BotWriter – AI Writer & Content Generator

3.2.6

Updated AI Model Defaults
* OpenAI: Updated to GPT-5.4 series (gpt-5.4, gpt-5.4-mini, gpt-5.4-nano). Removed deprecated GPT-4.1 models
* Anthropic: Added Claude 4.6 (Opus 4.6, Sonnet 4.6). Removed legacy Claude 3.x models
* Google: Added Gemini 3.1 Pro/Flash-Lite Preview. Removed deprecated Gemini 2.0 and shut-down Gemini 3 Pro Preview
* Mistral: Updated to Mistral Large 3, Medium 3.1, Small 4. Added Magistral reasoning models. Removed deprecated Mixtral, Codestral, Ministral
* Groq: Added OpenAI GPT-OSS (120B, 20B) and Qwen3 32B. Removed deprecated Mixtral, Gemma 2, Llama 4 Maverick
* OpenRouter: Updated top models to Claude 4.6 and GPT-5.4. Added Gemma 4 26B free model

3.2.5

📷 Free Stock Image Banks
* NEW: Stock photo banks as a free image provider — no API generation costs
* Search Pixabay, Pexels, Unsplash, and Openverse for relevant featured images
* AI generates short keyword phrases to find the best matching photo
* Automatic fallback: if preferred bank has no results, tries the next one
* Selection modes: first result, random from top 5, or random from top 10
* Configurable attribution: image caption, post footer, or disabled
* Orientation auto-detected from image size setting (landscape, square, portrait)
* All four banks are completely free to use ($0.00 per image)

3.1.0

🏗️ Architecture Refactor — Pure SaaS Client
* Refactored plugin to act purely as a client/interface to the BotWriter cloud service
* All service-level decisions (processing, scheduling, retries) are now handled by the remote service
* Removed local checking engine — the plugin delegates entirely to the cloud service
* Removed Freemius SDK entirely — no longer bundled with the plugin
* Removed local entitlement logic from all generation flows
* All writers (Max, Cloe, Gael, Custom) are now available to all users
* Neutral, non-marketing service error messages replace all upgrade/renew prompts
* Centralized service response handler for consistent error display
* Updated readme to accurately describe the SaaS architecture

3.0.1

🌟 AI Review Generator for WooCommerce
* NEW: Generate realistic AI-powered product reviews with configurable settings
* Configurable star rating distribution (1★–5★ percentages)
* Review length options: short, medium, long, or mixed with custom percentages
* Content style/tone selection: natural, enthusiastic, professional, casual
* Optional minor cons inclusion for authenticity
* Auto-generated or custom reviewer names
* Date scheduling: all today or spread over past N days
* Optional verified owner badge
* Delete only AI-generated reviews (tracked via metadata)
* Product filter by review count, rating, and category

📊 Optimization History
* NEW: Full history of all WooCommerce AI optimizations
* Visual before/after diff for every field
* Per-field revert or full product revert
* Search, filter by date, category, and pagination
* “Select all filtered” for bulk operations

🔧 Improvements
* SEO meta/title now stored in BotWriter fallback keys when no SEO plugin is installed
* Fixed SEO meta incorrectly writing to short description field
* Better error handling for WooCommerce AI operations

3.0.0

🛒 WooCommerce AI Content Optimizer
* NEW: Dedicated WooCommerce AI Content Optimizer dashboard
* Bulk-optimize product titles, descriptions, short descriptions, tags, and image ALT text
* AI-generated SEO meta descriptions and SEO titles
* AI-powered review summaries (sentiment analysis of existing reviews)
* Category description optimizer with product context
* Advanced product filters: status, category, stock, type, word count, price, tag count, review count
* Preview & approve workflow: review all AI changes before applying
* Automatic backup and one-click revert for every optimization
* SEO plugin integration: Yoast SEO, Rank Math, SEOPress, All in One SEO, The SEO Framework
* Customizable prompt templates with {{placeholder}} variables
* Configurable batch size and processing delay
* Works with all supported AI text providers

2.2.0

✏️ Content Rewriter
* NEW: Rewrite existing articles from any URL using AI
* Add articles by URL or paste content manually

🌐 Site Rewriter
* NEW: Crawl an entire website and rewrite all its pages with AI
* Select which pages to rewrite with checkbox UI
* Content warnings for pages with missing or short content

📋 Manual Titles for Articles
* NEW: Paste your list of titles and the AI will write the articles
* Quick way to plan and generate content in bulk

🔍 SEO Meta Description
* NEW: AI-generated meta descriptions for every published post
* Compatible with Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO, SEOPress, and The SEO Framework
* Falls back to a standard meta tag if no SEO plugin is detected

2.1.0

🌐 SEO Slug Translation
* NEW: Automatically translate post URL slugs, tag slugs, and image filenames to your target language
* NEW: “SEO Translation” settings tab with master enable/disable toggle
* NEW: Choose what to translate independently — post slugs, tag slugs, image filenames
* NEW: 28 target languages supported (English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and more)

2.0.9

📝 Post Type & Taxonomy Selector
* NEW: Choose any post type for your tasks — Posts, Pages, Products (WooCommerce) or any custom post type
* NEW: Dynamic taxonomy selector — automatically loads available taxonomies and terms for the selected post type
* Tasks now store full taxonomy data for precise content categorization
* Backward compatible with existing category-based tasks

🔧 Bug Fixes
* Fixed form submission conflict with WordPress core admin routing
* Fixed JavaScript error in category pre-selection for new tasks
* Minor stability improvements

2.0.7

🎨 Image Style Presets
* NEW: Choose from 12 artistic styles for AI-generated images
* Styles: Realistic, Digital Art, Illustration, Cartoon, Comic, Anime, 3D Render, Watercolor, Oil Painting, Minimalist, Vintage, Cinematic
* NEW: Custom style option – define your own style with free text
* Style is automatically applied as a prefix to image prompts

⚡ Smart Image Optimization
* NEW: Automatic image post-processing for web optimization
* Convert images to WebP format (typically 90%+ size reduction)
* Resize images to configurable max width (default: 1200px)
* Compress to target file size (default: 120KB – ideal for Google Discover)
* Quality slider: balance between file size and image quality
* Uses WordPress native image editor (Imagick/GD) for maximum compatibility

🔧 Bug Fixes
* Fix for Japanese and non-ASCII image filenames

2.0.6

� No Image Generation Option
* NEW: “No Image Generation” option in Image Provider dropdown
* Useful for text-only workflows where images are not needed
* Automatically forces “Disable AI Images” in task creation when selected

2.0.5

New Image Provider: Google Gemini + JSON Parsing Improvements
* NEW: Google Gemini as native image provider (gemini-2.5-flash-preview-image-generation)
* Improved JSON parsing for AI responses
* Better error handling across all providers

2.0.2

Models Management & Testing

🔧 API Testing
* NEW: “Test API Key & Update Models” button for all text AI providers
* NEW: “Test Model” button to verify model connectivity before use
* Automatic model discovery – fetches all available models from provider APIs
* Smart filtering: excludes non-text models (DALL-E, TTS, embeddings from OpenAI; non-generateContent from Google)

📋 Centralized Models System
* NEW: JSON-based models configuration for easier updates
* NEW: “Reset Models to Default” button in Settings > General > Tools
* Models are now stored in database and can be updated dynamically
* Updated model lists: Claude 4.5, Gemini 3.0 Preview, GPT-5 series

🎯 UI Improvements
* Added “FREE TIER” labels for Google, Mistral, Groq, and OpenRouter providers
* Added “Disable Tags” option in Settings > General > Others
* Page auto-reloads after model updates to show new models

2.0.1

Major Release: Multi-Provider Architecture

🚀 Multi-Provider Text Generation
* NEW: Support for 7 AI text providers
* OpenAI: GPT-5, GPT-5-mini, GPT-4.1, GPT-4o series
* Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Haiku
* Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini 2.5 Flash
* Mistral: Mistral Large, Mistral Small
* Groq: Llama 3.3 70B with ultra-fast inference
* OpenRouter: Access to 200+ models
* DeepSeek: Cost-effective alternatives
* Each task can use a different text provider

🎨 Multi-Provider Image Generation
* NEW: Support for 5 AI image providers with 50+ models
* OpenAI DALL-E: GPT-Image-1, DALL-E 3
* Fal.ai: Flux 2 Pro/Dev, Nano Banana Pro, Seedream 4.5, Recraft V3
* Replicate: Flux 1.1 Pro, Ideogram V3, Imagen 4, Nano Banana Pro
* Stability AI: Stable Diffusion 3.5, SD3 Turbo
* Cloudflare Workers AI: Flux Schnell (fast & affordable)
* Each task can use a different image provider and model

📝 Article Templates
* NEW: Create and save reusable article templates
* Pre-configured prompts, styles, and structures
* One-click template application to any task
* Ensures consistent, professional content

🔧 Improvements
* Redesigned Settings UI with provider-specific tabs
* Better error handling and retry logic for all providers
* Improved logging with provider information
* Faster task processing with optimized API calls

1.4.3

• New feature: Option to disable AI image generation per task
• Enhanced task configuration: Added “Disable AI Images” checkbox
• Improved user experience: Updated progress messages

1.4.2

Major: Write now (one-off post, runs immediately)
* New: “Write now” screen to create a single post instantly
* UX: Live progress with timeline messages and progress bar
* Error handling: Friendly error details with Retry and Cancel options
* Security: Stricter nonce/capability checks