Improved automatic topic suggestions so high-overlap candidates are retried internally with the rejected title, closest matching content, and overlap reason used to force a materially different search intent.
Started automatic featured-image queueing immediately after the WordPress draft is saved, before premium follow-up reviews, and refreshed the calendar image state as soon as the background job is detected.
0.17.21
Added a numbered-title structure override and post-generation count validation so titles promising a specific number of checks, signs, steps, mistakes, questions, or similar items receive one distinct numbered section per item.
Added a stricter evidence-source repetition and fit guard with hard cooldowns for recurring generic vendor sources and stronger topic matching for WordPress articles.
Improved featured-image prompt fidelity by preserving the article-specific subject, action, and setting, exposing the final generation prompt, and preventing variety or Website Image Guide instructions from replacing the core concept.
0.17.20
Added semantic topic-overlap review before generated, suggested, or manually entered topics are placed on the calendar; high-overlap topics are blocked or regenerated while related topics with distinct intent remain allowed.
Added a topic-entry overlay for empty calendar dates and Suggest Topic actions, allowing users to enter an exact title or generate a topic automatically.
Improved high-quality featured image startup by dispatching queued jobs through an immediate token-protected background worker while retaining WP-Cron as a fallback.
Removed the standalone Automation Activity Log and its high-volume cron-check entries; Automation Status remains available for queue and run information.
Added a Website Image Guide section to the Images tab with editable site-level style, avoid, and preferred-concept fields.
Auto-populates the Website Image Guide from the Brand Profile/onboarding context when the fields are empty.
Applies the saved Website Image Guide to generated image prompts, prompt refreshes, and different-concept generation so generic scene templates do not override the site visual identity.
Added Evidence Depth presets (Standard, Balanced, Advanced) to control source strictness, link specificity, and claim support without adding multiple user-facing settings.
Added Evidence Depth to manual article generation and kept Writing Style as a site-level Publishing Plan setting.
Improved authority source selection to reduce weak generic links and repeated source families for advanced evidence content.
Changed manual article generation to launch through a background AJAX worker instead of a direct WP-Cron callback, reducing header/output conflicts during long generation jobs.
Improved background job status handling so non-fatal PHP warnings are not shown as article-generation failure messages.
Added background status polling so the article shows ready only after required image generation is complete.
Deferred automatic featured image handling from manual article generation so featured images are queued after the draft is created instead of blocking article creation.
Added internal anchor readability checks to remove incomplete, awkward, too-short, or grammatically broken internal link anchors.
Wrapped generated Quick Answer and Key Takeaways sections in stable article-section div containers for styling and post-generation controls.
Added generated article settings controls for author box, article author, Quick Answer, and Key Takeaways.
0.16.99
Added background processing for featured image generation so image requests are queued and the gallery refreshes automatically when the image is ready.
Improved image-generation polling so manual generation, regeneration, and different-concept actions keep checking the article state until the gallery updates or a failure is confirmed.
0.16.98
Added generated image galleries so new image generations are saved as selectable candidates instead of replacing previous generated images immediately.
Enhanced premium external source validation with final saved-HTML checks, source-name/domain mismatch cleanup, and evidence-safe link top-up after review and normalization.
Updated readme documentation with a dedicated Premium Features section.
0.16.97
Improved featured image prompt guidance to avoid cluttered, literal prop-heavy scenes for abstract support topics.
Updated the free featured image workflow to use the Premium Image Model by default.
Fixed calendar view so it opens to the current month when the current month exists in the queue.
0.16.96
Adjusted article export CSS and JavaScript handling to follow WordPress enqueue best practices.
0.16.95
Expanded Help tab guidance with more practical setup and review tips.
Improved Plugin Check compatibility for redirects, export output annotations, core content filters, query parameters, and developer debug filters.
0.16.94
Added a Help tab with concise setup guidance for site scans, brand profiles, publishing settings, SEO settings, images, and article quality review.
Added contextual Help guidance for additional workflow areas when available.
0.16.93
Updated the plugin name, slug, and text domain to SiteAssist AI Editorial Planner / siteassist-ai-editorial-planner for WordPress.org guideline alignment.
Improved featured image regeneration behavior to use fresh image filenames and reduce stale cached image URLs after regenerating images.
0.16.92
Added article export options to download a PDF or HTML version of generated articles.
Improved link diversity, anchor text cleanup, and featured image concept variety for generated articles.
0.16.91
Fixed Plugin Checker file deletion and query warnings in shared code.
Fixed a fresh-install settings warning when saving publishing plan options.
0.16.89
Updated readme documentation for the optional separately distributed advanced version.
0.16.88
Refined shared admin styling, package separation, and documentation wording.
Improved calendar cost display and draft preview link handling.
0.16.87
Refined generated package separation, admin navigation, and documentation wording.
Removed third-party cache purge hook calls from the package.
Confirmed main plugin globals continue to use the WPAEP/wpaep prefix.
0.16.81
Improved admin stylesheet organization.
0.16.80
Aligned free content quality markup and crawlability labels with shared readiness styling.
0.16.77
Added translator comments for dynamic admin strings to improve internationalization compatibility.
0.16.76
Version increment for packaged release.
0.16.75
Standardized build guard naming to improve generated package consistency.
Improved admin output escaping and uninstall cleanup annotations for Plugin Check compatibility.
0.16.74
Code cleanup to simplify shared admin and planning files and refine shared calendar styles.
Improved packaging consistency for generated builds.
0.16.73
Refined admin and planning code organization to improve build separation and packaging consistency.
Improved packaging consistency for generated builds.
0.16.72
Improved onboarding prompts and calendar refresh behavior after setup changes.
0.16.71
Refined admin asset loading and shared planning code organization.
0.16.70
Code cleanup to simplify admin data preparation and improve packaging consistency.
