Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance
Changelog
1.0.0
Initial release.
1.0.1
fixed plugin directory url issue
some text improvements
1.0.2
fixed some minor issues with styling
improved text and translation
1.1.0
added some major improvements
allow/off option changed with allow/disallow/off
improved overall text and french translation
1.1.1
fixed a bug and improved code
1.1.2
added new feature “Spam Backlink Blocker”
1.1.3
fixed a bug
1.1.4
added new “personalize your robots.txt” feature to add custom signature
added recommended seo tools to improve search engine optimization
1.1.5
added feature to detect physical robots.txt file and delete it if server permissions allows
1.1.6
added russian and chinese (simplified) languages
fixed bug causing redirection to better robots.txt settings page upon activating other plugins
1.1.7
added new feature: Top plugins for SEO performance
fixed plugin notices issue to dismiss for define period of time after being closed
fixed stylesheet issue to get proper updated file after plugin update (cache buster)
added spanish and portuguese languages
1.1.8
added new feature: xml sitemap detection
fixed translations
1.1.9
added new feature: loading performance for woocommerce
1.1.9.1
fixed a bug in disallow rules for woocommerce
1.1.9.2
boost your site with alt tags
1.1.9.3
fixed readability issues
1.1.9.4
fixed default robots.txt file issue upon plugin activation for first time
fixed php error upon saving settings and permalinks
refactored code
1.1.9.5
added clean-param for yandex bot
ask backlinks feature for pro users
avoid crawler traps feature for pro users
improved default robots.txt rules
1.1.9.6
added 150+ growth hacking tools
fixed layout bug
updated default rules
1.2.0
Added Post Meta Box to Disable Indivdual post, pages and products (woocommerce pro only). It will add Disallow and Noindex rule in robots.txt for any page you choose to disallow from post meta box options.
1.2.1
Added multisite feature for directory based network sites (pro only). it can duplicate all default rules, yoast sitemap, woocommerce rules, bad bots, pinterest bot blocker, backlinks blocker etc with a single click for all directory based network sites.
Added version timestamp for wp_register_script ‘assets/rt-script.js’
1.2.2
Fixed some bugs creating error in google search console
Text improvement
1.2.3
Added “Hide your robots.txt from SERPs” feature
Text improvements
1.2.4
Fixed a bug
Text improvements
1.2.5
Fixed crawl-delay issue
Updated translations
1.2.5.1
Fixed a minor issue
1.2.6
Security patched in freemius sdk
1.2.6.1
Fixed Multisite Issue for pro users
1.2.6.2
Fixed Yoast sitemap issue for Multisite users
1.2.6.3
Fixed some text
1.2.7
Added Baidu/Sogou/Soso/Youdao – Chinese search engines features for pro users
Added social media crawl feature for pro users
1.2.8
Notification will be disabled for 4 months. Fixed some other minor stuff
1.2.9.2
Updated Freemius SDK v2.3.0
BIGTA recommendation
1.2.9.3
Fixed Undefined index error while saving MENUS for some sites
Removed “noindex” rule for individual posts as Google will stop supprting it from Sep 01 2019
1.3.0
Added 5 new rules to default config. Removed 4 old default rules which were cuasing some issues with WPML
Added a search rule to Avoid crawling traps
Added several new rules to Spam Backlink Blocker
Fixed security issues
1.3.0.1
VidSEO recommendation
1.3.0.2
Fixed some security issues
Added new rules to Backlink Protector (Pro only)
Multisite notification will be disabled permenantly once dismissed
1.3.0.3
Fixed php notice (in php log) for $host_url variable
1.3.0.4
Fixed php notice (in php log) for $active_tab variable
Fixed some typos
1.3.0.5
Added option to Be part of our worldwide Movement against CoronaVirus (Covid-19)
Fixed several php undefined index notices (in php log) related to Step 7 and 8 options
1.3.0.6
👌 IMPROVE: Updated freemius to latest version 2.3.2
🐛 FIX: Some minor issues
1.3.0.7
🔥 NEW: WP Google Street View promotion
🐛 FIX: Some minor text issues
1.3.1.0
👌 IMPROVE: Admin Notices are set to permenantly dismissed based on user.
👌 IMPROVE: Top level menu for Better Robots.txt Settings
🐛 FIX: Styling conflict with Norebro Theme.
🐛 FIX: Undefined variables php errors for some options
1.3.2.0
🐛 FIXED: XSS vulnerability.
🐛 FIX: Non-static method errors
👌 IMPROVE: Tested up to WordPress v5.5
1.3.2.1
🐛 FIXED: Call to undefined method error.
1.3.2.2
👌 IMPROVE: Update Freemius to v2.4.1
1.3.2.3
👌 IMPROVE: Tested up to WordPress v5.6
🐛 FIX: Get Pro URL
1.3.2.4
👌 IMPROVE: Added some more rules for Woocommerce performance
