
2549	2622	$update_params['meta_robots'] = $post['meta_robots'] ?
2550	2623	sanitize_text_field($post['meta_robots']) : $get_robots_meta;
2551	2624	}
2552	2625	if (isset($post['meta_canonical']) && !empty($post['meta_canonical'])) {
2553		- $update_params['meta_canonical'] = sanitize_text_field($post['meta_canonical']);
	2626	+ // Validate as a URL: drop unusable values instead of
	2627	+ // storing text that would later be emitted as a canonical.
	2628	+ $clean_canonical = Metasync_Canonical_Sanitizer::sanitize_for_save($post['meta_canonical']);
	2629	+ if ($clean_canonical !== '') {
	2630	+ $update_params['meta_canonical'] = $clean_canonical;
	2631	+ }
2554	2632	}
2555	2633
2556	2634	$isOttoAiPage = !empty($post['otto_ai_page']) && filter_var($post['otto_ai_page'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN);
2557	2635	$content = [];
		@@ -2578,9 +2656,9 @@
2578	2656
2579	2657	# Title to compare against — payload may omit post_title on update
2580	2658	$compare_title = isset($post['post_title']) && !empty($post['post_title']) ? $post['post_title'] : $post_fresh_data->post_title;
2581	2659
2582		- # WP-429: Always strip a leading H1 that duplicates the title; the theme
	2660	+ # Always strip a leading H1 that duplicates the title; the theme
2583	2661	# renders post_title in its header, so a body title H1 is a duplicate.
2584	2662	$post['post_content'] = $this->strip_leading_title_h1($post['post_content'], $compare_title);
2585	2663
2586	2664	# Skip title/image prepending for Flatsome (it displays them by default)
		@@ -2592,9 +2670,9 @@
2592	2670	if(!$title_and_feature_image['image_in_content'] && !empty($post['hero_image_url'])){
2593	2671	$post['post_content'] = '<img src="' . esc_url_raw($post['hero_image_url']) . '" />'.$post['post_content'] ;
2594	2672	}
2595	2673
2596		- # WP-429: Only prepend the title H1 when the theme is render-verified to
	2674	+ # Only prepend the title H1 when the theme is render-verified to
2597	2675	# omit it. Unknown verdict defaults to NOT prepending (see should_prepend_title).
2598	2676	if($this->should_prepend_title($post_fresh_data->post_type)){
2599	2677	$post['post_content'] = '<h1>'.$compare_title.'</h1>'.$post['post_content'] ;
2600	2678	}
		@@ -2640,9 +2718,8 @@
2640	2718	}
2641	2719
2642	2720	if (isset($post['post_status']) && !empty($post['post_status'])) {
2643	2721	$update_params['post_status'] = $post['post_status'] ? sanitize_text_field($post['post_status']) : 'publish';
2644		- $permalink = get_permalink($post_id);
2645	2722	}
2646	2723	if (isset($post['permalink']) || !empty($post['permalink'])) {
2647	2724	$update_params['post_name'] = sanitize_text_field($post['permalink']);
2648	2725	}
		@@ -2657,40 +2734,8 @@
2657	2734	);
2658	2735	}
2659	2736
2660	2737
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	2738	$post_cattegories = [];
2694	2739	# if ($post_data && $post_data->post_type === 'post' && is_array(@$post['post_categories'])) {
2695	2740
2696	2741	# fixed Undefined array key issue
		@@ -2713,12 +2758,13 @@
2713	2758	$attachment_id = $this->metasync_handle_hero_image($post_id, $post['hero_image_url'], $post['hero_image_alt_text']);
2714	2759	}
2715	2760
2716	2761	$resp_update = $this->update_object($post_id, $update_params);
	2762	+ // Read the permalink only after the new slug and status are saved;
	2763	+ // before that it is the old URL (or ?p=ID for a draft).
	2764	+ $permalink = get_permalink($post_id);
2717	2765	if(isset($content['elementor_meta_data'])){
2718		- foreach ($content['elementor_meta_data'] as $key => $value) {
2719		- update_post_meta($post_id, $key, $value);
2720		- }
	2766	+ $this->metasync_apply_builder_meta($post_id, $content['elementor_meta_data']);
2721	2767	if ( did_action( 'elementor/loaded' ) ) {
2722	2768	// Clear Elementor cache for the specified post ID
2723	2769	\Elementor\Plugin::instance()->files_manager->clear_cache();
2724	2770	}
		@@ -2733,8 +2779,15 @@
2733	2779	delete_post_meta($post_id, '_elementor_page_assets');
2734	2780	delete_post_meta($post_id, '_elementor_page_settings');
2735	2781	}
2736	2782
	2783	+ // Existing post: records the template decision without changing it.
	2784	+ $this->metasync_adopt_site_post_template(
	2785	+ $post_id,
	2786	+ get_post_type($post_id),
	2787	+ false
	2788	+ );
	2789	+
2737	2790	$redirection = array();
2738	2791	if (!empty($post['redirection_enable']) && !is_null($post['redirection_enable'])) {
2739	2792	$redirection['enable'] = sanitize_text_field($post['redirection_enable']);
2740	2793	}
		@@ -2745,8 +2798,14 @@
2745	2798	$redirection['url'] = sanitize_url($post['redirection_url']);
2746	2799	}
2747	2800	if (!empty($redirection)) {
2748	2801	update_post_meta($post_id, 'metasync_post_redirection_meta', $redirection);
	2802	+ // REST/Gutenberg saves never reach the metabox nonce path, so
	2803	+ // the stored meta would never materialize a redirect row.
	2804	+ // Sync it here, same as the classic save hook does.
	2805	+ if (class_exists('Metasync_Post_Meta_Settings')) {
	2806	+ Metasync_Post_Meta_Settings::sync_post_redirect_rule($post_id, $redirection);
	2807	+ }
2749	2808	}
2750	2809
2751	2810
2752	2811	$post_revisions = wp_get_post_revisions($post_id);
		@@ -2753,9 +2812,8 @@
2753	2812	// Sync post categories to customer dashboard
2754	2813	$this->lgSendCustomerPostParams();
2755	2814
2756	2815	unset($update_params['post_name']);
2757		- unset($update_params['post_category']);
2758	2816
2759	2817	$update_params['post_categories'] = $post_cattegories;
2760	2818	$update_params['post_tags'] = $post_tags;
2761	2819	$update_params['post_id'] = (int) $post_id;
		@@ -2785,14 +2843,9 @@
2785	2843
2786	2844	}
2787	2845	# update the content
2788	2846	// add and update the post meta
2789		- foreach ($post_meta_data as $key => $value) {
2790		- // if (!empty($value) && !is_null($value)) {
2791		-
2792		- update_post_meta($post_id, $key, $value);
2793		- //
2794		- }
	2847	+ $this->metasync_apply_builder_meta($post_id, $post_meta_data);
2795	2848	#check if the elementor plugin is active
2796	2849	if ( did_action( 'elementor/loaded' ) ) {
2797	2850	# Clear Elementor cache for the specified post ID
2798	2851	\Elementor\Plugin::instance()->files_manager->clear_cache();
		@@ -2825,16 +2878,17 @@
2825	2878	'updated_fields' => array_keys($update_params)
2826	2879	])
2827	2880	]);
2828	2881
2829		- # Track Content Genius event in GA4
	2882	+ # Track Content Genius event in GA4 and PostHog
2830	2883	try {
2831	2884	Metasync_GA4::get_instance()->track_content_genius_event($post_id, 'updated');
	2885	+ Metasync_PostHog::content_genius_sync($post_type, 'updated', !empty($post['is_landing_page']));
2832	2886	} catch (Exception $e) {
2833		- error_log('MetaSync: Analytics tracking failed for Content Genius - ' . $e->getMessage());
	2887	+ error_log('MetaSync: Analytics tracking failed for Content Genius - ' . $e->getMessage()); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log -- genuine failure path, bounded, no secrets
2834	2888	}
2835	2889
2836		- # WP-429: Learn (once per post-type) whether the theme renders the title,
	2890	+ # Learn (once per post-type) whether the theme renders the title,
2837	2891	# so future syncs prepend only when the theme genuinely omits it.
2838	2892	if ($post_id > 0 && empty($post['is_landing_page']) && empty($isOttoAiPage)
2839	2893	&& $sync_status === 'published') {
2840	2894	try {
		@@ -2839,9 +2893,9 @@
2839	2893	&& $sync_status === 'published') {
2840	2894	try {
2841	2895	$this->record_theme_title_verdict($post_id, ($permalink ?? get_permalink($post_id)), $post_title, $post_type);
2842	2896	} catch (Exception $e) {
2843		- error_log('MetaSync WP-429 title verdict failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
	2897	+ error_log('MetaSync title verdict failed: ' . $e->getMessage()); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log -- genuine failure path, bounded, no secrets
2844	2898	}
2845	2899	}
2846	2900	}
2847	2901
		@@ -2938,20 +2992,9 @@
2938	2992	if($isOttoAiPage){
2939	2993	// Change the page template from default to Metasync Template
2940	2994	$pageTemplate = Metasync_Template::TEMPLATE_NAME;
2941	2995	}
2942		- if ($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		- }
	2996	+ $this->metasync_write_page_template($post_id, $pageTemplate);
2954	2997	}
2955	2998
2956	2999	return rest_ensure_response($createPages);
2957	3000	}
		@@ -2974,9 +3017,9 @@
2974	3017	$post_data = get_post($payload['post_id']);
2975	3018	if(!isset($post_data->post_type)){
2976	3019	return new WP_Error(
2977	3020	'rest_page_type_fail',
2978		- esc_html__('No page found in the database with requested ID.'),
	3021	+ esc_html__('No page found in the database with requested ID.', 'metasync'),
2979	3022	array('status' => 400)
2980	3023	);
2981	3024	}
2982	3025	if ($post_data->post_type !== 'page') {
		@@ -3031,20 +3074,225 @@
3031	3074	if($isOttoAiPage){
3032	3075	// Change the page template from default to Metasync Template
3033	3076	$pageTemplate = Metasync_Template::TEMPLATE_NAME;
3034	3077	}
3035		- if ($pageTemplate !== 'default') {
3036		- update_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template', $pageTemplate);
	3078	+ $this->metasync_write_page_template($post_id, $pageTemplate);
	3079	+ }
	3080	+ return rest_ensure_response($updatePages->data);
	3081	+ }
	3082	+
	3083	+ /**
	3084	+ * The page template this site actually uses for a given post type.
	3085	+ *
	3086	+ * Content Genius has no idea which template a site's posts are built on, and
	3087	+ * neither does the converter. Hardcoding one downgraded every synced post;
	3088	+ * leaving the field empty is no better, because WordPress then falls back to
	3089	+ * the theme's default single template -- on a theme-builder site that is a
	3090	+ * bare, unstyled layout.
	3091	+ *
	3092	+ * So infer it: whatever the clear majority of this site's existing published
	3093	+ * entries of the same type already use.
	3094	+ *
	3095	+ * @param string $post_type
	3096	+ * @return string Template slug, or '' when the site has no clear convention.
	3097	+ */
	3098	+ private function metasync_prevailing_post_template($post_type)
	3099	+ {
	3100	+ $post_type = sanitize_key($post_type);
	3101	+
	3102	+ if ('' === $post_type) {
	3103	+ return '';
	3104	+ }
	3105	+
	3106	+ $cache_key = 'metasync_prevailing_tpl_' . $post_type;
	3107	+ $cached = get_transient($cache_key);
	3108	+
	3109	+ if (false !== $cached) {
	3110	+ return is_string($cached) ? $cached : '';
	3111	+ }
	3112	+
	3113	+ global $wpdb;
	3114	+
	3115	+ // Never propagate a template this plugin wrote itself.
	3116	+ $owned = $this->metasync_plugin_owned_templates();
	3117	+
	3118	+ $rows = $wpdb->get_results( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint over the plugin custom table — no WordPress API exists
	3119	+ $wpdb->prepare(
	3120	+ 'SELECT pm.meta_value AS tpl, COUNT(*) AS hits
	3121	+ FROM ' . $wpdb->postmeta . ' pm
	3122	+ INNER JOIN ' . $wpdb->posts . " p ON p.ID = pm.post_id
	3123	+ WHERE pm.meta_key = '_wp_page_template'
	3124	+ AND pm.meta_value <> ''
	3125	+ AND pm.meta_value <> 'default'
	3126	+ AND pm.meta_value NOT IN (" . implode(',', array_fill(0, count($owned), '%s')) . ")
	3127	+ AND p.post_type = %s
	3128	+ AND p.post_status = 'publish'
	3129	+ GROUP BY pm.meta_value
	3130	+ ORDER BY hits DESC",
	3131	+ array_merge($owned, array($post_type))
	3132	+ )
	3133	+ );
	3134	+
	3135	+ $prevailing = '';
	3136	+
	3137	+ if (!empty($rows)) {
	3138	+ // Measure the majority against every published entry of this type,
	3139	+ // not just the ones that set a template. Counting only the latter
	3140	+ // would let a handful of outliers on a special template read as a
	3141	+ // site-wide convention on a site whose posts otherwise use the
	3142	+ // theme default.
	3143	+ $total = (int) $wpdb->get_var( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint over the plugin custom table — no WordPress API exists
	3144	+ $wpdb->prepare(
	3145	+ "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {$wpdb->posts} WHERE post_type = %s AND post_status = 'publish'",
	3146	+ $post_type
	3147	+ )
	3148	+ );
	3149	+
	3150	+ $top = (int) $rows[0]->hits;
	3151	+
	3152	+ // Only adopt a convention that is genuinely a convention: several
	3153	+ // posts, and a clear majority of the site's published entries.
	3154	+ if ($top >= 3 && $total > 0 && ($top / $total) >= 0.6) {
	3155	+ $prevailing = (string) $rows[0]->tpl;
	3156	+ }
	3157	+ }
	3158	+
	3159	+ set_transient($cache_key, $prevailing, 6 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS);
	3160	+
	3161	+ return $prevailing;
	3162	+ }
	3163	+
	3164	+ /**
	3165	+ * Give a synced post the template the rest of the site uses.
	3166	+ *
	3167	+ * Only ever fills a blank -- an existing choice is never touched.
	3168	+ *
	3169	+ * Beyond brand-new inserts this also covers two cases that cannot regress
	3170	+ * anything a visitor is currently seeing: posts this plugin created itself
	3171	+ * (marked with `metasync_post`), and posts that have never been published.
	3172	+ * Everything else -- content the site author built by hand -- is left alone.
	3173	+ *
	3174	+ * @param int $post_id
	3175	+ * @param string $post_type
	3176	+ * @param bool $is_new Whether this sync actually inserted the post.
	3177	+ * @return void
	3178	+ */
	3179	+ private function metasync_adopt_site_post_template($post_id, $post_type, $is_new)
	3180	+ {
	3181	+ if (!$post_id) {
	3182	+ return;
	3183	+ }
	3184	+
	3185	+ $current = (string) get_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template', true);
	3186	+
	3187	+ if ('' !== $current && 'default' !== $current) {
	3188	+ return;
	3189	+ }
	3190	+
	3191	+ $is_plugin_post = ('yes' === get_post_meta($post_id, 'metasync_post', true));
	3192	+ $never_published = in_array(get_post_status($post_id), array('draft', 'pending', 'auto-draft'), true);
	3193	+
	3194	+ if (!$is_new && !$is_plugin_post && !$never_published) {
	3195	+ return;
	3196	+ }
	3197	+
	3198	+ $prevailing = $this->metasync_prevailing_post_template($post_type);
	3199	+
	3200	+ if ('' === $prevailing) {
	3201	+ return;
	3202	+ }
	3203	+
	3204	+ update_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template', $prevailing);
	3205	+ }
	3206	+
	3207	+ /**
	3208	+ * Page templates this plugin writes itself.
	3209	+ *
	3210	+ * Only these may be cleared when a sync carries the neutral 'default' value.
	3211	+ * Anything else stored in `_wp_page_template` was chosen in the editor and
	3212	+ * has to survive the sync -- notably 'elementor_header_footer' (Elementor
	3213	+ * Full Width), which the plugin never writes, so finding it there always
	3214	+ * means the user selected it.
	3215	+ *
	3216	+ * @return array
	3217	+ */
	3218	+ private function metasync_plugin_owned_templates()
	3219	+ {
	3220	+ require_once plugin_dir_path(dirname(__FILE__)) . 'includes/class-metasync-template.php';
	3221	+
	3222	+ return array(Metasync_Template::TEMPLATE_NAME, 'elementor_canvas');
	3223	+ }
	3224	+
	3225	+ /**
	3226	+ * Whether converter-generated builder meta may set `_wp_page_template`.
	3227	+ *
	3228	+ * Everything reaching this point was asserted by the converter, not chosen
	3229	+ * by anyone -- including 'elementor_canvas', which it emits for every page.
	3230	+ * So the incoming value carries no authority: builder meta may fill a blank
	3231	+ * and may replace a template this plugin wrote itself, but it must never
	3232	+ * overwrite one selected in the editor.
	3233	+ *
	3234	+ * Deliberate templates (OTTO pages, landing pages) do not come through here;
	3235	+ * they are written by metasync_write_page_template().
	3236	+ *
	3237	+ * @param int $post_id
	3238	+ * @return bool
	3239	+ */
	3240	+ private function metasync_can_write_page_template($post_id)
	3241	+ {
	3242	+ $current = get_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template', true);
	3243	+
	3244	+ // Nothing worth keeping.
	3245	+ if ('' === $current || 'default' === $current) {
	3246	+ return true;
	3247	+ }
	3248	+
	3249	+ // Only replace leftovers this plugin put there in the first place.
	3250	+ return in_array($current, $this->metasync_plugin_owned_templates(), true);
	3251	+ }
	3252	+
	3253	+ /**
	3254	+ * Store a page template, preserving one the user selected.
	3255	+ *
	3256	+ * @param int $post_id
	3257	+ * @param string $pageTemplate
	3258	+ * @return void
	3259	+ */
	3260	+ private function metasync_write_page_template($post_id, $pageTemplate)
	3261	+ {
	3262	+ if ('default' !== $pageTemplate) {
	3263	+ update_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template', $pageTemplate);
	3264	+ return;
	3265	+ }
	3266	+
	3267	+ $current = get_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template', true);
	3268	+
	3269	+ if ('' !== $current && in_array($current, $this->metasync_plugin_owned_templates(), true)) {
	3270	+ delete_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_page_template');
	3271	+ }
	3272	+ }
	3273	+
	3274	+ /**
	3275	+ * Apply builder meta while protecting the post's chosen page template.
	3276	+ *
	3277	+ * @param int $post_id
	3278	+ * @param array $meta
	3279	+ * @param bool $overwrite Replace existing meta, or only add when absent.
	3280	+ * @return void
	3281	+ */
	3282	+ private function metasync_apply_builder_meta($post_id, array $meta, $overwrite = true)
	3283	+ {
	3284	+ foreach ($meta as $key => $value) {
	3285	+ if ('_wp_page_template' === $key && !$this->metasync_can_write_page_template($post_id)) {
	3286	+ continue;
	3287	+ }
	3288	+
	3289	+ if ($overwrite) {
	3290	+ update_post_meta($post_id, $key, $value);
3037	3291	} 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		- }
	3292	+ add_post_meta($post_id, $key, $value, true);
3044	3293	}
3045	3294	}
3046		- return rest_ensure_response($updatePages->data);
3047	3295	}
3048	3296
3049	3297	public function delete_page()
3050	3298	{
		@@ -3070,8 +3318,17 @@
3070	3318	}
3071	3319
3072	3320	public function linkgraph_login()
3073	3321	{
	3322	+ # Relays caller-supplied credentials to the token API, so verify the
	3323	+ # nonce sent by admin/js (metasyncLGLogin) and confirm plugin access
	3324	+ # first; otherwise any logged-in user could use the site as a proxy.
	3325	+ check_ajax_referer('metasync_lglogin', 'nonce');
	3326	+
	3327	+ if (!Metasync::current_user_has_plugin_access()) {
	3328	+ wp_send_json_error(['message' => 'Not authorized']);
	3329	+ }
	3330	+
3074	3331	$post_data = metasync_sanitize_input_array($_POST);
3075	3332	$payload = array(
3076	3333	'username' => wp_unslash(sanitize_email($post_data['username'])),
3077	3334	'password' => wp_unslash(sanitize_text_field($post_data['password']))
		@@ -3088,9 +3345,9 @@
3088	3345	));
3089	3346
3090	3347	# Error handling for timeout or connection failures
3091	3348	if (is_wp_error($response)) {
3092		- error_log('MetaSync: Token API failed: ' . $response->get_error_message());
	3349	+ 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	3350	wp_send_json_error(array('message' => 'Token API request failed'));
3094	3351	wp_die();
3095	3352	}
3096	3353
		@@ -3224,9 +3481,9 @@
3224	3481	$option_name = '_transient_metasync_sa_connect_active_' . $nonce_token;
3225	3482	$timeout_name = '_transient_timeout_metasync_sa_connect_active_' . $nonce_token;
3226	3483
3227	3484	// Check expiry first
3228		- $timeout = $wpdb->get_var(
	3485	+ $timeout = $wpdb->get_var( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3229	3486	$wpdb->prepare(
3230	3487	"SELECT option_value FROM {$wpdb->options} WHERE option_name = %s LIMIT 1",
3231	3488	$timeout_name
3232	3489	)
		@@ -3233,14 +3490,14 @@
3233	3490	);
3234	3491
3235	3492	if ($timeout && (int) $timeout < time()) {
3236	3493	// 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));
	3494	+ $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => $option_name)); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
	3495	+ $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => $timeout_name)); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3239	3496	return false;
3240	3497	}
3241	3498
3242		- $value = $wpdb->get_var(
	3499	+ $value = $wpdb->get_var( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3243	3500	$wpdb->prepare(
3244	3501	"SELECT option_value FROM {$wpdb->options} WHERE option_name = %s LIMIT 1",
3245	3502	$option_name
3246	3503	)
		@@ -3264,9 +3521,9 @@
3264	3521	$option_name = '_transient_' . $transient_key;
3265	3522	$timeout_name = '_transient_timeout_' . $transient_key;
3266	3523
3267	3524	// Check expiry first
3268		- $timeout = $wpdb->get_var(
	3525	+ $timeout = $wpdb->get_var( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3269	3526	$wpdb->prepare(
3270	3527	"SELECT option_value FROM {$wpdb->options} WHERE option_name = %s LIMIT 1",
3271	3528	$timeout_name
3272	3529	)
		@@ -3272,14 +3529,14 @@
3272	3529	)
3273	3530	);
3274	3531
3275	3532	if ($timeout && (int) $timeout < time()) {
3276		- $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => $option_name));
3277		- $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => $timeout_name));
	3533	+ $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => $option_name)); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
	3534	+ $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => $timeout_name)); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3278	3535	return false;
3279	3536	}
3280	3537
3281		- $value = $wpdb->get_var(
	3538	+ $value = $wpdb->get_var( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3282	3539	$wpdb->prepare(
3283	3540	"SELECT option_value FROM {$wpdb->options} WHERE option_name = %s LIMIT 1",
3284	3541	$option_name
3285	3542	)
		@@ -3306,10 +3563,10 @@
3306	3563	{
3307	3564	delete_transient($transient_name);
3308	3565	if (wp_using_ext_object_cache()) {
3309	3566	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));
	3567	+ $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => '_transient_' . $transient_name)); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
	3568	+ $wpdb->delete($wpdb->options, array('option_name' => '_transient_timeout_' . $transient_name)); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3312	3569	}
3313	3570	}
3314	3571
3315	3572	/**
		@@ -3326,14 +3583,14 @@
3326	3583	{
3327	3584	set_transient($transient_name, $value, $expiration);
3328	3585	if (wp_using_ext_object_cache()) {
3329	3586	global $wpdb;
3330		- $wpdb->replace($wpdb->options, array(
	3587	+ $wpdb->replace($wpdb->options, array( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3331	3588	'option_name' => '_transient_' . $transient_name,
3332	3589	'option_value' => maybe_serialize($value),
3333	3590	'autoload' => 'no',
3334	3591	));
3335		- $wpdb->replace($wpdb->options, array(
	3592	+ $wpdb->replace($wpdb->options, array( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3336	3593	'option_name' => '_transient_timeout_' . $transient_name,
3337	3594	'option_value' => time() + $expiration,
3338	3595	'autoload' => 'no',
3339	3596	));
		@@ -3687,9 +3944,9 @@
3687	3944	*
3688	3945	* @param array $body_params Request body parameters
3689	3946	* @return array|WP_Error Validated parameters array or WP_Error
3690	3947	*/
3691		- private function extract_and_validate_searchatlas_params($body_params)
	3948	+ public function extract_and_validate_searchatlas_params($body_params)
3692	3949	{
3693	3950	$validation_errors = array();
3694	3951
3695	3952	// Extract parameters
		@@ -3710,14 +3967,18 @@
3710	3967	$validation_errors['api_key'] = 'API key contains invalid characters. Only alphanumeric, dash, underscore, and dot allowed';
3711	3968	}
3712	3969
3713	3970	// Validate uuid
	3971	+ // The OTTO Pixel UUID must be a real UUID. Anything else (a WordPress
	3972	+ // username such as "raza.imran" from an unregistered-project SSO, or any
	3973	+ // other arbitrary text) breaks OTTO SSR authentication once stored, so a
	3974	+ // non-UUID is rejected with 422 and nothing is persisted.
3714	3975	if (empty($uuid)) {
3715	3976	$validation_errors['uuid'] = 'UUID is required';
3716	3977	} elseif (!is_string($uuid)) {
3717	3978	$validation_errors['uuid'] = 'UUID must be a string';
3718		- } elseif (strlen($uuid) > 100) {
3719		- $validation_errors['uuid'] = 'UUID must not exceed 100 characters';
	3979	+ } elseif (!Metasync::is_valid_uuid($uuid)) {
	3980	+ $validation_errors['uuid'] = 'UUID must be a valid UUID';
3720	3981	}
3721	3982
3722	3983	// Validate status_code
3723	3984	if (!is_numeric($status_code)) {
		@@ -3770,9 +4031,9 @@
3770	4031	} elseif (strlen($whitelabel_domain) > 255) {
3771	4032	$validation_errors['whitelabel_domain'] = 'Whitelabel domain must not exceed 255 characters';
3772	4033	} elseif (!filter_var($whitelabel_domain, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL)) {
3773	4034	$validation_errors['whitelabel_domain'] = 'Whitelabel domain must be a valid URL';
3774		- } elseif (!in_array(parse_url($whitelabel_domain, PHP_URL_SCHEME), ['http', 'https'])) {
	4035	+ } elseif (!in_array(wp_parse_url($whitelabel_domain, PHP_URL_SCHEME), ['http', 'https'])) {
3775	4036	$validation_errors['whitelabel_domain'] = 'Whitelabel domain must use http or https protocol';
3776	4037	}
3777	4038	}
3778	4039
		@@ -3785,9 +4046,9 @@
3785	4046	$validation_errors['whitelabel_logo'] = 'Whitelabel logo URL must not exceed 500 characters';
3786	4047	} else {
3787	4048	// If URL is invalid, we'll clear it later but not fail the POST
3788	4049	if (!filter_var($whitelabel_logo, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL) ||
3789		- !in_array(parse_url($whitelabel_logo, PHP_URL_SCHEME), ['http', 'https'])) {
	4050	+ !in_array(wp_parse_url($whitelabel_logo, PHP_URL_SCHEME), ['http', 'https'])) {
3790	4051	// Don't add to validation_errors - let POST succeed but clear the field
3791	4052	}
3792	4053	}
3793	4054	}
		@@ -3878,10 +4139,22 @@
3878	4139	$options['general'] = array();
3879	4140	}
3880	4141	// Only update the API key in settings if status_code is 200 (success)
3881	4142	if ($status_code === 200) {
3882		- $options['general']['searchatlas_api_key'] = $new_api_key;
3883		- $options['general']['otto_pixel_uuid'] = $new_otto_uuid;
	4143	+ // Encrypt the API key at rest; never store it in cleartext.
	4144	+ $options['general']['searchatlas_api_key'] = Metasync::encrypt_api_key($new_api_key);
	4145	+
	4146	+ // Defense-in-depth: the validator upstream already rejects a
	4147	+ // non-UUID with 422, but this method is also called directly
	4148	+ // (pull-based connect, tests, future callers), so the UUID is
	4149	+ // only stored when it passes the shared shape check. Anything
	4150	+ // else — a username landing here from an unregistered-project
	4151	+ // SSO — fails safe: the key is saved, the UUID is not.
	4152	+ if (Metasync::is_valid_uuid($new_otto_uuid)) {
	4153	+ $options['general']['otto_pixel_uuid'] = $new_otto_uuid;
	4154	+ } else {
	4155	+ error_log('MetaSync SA Connect: mark_searchatlas_nonce_used - refusing to store invalid OTTO Pixel UUID');
	4156	+ }
3884	4157	// Note: OTTO SSR is always enabled by default, no need to set
3885	4158
3886	4159	// Granular otto_config_status: record when SSO completed (ISO 8601 UTC)
3887	4160	$options['general']['sso_completed_at'] = gmdate('Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z');
		@@ -3900,35 +4173,43 @@
3900	4173
3901	4174	} else {
3902	4175	}
3903	4176
3904		- // Map whitelabel fields consistently (regardless of status_code)
	4177	+ // Map whitelabel fields consistently (regardless of status_code).
	4178	+ // Platform values only ever OVERWRITE local branding when they are
	4179	+ // actually sent — a plain (non-whitelabel) connect must not blank
	4180	+ // locally configured white-label identity, the same preservation
	4181	+ // rule the reset flows follow. Both readers
	4182	+ // (get_effective_plugin_name(), get_whitelabel_otto_name()) test
	4183	+ // with !empty(), so an omitted key keeps whatever was stored.
	4184	+ if (!empty($whitelabel_company_name)) {
	4185	+ $options['general']['white_label_plugin_name'] = $whitelabel_company_name;
	4186	+ }
	4187	+
	4188	+ // whitelabel_otto → OTTO Features naming (separate from plugin name)
	4189	+ if (!empty($whitelabel_otto)) {
	4190	+ $options['general']['whitelabel_otto_name'] = $whitelabel_otto;
	4191	+ }
	4192	+
	4193	+ // Store whitelabel settings (hidden from UI but accessible to plugin logic).
	4194	+ // Same preservation rule: a non-whitelabel connect leaves an
	4195	+ // existing local white-label configuration untouched; platform
	4196	+ // values only land when the platform actually reports them.
3905	4197	if ($is_whitelabel) {
3906		- // whitelabel_company_name → Plugin Name (general plugin branding)
3907		- if (!empty($whitelabel_company_name)) {
3908		- $options['general']['white_label_plugin_name'] = $whitelabel_company_name;
	4198	+ if (!isset($options['whitelabel'])) {
	4199	+ $options['whitelabel'] = array();
3909	4200	}
3910		-
3911		- // whitelabel_otto → OTTO Features naming (separate from plugin name)
3912		- if (!empty($whitelabel_otto)) {
3913		- $options['general']['whitelabel_otto_name'] = $whitelabel_otto;
	4201	+
	4202	+ $options['whitelabel']['is_whitelabel'] = true;
	4203	+ if (!empty($whitelabel_domain)) {
	4204	+ $options['whitelabel']['domain'] = $whitelabel_domain;
3914	4205	}
3915		- } else {
3916		- // Clear whitelabel fields when not whitelabel
3917		- unset($options['general']['white_label_plugin_name']);
3918		- unset($options['general']['whitelabel_otto_name']);
	4206	+ if (!empty($whitelabel_logo)) {
	4207	+ $options['whitelabel']['logo'] = $whitelabel_logo;
	4208	+ }
	4209	+ $options['whitelabel']['updated_at'] = time();
3919	4210	}
3920	4211
3921		- // Store whitelabel settings (hidden from UI but accessible to plugin logic)
3922		- if (!isset($options['whitelabel'])) {
3923		- $options['whitelabel'] = array();
3924		- }
3925		-
3926		- $options['whitelabel']['is_whitelabel'] = $is_whitelabel;
3927		- $options['whitelabel']['domain'] = $whitelabel_domain;
3928		- $options['whitelabel']['logo'] = $whitelabel_logo;
3929		- $options['whitelabel']['updated_at'] = time();
3930		-
3931	4212	// Log whitelabel configuration
3932	4213	if ($is_whitelabel) {
3933	4214	$log_parts = array('Whitelabel mode enabled');
3934	4215	if (!empty($whitelabel_domain)) {
		@@ -3946,11 +4227,12 @@
3946	4227
3947	4228	}
3948	4229
3949	4230	$save_result = Metasync::set_option($options);
	4231	+ Metasync::invalidate_api_key_cache();
3950	4232
3951	4233	if (!$save_result) {
3952		- error_log('MetaSync SA Connect: mark_searchatlas_nonce_used - Failed to save plugin options');
	4234	+ error_log('MetaSync SA Connect: mark_searchatlas_nonce_used - Failed to save plugin options'); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log -- genuine failure path, bounded, no secrets
3953	4235	} else {
3954	4236	if ($status_code === 200) {
3955	4237	// Option 1: Set heartbeat cache and last-known to CONNECTED so dashboard shows iframe immediately.
3956	4238	// If the immediate heartbeat then fails (e.g. backoff), Option 2 prevents overwriting this to DISCONNECTED.
		@@ -3962,9 +4244,9 @@
3962	4244	);
3963	4245	set_transient('metasync_heartbeat_status_cache', $cache_data, 300);
3964	4246	update_option('metasync_last_known_connection_state', true);
3965	4247	do_action('metasync_heartbeat_state_key_pending'); // PR3: burst mode
3966		- $this->trigger_immediate_heartbeat_after_sa_connect();
	4248	+ $this->trigger_immediate_heartbeat_after_sa_connect($token);
3967	4249	}
3968	4250	}
3969	4251
3970	4252	return true;
		@@ -3969,9 +4251,9 @@
3969	4251
3970	4252	return true;
3971	4253
3972	4254	} catch (Exception $e) {
3973		- error_log('MetaSync SA Connect: mark_searchatlas_nonce_used Error - ' . $e->getMessage());
	4255	+ 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	4256	return false;
3975	4257	}
3976	4258	}
3977	4259
		@@ -3983,9 +4265,9 @@
3983	4265	{
3984	4266	global $wpdb;
3985	4267
3986	4268	// Clear all JWT token transients
3987		- $deleted = $wpdb->query(
	4269	+ $deleted = $wpdb->query( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3988	4270	$wpdb->prepare(
3989	4271	"DELETE FROM {$wpdb->options} WHERE option_name LIKE %s",
3990	4272	'_transient_metasync_jwt_token_%'
3991	4273	)
		@@ -3991,9 +4273,9 @@
3991	4273	)
3992	4274	);
3993	4275
3994	4276	// Also clear timeout transients
3995		- $wpdb->query(
	4277	+ $wpdb->query( // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery -- REST admin endpoint — manual transient/option surgery with no API equivalent
3996	4278	$wpdb->prepare(
3997	4279	"DELETE FROM {$wpdb->options} WHERE option_name LIKE %s",
3998	4280	'_transient_timeout_metasync_jwt_token_%'
3999	4281	)
		@@ -4004,21 +4286,28 @@
4004	4286
4005	4287	/**
4006	4288	* Trigger immediate heartbeat check after successful Search Atlas connect authentication
4007	4289	* This provides immediate feedback to the user about connection status
	4290	+ *
	4291	+ * @param string $token Connect token; keys the once-per-connect analytics dedupe.
4008	4292	*/
4009		- private function trigger_immediate_heartbeat_after_sa_connect()
	4293	+ private function trigger_immediate_heartbeat_after_sa_connect($token)
4010	4294	{
4011	4295	try {
4012	4296	// Use WordPress action system to trigger immediate heartbeat check
4013	4297	// This is more reliable than trying to access admin class directly
4014	4298	do_action('metasync_trigger_immediate_heartbeat', 'Search Atlas Connect - API key and UUID retrieved');
4015		-
	4299	+
	4300	+ // Consent-gated product analytics: the real activation moment.
	4301	+ // The pull-based poll can persist the same staged result more than once;
	4302	+ // one event per connect attempt.
	4303	+ Metasync_PostHog::feature_once('searchatlas_connected', array('success' => true), md5('connected|' . $token), 15 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS);
	4304	+
4016	4305	// Also ensure heartbeat cron is scheduled now that we have an API key
4017	4306	do_action('metasync_ensure_heartbeat_cron_scheduled');
4018	4307
4019	4308	} catch (Exception $e) {
4020		- error_log('MetaSync SA Connect: Error triggering immediate heartbeat check - ' . $e->getMessage());
	4309	+ 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	4310	}
4022	4311	}
4023	4312
4024	4313	public function get_item_schema()
		@@ -4036,15 +4325,15 @@
4036	4325	'type' => 'object',
4037	4326	// In JSON Schema you can specify object properties in the properties attribute.
4038	4327	'properties' => array(
4039	4328	'id' => array(
4040		- 'description' => esc_html__('Unique identifier for the object.', 'my-textdomain'),
	4329	+ 'description' => esc_html__('Unique identifier for the object.', 'metasync'),
4041	4330	'type' => 'integer',
4042	4331	'context' => array('view', 'edit', 'embed'),
4043	4332	'readonly' => true,
4044	4333	),
4045	4334	'content' => array(
4046		- 'description' => esc_html__('The content for the object.', 'my-textdomain'),
	4335	+ 'description' => esc_html__('The content for the object.', 'metasync'),
4047	4336	'type' => 'string',
4048	4337	),
4049	4338	),
4050	4339	);
		@@ -4135,11 +4424,11 @@
4135	4424
4136	4425	# Try alternative parameter methods
4137	4426	$body_params = $request->get_body_params();
4138	4427	$key_param = $request->get_param('key');
4139		- $post_key = $_POST['key'] ?? null;
4140		- $request_key = $_REQUEST['key'] ?? null;
4141		- $get_key = $_GET['key'] ?? null;
	4428	+ $post_key = $_POST['key'] ?? null; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing -- REST route authenticated by API key, not cookies
	4429	+ $request_key = $_REQUEST['key'] ?? null; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- REST route authenticated by API key, not cookies
	4430	+ $get_key = $_GET['key'] ?? null; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- REST route authenticated by API key, not cookies
4142	4431
4143	4432	# Try to get key from multiple sources
4144	4433	$key_value = null;
4145	4434
		@@ -4203,13 +4492,10 @@
4203	4492	'code' => 'invalid_path'
4204	4493	), 400);
4205	4494	}
4206	4495
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.
	4496	+ # Register the key for virtual serving via template_redirect as a
	4497	+ # FALLBACK for read-only web roots and hosts that 403 direct static .txt.
4212	4498	if (!class_exists('Metasync_Bing_Instant_Index')) {
4213	4499	$bing_file = plugin_dir_path(dirname(__FILE__)) . 'bing-index/class-metasync-bing-instant-index.php';
4214	4500	if (file_exists($bing_file)) {
4215	4501	require_once $bing_file;
		@@ -4218,19 +4504,57 @@
4218	4504	if (class_exists('Metasync_Bing_Instant_Index')) {
4219	4505	Metasync_Bing_Instant_Index::register_virtual_key($safe_key);
4220	4506	}
4221	4507
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);
	4508	+ # Decide how {key}.txt is served, then confirm it end-to-end.
	4509	+ #
	4510	+ # Two host families must both work:
	4511	+ # - Static-serving hosts (e.g. cPanel Apache-behind-nginx): a missing .txt
	4512	+ # is 404'd by the web server before WordPress runs, so ONLY a physical
	4513	+ # file at the root is reachable.
	4514	+ # - nginx hosts that 403 direct static .txt: a physical file is blocked AND
	4515	+ # shadows the PHP route, so the key must be served virtually via
	4516	+ # template_redirect (no physical file present).
	4517	+ #
	4518	+ # Strategy: write the physical file when the root is writable, then probe
	4519	+ # it. Keep it only on a clean 200-with-matching-body; on 403/404/wrong body
	4520	+ # delete it so it stops shadowing the virtual route and let WordPress serve
	4521	+ # the key from PHP instead.
	4522	+ $serving = 'virtual';
	4523	+
	4524	+ # ABSPATH is intentional and verified: the Bing site-verification key
	4525	+ # must be served from the site's web root exactly as Bing fetches it
	4526	+ # (/{key}.txt). $safe_key is basename()+sanitize_file_name()'d and the
	4527	+ # realpath check above confines $file_path to the root, so this cannot
	4528	+ # escape it. Plugin Check's ABSPATHDetected warning is a false
	4529	+ # positive — a verification file cannot live in the uploads directory.
	4530	+ if (wp_is_writable($wp_root) && @file_put_contents($file_path, $safe_key) !== false) {
	4531	+ # Cache-buster avoids a stale 404 cached by a CDN/nginx for this path.
	4532	+ $probe = wp_remote_get(
	4533	+ home_url('/' . $safe_key . '.txt?_msverify=' . time()),
	4534	+ array('timeout' => 10, 'sslverify' => false)
	4535	+ );
	4536	+ $code = is_wp_error($probe) ? 0 : (int) wp_remote_retrieve_response_code($probe);
	4537	+ $body = is_wp_error($probe) ? '' : trim((string) wp_remote_retrieve_body($probe));
	4538	+
	4539	+ if ($code === 200 && $body === $safe_key) {
	4540	+ $serving = 'physical';
	4541	+ } else {
	4542	+ # 403 / 404 / wrong body — a present file shadows the virtual route,
	4543	+ # so remove it and let WordPress serve the key instead.
	4544	+ @wp_delete_file($file_path);
	4545	+ $serving = 'virtual';
	4546	+ }
4228	4547	}
4229	4548
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';
	4549	+ # Persist the winning strategy per key so activation stays deterministic
	4550	+ # and we can tell when a rotated key needs re-probing.
	4551	+ update_option('metasync_indexnow_serving', array(
	4552	+ 'key' => $safe_key,
	4553	+ 'strategy' => $serving,
	4554	+ 'ts' => time(),
	4555	+ ), false);
	4556	+
4233	4557
4234	4558	# Return success response
4235	4559	return new WP_REST_Response(array(
4236	4560	'success' => true,