CSPG Basic SEO Helper

1.2.18

• Added: Support for AI Agents, like Open Claw, to manage SEO Meta Tag Data
• Added: REST API support for all SEO meta fields (enables headless CMS workflows)
• Added: Exposed 12 meta fields via WordPress REST API with proper authentication
• Added: API access for SEO title, description, image, Open Graph, Twitter Cards, Schema, and robots settings
• Improvement: Headless WordPress and block editor integrations now fully supported

1.2.17

• Added: Standard meta description tag output
• Added: Open Graph locale (og:locale) tag
• Added: Robots meta tag control (noindex, nofollow, noarchive, nosnippet)
• Fixed: All PHPCS WordPress-Core blocking errors

1.2.16

• Maintenance: Reformatted admin JavaScript to align with WordPress-Core spacing, resolving PHPCS findings.
• Release: Bumped version and rebuilt distribution package for 1.2.16.

1.2.14

• Removed: Unnecessary load_plugin_textdomain() functionality per WordPress.org guidelines
• Removed: class-cspg-basic-seo-helper-i18n.php file (translations auto-loaded since WP 4.6+)
• Improved: Code quality and reduced plugin footprint
• Fixed: PHPCBF corrections (332 formatting issues)

1.2.13

• Fixed: Updated plugin action link to point to specific premium plugin page
• Fixed: Changed date() to gmdate() in sitemap footer to comply with WordPress coding standards
• Improved: Code quality and WordPress.org submission compliance

1.2.12

• Addresses all WordPress.org Round 3 manual review requirements for final submission compliance.
• Extracts all inline CSS and JavaScript to properly enqueued asset files with wp_localize_script for data passing.
• Removes load_plugin_textdomain() call (WordPress.org auto-loads translations from language directory).
• Adds ABSPATH protection to all 7 core class files preventing direct execution outside WordPress context.
• Removes JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES and JSON_PRETTY_PRINT flags from wp_json_encode() per WordPress standards.
• Fixes wp_print_inline_script_tag() usage by removing echo wrapper (function outputs directly).
• Applies PHPCBF auto-formatting across entire plugin fixing 1,317 PSR12 violations (spacing, indentation, brackets).
• Documents 85 remaining PSR12 errors as WordPress architectural requirements (method naming, namespaces, class names).
• Maintains XSL sitemap inline CSS as technical requirement per W3C XSL specification (documented with PHPCS comments).
• Achieves zero rejection-level compliance issues – ready for WordPress.org approval.

1.2.11

• Achieves 100% WordPress Coding Standards compliance (0 PHPCS errors, 316 non-blocking whitespace warnings).
• Fixes 26 Yoda condition violations and 1 class naming convention issue per WordPress-Core standards.
• Improves code formatting with 8,949 automated fixes (97% violation reduction overall).
• Maintains full backward compatibility – no functional changes or breaking updates.

1.2.10

• Shortens the plugin’s WordPress.org short description so it renders without parser warnings.
• Keeps the sitemap and sanitization fixes from 1.2.9 intact for the patched release.

1.2.9

• Restores sitemap stylesheet compatibility by annotating the XSL link and exposing a filter for custom CSS.
• Fully sanitizes submitted social profile URLs, including network keys, to satisfy WordPress security guidelines.
• Adds PHPCS documentation for inline schema output to maintain JSON-LD integrity while passing automated scans.

1.2.8

• Prevents duplicate canonical tags by disabling the WordPress core canonical output when the plugin provides its own.
• Documents the canonical suppression safeguard for sites relying on Basic SEO Helper meta management.

1.2.7

• Added ABSPATH guards to every executable PHP endpoint for hardened direct-access protection.
• Removed development-only and backup artifacts from the shipped plugin package.
• Completed final compliance audit updates ahead of WordPress.org submission review.

1.2.6

• First public production release
• Automatic Open Graph meta tags for improved social sharing
• Built-in Twitter Card support
• Schema.org structured data for better search visibility
• Dynamic Meta Templates for automated SEO titles and descriptions
• 10+ dynamic variables including {site_name}, {post_title}, {excerpt}, and more
• Custom field variable support using {custom_field:key}
• Live preview of SEO templates in the admin panel
• Free XML Sitemap generation for faster indexing
• Improved sitemap performance and reliability
• Custom-styled XSL sitemap display
• Clean, user-friendly admin interface
• Improved admin UI consistency
• Optimized codebase for performance and stability
• Enhanced compatibility with WordPress 6.4+
• Fully compliant with WordPress.org plugin guidelines