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SEOvault AI Changelog

This is the continuous development and release history of SEOvault AI, the free WordPress plugin for automated SEO, structured data, sitemaps, AI visibility, and connected content workflows.

v1.2.0 — Schema, Local SEO, and dashboard improvements

September 7, 2026

  • NEW Added configurable Organization identity schema fields and publishing-policy references.
  • NEW Added Local SEO extension hooks for custom map markers, organization logos, and KML placemark data.
  • NEW Added Webmaster Verification controls, verification-code export, 404-log CSV export, and more schema types.
  • NEW Added automatic keyword suggestions, schema-dialog improvements, and clearer generated-value status indicators.
  • IMPROVED Redesigned the dashboard status and attention views and refined its responsive WordPress-native interface.
  • NEW Added link-schema infrastructure, improved redirect workflows, and prevented KML sitemap header errors.
  • IMPROVED Added WordPress 7.1 editor-canvas compatibility and strengthened request, output, connector-auth, and packaging boundaries carried forward from the approved 1.1.2 release.

v1.1.2 — In development

July 28–August 18, 2026

  • FIX Improved PHP 8.5 compatibility and strengthened reflection-test security assertions.
  • INFO Documented extension API data contracts and added stable filter constants for schema graphs and sitemap indexes.
  • NEW Added Local SEO extension hooks for custom map markers, organization logos, and KML placemark filters.
  • IMPROVED Moved the FAQ, How-To, and Quick Answer blocks into the SEOvault AI block category.
  • FIX Preserved tri-state noindex behavior and hardened block limits, importer meta keys, and zero-result sitemap handling.
  • NEW Added Webmaster Verification controls, verification-code export, 404-log CSV export, and additional schema type support.
  • NEW Added automatic keyword suggestions with source tracking, improved schema dialogs, and stale-value indicators.
  • NEW Added the redesigned dashboard status strip and attention-items list.
  • IMPROVED Refined dashboard spacing, typography, responsiveness, and visual hierarchy.
  • INFO Added clearer Pro controls, redirect-origin prefilling, and redirect validation warnings.
  • NEW Added the link schema repository and extension point.
  • FIX Prevented header errors during KML sitemap generation.

v1.1.1 — Source and reliability update

July 28, 2026

  • IMPROVED Updated the plugin release version and completed the release-readiness changes for the public package.

v1.1.0 — Extension API foundation

July 24–27, 2026

  • NEW Added extension API infrastructure with hooks for dashboard, settings, and editor panels.
  • IMPROVED Simplified sidebar-card test coverage around the shared dashboard rendering helper.
  • FIX Corrected WordPress 6.7 translation timing and isolated legacy settings handling from extension conflicts.
  • NEW Added extension hooks for schema graph and sitemap-index customization.

v1.0.2 — Admin assets and compatibility

July 22, 2026

  • IMPROVED Refactored admin asset loading to use external, properly enqueued files.
  • FIX Improved PHP 8.0 compatibility in the unit tests.
  • INFO Consolidated PHPCS suppressions for queries that cannot be converted without changing their behavior.

v1.0.1 — Media and publishing workflows

July 19–22, 2026

  • IMPROVED Added idempotent source tracking for generated media uploads.
  • IMPROVED Refined onboarding and conflict-handling flows.
  • IMPROVED Expanded the API Activity dashboard and its operational feedback.
  • NEW Added third-party block conversion workflows.
  • NEW Added featured-image API endpoints with deduplication and media-management improvements.

v1.0.0 — Public plugin foundation

July 16–18, 2026

  • IMPROVED Simplified the Security tab and API Activity navigation.
  • IMPROVED Standardized metabox typography and line-clamp behavior across the editor surface.
  • INFO Updated the readme marketing copy and finalized the public plugin description.

v0.9.0 — Action Center and release operations

July 16, 2026

  • INFO Removed internal audit documentation and tightened build exclusions and block API update handling.
  • FIX Added a remigrate action to prevent automatic upgrades from undoing schema restoration.
  • NEW Added the Action Center layout and its implementation notes.
  • IMPROVED Refactored Action Center rendering and admin asset management.
  • FIX Corrected dashboard and Quick Answer test regressions.

v0.8.0 — Schema architecture and sitemap reliability

July 15, 2026

  • NEW Added schema settings with display conditions and health indicators.
  • IMPROVED Made Schema Architecture V2 the canonical always-on model and removed the legacy schema catalogue surface.
  • FIX Corrected CI fixtures, autosave cleanup, archive metadata, and frontend URL handling.
  • FIX Hardened sitemap archive validation and corrected WooCommerce reflection access.
  • INFO Removed the obsolete ESLint configuration from the plugin project.

v0.7.0 — Connector security and maintenance foundations

July 7–13, 2026

  • NEW Added authenticated media-upload REST support with base64 validation and comprehensive coverage.
  • NEW Added API rate limits, temporary lockouts, audit logging, CORS controls, and scoped API keys.
  • NEW Added optional read/write API-key generation and improved CORS handling.
  • IMPROVED Enhanced development scripts and code-quality checks.
  • IMPROVED Added capability-checked API-key forms.
  • FIX Updated PHPUnit configuration and strengthened uninstall handling.
  • INFO Improved project structure and expanded test coverage.

v0.6.0 — Distribution and admin workflow polish

July 2–6, 2026

  • INFO Prepared the plugin package and screenshots for public distribution.
  • IMPROVED Refined output-mode descriptions, disabled-mode guidance, compatibility warnings, and admin styling.
  • IMPROVED Updated the readme, admin UI, metabox, formatter, and ACF compatibility coverage.
  • FIX Removed remaining junk files from version control.
  • FIX Corrected migration batching, Rank Math housekeeping, and webhook field names.
  • NEW Added the dashboard sidebar card deck and its interactive presentation.

v0.5.0 — Monitoring, reliability, and quality baseline

June 29–July 1, 2026

  • NEW Added Site Health Monitor initialization and improved redirect-pattern handling.
  • FIX Improved error-handler chaining, log counting, and conditional WooCommerce checks.
  • INFO Finalized the SEOvault AI rebrand and added GitHub Actions CI.
  • FIX Corrected Composer metadata so strict CI validation passes.
  • INFO Pinned the Composer platform to PHP 7.4 for a CI-compatible lock file.
  • FIX Updated the WordPress test-suite installer to use the latest trunk.
  • FIX Corrected PHPUnit CI failures involving test isolation and variable-manager setup.
  • INFO Ignored local PHPUnit logs and added a manual migration smoke script.

v0.4.0 — Editor experience and SEO input improvements

June 26–28, 2026

  • FIX Improved schema-save behavior, autosave handling, and title and description limits.
  • NEW Added animated admin controls and the teal-and-wonder-white visual system.
  • IMPROVED Replaced remaining WordPress blue controls with the SEOvault AI teal interface and added a styled Save button.
  • IMPROVED Refined the SERP preview to better match Google’s mobile presentation.
  • NEW Added keyword suggestions and secondary-keyword support to connector responses.

v0.3.0 — Settings, indexing, and metadata controls

June 21–25, 2026

  • INFO Improved test-state hygiene and established the first sitemap implementation.
  • NEW Added the first sitemap implementation.
  • NEW Expanded the initial sitemap functionality and its plugin integration.
  • NEW Added sitemap settings and IndexNow and redirect CSV actions without nested form handling.
  • NEW Added Robots settings with indexing controls, copyright directives, robots.txt policy settings, and OG field counters.
  • IMPROVED Added active-tab persistence and converted regenerate actions to anchored GET links.
  • IMPROVED Added the unified General page with Schema, Local SEO, and Tools tabs and the new SEOvault AI visual system.
  • FIX Removed the nested llms.txt form and consolidated its save flow into the unified settings action.
  • NEW Added Homepage and Social settings with Google previews, counters, media upload, and variable controls.

v0.2.0 — Core SEO and site tools

June 20–21, 2026

  • NEW Added 404 monitoring and Image SEO settings with their supporting data integration.
  • NEW Added the SEOvault AI identity, Frontend Score, WooCommerce SEO, and SEO Analyzer workflows.
  • NEW Consolidated settings into a Save All Settings flow and improved llms.txt response handling.

v0.0.5 — Variable picker controls

June 19, 2026

  • NEW Added the first variable-picker controls for template fields in the SEO metabox and settings.

v0.0.4 — Submenu asset loading

June 19, 2026

  • FIX Corrected the enqueue-hook check so CSS loaded on submenu pages.

v0.0.3 — Text-domain asset compatibility

June 19, 2026

  • FIX Restored working CSS and JavaScript after the text-domain replacement.

v0.0.2 — WordPress compatibility baseline

June 19, 2026

  • FIX Corrected the initial WordPress compatibility and plugin-check errors.

v0.0.1 — Plugin foundation

June 18, 2026

  • NEW Created the first SEOvault AI plugin skeleton with its initial admin and frontend structure.