W3P SEO – Lightweight SEO, Schema & AI Search Toolkit

Changelog

2.2.0

• FEATURE: llms.txt generation (Search Engine Console → Crawl Optimization)
• FEATURE: Block AI crawlers (GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Applebot-Extended, CCBot) in robots.txt
• FEATURE: FAQPage schema from core Details and Accordion blocks
• FEATURE: Search result preview and AI-overview readiness checklist in the SEO meta box
• FIX: Auto-generated descriptions no longer include unregistered shortcodes (e.g. from deactivated plugins) or block markup
• DOCS: Support moved to the WordPress.org forum
• UPDATE: Requires PHP 7.4

2.1.7

• FIX: Use get_term_link() for category canonicals instead of the request URI

2.1.6

• UPDATE: Add per-post Open Graph type dropdown (website, article, product, book, profile, video)

2.1.5

• UPDATE: Tested up to WordPress 7.1
• DOCS: Add WordPress Plugins directory and donation link

2.1.4

• UPDATE: Tested up to WordPress 7.1
• DOCS: Add WordPress Plugins directory and donation link

2.1.3

• SYNC: Plugin is now synchronized with its ClassicPress counterpart (W3P SEO)

2.1.2

• FIX: Change excerpt generation from 55 words to 155 characters for proper SEO meta description length
• FIX: Add sanitization and removal of non-breaking spaces ( ) from meta descriptions

2.1.1

• PERFORMANCE: Optimize w3p_get_excerpt() to avoid get_the_excerpt() overhead by using direct post field access
• PERFORMANCE: Fix duplicate get_post_thumbnail_id() calls in w3p_head_og()
• PERFORMANCE: Add transient caching for expensive attachment_url_to_postid() query (reduces query time from 0.0065s to 0s on cached requests)
• PERFORMANCE: Replace object cache with transients for better compatibility across all WordPress installations

2.1.0

• PERFORMANCE: Optimize sitemap post type and taxonomy filters with static caching
• PERFORMANCE: Optimize canonical link generation with request-scoped caching
• PERFORMANCE: Optimize w3p_search_console_footer with early exit when local business is disabled
• PERFORMANCE: Optimize logo dimensions retrieval to use database instead of file system operations
• PERFORMANCE: Fix duplicate get_option() calls in sitemap max URLs filter
• UPDATE: Remove Yandex and Baidu verification support
• UPDATE: Remove Link Whisper feature and associated code
• UPDATE: Simplify SEO meta character counters (remove color coding and thresholds)

2.0.6

• Fix sitemap lastmod date format to use W3C datetime format (fixes Google Search Console invalid date errors)
• Fix undefined array key warning in subpages shortcode

2.0.5

• Update sitemap to use the W3C datetime format

2.0.4

• Add SEO plugin cleanup tools

2.0.3

• Fix hardcoded product category slug in breadcrumbs
• Add WooCommerce noindex for various product actions (add-to-cart, etc.)

2.0.2

• Fix canonical links for categories

2.0.1

• Fix sitemap not excluding pages that are noindexed by other plugins
• Merge the Dashboard and the Settings tabs
• Update screenshots

2.0.0

• Fix the way the Knowledge Panel gets the image dimensions (width and height) to avoid extra database queries
• Fix empty Open Graph author tag on homepage
• Fix Knowledge Panel wording

1.9.3

• Add missing Open Graph logo tag
• Update screenshots
• Update WordPress compatibility

1.9.2

• Fix settings UI
• Add robots exclusion for posts
• Add a default value for number of sitemap links

1.9.1

• Fix taxonomy description not being displayed
• Add new country code field for correct local Schema
• Improve title and description meters and length checkers
• Update WordPress compatibility

1.9.0

• FIX: Fix breadcrumbs missing the position property
• FIX: Fix robots meta tag being added to the <head> element regardless of the sitemap setting
• UPDATE: Update official plugin URL
• Update WordPress compatibility

1.8.9

• Update WordPress compatibility

1.8.8

• Update WordPress compatibility
• Update breadcrumbs JSON-LD to match the new Google guidelines

1.8.7

• Sanitize and unslash options
• Update WordPress compatibility

1.8.6

• UPDATE: Remove obsolete header/footer content
• UPDATE: Remove obsolete Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager

1.8.5

• FIX: Fix wrongly escaped string

1.8.4

• FIX: Fix Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

1.8.3

• UPDATE: Remove old, obsolete options

1.8.2

• FIX: Fix breadcrumbs not correctly displaying the parent permalink

1.8.1

• FIX: Fix Link Whisper to match the word but avoid existing links and HTML attributes
• FIX: Optimize the custom title and meta description length checker
• FEATURE: Add Rank Math migrator
• UPDATE: Add better sanitization for custom titles and meta descriptions
• UPDATE: Remove all Inter fonts

1.8.0

• FIX: Fix Link Whisper feature to use word boundaries, excluding words already inside <a> tags
• FIX: Fix excerpt not working with ClassicPress
• UPDATE: Implement custom meta field for meta description as a fallback for excerpt
• UPDATE: Remove Web of Trust verification
• UPDATE: Remove Majestic verification

1.7.7

• UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility
• UPDATE: Add FAQs to supported custom post types
• UPDATE: Add robots meta to complement the header

1.7.6

• FEATURE: Add option to noindex URLs with query strings

1.7.5

• FIX: Change meta meter functionality to respond to input instead of keyup events
• FIX: Only loop through content types if XML sitemaps are enabled
• FEATURE: Add Link Whisper functionality (not affiliated with the Link Whisper plugin)
• UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility

1.7.4

• UPDATE: Add missing “image” field
• UPDATE: Improve LocalBusiness schema
• UPDATE: Improve image upload functionality
• UPDATE: Update Twitter to X (Twitter)
• UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility

1.7.3

• UPDATE: Updated WordPress compatibility

1.7.2

• UPDATE: Updated WordPress compatibility

1.7.1

• FIX: Removed property CPT from the list of allowed metabox locations

1.7.0

• FIX: Fixed description being echoed instead of returned in the <head> element
• FIX: Fixed Open Graph tags property names
• FIX: Fixed WPCS (WordPress Coding Standards)
• UPDATE: Added extra Open Graph tags for Twitter Cards and Pinterest
• UPDATE: Removed old secure_url image Open Graph tag
• PERFORMANCE: Joined all wp_head actions into one
• PERFORMANCE: Changed several options into variables so they can be reused without having to query the database

1.6.1

• FIX: Fixed auto-adding image attributes from image filename
• FIX: Fixed Schema generating empty image dimensions
• FIX: Sanitized Schema excerpt for the description field

1.6.0

• UPDATE: Updated author banner
• UPDATE: Updated WordPress compatibility
• UPDATE: Removed unused option (readonly)

1.5.9

• UPDATE: Added Yoast migrator (temporary)
• UPDATE: Added Meta report for posts

1.5.8

• FIX: Fixed subpages container not being properly closed

1.5.7

• FIX: Fixed admin scripts not being enqueued due to broken dependencies
• UI: Improved layout of meta report

1.5.6

• FIX: Fixed excerpt generation (faster now)
• FIX: Merged two options
• FEATURE: Added Meta Report, similar to Screaming Frog, showing page titles and descriptions

1.5.5

• FIX: Fixed HTML tags in Schema description/excerpt
• FIX: Fixed duplicate meta description
• UPDATE: Added option to enable/disable SEO title
• UPDATE: Added option to enable/disable SEO meta description
• UPDATE: Improved the [subpages] shortcode

1.5.4

• UPDATE: Updated SEO title and meta description logic
• UPDATE: Added character counter/meter for SEO titles and meta descriptions

1.5.3

• FIX: Fixed Sitelinks schema for potentialAction

1.5.2

• FIX: Fixed several issues with breadcrumbs
• FEATURE: Added better breadcrumbs

1.5.1

• FIX: Fixed several typos
• FEATURE: Added topic clustering settings
• UPDATE: Started plugin rebranding to W3P
• UPDATE: Updated UI for more intuitive options

1.5.0

• FIX: Removed unused Facebook administrator ID option
• FEATURE: Added Knowledge Panel Schema details
• FEATURE: Added custom title
• FEATURE: Added excerpt as custom meta description

1.4.11

• FEATURE: Added native WordPress XML sitemaps
• FEATURE: Added option to automatically add image caption, description and ALT text from image title for all new uploads
• UPDATE: Updated WordPress compatibility
• UPDATE: Updated WPCS (WordPress Coding Standards)

1.4.10

• FIX: Removed broken custom sitemap functionality
• UPDATE: Updated WordPress compatibility

1.4.9.1

• UPDATE: Updated WordPress compatibility

1.4.9

• UPDATE: Updated WordPress compatibility

1.4.8

• UPDATE: Updated WordPress compatibility

1.4.7

• FIX: Removed all references to codor class
• UPDATE: Updated all non-secure Schema URL to HTTPS

1.4.6

• UPDATE: Updated WordPress compatibility
• UPDATE: Removed GIT2SVN integration as it’s not feasible
• UPDATE: Renamed stylesheet to avoid conflicts with other getButterfly plugins
• PERFORMANCE: Removed custom fonts for code blocks for WordPress Dashboard

1.4.5

• FEATURE: Added sitemap feature

1.4.4

• FIX: Fixed excerpt generation (strip shortcodes and remove tags)

1.4.3

• FIX: Fixed excerpt generation
• FIX: Fixed custom excerpt not being generated for homepage
• UPDATE: Admin UI tweaks

1.4.2

• UPDATE: Removed Facebook admin ID from Open Graph tags
• UPDATE: Added og:image:alt to Open Graph tags

1.4.1

• UPDATE: Added missing Open Graph tags
• UPDATE: Unified meta description and Open Graph tags
• UPDATE: Added excerpt to pages by default

1.4.0

• UPDATE: Changed styling of code elements
• UPDATE: Set up groundwork for improved breadcrumbs
• UPDATE: Set up groundwork for improved page descriptions

1.3.12

• UPDATE: Updated WordPress compatibility
• UPDATE: Incremental testing GIT2SVN

1.3.6

• UPDATE: Updated help text for custom homepage description
• DEVELOPMENT: Restarted development on GitHub

1.3.5

• UPDATE: Removed Google+ integration
• UPDATE: Updated PHP requirements
• UPDATE: Updated WordPress compatibility

1.3.4

• FIX: Removed unused shortcode parameter
• UPDATE: Updated WordPress compatibility

1.3.3

• UPDATE: Updated string/variable sanitisation

1.3.2

• UPDATE: Updated plugin name to avoid confusion
• FIX: Fixed readme.txt version

1.3.1

• UPDATE: Added Baidu verification tag
• UPDATE: Updated Google Tag Manager loading priority
• UPDATE: Removed Google Tag Manager (noscript)

1.3.0

• UPDATE: Updated WordPress compatibility
• FIX: Added missing Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager tags
• FIX: Added missing header and footer tags
• FIX: Added missing content

1.2.1

• UPDATE: Updated WordPress compatibility
• FIX: Removed unused files and functions
• FIX: Removed deprecated links
• FIX: Added missing styles (backend)

1.2

• FIX: Removed double variable declaration
• FIX: Removed unused (inherited) variable declaration
• UPDATE: Moved plugin to Settings area to unclutter menu
• UPDATE: Removed unused welcome mat feature
• UPDATE: UI tweaks
• PERFORMANCE: Removed unused code, fixed line endings and added PSR code changes

1.1.3

• FEATURE: Added microdata breadcrumbs (unstyled)

1.1.2

• FIX: Google Tag Manager script position

1.1.1

• FIX: Fixed excerpt not being generated from the post/page content
• FIX: Fixed settings page description

1.1.0

• FEATURE: Added welcome mat (scroll mat) feature
• FIX: Fixed performance

1.0.4

• FIX: Unified gbad.css styles (.codor)
• UPDATE: Removed Google Maps as it now requires a key and a developer account

1.0.3

• UI: UI and wording tweaks
• UI: Added sharing debugger link for Open Graph/Facebook
• FIX: Added OG schema to DOCTYPE only if Open Graph option is checked
• FIX: Fixed excerpts for SEO description
• FIX: Fixed DOCTYPE prefix for Open Graph
• UPDATE: Added OG default image option
• UPDATE: Added post image capture if no default image or post thumbnail is set
• UPDATE: Added excerpts to pages

1.0.2

• FIX: Fixed an issue with description improperly escaping quotes
• FIX: Removed version, path and URL constants
• FIX: Removed globally set option
• FIX: Code cleanup
• UPDATE: UI tweaks and section links
• UPDATE: readme.txt improvements
• FEATURE: Added Majestic SEO verification

1.0.1

• UPDATE: Changed several option names to better reflect the plugin

1.0.0

• FIX: Removed unsafe built-in security module
• FIX: Better plugin security
• FIX: Removed unused /languages/ directory
• FIX: Renamed some functions to avoid conflicts
• FIX: Removed old Google Maps JS API
• FIX: Added capability check for option saving
• FIX: Removed deprecated contact form feature

0.6.4

• FIX: Removed tags from og:title content
• FIX: Fixed old support link

0.6.3

• FIX: Fixed community translations for WordPress 4.6+
• FIX: Fixed several label targets
• UPDATE: Added screenshots

0.6.2

• FIX: Fixed wrong translatable string
• FIX: Removed unused sitemap module

0.6.1

• FIX: Fixed local business contextual help
• FIX: Fixed code standards
• FIX: Fixed scripts and styles enqueue
• UPDATE: Added more translatable strings

0.6.0

• UPDATE: Added proper i18n

0.5.3

• FIX: Added missing module

0.5.2

• UPDATE: Removed old files

0.5.1

• UPDATE: File cleanup and description update

0.5.0

• UI: UI/UX improvements
• FEATURE: Removed Alexa verification as site claiming has been deprecated
• FEATURE: Added Yandex verification
• FEATURE: Added Pinterest verification
• FEATURE: Added Web of Trust verification
• FEATURE: Added Google+ link relationships (profile URL and page URL)
• FEATURE: Added Twitter link relationship
• FEATURE: Added Google Tag Manager
• FEATURE: Added local business details
• UPDATE: Removed several theme-specific and opinionated defaults
• UPDATE: Removed dashboard widget

0.4.0

• FIX: Fixed dashboard beacon
• UPDATE: Removed Compete analytics
• UPDATE: Renamed and tweaked the UI and wording of the Webmaster section
• UPDATE: Updated messages and notifications
• UPDATE: Removed 404 redirection as WordPress does the job using canonical redirection
• UPDATE: Removed Google Streetview as it was dependent to an API key
• UPDATE: Removed Yahoo and Ask in SEO Love module
• PERFORMANCE: Added autoloading to options

0.3.0

• UPDATE: Added getButterfly ad box

0.2

• UPDATE: Removed Sweeper plugin
• UPDATE: Removed obsolete analytics module
• UPDATE: Removed obsolete sitemap module
• UPDATE: Removed obsolete admin.css
• FIX: Fixed several links
• FIX: Fixed Google Maps URL to automatically pick http:// or https://
• FIX: Added language files

0.1.9

• FEATURE: Merged WordPress Sweeper plugin
• UPDATE: Removed obsolete SEO tracker module

0.1.8

• UPDATE: Removed obsolete analytics module
• FIX: Removed old links

0.1.7

• Fixed Google Streetview (backend)
• Reformatted SEO tracker
• Reformatted plugin dashboard page
• Added dashboard “planet” widget for getbutterfly.com

0.1.6.2

• Removed deprecated functions from mod-analytics.php
• Fixed unset POST variables in w3p-sitemap.php
• Fixed version number in index.php
• TODO: Include a native WordPress deprecation checker
• TODO: Include a malware check (root string finder)

0.1.6.1

• Removed empty forms from SEO Tracker
• Removed an inactive function

0.1.6

• Removed custom login logo (WordPress 3.6 changed the format)
• Removed an erroneus login screen customization
• Removed an inactive function
• Removed Feedburner options as the plugin is outdated, and there was no update from Google for almost 3 years
• Removed all custom dashboard CSS code

0.1.5.3

• Added media sitemap module
• Added license specification

0.1.5.2

• Tweaked the Google Maps module (paragraph tag insertion issue)
• Tweaked the Analytics module to work from inside the Perfect Plugin
• Fixed deprecated functions

0.1.5.1

• Added option to enable/disable analytics module
• Consolidated the SEO tracker
• Merged several options scattered throughout the plugin

0.1.5

• Merged with SEO Love plugin
• Merged with Smashing Analytics plugin (update/migration is possible)
• Removed hardcoded path

0.1.4.2

• Added additional (override) style for pages (Google Maps inner images background)
• Improved page speed by removing Google Maps API calls on pages without Google Maps or StreetView
• Removed a getButterfly link
• Removed an empty header call

0.1.4.1

• Removed Yahoo Site Explorer as it’s no longer relevant

0.1.4

• Official public release

0.1.2.7

• Removed a duplicate option
• Fixed Google PageRank URL due the October 2011 algorythm change (changed parameter “search” to “tbr”)
• Simplified the SEO Tracker module

0.1.2.6

• Removed Blog Catalog code
• Removed more useless code from webmaster panel
• Removed warning

0.1.2.5

• Fixed Bing/Yahoo switched codes

0.1.2.4

• Added gallery fix
• Fixed Google Streetview icon
• Removed RSS dashboard widget

0.1.2.2

• Added more custom branding
• Fixed a Google Feedburner warning

0.1.2.1

• Added page speed tracking for Google Analytics
• Added custom login panel

0.1.2

• Rewritten basic webmaster settings

0.1.1

• Added submenus
• Added an options page (currently with email address only)

0.1.0

• First release (buggy, crippled and alpha quality)