WP Fastest Site Search

5.4.20

• Tested with WordPress 7.0
• Release compatibility metadata update

5.4.19

• Fix force_reset_indexing 403 nonce error (Force Reset & Take Over button)

5.4.18

• Bidirectional reindex progress visibility between cpanel and plugin
• Add reindex_driver field to track who initiated the reindex
• Add observer mode for cpanel-driven reindexing with stale detection
• Add force reset indexing endpoint

5.4.17

• Improve code quality and WordPress coding standards compliance
• Internal CI/CD pipeline reliability improvements

5.4.16

• Auto-exclude Expertrec scripts from caching plugin delay queues
• Supports Perfmatters, WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache, SiteGround Optimizer, FlyingPress
• Eliminates need for manual delay exclusion configuration on customer sites

5.4.15

• Add resource hints (dns-prefetch/preconnect) for Expertrec CDN domains
• Optimize AI UI script loading: defer bundle init to browser idle time via requestIdleCallback
• Smart detection of delayed script execution (Perfmatters compatibility)
• Fix: coerce wp_count_terms return value to int in category count
• Add Agents.md with project documentation and code change guidelines

5.4.14

• Add X-ER-Site-Domain header to all backend API requests for site identification

5.4.13

• Fix: Call to undefined function update_cpanel_config() causing PHP fatal error on index variants toggle

5.4.12

• More AI features released.
• Enable AI UI by default for new installs
• Auto-select up to 20 most-used product attributes on first index
• Split Custom Attributes into separate Product Attributes and Metadata menus
• Display product attribute count with usage stats on dashboard
• Search page template improvements with layout shift prevention
• UI improvements: proper anchor links for navigation
• Fix: start_index caching issue (route switched to POST and FE updated)

5.4.11

• Nested Category hierarchy fix.

5.4.10

• Added dynamic plugin version display in frontend Footer component
• Enhanced user experience with real-time version information
• Improved version synchronization between backend and frontend

5.4.9

• nonce and other SPA related issue fixes.
• moved out of Sentry old version.

5.4.8

• Enhanced security and performance improvements
• Fixed compatibility issues with latest WordPress versions
• Improved code quality and stability

5.4.7

• Added logging on/off flag to control logging hook registration.
• Improved plugin settings UI with 2-column layout for better space utilization.
• Enhanced database cleanup on uninstall to remove all plugin options.

5.4.6

• Fixed log file write failures to prevent fatal errors.

5.4.5

• Fixed all critical WordPress.org plugin check errors.
• Added efficient automatic log rotation system (1MB limit, 2 files max).

5.4.4

• Fixed readme issue reported by wordpress.org team.
• Added readonly mode feature to control update hook registration.

5.4.3

• AI option added to plugin settings menu.
• WE can switch between AI and non AI UI.
• Fixed few bugs and enhanced release process.

5.4.2

• Bumped version for release.

5.4.1

• Bumped the variable version and attempted to fix display blank.
• Bumped up the version with new features.
• Checked with WP version 6.6 and 6.8.2.
• Changed text of real-time data sync.
• Added wp_reset_postdata for best practice.
• Updated PHP version to 7.1.
• Added retry mechanism for PDF with 500 error.
• UI improvements for PDFs.

5.4.0

• Introducing real-time support for PDF indexing.
• Verified compatibility with the latest WordPress version 6.6

5.3.9

• UI enhancements.

5.3.8

• Updated description, plugin name, and tags.

5.3.7

• Bug Fixes.

5.3.6

• UI enhancements.

5.3.5

• Minor Bug Fixes.

5.3.4

• Added support for add to cart in search for woocommerce.

5.3.3

• Minor Bug Fixes.

5.3.2

• Added support for real-time indexing when a product is created or updated through the Woo REST API.
• Updated plugin release process to meet WordPress standards.
• Enabled search functionality on the site after login.

5.3.1

• Enhanced the mechanism for subsequent (real-time) updates.
• Improved log structure for better analysis.

5.3.0

• Implemented a retry mechanism for indexing.
• Skipped problematic product attributes during indexing to ensure smoother operation.
• Enhanced the mechanism for subsequent updates.

5.2.7

• Cleaned up Contributors list in Readme.txt

5.2.6

• Updated Description & title in Readme.txt

5.2.5

• Updated short description (Limited to 150 Chars) in Readme.txt

5.2.4

• meta description update in Readme.txt

5.2.3

• Updated the Installation instruction & short description in Readme.txt

5.2.2

• Updated FAQ Section in Readme.txt

5.2.1

• Added new contributors.
• Updated tags.

5.2.0

• Addressed tags and contributor warnings

5.1.32

• UI enhancements.

5.1.31

• Show friendly message after the first time indexing started
• Changes in the deactivation form for OTP-Based Signups
• Added mandatory check for some of the deactivate reasons for signed-up customers
• Messaging below deactivate button in search results

5.1.30

• Provide an option to modify the SERP URL, title and query parameter.
• Shortcode option for displaying the ExpertRec Search Bar.
• Alternative signup method for non-Gmail users.
• Introduce a new log file for subsequent updates.
• Enhance the user experience.

5.1.29

• Added a feature to show product brand attribute in search UI.
• Improved log structure for better analysis.
• UI enhancements.
• Bug fixes.

5.1.28

• Resolved decoding issue.
• UI enhancements.
• Moved APIs from Ajax to Rest APIs.
• Improved log structure for better analysis.
• Added new deactivation reasons.
• Verified compatibility with the latest WordPress version 6.4.3.

5.1.27

• Implemented Lining in the build process & Addressed Lint issues.

5.1.26

• Improved indexing for product variants.
• The UI now displays the date and time of the full index and subsequent update index.
• Updated UI for sign-in and login.
• Resolved deactivation bug.
• Included email and phone to sign-up click.

5.1.25

• Fixed linting issues.
• Implemented automatic detection of the country code during sign-up.

5.1.24

• Support for indexing product variants.

5.1.23

• Provide an option to turn on or off sentry.

5.1.22

• UI Improvements
• Performance improvements & Optimizations
• Includes New Features Merchandising, AI Features etc.

5.1.21

• Bug fixes (post/page creation issue)
• Removed warning display on pages (in debug mode WordPress)
• Handled , in category names

5.1.20

• Introducing the new ‘Select Doc Types’ feature, which allows users to have control over what they want to index and view search results accordingly.
• Users can now easily save their preferred Indexing Speed.
• The UI now displays the date and time of the last successful sync.
• Verified compatibility with the latest WordPress version 6.3.1.
• UI Improvements.

5.1.19

• Added tracking ID for indexing.

5.1.18

• Implemented dedicated post type for Category list

5.1.17

• Addressed the encoding issue.

5.1.16

• Enhanced Indexing Progress Notifications and Processing.
• UI Improvements.

5.1.15

• UI Improvements.
• Introduce new support features.

5.1.14

• UI Improvements.

5.1.13

• Improvements on the indexing process & status control
• Removed Metadata fields from 1st time Indexing by default and provided configuration option
• Brought compatibility till php 5.6 (from 7.4)
• Implemented Category Search & faceting

5.1.12

• Added warning for ongoing indexing during Dashboard page navigation
• Introduced Search Preview option

5.1.11

• UI Improvements.

5.1.10

• Addressed Linting Issues.

5.1.9

• Improved changes in the minification process

5.1.8

• UI Improvements
• Minor Bug Fixes

5.1.7

• Extra character of ; introduced on the page. – fixed.

5.1.6

• Many Caching plugins cached our JS wrongly. Fixing the JS so that it will pass through the caching plugins.
• Plugin upgrade fix.

5.1.5

• Added support for older versions of WordPress starting from 5.6.
• Improved UI for better user experience.
• Auto Indexing.
• Bug fixes for Product Attributes and Meta Data Fields.

5.1.4

• Bug fixes.

5.1.3

• Fix Meta Key Bug.

5.1.2

• Improved crawl UI.

5.1.1

• New User Interface (UI): We have redesigned the interface to make it more intuitive and user-friendly.
• Enhanced Control and Processing of Indexing and Reindexing: We have implemented better controls and processes to ensure a smoother experience.
• API Key and Secret Key Integration for Existing Account Login: You can now log into your existing account using API Key and Secret Keys, enhancing security and convenience.
• Product Attributes and Meta Data Fields Indexing Options: We have expanded the indexing capabilities to include product attributes and metadata fields, enabling more comprehensive search results.
• Improved Logging Mechanism: Our latest version includes a more robust logging mechanism, providing better visibility into the search process.

4.1.30

• Optimized logging for crawl based integration.

4.1.29

• Added capability to change default batch size for WP ECOM Customer
• Ajaxified the selection of the Existing/New Search Bar option on the Dashboard Page.

4.1.28

• Display message when indexing is in progress
• Improve messaging on the Home page

4.1.27

• Added checkpoint for backend logs
• Removed update button for Search Bar setting

4.1.26

• Improved logging

4.1.25

• Updated checkpoint for logs file

4.1.24

• Added Search Results page customization support

4.1.23

• Improved performance
• Optimized scripts and flow

4.1.22

• Improved scripts addition

4.1.21

• Change feedback form
• Improved home page
• Resolved layout and Index option issue
• Added logs

4.1.20

• home page improvement
• prioritizing WooCommerce products
• crawl status improvement

4.1.19

• home page update
• input batch size option

4.1.18

• taxonomy improvement

4.1.17

• plugin events updates
• updated/improved logs
• indexing improvement

4.1.16

• Released on 26th Aug 2022.
• Handled errors and warnings.

4.1.15

• Released on 19th Aug 2022.
• Improved post types counting

4.1.14

• Released on 19th Aug 2022.
• Improved shortcode removal.

4.1.13

• Released on 11st Aug 2022.
• Added support for indexing PDF in real-time.

4.1.12

• Released on 1st Aug 2022.
• Improved error reporting of the plugin.

4.1.11

• Released on 13th July 2022.
• Plugin version is shown in UI.
• Improved error reporting of the plugin.
• Improved progress of indexing in UI.
• Improved feedback form.

4.1.10

• Released on 30th June 2022.
• Restricted plugin script’s scope to the WordPress admin panel only.
• Improved indexing of attributes having a date.
• Fixed custom fields indexing issue.

4.1.9

• Released on 24th June 2022.
• Auto detection of indexing option for woo-commerce.
• Improved text labels in plugin UI.

4.1.8

• Released on 17th June 2022.
• Added feedback form to capture the user experience when the plugin is deactivated.

4.1.7

• Released on 9th June 2022.
• Fixed indexing issue for PHP version less than 7.2.
• Removed “Only dropdown” support from the plugin’s layout tab. Users can still select that from Expertrec’s dashboard.
• Removed excessive logging.

4.1.6

• Released on 2nd June 2022.
• Support for custom fields.
• Addressed Empty content post issue on a page.

4.1.5

• Released on 30th May 2022.
• Adopted composer.
• Improved error reporting of the plugin.

4.1.4

• Released on 12th May 2022.
• Fixed advanced tab buttons issue.
• Improved support for the currency and WooCommerce brands.
• Improved plugin activity for activation, deactivation, and uninstallation.

4.1.3

• Released on 5th May 2022.
• Minor fix.

4.1.2

• Released on 3rd May 2022.
• Re-indexing products whose stock status changes from in-stock to out-of-stock and vice versa.

4.1.1

• Released on 22nd April 2022.
• Fixed issue with first-time indexing.

4.1.0

• Released on 20th April 2022.
• Added support for Woocommerce.
• Added Google sign-in.
• Completly different UI from the older plugin.
• Improved and faster search with database indexing.