SEOJuice

Changelog

2.0.13

• New: Server-side bot detection — tracks AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, etc.) that don’t execute JavaScript
• New: Non-blocking pixel tracking call on bot visits for zero page-load impact
• New: 5-minute deduplication window prevents double-counting when both JS and pixel fire

2.0.12

• Fix: HTML response detection now correctly skips non-HTML content types
• Fix: REST API rate limiting no longer counts valid requests against the limit
• Fix: SSR mode no longer makes a redundant API call for tracking flags
• Fix: Structured data injection appends instead of overwriting existing JSON-LD
• Fix: Content area reinsertion uses position-based replacement for accuracy
• Fix: Activation hook now correctly stores the current plugin version
• Fix: Connection flow indentation and code consistency
• Improvement: Refactored meta tag injection to reduce code duplication
• Improvement: Added API response schema validation
• Improvement: REST permission callback returns WP_Error with proper HTTP codes
• Improvement: Added pagination to SEOJuice Articles admin tab
• Improvement: Added Rank Math and SEOPress meta description support for auto-publish
• Improvement: Cached admin cache count query to avoid repeated DB lookups
• Improvement: Extracted cache plugin name map to shared helper
• Security: Origin header now required for WordPress connection handshake
• New: uninstall.php cleans up all plugin data on deletion
• Removed: Dead cache compatibility stub functions that did nothing

2.0.11

• Expanded content detection for 15+ page builders (Divi, WPBakery, Beaver Builder, Oxygen, Bricks, Thrive, Brizy, Breakdance)
• Added theme support: Avada, Astra, GeneratePress, Neve, Kadence
• Added Schema.org and ARIA role detection for better SSR compatibility

2.0.9

• Improvement: User-selectable category for auto-published articles
• Improvement: Removed automatic “SEOJuice Articles” category creation
• Security: Removed PHP/WordPress version disclosure from status endpoint
• Fix: WordPress coding standards compliance (gmdate, wp_parse_url, wp_json_encode)
• Fix: Added proper phpcs annotations for safe direct queries

2.0.7

• NEW: Auto-publish feature – Automatically publish content gap articles to WordPress
• NEW: WordPress connection with one-click setup (no manual API key entry)
• NEW: Article tracking tab showing all SEOJuice-published articles
• NEW: REST API endpoints for article publishing and management
• Added: Publish frequency configuration (1-7 days)
• Added: Batch size configuration (1-5 articles per batch)
• Added: Configurable publish status (draft/pending/publish)
• Added: Per-article auto-publish toggle from SEOJuice dashboard
• Added: Article metadata tracking in WordPress

2.0.6

• Added JavaScript source option: choose between CDN or local hosting
• Improved privacy option for users who prefer no external dependencies

2.0.5

• Added universal cache compatibility layer for 10+ major caching plugins
• Fixed NitroPack conflict (error 2006: third party caching system detected)
• Automatic detection and compatibility with NitroPack, WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache, W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, and more
• Smart output buffering priority adjustment when cache plugins detected
• Added admin notices showing detected cache plugins with compatibility status
• Enhanced settings page with cache plugin detection display
• Improved execution order: cache optimization runs first, then SEOJuice enhancements (for speed)
• Performance optimization: delayed buffer start only when cache plugins active
• Zero configuration required – works automatically with any supported cache plugin

2.0.4

• Fixed structured data corruption – internal links no longer injected into JSON-LD scripts
• Restricted link injection to content elements only (p, li, span, div, td, blockquote, dd, figcaption)
• Prevents links from being added inside script tags, style tags, headings, and other non-content elements

2.0.3

• Added URL validation to prevent API calls for non-content pages
• Blocked WordPress core paths (/wp-includes/, /wp-content/, /wp-admin/)
• Blocked static file extensions (.js, .css, .png, .jpg, etc.)
• Added protection against malformed/garbage URLs
• Improved performance by skipping unnecessary API requests

2.0.2

• Enhanced click tracking to only monitor SEOJuice-generated links

2.0.1

• Fixed WordPress coding standards compliance
• Updated plugin metadata and documentation
• Minor performance improvements

2.0.0

• Major Update: Server-Side Rendering (SSR) mode now default
• Added SSR mode for server-side HTML transformation
• Added admin settings page for mode switching (SSR/Snippet)
• Implemented dual caching strategy (Object Cache + Transients)
• Added cache management with clear cache functionality
• Meta tags now injected server-side (title, description, OG tags)
• Structured data (JSON-LD) server-side injection
• Image alt text transformation server-side
• Internal link injection with regex matching (Western + Asian languages)
• Added cache bypass support (?seojuice_refresh=1)
• Added X-SEOJuice-Cache header for debugging
• Updated for WordPress 6.9 compatibility
• Increased PHP requirement to 7.4
• Improved compatibility with page builders and cache plugins
• Enhanced performance with intelligent caching

1.0.0

• Initial release
• JavaScript snippet integration
• Basic internal linking