StoreHelper Kit – WooCommerce Bulk Edit, AI ALT Text & SEO Toolkit

3.5.0

(30.06.2026)
Added
* OpenRouter AI provider — use a single API key to access ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama, Mistral and 300+ models across every AI tool.
* AI Image to Description — generate WooCommerce product descriptions directly from product images using AI Vision.
* Model picker in Settings with a live “Load models” button and a custom model ID field.
* AI Usage panel in Settings showing token usage per provider (with one-click reset).

Improved
* Utility tools (Image ALT Text, Unused Media Cleaner, LLMs.txt) now run on any WordPress site — WooCommerce is no longer required for them.
* ALT Text Generator now defaults to images that are missing ALT, and respects your configured model instead of a hard-coded one.
* All AI requests now go through one provider layer (endpoint, headers, model) for consistent behavior across tools.
* Expanded, search-optimized plugin description and FAQ; documentation now lists every active tool.

Compatibility
* Declared WooCommerce HPOS (custom order tables) and Cart & Checkout Blocks compatibility.
* Tested with WordPress 7.0 and WooCommerce 10.9.

3.4.0

(05.03.2026)
* NEW: AI SEO Tags Generator – automatically generate meta titles and descriptions using OpenAI with Yoast SEO and Rank Math support.
* NEW: Duplicate Finder – scan for duplicate products by SKU or title, preview and merge duplicates with one click.
* NEW: Order Cleaner – bulk delete old or cancelled orders with status/date filters, batch processing, and dry run preview.
* NEW: REST API – full REST API under storehelper-kit/v1 namespace for automation and external integrations.
* NEW: WP-CLI support – run tools from command line with wp storehelper commands (info, tools, stats, alt, duplicates, clean-orders, history, settings, cache).
* NEW: Dashboard Widget – quick stats widget in WordPress admin dashboard showing product counts, orders, and media stats.
* NEW: Helper functions library – caching, rate limiting, operation history/undo, export/import settings, notifications (Telegram/Slack/Email).
* Improved: Performance caching for tool metadata with transients.
* Improved: Rate limiting for OpenAI API calls to prevent quota issues.
* Fixed: Typo in PromoPilot links (propmopilot.link → promopilot.link).

3.3.0

(29.01.2026)
* CRITICAL FIX: ALT text generator now processes images reliably – fixed issue where background processing would not start or stop unexpectedly.
* Fix: Added spawn_cron() call to force immediate cron execution when starting ALT generation.
* Fix: Improved queue processing with proper locking mechanism to prevent concurrent execution issues.
* Fix: Auto-trigger processing now fires every 4 seconds reliably while user has the tool open (replaced unreliable random trigger).
* Fix: Reduced batch size from 5 to 3 images per batch to prevent timeouts on slower servers.
* NEW: Real-time progress display showing recently processed images with their generated ALT texts.
* NEW: Smart language detection – uses global language setting from Settings, or auto-detects language from page content (Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, etc.).
* NEW: Enhanced progress popup with live results feed, language indicator, and visual feedback.
* Improved: Better error handling and logging during ALT text generation with last 5 errors stored in status.
* Improved: First batch now processes immediately after starting for instant feedback.
* Improved: Queue now properly clears scheduled hooks before rescheduling to avoid duplicates.
* Improved: Completion state now shows “Completed!” message before page reload.

3.2.1

(18.12.2025)
* Fix: llms.txt activation toggle now stays saved because the enable switch is submitted with the rest of the form.

3.2

(13.12.2025)
* New: LLMs.txt Generator tool to publish llms.txt and llms-full.txt for AI crawlers with SEO plugin aware exclusions.
* Added: Optional AI bot hit logging and scheduled regeneration (manual/daily/weekly).
* Added: SEO badge/tag for the llms.txt tool; version bump to 3.2.
* Added: SEO filters/badges in dashboard + sidebar, improved llms.txt rewrite handling to avoid 404s, auto-cache warmup, and wildcard exclusions for llms.txt.
* Added: On/off toggle to disable llms.txt serving and pause cron regeneration when needed.

3.0

(25.11.2025)
* Major Update: Redesigned Admin UI with a modern, card-based dashboard.
* New: Added “Support” and “Settings” quick access buttons.
* New: Smart API Key detection – see instantly which AI tools are ready to use.
* New: Dashboard Filters – toggle between All, AI, and Setup Required tools.
* Improved: Enhanced attribute-stats.php stability and JSON response handling.
* Improved: Better error handling for AI generation tasks.
* Added: Detailed documentation and tool descriptions.

2.6

(07.08.2025)
* Improved: ALT Text Generator now runs sequential per-image requests via AJAX to avoid timeouts/HTTP2 protocol issues and provide a smoother experience.
* Added: Real-time progress modal with success/error counters and a live log of operations.
* Added: Robust error logging to wp-content/uploads/storehelper-logs/alt_text_generator.log with fallback to wp-content/alt_text_generator.log.
* Improved: Clean JSON responses and stricter nonce validation to prevent mixed admin HTML in responses and to surface clear error messages.
* Improved: Keyword handling — when no focus keyword is available, ALT is generated from image and page context without failing.
* UI: Refined filters layout, compact modal, textarea for ALT, sticky actions bar, and a per-page selector with working pagination.
* Fix: Eliminated sporadic 400 Bad Request cases by routing same-page POSTs and cleaning output buffers before returning JSON.

2.5

(03.08.2025)
* New: AI Alt Text Generator for images — analyzes page content and the image itself to produce natural, keyword‑aware ALT attributes.
* New: Structured Menu Builder — instantly builds a full navigation tree from all WooCommerce categories, preserving hierarchy; scales to 100s and 1,000s of categories.
* Integration: OpenAI for ALT generation (requires your API key).

2.3

• Enforced mandatory nonce validation for dashboard tool selection to prevent CSRF.
• Added ‘nonceDashboard’ field to the localized script in storehelper_kit_admin_assets() for secure AJAX requests.
• Removed legacy nonce check block and ensured early termination on missing or invalid nonce in storehelper_kit_admin_dashboard().

2.2

• Added deep sanitization of the attributes array in the attribute statistics tool using sanitize_text_field( wp_unslash( … ) ).
• Corrected use of the variable for limiting displayed attributes instead of insecure direct reading from.
• Added a nonce check (storehelper_kit_dashboard_nonce) in storehelper_kit_admin_dashboard() to prevent CSRF.

2.1

• Replaced external placeholder URL with local logo-placeholder.jpg.
• Documented SeekLogo and Clearbit services with separate Terms of Service and Privacy Policy links.
• Added ABSPATH guard to prevent direct file access in plugin PHP files.
• Implemented nonce and current_user_can() checks for all AJAX handlers and form submissions.
• Sanitized, validated, and escaped all incoming and outgoing data.
• Replaced unsafe SQL calls with get_posts() (WP_Query) for secure database interactions.
• Renamed generic option names to unique prefixes (e.g., storehelperkit_widget_…).

2.0

• Major overhaul: refactored all tools for better performance and security.
• Added support for PHP 8.1+ and modern WordPress APIs.
• Improved i18n compliance and sanitized all inputs/outputs.
• Updated readme, documentation, and screenshots.

1.9

• Fixed price update batching bug.
• Added nonce verification to all AJAX actions.
• Enhanced filters in attribute statistics tool.

1.8

• Initial public release.