SmartCrawl handles everything SEO so you can focus on what you do best
SmartCrawl Pro gives you everything you need for fast, powerful WordPress SEO. Start ranking higher with industry-leading features like:
- Automated SEO checkups and reports
- Sitemap auto-generator and search engine notifications
- Titles and meta descriptions
- Full support for default schema.org types
- Site crawls, scans, and reports
- Automatic linking
- 301 Redirects
- Advanced social media sharing
Changelog
- New: Added pagination to the redirection module
- New: Multisite sitewide mode replaced with new network settings
- New: Added ability to bulk restore items in the URL crawler
- Improvement: Site-specific data in configs applied only when source and destination match
- Improvement: Code improvements
- Fix: Redirects being cached by the browser
- Fix: Typos and copy changes
July 27, 2021 - version 2.12
- New: SmartCrawl configs
- Improvement: Code improvements
June 24, 2021 - version 2.11
- New: Lighthouse SEO scan
- New: Added "Post Data" source to FAQ schema type
- New: Support for custom taxonomies in schema builder
- New: Support for youtu.be URLs during automatic schema generation
- Improvement: Improved UI for redirect attachment settings
- Improvement: Better documentation for "Connect with Youtube" setting
- Fix: Checkup progress getting stuck at 22%
- Fix: Incorrect indexing of items in FAQPage schema
- Fix: jQuery compatibility issues
- Fix: Visual issue in file importer
- Fix: Minor conflict with WPBakery plugin
- Fix: PHP notices and warnings
April 14, 2021 - version 2.10.2
- New: Recipe schema type
- New: Job Posting schema type
- New: Movie schema type
- New: Course schema type
- New: Books schema type
- New: Software Application schema type
- Improvement: Improve the custom text input of the schema builder
- Improvement: Add review property to schema types
- Fix: Compatibility with Yoast 16
- Fix: Use fallback values when org name or description is empty
- Fix: Mark local business aggregateRating properties as required
- Fix: Mark local business review properties as required
March 22, 2021 - version 2.10.1
- Improvement: Use the new robots API introduced in 5.7
- Improvement: Migration of all links to wpmudev.com
- Bug: Local business currencies & payment visual bug
March 4, 2021 - version 2.10
- New: Local Business support in schema builder
- New: Performance improvements for the schema builder
- New: Improved UX for the schema builder tool
- New: The ability to duplicate types in the schema builder
- New: Dashboard schema widget
- New: Comments schema for Article, FAQ and HowTo schema types
- New: Ability to add sub-types of Article and WooCommerce schema types
- New: Wizard for adding schema types
- New: Validation of schema types in the builder
- New: Improved accessibility
- New: Post comment count as possible schema builder value
- New: The ability to deactivate schema types
- New: Add the term arg in priority filter
- Fix: Meta description showing shortcodes and not the actual content
- Fix: Performance issues in Title and Meta component
- Fix: PHP warning in SEO analysis
January 11, 2021 - version 2.9
- New: Schema types builder tool
- New: Ability to manually update sitemap and notify search engines
- New: More details provided when SEO checkup score is green
- Fix: Optimized code for fetching owner data
- Fix: In sitewide mode, Twitter and OpenGraph images not displayed on all sub-sites
- Fix: VideoObject schema not generated for shortened YouTube URL
- Fix: Balance CPU usage in admin posts list pages
- Fix: Branda not able to change SmartCrawl meta box title
- Fix: SmartCrawl not adding bbPress forum URLs to the sitemap
- Fix: Sitemap appears as active on widget while it is deactivated
- Fix: "Add Schema" action button missing from multisite SEO checkup page
- Fix: Whitelabel issue in features modal
- Fix: Post meta preview showing incorrect values
- Fix: Color of SEO checkup score is different from HUB dashboard
- Fix: Removed links to documentation in Whitelabel mode
- Fix: Improved text for duplicate IDs SEO check
- Fix: Automatically open modal when Add Redirect button clicked on dashboard
- Fix: Minor text changes
November 21, 2020 - version 2.8.4
- New: General code improvements
October 22, 2020 - version 2.8.3
- Fix: Autolinks not working in certain scenarios
- Fix: Action button in microdata check pointing to social settings
- Fix: Deprecated jQuery function being used in Javascript files
- Fix: Miscellaneous typos and copy changes
- Fix: Incorrect documentation link in robots section
October 8, 2020 - version 2.8.2
- Improvement: Performance improvements
- Fix: Yoast importer issue with custom post types
- Fix: Metabox character count overlapping with macros dropdown
- Fix: SEO checkup timing out when pro version installed without dashboard plugin
- Fix: Whitelabelling issue in robots module
- Fix: OpenGraph enabled when welcome modal is skipped
October 2, 2020 - version 2.8.1
- Add: Option to disable the Test Schema button from admin bar
- Fix: Incorrect URL in footer
- Fix: Post list columns and SEO meta shown for non-public post types
- Fix: Add schema for video and audio files directly uploaded and inserted into post content
- Fix: Autolink module linking to the page itself on custom post types
September 7, 2020 - version 2.8
- Add: Full support for default Schema types
- Add: Pro page and widgets in free version
- Add: Improved metabox SEO analysis recommendations
- Add: New modal for highlighting latest features
- Add: Optimum length indicators on Title & Meta page
- Add: Ability to add new email recipients for sitemap crawler reports
- Add: Improved styling for components in the post list
- Fix: Implemented auto build process
- Fix: Metabox preview showing incorrect post URL in classic editor
- Fix: Embeds not loading in Gutenberg editor
- Fix: SEO checkup linking to 404 page
- Fix: URL redirection not working for URLs in other languages
- Fix: Updated SUI to the latest version
- Fix: Compatibility issue with Extra theme
August 10, 2020 - version 2.7
- Add: Options for WordPress 5.5 core sitemap
- Add: New 'Reports' widget on dashboard page
- Add: Author bio as meta description
- Add: Macro support in metabox optimum length indicators
- Add: Notice shown when sitemap crawler is taking longer than usual
- Add: Ability to set rel attribute for links in post editor
- Fix: Included support for for Yoast 14 import data
- Fix: Better styling for broken images in the SEO checkup
- Fix: Autolinking option 'Process only single posts and pages' not working
- Fix: Removed deprecated character limit constants
- Fix: PHP warnings shown for programmatically generated posts with no IDs
- Fix: Autolinking option 'Prevent linking in heading tags' causing issues
- Fix: Toggle state changing when clicking outside the toggle
- Fix: Reporting day of month dropdown showing incorrect values
- Fix: Report permalinks redirecting to Defender's masked login area
- Fix: Twitter card values don't allow modification through filters
- Fix: Accessibility issues due to outdated version of SUI
- Fix: Keyword density marker not obtainable for image alts
- Fix: Metabox preview not working in Safari due to console errors
- Fix: Multiple admin notices can't be dismissed quickly
- Fix: Social images not working when Smush converts PNGs to JPEGs for performance
- Fix: Title and description lengths not calculated correctly for some languages by SEO checkup
- Fix: Sitemap crawler not discovering links in split sitemaps
- Fix: SEO checkup incorrectly identifying anchor IDs
- Fix: SEO checkup using outdated meta title limit
March 12, 2020 - version 2.6.1
- Fix: "Focus keyword already used" warning shown for unique keywords
- Fix: Headers already sent warnings in network admin
March 5, 2020 - version 2.6
- New: Created separate network settings page
- New: Ability to change the recommended character lengths for title and meta
- New: Ability to update meta for static homepage from Title & Meta page
- New: Option to fall back to first content image for social networks
- New: Show reminder about sitemap when indexing is disabled for a taxonomy/post type
- New: Macros dropdown in post editor metabox
- New: Improved meta information on plugins page
- New: Recommended plugins notice for free users
- Fix: Performance issues in autolinking module
- Fix: Twitter Cards notice disappearing on Title & Meta page
- Fix: Buttons in checkup and crawler emails sometimes pointing to inaccessible pages
- Fix: Unnecessary ajax calls on post list page when analysis disabled
- Fix: White-labeling issue in page markup
- Fix: Automatic linking module generating links to the current page
- Fix: WPML homepage versions not included in sitemap
- Fix: Improved performance of focus keyword check
- Fix: Minor UI issues on the SEO Checkup page
- Fix: Settings link on the plugins list page not working on multisite
- Fix: Updated WP.org review request
- Fix: Changed instances of "whitelabel" to "white label"
- Fix: Included support for for Yoast 13 import data
- Fix: When plugin activated from Hub, made sure modules are in correct state
- Fix: Warning in the redirection module
February 27, 2020 - version 2.5.1
- Add: Endpoints for SEO tab in Hub
January 22, 2020 - version 2.5
- New: SEO checkup report revamped to have better recommendations and action buttons
- New: Better filtering of Twitter tags
- Fix: Quick setup conflict with Themify
- Fix: Whitelabelling not working for page source code
- Fix: Copy incorrectly referencing 100+ plugins
- Fix: Link to TTF font file incorrect
- Fix: External URL redirects not working
- Fix: Custom meta tags can't be deleted
November 13, 2019 - version 2.4.3
- Fix: Fixed post editor conflict with WP 5.3
October 12, 2019 - version 2.4.2
- Fix: Disabling all sitemap taxonomies doesn't work as expected
October 11, 2019 - version 2.4.1
- Fix: Autolink settings affected by robots editor activation
October 10, 2019 - version 2.4
- New: Control how your content is analyzed with the new analysis engine selector
- New: Sitemap can now be split into multiple light-weight sitemaps
- New: High contrast mode for accessibility
- New: Robots.txt editor
- New: New settings in the onboarding modal
- Fix: UI adjustments in checkup reporting tab
- Fix: Removed meta keyword settings due to their negligible SEO impact
- Fix: Added new notice explaining that readability analysis works for English sites only
- Fix: "Keyword used before" warning shown for exact match focus keywords only
- Fix: Added options to reset plugin data and control what is kept/deleted when plugin is uninstalled
- Fix: Removed link titles for keyword links in automatic linking
- Fix: Updated incorrect link to WPMUDev in footer
- Fix: Warning in PHP 7 when post metabox values saved
- Fix: Incorrect examples in description of URL field in custom autolinks modal
- Fix: Deactivating onpage module affecting unrelated functionality
- Fix: Version 3.x of AIOSEO not supported by importer
June 1, 2019 - version 2.3.1
- Fix: Added checks to make sure that free version can be upgraded
May 8, 2019 - version 2.3
- New: New, exciting, mobile-friendly UI in the admin area
- New: Support for whitelabel features
- New: Improved performance and reliability of SEO checkup and sitemap crawler
- New: Code improvements for the display of meta values
- New: New filter for addition of extra SEO and readability content
- New: Yoast importer now less likely to show "No compatible data ..." error
- New: New BuddyPress settings on Title & Meta page
- Fix: Redirect attachment settings getting overwritten
- Fix: Errors on Woocommerce shop page
- Fix: Category titles incorrect in certain situations
- Fix: Port matching issues in redirection module
- Fix: Multisite always showing "Homepage set to static page" message
- Fix: Sitewide sitemap settings not applied to network sub-sites
- Fix: Branda not able to change Smartcrawl admin bar text
- Fix: Non-public taxonomies listed on Title & Meta page
- Fix: Autolinks module causing styling issues
- Fix: Readability analysis compatibility issue with PHP 5.3
- Fix: Macros can not be added to term title and description
- Fix: JS console error on WP attachment editor page
- Fix: UI bugs when focus keyword ignored in SEO analysis
- Fix: Autolinking module showing self-links
- Fix: SEO analysis not working with autosaves disabled
- Fix: Sitemap showing invalid timestamps for certain post types
- Fix: Links on Title & Meta page pointing to incorrect tab on the social page
- Fix: Google plus field on social accounts page
- Fix: Visual issue (tooltip getting cut off) on sitemap reporting page
- Fix: Social account URLs with whitespaces not saved
- Fix: Untranslatable string in separator settings on Title & Meta page
- Fix: Fields losing focus while typing
- Fix: Visual issues on small screens
- Fix: Settings pages pointing to old documentation
March 26, 2019 - version 2.2.6
- New: Support for Yoast v10 and AIOSEO v2.12 in third-party importer
- Fix: Redirects added from sitemap crawl report not converted to absolute
- Fix: Sitemap can't be removed while SC is active
- Fix: Import not working for Automatic linking settings
- Fix: Metabox conflict in classic editor
February 18, 2019 - version 2.2.5
- New: New filters for modifying OpenGraph values
- New: Improved accuracy of readability analysis
- Fix: Missing columns on the post list page
- Fix: Certain websites throwing 404 error on redirection
- Fix: SEO metabox shown for non-public posts
- Fix: Better Gutenberg compatibility
- Fix: Warning on sitemap settings page
- Fix: Added ability to increase analysis request timeout
- Fix: Improved autoloader performance
- Fix: Warning in metabox placeholder loader
- Fix: Inaccurate preview when more recent post revision available
- Fix: Update the AIOSEOP importer to include the latest version
- Fix: Stylesheet URL incorrect in sub-site sitemaps
January 15, 2019 - version 2.2.4.1
- Fix: Show the WP.org rating request to admins only
November 28, 2018 - version 2.2.4
- New: URL redirection to external domains
- Fix: SEO and readability analysis of password-protected posts
- Fix: sitemap throws error if there's an image with ampersand sign
- Fix: metabox showing details from other posts when globals modified
- Fix: better autolinks compatibility with unicode languages
- Fix: code improvements for sitemap dashboard
- Fix: twitter and OG issues on static posts page
- Fix: third-party import notice appears for very old data
- Fix: conflicts on woocommerce shop page
November 12, 2018 - version 2.2.3
- New: created new UI for Yoast and All In One SEO importers
- New: new option to keep existing post meta intact during import
- New: opengraph code optimizations and improvements
- New: made automatic sitemap updates less resource intensive
- New: made macros more extensible through new filters and actions
- New: support for dynamic placeholders prefixed with 'ct_' 'ct_desc_' and 'cf_'
- Fix: issues caused by shortcode execution (integration with Divi, Avada, WPBakery and Swift page builders)
- Fix: performance issues due to frequent analysis reruns
- Fix: minor conflict with Gutenberg
- Fix: autolinking module modifying inline scripts
- Fix: outdated meta title and meta description limits
- Fix: metabox conflict on media edit page
- Fix: saving menus taking too much time when analysis active
- Fix: post featured image printed as og:image before more specific images
- Fix: issues in Avada page builder integration
- Fix: log file not being written correctly
- Fix: issues caused by faulty packaging
- Fix: metabox preview showing raw HTML tags
- Fix: search engine update link unnecessarily shown on WP dashboard
- Fix: misnamed translation file
- Fix: missing trailing slash in sitemap home URL
- Fix: dates shown in sitemap dashboard widget not translatable
- Fix: sitemap creation error shows html tags
- Fix: format of date printed through %%currentdate%% placeholder not changeable
- Fix: miscellaneous typos and copy changes
- Fix: twitter placeholders on category edit page not accurate
- Fix: sitemap XSL stylesheet URL/path resolution issue
- Fix: twitter fields displayed unnecessarily on term edit page
- Fix: update plugin version constant to ensure cache busting
- Fix: untruncated title and description shown in Google previews
- Fix: typo in upsell modal
- Fix: metabox preview showing divi shortcodes
- Fix: issues caused by shortcode execution
- Fix: sub-headings check should pass if even one of the sub-headings contains our focus keywords
- Fix: twitter card preview not loading
- Fix: static front page handled as single post page
- Fix: static homepage does not show correct meta values in all scenarios
- Fix: static homepage built with builders shows shortcodes in 'Title & Meta' settings
- Fix: metabox preview showing WPBakery shortcodes
- Fix: warnings in autoloader
- Fix: importer support for yoast version 9
- Fix: metabox preview showing raw placeholders
October 9, 2018 - version 2.2.2.7
- Fix: resolved conflict with swift framework mini product widget
- Fix: resolved styling conflicts with WPBakery and a few other plugins
- Fix: performance improvement for title and meta rewriting
October 2, 2018 - version 2.2.2.6
- Fix: fixed issue causing WSOD on some sites
- Fix: don't show raw shortcodes in auto-generated meta description
- Fix: better compatibility of readability and SEO analysis with page builders
- Fix: made Google preview in the SC metabox more accurate
September 26, 2018 - version 2.2.2.5
- Fix: revert 2.2.2.4 changes causing WSOD on some sites
August 20, 2018 - version 2.2.2.1
- Fix: Allow data import from Yoast 8.x
- Fix: Updated plugin version constant to latest version for cache busting
July 13, 2018 - version 2.2.2
- New: support for custom post type archives
- New: noindex/nofollow for post types
- New: new OpenGraph tags og:url, og:type, og:image:width and og:image:height
- New: code optimization
- New: integration test suite for quality assurance
- New: link each page to the relevant documentation section on the plugin website
- New: import social profile links from AIOSEOP
- New: dynamically adjust the toggles under "Site Owner Permissions"
- New: update Google result preview when content is changed
- New: prompt requesting reviews on WP.org
- Fix: hide settings for disabled modules from plugin dashboard
- Fix: BuddyPress group titles missing
- Fix: links to enable OpenGraph and Twitter settings pointing to inaccessible pages
- Fix: duplicate text in SEO Checkup section of metabox
- Fix: plugin css conflicting with some WP admin components
- Fix: analysis indicators not displaying correct colors in WP post list
- Fix: settings need to be saved before reports for SEO Checkup are sent
- Fix: on WP dashboard, 'update sitemap' link in the sitemap widget not working
- Fix: typo in opengraph settings
- Fix: when new URL scan is run, the URL Crawler section not loaded automatically
- Fix: google/bing verification codes from yoast not imported correctly
- Fix: columns in the post tables take more space then they should
- Fix: google verification meta can't be removed once added
- Fix: meta description not working on WooCommerce shop page
- Fix: redundant save settings button under URL Crawler report
- Fix: typo in the upgrade popup
- Fix: when import from yoast notice dismissed, it comes back on page load
- Fix: seo column in post list shows wrong color indicator when focus keyword missing
- Fix: google/bing verification tags disappear when sitemap settings saved
- Fix: XML sitemap opened in the current tab
- Fix: when "Upgrade to Pro" clicked, pro version details opened in the current tab
- Fix: values under "Site Owner Permissions" not saved when everything turned off
- Fix: last checked time on SEO Checkup inconsistent
- Fix: if modules disabled by network admin, site admin can still see them in settings
- Fix: autolinks page has "TBC" as the description of a setting
- Fix: author archive meta description not saved
- Fix: dashboard sections display number of issues even if the corresponding module is disabled
- Fix: on network sub-sites, disabled modules not behaving properly
- Fix: previews are not refreshing on title and meta admin page
- Fix: url crawler not always listing the URLs resulting in errors
- Fix: hide SEO Checkup on network sub-sites
- Fix: remove code for old google site verification settings
- Fix: date archive settings not respected
- Fix: admin bar menu should always match the admin menu
- Fix: in url crawler, no message is shown when all missing urls added to sitemap
- Fix: MOZ metabox not styled
- Fix: Redirect Attachments options in Advanced Tools not saved when in off state
- Fix: automatic linking toggle in post metabox displays wrong state
- Fix: redundant MarketPress options
- Fix: autolinks "Exclusions" don't work when "Case Sensitive Matching" is off
- Fix: autolinks "Min Lengths" setting not working consistently
- Fix: twitter settings for date archives not working consistently
- Fix: meta description settings for search and 404 pages not working consistently
- Fix: google verification meta settings not working consistently
- Fix: quick edit fields not loading values
- Fix: unwanted space before date archive title
- Fix: minor inconsistencies in SEO analysis
- Fix: no error message displayed when default user removed in reporting section under SEO Checkup
- Fix: statistics on dashboard not refreshed when checkup completes in SEO Checkup section
- Fix: MOZ data displayed even when wrong credentials added
April 2, 2018 - version 2.2.1
- Fix: post list pages performance issue.
March 28, 2018 - version 2.2
- New: Yoast & All-In-One SEO importers.
- New: 'Refresh' button for content & readability analysis modules.
- New: ability to set twitter cards details on post and type level.
- Fix: compatibility with New Blog Templates plugin.
- Fix: spelling and grammar issues.
- Fix: duplicate info text in "No Image Alts" section of seo analysis.
- Fix: support for Themify themes.
- Fix: readability analysis summary outputting html tags.
- Fix: saving draft or publishing posts closes the smartcrawl module.
- Fix: problems in "Add All to Sitemap" button.
- Fix: incorrect number of missing url's on main dashboard.
February 13, 2018 - version 2.1.1
- New: make Analysis dash widget results numeric and items clickable.
- New: add OpenGraph and Twitter options for taxonomies.
- New: exclude full URLs from sitemap.
- New: grey out deactivated modules in site owner permissions.
- New: enable styled sitemap on fresh setups.
- Fix: increase recommended description length from 160 to 230 chars.
- Fix: redirection resolution on archive pages.
- Fix: spelling and grammar issues.
- Fix: UI and styling issues.
- Fix: checkup scan tracking auto-update.
- Fix: update option label copies.
- Fix: update info links.
- Fix: admin menu style issues in Firefox.
- Fix: background color style issues.
- Fix: conflict with Divi theme.
- Fix: configuring links destinations when sitewide mode is active.
- Fix: unifiy analysis status results.
- Fix: BBPress compatibility issue with generated URLs.
- Fix: update error strings on import/export issues.
- Fix: sitemap items listed twice in audit report.
- Fix: title tag on custom post type archives issue.
- Fix: conflict with Movedo theme.
- Fix: do not calculate disabled analysis results.
- Fix: empty ignore URLs list clears sitemaps.
- Fix: user name not shown for reporting.
December 19, 2017 - version 2.1.0.1
- Fix: Jetpack compatibility issue
December 19, 2017 - version 2.1
- Add: complete redesign
- Add: macros separator support
- Add: getting started wizard
- Add: improved OpenGraph controls
- Add: Twitter cards support
- Add: schema support
- Add: Pinterest verification support
- Add: custom meta elements support
- Add: linked social accounts support
- Add: WP Checkup service integration
- Add: scheduled crawl and checkup support
- Add: SEO analysis check per post
- Add: per post readability analysis
- Add: per post autolinks toggle
- Add: improved keywords handling with focus keywords
- Add: ability to import and export settings
- Add: allow sitemode switching in admin area on network setups
- Add: attachment page noindex/redirection
- Fix: improved previews
- Fix: OpenGraph compatibility issue with Jetpack
- Fix: sitemaps issue with alternate cron
- Fix: additional checks for sitemaps read/write
- Fix: HHVM compatibility
- Fix: improve site owner permissions on network setups
June 7, 2017 - version 2.0.1
- Add: ability to ignore issues
- Add: ability to add custom sitemap URLs
- Add: option to skip strict description check
- Fix: homepage keywords saving issue
- Fix: MarketPress coupons conflict
- Fix: various string typos
- Fix: improve admin toolbar item and allow suppression
- Fix: front-end templating deprecated tags conflict
- Fix: WooCommerce shop page empty SEO details overrides
February 23, 2017 - version 2
- New: whole new interface
- Add: OpenGraph support
- Add: SEO Audit service support
- Fix: deprecated constructors usage
- Fix: W3TC object cache conflict issue
- Fix: multiple anonymous post types rendering issue
January 18, 2016 - version 1.7.7
- Allow for filterable canonical URLs.
- Add just-in-time post type recognition.
- Fix: use current local time for timestamp items generation.
August 25, 2015 - version 1.7.6
- Add advanced robots options info on listing pages.
- Add redirections info on listing pages.
- Project name update.
August 15, 2015 - version 1.7.5
- Add 301 redirection box permission level to the defaults list.
- Fix for titles processing in feeds output.
- Fix and cleanup for post type checks conditionals.
- Fix for duplicated static front page in sitemaps.
December 28, 2014 - version 1.7.4
- Fix duplicates prevention stopping the post autolink expansion.
- Fix keyword tag detection in autolink expansion replacement.
- Fix extra whitespaces in autolink replacement expansion.
- Fix for `set_time_limits` limitations.
November 11, 2014 - version 1.7.3
- Fix for some PHP notices.
- Fix for regex matching points in autolinks detection.
- Fix for link counts in autolinks matching to prevent clearing results.
- Fix for maximum single link replacement in post title matching.
October 21, 2014 - version 1.7.2
- Fix for boundary matching in an unicode-safe way.
- Fix for sitemap stylesheet path with SSL enabled.
- Improved per-site settings mode.
July 8, 2014 - version 1.7.1
- Fix for attachment metadata handling.
- Fix for showing network management level options.
- Allowing optional partial on-page optimization.
May 22, 2014 - version 1.7
- Some typo fixes.
- Fix for posts with invalid modified dates by forcing timestamps.
- Added support for global marketplace pages.
May 10, 2014 - version 1.6.8.1
- Improving data validation.
- Fix for BuddyPress pages recognition.
February 2, 2014 - version 1.6.8
- Added verification code options.
- Added experimental features flag.
- Fix for the settings binding by pushing it up the queue.
December 20, 2013 - version 1.6.7
- Exposed the meta description for filtering.
- Adding in the `nofollow` rel attribute option.
- Exposing the arguments building for filtering from central location.
- Exposing the post/term priority filters.
- Adding separate role settings for 301 redirection box selection.
- Fix for title length replacement.
- Fix for default BuddyPress canonicals.
August 11, 2013 - version 1.6.6
- Fix for quickedit boxes.
- Strings update.
August 2, 2013 - version 1.6.5
- Converting robots multiple selection box into checkbox array.
- Time-limit skipping switch updated.
July 7, 2013 - version 1.6.4
- Postponing the capability checks.
- Allowing for timeout prevention override.
July 6, 2013 - version 1.6.3
- Exposing title for additional filtering.
- Added blog public sanity check.
- Counters update.
April 14, 2013 - version 1.6.2
- Added subsequent pages robots meta rule.
- Added meta robots options to search results page.
- Event delegation update.
- Fix for SeoMOZ calls bit flags.
March 20, 2013 - version 1.6.1
- Fix for metabox access privileges.
- Better date archives optimization.
February 2, 2013 - version 1.6
- Added global meta robots settings for taxonomies.
- Added conditional unhooking possibility.
- Allowing per-post sitemap inclusion filtering.
- Better post types handling.
- Allowed linking to empty taxonomies.
January 13, 2013 - version 1.5.4
- Added custom columns to custom post types list views.
- Allowing quick edit on custom post types lists.
- Fix for WooCommerce main shop on-page settings.
January 8, 2013 - version 1.5.3
- Fix for BuddyPress installs outside the main site.
- News keywords support.
December 30, 2012 - version 1.5.2
- Fix for autolinks being recognized in shortcodes.
- Updated the project link.
November 2, 2012 - version 1.5.1
- Adding link target options for auto-generated links.
- Allowed define override for metabox role settings.
- Propagating autolink fixes by Daniel Speichert (thank you!).
- Fix for BuddyPress groups page titles.
- Fix for link in titles insertion issue and safer regex.
September 8, 2012 - version 1.5
- Exposing more hooks.
- Making admin sitemap auto-update optional.
- URL differentiation for domain mapped sites.
- Disabling dashboard widgets for roles below contributor.
July 20, 2012 - version 1.4.4
- Fix for special characters in titles.
- Fix for taxonomies autolinking.
- Fix for post self-linking.
- Added maximum autolinks number limit setting.
- Added quick edit fields.
July 8, 2012 - version 1.4.3
- Improved paged output handling.
- More robust post error handling.
- Added boolean debug switches.
May 26, 2012 - version 1.4.2
- Fix for sitemaps URL resolution on domain-mapped sites.
May 7, 2012 - version 1.4.1
- Fix for contextual help trigger.
- Fix for full word auto-linking.
- Added home page keywords settings.
March 23, 2012 - version 1.4
- Fix for sitemap path finding.
- Fix for BuddyPress Groups paging.
- Improved taxonomies admin output.
- Improved excerpt generation.
- Added title and meta rewriting for BuddyPress Groups.
- Added title and meta rewriting for BuddyPress Profiles.
January 20, 2012 - version 1.3.7
- Fix for issue with BuddyPress documents plugin.
December 22, 2011 - version 1.3.6
- Added options for duplicate link prevention.
- Applied better contextual help trigger.
November 29, 2011 - version 1.3.5
- Fix for robots meta output interaction with privacy settings.
- Additional BuddyPress items check.
November 24, 2011 - version 1.3.4
- Fix for BuddyPress groups support with no groups set up.
- Added WPML config file.
November 17, 2011 - version 1.3.3
- Fix for updated SEOMoz links.
- Fix for BuddyPress groups priority calculation.
November 10, 2011 - version 1.3.2
- Added BuddyPress groups and profiles in sitemaps.
- Fixed site validation META headers.
- Fixed sitemap path finding.
November 5, 2011 - version 1.3.1
- Fix for sitemap path options.
- Fix for autolinks issue with titles.
October 25, 2011 - version 1.3
- Sitemap module rewrite, new sitemap options and dashboard widget.
- Changed title limit to soft limit.
- Added priority options for posts.
July 16, 2011 - version 1.2.1
- Fixed autolink detection for strings that start with a non-ascii letter.
July 15, 2011 - version 1.2
- Added "show tab" option to Network Admin while in sitewide, to apply tab permissions once the plugin goes in per-blog mode
- Added "tags as keywords" checkbox.
- Fixed issue with SEOmoz dashboard widget not getting the required info.
- Fixed SEOmoz results caching in transients.
- Changed sitemap path box to actual input box.
June 15, 2011 - version 1.1.2
- Fix for issue with apostrophe (and other html special chars) in SEO metabox
June 14, 2011 - version 1.1.1
- Added htmlemtities and wordpress texturizer alternations for custom keywords in Autolinks
June 13, 2011 - version 1.1
- Added SEOmoz dashboard widget.
- Added character couter and limits for SEO metabox.
- Added meta keywords field to SEO metabox.
- Fix for WPMU DEV SEO metabox using fixed width.
- Fix for WDS_SITEWIDE define to toggle per-blog settings availability.
June 2, 2011 - version 1.0.9.7
- Re-wrote some of the code
May 21, 2011 - version 1.0.9.6
- Fixed the the SimplePress incompatibility issue.
May 15, 2011 - version 1.0.9.5
- Fixed the robots settings display on Page/Post list page.
May 10, 2011 - version 1.0.9.4
- Normalizing newlines for title rewriting in head buffer.
- Allowed matching title tags with arguments.
- Re-introduced `wp_title` filter.
May 3, 2011 - version 1.0.9.3
- Fixed header detection.
- Removed HTML comments.
May 1, 2011 - version 1.0.9.2
- Added Contributors to both metabox allowed lists.
April 28, 2011 - version 1.0.9.1
- Fixed title rewriting in feeds.
April 23, 2011 - version 1.0.9
- Forced collapsed state on WDS metaboxes.
- Deprecated default metabox hiding.
- Fixed default permission level for showing metaboxes on singular installs.
- Added WPMU DEV SEO metabox title l10n for Network installs.
April 22, 2011 - version 1.0.8
- Fix for relative stylesheet URLs in sitemaps.
- Fix for generating AND outputing sitemaps, without rebuilding on refresh.
- Fix for auto-populating settings without admin having to visit the dashboard.
- Added SEO and SEOmoz metabox toggling options and user displaying permission.
April 20, 2011 - version 1.0.7
- Fix for title rewriting issues.
April 16, 2011 - version 1.0.6
- Fix for SEOMoz API data fetching bug (transient data being stuck).
- Fix for "Error: options page not found" message on multiple options step saves.
- Updated Title SEO tweak to work with BuddyPress as well.
- Fix for Sitemaps: using a regex match to determine if the sitemap was requested. Using a relative path to link the XSL stylesheet to it.
- Added some error checking with is_wp_error
- Some naming convention consistency fixes for option names.
- Some PHP fixes.
March 25, 2011 - version 1.0.5
- Fixes for PHP 4 incompatibilities
- Limited posts in sitemap to 1000 most recent to prevent memory errors.
- Added WDS_SITEMAP_POST_LIMIT define to be able to adjust limit in wp-config
- Bug fix: Was killing admin help content
March 24, 2011 - version 1.0.4
- Fixes to various php errors
- Increase the time-limit for sitemap creation to work with big blogs
March 7, 2011 - version 1.0.3
- Enhancement: store sitemap in wp-content/uploads for main site on multisite
March 5, 2011 - version 1.0.2
- Bug fix: remove fields added to quick edit which where triggering a
- fatal error
March 2, 2011 - version 1.0.1
- Bug fix: sitemap not created on Multisite when blog upload dir doesn't
- exist yet
March 1, 2011 - version 1
- Initial release
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