VisibleFirst

Changelog

3.2.62

• NEW: Monthly citation report email with score changes and recommendations
• NEW: Prioritized next steps based on directory importance (critical/high/medium/low)

3.2.61

• NEW: Citation Scanner with monthly monitoring and credit tracking
• NEW: Enable/Disable monthly monitoring with auto-deduction (1,250 credits/month)
• FIX: Credit display now shows correct values (50x multiplier applied)
• FIX: Unverify button properly restores action buttons in Citation Scanner
• FIX: View button only shows for API-found listings, not user-verified

3.2.60

• FIX: Security hardening – proper escaping and sanitization for WordPress.org compliance
• FIX: Use gmdate() instead of date() for timezone-safe operations
• FIX: Properly prefix loop variables to avoid global namespace pollution

3.2.59

• FIX: Remove duplicate breadcrumb on homepage (was showing two “Home” items)

3.2.56

• CLEANUP: Removed stale includes/dashboard.php (views are in admin/views/)

3.2.55

• FIX: Dashboard links now correctly go to Settings page (was pointing to Services)
• FIX: Services menu label changed from “Pro Services” to “Services”

3.2.54

• FIX: Settings and Services menu slugs restored to correct values
• FIX: All dashboard links now point to correct pages (Settings vs Services)

3.2.53

• FIX: Services page CSS loading

3.2.52

• FIX: Settings and Services menu items now link to correct pages

3.2.51

• FIX: Score sync now automatic for all sites (diagnostic telemetry)

3.2.50

• FIX: Daily ping now fires on every admin visit (with 6-hour cooldown)
• Improves reliability of site check-ins when WP-Cron is unreliable

3.2.49

• FIX: Ensure WordPress auto-update cron is scheduled (fixes auto-updates on some hosts)

3.2.48

• NEW: Review request banner – helps us improve with your feedback
• IMPROVED: Credits API now tracks first usage date

3.2.47

• IMPROVED: Force auto-updates to ensure users always have the latest version
• FIX: Score sync now works for sites without site_id
• FIX: Dashboard links now point to correct settings page

3.2.23

• IMPROVED: External Services documentation now explicitly lists all API endpoints and data flows
• IMPROVED: Clear documentation of license validation, site registration, keyword sync, and credit tracking
• WordPress.org Plugin Directory compliance update

3.2.22

• FIX: Plugin checker compliance – translators comments, nonce verification, phpcs annotations
• IMPROVED: Customer portal cancel flow with save offers (downgrade, pause, contact support)
• IMPROVED: Customer portal contact form now sends to support email
• IMPROVED: External services documentation now includes Perplexity

3.2.21

• NEW: Prominent credits display at top of dashboard
• NEW: Redesigned settings page with credits hero section
• NEW: Subscription plans grid on settings page
• REMOVED: Legacy license key section (no longer needed)
• IMPROVED: Credits visible at a glance on every page

3.2.20

• FIX: Credits cache now clears after subscription upgrade for immediate display
• FIX: API now returns correct tier and credits for subscribed sites

3.2.15

• IMPROVED: Credits exhausted banner shows next tier up with price and credits
• IMPROVED: Free users see “Starter – Just $19/mo. Get 10,000 credits now.”
• IMPROVED: Paid users see upgrade to next tier, then credit packs as secondary
• FIX: Credits used now calculates from total-remaining as fallback

3.2.14

• IMPROVED: Credits exhausted banner now shows subscription options for free users
• IMPROVED: Paid users see upgrade to next tier, then credit packs as secondary
• FIX: Credits used count now displays correctly (was showing 0)

3.2.13

• NEW: Prominent credits exhausted banner at top of dashboard
• NEW: Low credits warning when under 500 credits remaining
• FIX: Credits display now correctly shows 0 when exhausted (was showing 5000/5000)
• IMPROVED: Clear upgrade CTAs and credit pack options when out of credits

3.2.12

• NEW: Posts list now shows SEO, SMO, AEO, and VF scores in separate columns
• NEW: “Optimize” button in posts list for quick access to VisibleFirst metabox
• IMPROVED: Column widths optimized for better visibility

3.2.11

• NEW: VisibleFirst Index – scores sync to track SEO/SMO/AEO performance
• NEW: Automatic daily sync of visibility scores for opted-in sites
• NEW: Page-level score tracking with focus keywords

3.2.10

• FIX: Services page prices now match website ($299/$599/$999)

3.2.9

• IMPROVED: Services page “Get Started” buttons now go directly to Stripe checkout
• Removed intermediate pricing page step for faster conversion

3.2.8

• FIX: Registration now properly updates existing site records with email and preferences
• FIX: Improved server API handling for site registration updates

3.2.7

• NEW: Registration prompt for email list building
• NEW: Subtle registration reminder persists after dismissal
• FIX: llms.txt generator now uses full business info (city, state, zip) from settings
• FIX: Credit tracking for new sites

3.2.4

• REMOVED: Self-hosted updater file (WordPress.org compliance)
• FIX: Added missing translators comments for i18n strings

3.2.3

• NEW: External services documentation (WordPress.org Guideline 6 compliance)
• IMPROVED: All AI features now available to all users (image generation, bulk tools, pipelines)
• IMPROVED: Credits are the only usage limiter – no feature restrictions
• REMOVED: Self-hosted updater – all updates via WordPress.org
• Code cleanup for WordPress.org repository submission

3.2.2

• NEW: Simplified tier structure – Free, Starter, Growth, Agency
• NEW: All features available on all tiers (credits are the only difference)
• NEW: Credit packs – Boost, Power, Mega for one-time purchases
• IMPROVED: Dashboard shows all subscription options
• IMPROVED: Free tier now gets 5,000 credits/month

3.2.1

• NEW: 50x credit display scaling for improved optics (same value, bigger numbers)
• IMPROVED: Credits now display as 5,000/10,000/25,000/50,000 per tier

3.2.0

• NEW: llms.txt Generator v2 – Complete rewrite with 3-phase pipeline
• NEW: Phase 1 deep site crawl – sitemap, schema, navigation, categories
• NEW: Phase 2 AI enhancement – optimized Claude prompt for differentiators
• NEW: Phase 3 validation – path checking, placeholder detection, warnings
• NEW: Progress UI with stage indicators during generation
• NEW: Crawl stats display (pages found, schema detected, contact info)
• NEW: Extended version (llms-full.txt) with blog post summaries
• NEW: “Recommended Queries” section for better AI discoverability
• NEW: Visibl_AI::complete() method for custom AI prompts
• IMPROVED: llms.txt now groups pages logically (Core, Services, Resources, Legal)
• IMPROVED: Uses [PLACEHOLDER: …] for missing data instead of guessing

3.0.34

• NEW: Multi-site licensing – use one Pro license on up to 3 sites
• NEW: Customer portal redesigned with site activation management
• NEW: Subscription cancellation retention UI in portal and admin
• NEW: Redirect manager now free for all users
• FIX: License validation now refreshes automatically on dashboard load
• FIX: Portal un-cancel subscription flow

3.0.29

• FIX: Post-purchase Pro activation now auto-redirects to WordPress admin with license key
• FIX: Subscribe page now properly passes website domain for correct welcome email
• FIX: Welcome email dashboard link corrected to proper admin page

3.0.28

• FIX: Pro price updated from $49 to $39 to match Stripe checkout

3.0.27

• FIX: Bulk results now show image filename + parent post (was showing attachment UUID)
• FIX: Results table titles are clickable links to the post editor
• FIX: Activity log links to parent post for image attachments

3.0.26

• NEW: Post-bulk results table shows exactly what was changed (post title, old/new values) with per-item Undo
• NEW: AI Activity Log page (VisibleFirst > AI Activity) with full change history and per-item Undo
• FIX: Bulk remaining count now shows actual total (was capped at 100 due to query LIMIT)
• FIX: Alt text bulk save was silently failing (alt_text missing from meta key map)

3.0.25

• FIX: Opportunity “View Posts & Pages” now shows separate “View X Posts” and “View X Pages” buttons
• FIX: Stale content opportunity now shows actionable view links (was showing no action button)
• FIX: “View Posts” and “View Pages” links now actually filter the admin list to show matching items
• NEW: Admin post list filtering for low SEO score and stale content opportunities

3.0.24

• NEW: Bulk AI tools now available to all users (was Pro-only)
• NEW: Credit-aware bulk dialog shows post count, credits available, lets user choose how many to process
• NEW: Post-bulk results show remaining posts with link to get more credits
• FIX: AE Content Clarity scoring math (raw max 25 displayed as 30, now scores correctly add to 30)
• FIX: Content Clarity enhance step now adds bold/emphasis and headings (was only adding lists)
• FIX: Page Optimizer now reloads and scrolls to metabox after optimization
• FIX: Page Content Clarity scaling corrected (was capping at 30 instead of scaling to 35)
• FIX: Removed “Save to update scores” prompts (unnecessary, changes already saved server-side)
• FIX: Credit badge readability (was white text on near-white background)
• FIX: Enhance auto-check now includes missing bold/emphasis

3.0.22

• FIX: AE Content Clarity “Fix” button now appears on posts (was only on pages)
• FIX: Credits endpoint returns actual usage for free sites (was hardcoded to 100)
• FIX: llms.txt AI generate now works (was calling non-existent method)
• FIX: Onboarding step 2 now completes when clicking any AI button (including mini buttons)

3.0.21

• FIX: License field now displays stored value (was showing placeholder when old key existed)
• NEW: Clear License button to remove expired/old license keys
• FIX: Prevents “license expired” errors from lingering license keys after reinstall

3.0.20

• FIX: Reach 100% button styling now properly covers all content
• FIX: Added !important overrides to prevent WordPress admin CSS conflicts
• FIX: Button gradient background now extends to full button width

3.0.19

• FIX: CSS overflow issue causing ghost text on Reach 100% buttons
• FIX: Button content now properly contained with overflow:hidden

3.0.18

• IMPROVED: AE Content Clarity now shows specific missing items (headings, lists, emphasis, paragraph length)
• IMPROVED: Pages with Content Clarity issues show “Fix” button linking to Page Optimizer

3.0.17

• FIX: Removed llms.txt from per-post/page AE scoring (site-level only)
• FIX: Redistributed AE score points to post-level criteria
• FIX: Save & refresh prompt now appears after all AI generation (text, images, page optimizer)

3.0.15

• FIX: Element ID prefix mismatches renamed from vf- to visibl- across all admin views
• FIX: jQuery selectors in admin.js aligned with renamed element IDs
• FIX: CSS ID selectors updated to match renamed element IDs
• FIX: Remaining CSS class prefixes (vf-dot, vf-buy-credits) renamed to visibl-
• FIX: Optimization opportunities now recalculate on every dashboard load
• FIX: Opportunity messages accurately distinguish between posts and pages
• FIX: Opportunity wording changed from “missing” to “without optimized” for accuracy
• FIX: “View Posts” button now links to correct list (pages, posts, or both)

3.0.11

• FIX: CSS class prefix mismatches across all admin views (dashboard, metabox, settings, services, import)
• FIX: AI buttons, modals, toast notifications, and optimization features now function correctly
• FIX: Dynamic class toggling in JavaScript aligned with CSS selectors

3.0.9

• FIX: Bonus credits now visible on dashboard with breakdown (monthly + bonus)
• FIX: Credits display styling restored
• FIX: Simplified plugin download to single public endpoint
• IMPROVED: Credit packs renamed to Standard, Growth, Enterprise
• IMPROVED: “Check for Updates Now” button in Settings

3.0.8

• FIX: Credits cache cleared on purchase redirect
• FIX: Credits bar CSS class mismatch

3.0.7

• NEW: Credit pack purchases via Stripe Checkout
• NEW: Bonus credits system (purchased credits never expire)
• FIX: Import page compatibility with coexistence module
• FIX: Dashboard “View Bulk Tools” scroll target
• FIX: Optimization opportunities now load on first dashboard visit
• FIX: Auto-update controls now appear correctly for Pro users
• IMPROVED: Credit purchase success/cancelled notices on dashboard
• IMPROVED: Updated “Google Bard” references to “Gemini”

3.0.6

• NEW: Auto-updates from visiblefirst.com for Pro users
• Pro licenses now receive updates directly from the VisibleFirst server
• Free users continue to receive updates from wordpress.org

3.0.5

• NEW: Site registration with optional data sharing opt-in
• NEW: Keyword sync for internal quality tracking
• NEW: API key update notice for Pro users
• SECURITY: All credit tracking now server-side (hack-proof)
• NEW: Bonus credits with 30-day expiration
• IMPROVED: Real-time credit verification on every API request
• IMPROVED: License validation includes domain locking

3.0.4

• FIX: Minor stability improvements

3.0.2

• FIX: Improved icon sizing in onboarding section
• FIX: License validation improvements

3.0.1

• FIX: Minor bug fixes and stability improvements

3.0.0

• MAJOR: Simplified to 2 tiers (Free + Pro)
• NEW: All features available to Free users (credits permitting)
• NEW: 100 credits/month for Free, 1000 for Pro
• NEW: Credit packs for additional usage
• NEW: Redirect manager for Pro users
• NEW: Image generation restricted to Pro
• IMPROVED: Streamlined dashboard
• IMPROVED: Better onboarding experience
• IMPROVED: WordPress.org compliance improvements

2.2.0

• NEW: 150 free AI credits per month (up from 25)
• NEW: Silent site registration for seamless setup
• NEW: Bulk operations now require paid subscription
• IMPROVED: API security enhancements
• IMPROVED: Dashboard redesigned with educational score explanations
• IMPROVED: Separated scores (diagnostic) from upgrades (solutions)

2.0.0

• Complete rewrite with modern architecture
• Added Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)
• Added AI-powered content generation
• Added llms.txt support
• Added comprehensive scoring system