AutoBoostSEO Connector

Changelog

5.0.0

  • MAJOR: All filters now use raw SQL with LEFT JOIN for correct pagination at any scale
  • NEW: SEOPress support (focus keyword, SEO title, meta description)
  • NEW: The SEO Framework support (title, description)
  • NEW: All in One SEO (AIOSEO) full support via wp_aioseo_posts table
  • NEW: missing_title filter (posts with empty titles)
  • NEW: word_count_min/word_count_max filters (requires word count indexing)
  • NEW: comment_count_min/comment_count_max filters
  • NEW: default_seo_title filter now correctly compares SEO title to post title
  • NEW: Word count computed and stored as post_meta on save (backfill endpoint available)
  • FIX: Filters now respect post_type and post_status from request (no longer hardcoded to post/publish)
  • FIX: SEO score filters include unscored posts in low_seo_score results
  • FIX: found_posts filter no longer leaks to other WP_Query calls
  • FIX: filter-debug endpoint now requires authentication
  • FIX: N+1 query problem eliminated via postmeta cache priming
  • FIX: Version constant mismatch between class and define
  • REMOVED: Legacy query handler (class-query-handler.php) — conflicting dual filter system
  • REMOVED: Dead filter params (thin_content, long_content, reading_time_min/max)
  • REMOVED: update_option debug write on every filtered request
  • PERF: NOT IN subqueries replaced with LEFT JOIN … IS NULL (5-10x faster at 100k+ posts)

4.7.5

  • FIX: Raw SQL paginated approach for SEO filters — bypasses RankMath posts_where stripping
  • Runs raw SQL to get only the current page’s post IDs, then uses tiny post__in (20 IDs)
  • Overrides found_posts for correct REST API pagination headers

4.7.4

  • FIX: Replace post__in (17K+ IDs) with posts_where subqueries for large sites
  • Fixes “No matching posts” when filtering sites with many missing SEO fields

4.7.3

  • FIX: SEO filters now check only the ACTIVE plugin’s fields (reverts 4.7.2 all-variants approach)
  • Residual Yoast data no longer causes false negatives when RankMath is active
  • Dashboard seo-stats endpoint now uses raw SQL (consistent with REST filters, bypasses WP_Query NOT EXISTS bug)

4.7.2

  • FIX: SEO filters now check ALL plugin field variants (RankMath + Yoast) regardless of active plugin
  • Fixes incorrect filter results on sites with residual Yoast metadata after switching to RankMath
  • Dashboard stats and content filters now return consistent results

4.7.1

  • Switched ALL SEO filters to raw SQL + post__in approach — bypasses WP_Query meta_query bugs, post__not_in stripping, and RankMath posts_where consumption
  • “Missing” filters now run direct SQL to find missing post IDs, then use post__in to include only those
  • “Has” filters use same approach for consistency and reliability

4.7.0

  • Fixed server-side filters consumed by RankMath sub-queries — replaced self-removing posts_where with persistent filter using custom query var
  • All “missing” filters (keywords, SEO title, meta description) now use autoboost_exclude_ids query var immune to third-party query consumption
  • Both REST controller and query handler updated

4.6.9

  • Fixed ALL server-side filters: replaced post__not_in (stripped by WP REST pipeline) with direct SQL WHERE injection
  • Affects missing keywords, missing SEO title, missing meta description filters for RankMath and dual-plugin setups
  • Both REST controller and query handler updated

4.6.8

  • Added diagnostic logging to REST filter callback to debug post__not_in issue

3.4.6

  • Added filter-debug diagnostic endpoint to troubleshoot server-side filtering
  • Fixed server-side filters using raw SQL instead of nested WP_Meta_Query (workaround for WP Trac #29560)

3.4.4

  • Fixed RankMath meta key variant handling — filters now check both rank_math_* and rank_math* keys
  • Fixed dashboard stats to include non-underscore RankMath meta keys
  • Fixed class VERSION constant (was 3.4.2)

3.4.3

  • Fixed server-side filters returning all posts when only one SEO plugin is installed

3.4

  • Security improvements and bug fixes

3.3

  • Connection diagnostics

3.2

  • Redesigned admin page

3.0

  • Major update with improved performance and filtering

2.0

  • Advanced filtering and better performance

1.0

  • Initial release

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Author
Lewis
Version:
5.0.0
Last Updated
March 6, 2026
Requires
WordPress 5.8
Tested Up To
WordPress 6.9.1
Requires PHP
7.4

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