Removed visitor-facing per-result chip count badges from public search result cards while keeping summary and filter-chip counts.
Updated release metadata for the latest public search result polish.
1.1.21
Updated release metadata for the latest Smart Search Chips support-contact correction.
1.1.20
Replaced public support and feedback mailto links with support@smartsearchchips.app.
Updated launch-site legal/support pages to use the public support address.
1.1.19
Moved Smart Search Chips into a top-level WordPress admin sidebar menu with redirects from the old Settings URL.
Improved frontend chip/result count badges and animated count updates in the guaranteed search UI.
Updated setup guidance to point administrators to the new Search Chips sidebar menu.
1.1.18
Strengthened release validation with expanded CI and browser/integration coverage.
Added a manual release smoke checklist for email delivery, WordPress.org packaging, and live-site validation.
1.1.17
Updated admin polish and release metadata for the latest Smart Search Chips improvements.
1.1.16
Reorganized the admin settings screen into sticky sections for setup, search, chips, index, diagnostics, contextual Pro workflows, and advanced maintenance.
1.1.15
Updated release metadata for the latest Pro numeric range chip fix.
1.1.14
Hydrates bare guaranteed-search shortcode text into the live search UI when a page builder or theme prints the shortcode literally.
1.1.13
Improved the Guaranteed Search Mode setup card layout at medium admin widths.
1.1.12
Updated release metadata for the latest Pro numeric range parsing fix.
1.1.11
Updated release metadata for the latest Pro numeric range fix.
1.1.10
Updated release metadata for the latest Pro numeric range improvements.
1.1.9
Added a legacy shortcode alias so older demo/theme content renders the guaranteed search UI instead of shortcode text.
1.1.8
Updated release metadata for the latest Pro numeric range improvements.
1.1.7
Clarified Guaranteed Search Mode setup guidance so the block path and shortcode fallback are shown as separate choices.
1.1.6
Refined control styling for desktop pointer alignment.
1.1.5
Improved admin settings panel stacking at narrower widths.
1.1.4
Improved admin settings layout wrapping at narrower widths.
1.1.3
Updated release automation to publish verified builds immediately.
1.1.2
Tightened release automation and deployment secret validation.
1.1.1
Fixed automated release packaging and tightened version-tag deployment checks.
1.1.0
Added CI coverage for unit tests, WP.org packaging validation, linting, and browser compatibility checks.
Added the Search Debug admin tool with search-path reporting, warnings, generated chips, and sample results.
Added reusable “why no chips?” explanations for empty results, redundant tags, missing tags, index readiness, WooCommerce settings, and theme selector issues.
Added local search index controls for rebuilding, processing one batch, clearing, pausing, and resuming indexing.
Added the Smart Search Chips Gutenberg search block for the guaranteed search UI.
Improved WP.org package validation to keep premium-only code out of the free build.
1.0.15
Added first-run setup guidance with a guaranteed shortcode/block integration path.
Split shortcode search from optional theme AJAX enhancement so the shortcode always uses the built-in endpoint.
Made theme AJAX compatibility settings available without Pro gating.
Added configurable search input selector, keyword field, result container, and result image handling to the compatibility settings.
Hardened internal feature checks to avoid direct-install fatals when optional billing components are unavailable.
Added contextual, admin-only Smart Search Chips Pro information cards for relevant advanced workflows.
1.0.14
Added factual admin-only Smart Search Chips Pro links on the plugin row and relevant settings sections.
Clarified contextual Pro messaging without disabled controls or blocked setup steps.
1.0.13
Restored chip generation to use the currently filtered result set after chip selection.
Removed the forced AJAX result thumbnail display size by default and added an optional pixel override.
1.0.12
Fixed theme search close buttons leaving an empty active results strip.
Keeps chip suggestions available from the base search set after a chip is selected.
Increased the default AJAX result image display size.
1.0.6
Improved chip-click behavior inside third-party AJAX search panels so selecting a chip keeps the search UI open.
Improved frontend input discovery for theme search forms that use keyword, s, or query fields.
1.0.5
Added runtime WooCommerce tag fallback so chips can appear from product attributes, categories, and product tags before generated helper tags are stored. SKU chips are optional and disabled by default.
1.0.4
Fixed post type settings persistence when selecting products or other custom post types.
Added an extra save button below the settings style preview.
