SureRank SEO – Meta Tags, Social Preview, XML Sitemap, Schema & Open Graph

Registro de cambios

1.10.0 – 19-August-2026

• New: Content Generation – Bulk content generation is now available in the free plugin.
• New: Migration – Added migration support for The SEO Framework.
• New: Schema – Custom JSON-LD string values and textarea fields now support smart tags.
• New: Schema – Added nested field support for Person and schema references.
• New: Abilities API – Noindex, nofollow, and noarchive can now be set per post and term.
• New: MCP – SureRank abilities are now available on the shared MCP server.
• New: Site SEO Audit – Added a «Fix It All For Me» nudge for free users.
• Improvement: AI – Title, description, and social meta are now generated in a single request.
• Improvement: Sitemap – Filtered posts are now excluded from the sitemap index count.
• Improvement: Schema – Schema @id now matches the canonical URL trailing-slash format.
• Improvement: Schema – Schema types missing from the render registry now report a validation error instead of being dropped silently.
• Improvement: Analytics – Feature usage is now tracked as analytics events instead of KPI boolean flags.
• Improvement: Onboarding – Refreshed the upgrade nudge design.
• Improvement: Translations – The AI schema recommendation reason is now translatable.
• Improvement: Compatibility – Added TagDiv Composer support for content analysis.
• Fix: Sitemap – Sitemap generation no longer times out on sites with a large number of posts.
• Fix: Compatibility – Fixed Divi 5 render-state pollution and an SEO popup CSS leak.
• Fix: Content Analysis – Elementor-built pages and dynamic blocks are now analyzed correctly.
• Fix: Search Console – Invalid credentials are now cleared on a definitive token refresh failure.
• Fix: Breadcrumbs – The singular post is now resolved from the main query instead of the global post.
• Fix: Modified Date – Fixed a fatal error when another plugin passes post data as an object.
• Fix: Schema – The AI schema recommendation now works for taxonomies.
• Fix: Admin Bar – Fixed a 403 error on site-level SEO status requests.
• Fix: Onboarding – The connection status now shows «Connected» once the auth popup closes.
• Fix: MCP – No-input abilities no longer fail when unexpected arguments are passed.

1.9.3 – 27-July-2026

• New: Sitemap – Added on-the-fly (default) and scheduled (cron) sitemap generation modes.
• Improvement: Security – Post and term SEO REST endpoints now enforce object-level permission checks.
• Improvement: Performance – Page cache is now purged when SEO data is saved, including «Fix It For Me» and Angie updates.
• Improvement: Image SEO – The image alt check now offers a Pro fix with a free upgrade prompt.
• Fix: Search Console – Indexing status no longer shows «Access denied» when the connected Google account owns the property.
• Fix: Display Conditions – «Specific Pages» now requires a page to be selected before saving.
• Fix: Image SEO – Images without a source are now skipped in the alt-text check.
• Fix: Site Health – Removed a false «stale sitemap» warning.
• Fix: Broken Links – Relative URLs are now normalized before being checked.
• Fix: Schema – Field definitions now resolve correctly for schema sub-types.
• Fix: Compatibility – Skip content rewriting on Breakdance output and WooCommerce cart/checkout, and render the Breakdance toolbar tooltip above the canvas.
• Fix: Multilingual – Non-text settings are no longer registered for Polylang translation.

1.9.2 – 7-July-2026

• New: Admin Bar – Added an SEO toolbar that surfaces site and page checks, quick tools, and Pro features right from the admin bar.
• New: Editor – SEO checks now appear inside the editor through a pre-publish panel and the classic metabox.
• New: Onboarding – Added a first-run guided tour of the editor across Gutenberg, Classic, Elementor, Bricks, Breakdance, and Divi.
• New: Comments – Added comment-link SEO that redirects ?replytocom URLs and adds rel attributes to comment reply links.
• New: Integrations – Added SEO integration for FluentCart.
• Improvement: Open Graph – Free users now see an upgrade nudge for automatic Open Graph image generation.
• Improvement: Learn – Pro tutorials on the Learn page now appear as locked upgrade cards.
• Improvement: Navigation – The settings submenu now keeps its expanded state across tabs and page reloads.
• Improvement: Compatibility – Added a compact, dismissible cache-plugin compatibility notice to the SEO Meta Box and Sitemap.
• Improvement: Security – Google Search Console OAuth tokens are now encrypted.
• Improvement: Security – Hardened the Squirrly importer against PHP object injection.
• Fix: Import – Per-post robots rules no longer override post-type no-index settings during import.
• Fix: Broken Links – Fixed a fatal error in the broken-link checker when SEO check data was stored as a string.
• Fix: Search Console – Indexing-status errors are now shown instead of a stuck «Checking» state.
• Fix: Home Page – Restored Home Page SEO checks for static front pages.
• Fix: WooCommerce – Cart and Checkout blocks no longer render editor preview products on the front end when SureRank is active.
• Fix: Schema – Fixed an out-of-memory crash from re-entrant schema generation when importing or saving settings on WooCommerce or FluentCart sites.

1.9.1 – 25-June-2026

• Improvement: Products – Product image alt text now uses the image file name automatically.

1.9.0 – 17-June-2026

• New: AI – Enable or disable MCP with a single toggle, and connect an AI client from a new setup screen.
• New: Headless REST API – Serve your SEO meta tags, schema, and social previews through a public REST API so headless front-ends can render them without scraping the page.
• New: Front-end SEO Meta Box – Open and edit the SureRank SEO meta box right from the front end of your site (via the admin bar), including author, date, and taxonomy archive pages.
• New: Robots.txt Analyzer – See at a glance how your robots.txt rules affect SEO and what they’re blocking.
• New: Author SEO – Set per-author SEO (title, description, social preview) for author archive pages.
• New: Custom JSON-LD Schema – Add your own JSON-LD schema straight from the schema builder.
• New: XML Sitemap – Post-type archive pages are now included in the sitemap.
• New: Migration – Your primary focus keyword now carries over when you migrate from another SEO plugin.
• New: Broken Links – Ignore specific URLs in the broken-links check so known-good links stop being flagged.
• New: Schema – Choose a time, not just a date, in the schema date picker.
• Improvement: Import – Imported settings are sanitized and JSON-LD output hardened for safer migrations.
• Fix: Archives – Author, date, and post-type archive titles now follow the configured title format and separator.
• Fix: Site Health – The homepage reachability check now respects HTTP error status codes instead of reporting a healthy page.
• Fix: SEO Meta Box – The SEO popup now opens on all taxonomies.
• Fix: Comments – Stripped the ?replytocom parameter from comment reply links to avoid duplicate, low-value URLs.

1.8.1 – 4-June-2026

• Update compatibility with 1.8.0 release.

1.8.0 – 4-June-2026

• New: Abilities API – Registered SureRank abilities via the WordPress Abilities API with MCP support, allowing AI agents to read and update SEO meta, settings, sitemap, and robots.txt.
• New: Schema – AI-powered schema recommendation generator in the Schema tab suggests the right schema types for your content.
• New: SEO Metabox – Indexing status from Google Search Console (URL Inspection) now appears in the SEO meta box.
• New: Integrations – Added an Integrations settings page with WooCommerce and Angie toggles.
• New: Developer – Added surerank_freeze_modified_date filter to preserve the post modified date during programmatic updates.
• New: Developer – Added filter to automatically open external links in a new tab with rel=»noopener noreferrer».
• New: Developer – Added filter-based white-label support for the sitemap top bar.
• New: Developer – Added surerank_og_type filter to override the Open Graph type for custom page models.
• Improvement: Cron – Server-side cron is now detected when WP-Cron is disabled, preventing false cron warnings.
• Fix: Classic Editor – Keyword-in-URL check now evaluates correctly on Classic Editor drafts.
• Fix: Multilingual – Completed TranslatePress sitemap compatibility, including correct handling of excluded path wildcards.
• Fix: PHP – Hardened the analyzer and description helper against servers missing the mbstring extension, preventing fatal errors.
• Fix: Admin – Corrected the review notice logo sizing in the admin area.
• Fix: Migration – Deactivating the previous SEO plugin after migration now works for all supported plugins, including The SEO Framework and Slim SEO.
• Fix: Role Manager – Users granted Global Settings access no longer get a permission error on the Site Information settings.

1.7.4 – 20-May-2026

• New: Learn – Added a guided setup with step-by-step checklist, chapter progress tracking, and auto-detected completions to help users configure SureRank.
• Improvement: Classic Editor – Moved the SureRank trigger into the sidebar under the Publish panel for a cleaner editor layout.
• Fix: Compatibility – Bricks – Frontend meta variable hook no longer triggers a full Bricks render, preventing slow page loads and 504 timeouts on query-loop pages.
• Fix: Compatibility – Divi 5 – Fixed the first Tabs tab not being visible when Image SEO is enabled.
• Fix: Sitemap – Prevented XML parse errors caused by leading output before the sitemap response.
• Fix: Schema – Event schema now emits valid ISO 8601 datetime values.
• Fix: PHP 7.4 – Resolved a parse error in the cache rebuild backup reader on PHP 7.4.
• Fix: Link Manager – Removed Pro-only submenu items from the free version.
• Fix: Classic Editor – Hid the permalink redirect notice on classic editor screens where it did not apply.

1.7.3 – 30-April-2026

• New: Compatibility – Added support for Breakdance builder with SEO Metabox.
• Improvement: Compatibility with Open Graph image generation SureRank Pro feature.
• Fix: SEO Metabox – Fixed an issue where the Meta Box could be accessed from the All Pages, Posts, and CPT listing pages.

1.7.2 – 27-April-2026

• New: Compatibility – Added support for the WP Ghost plugin to ensure SureRank works correctly when WP Ghost is active.
• New: Multilingual – Ship wpml-config.xml for Polylang and WPML compatibility out of the box.
• Improvement: Sitemap – Reliability hardening with graceful cache miss, atomic rebuild, stale-while-revalidate, loopback probe, sync fallback, staleness recovery, and Site Health integration.
• Improvement: REST – Added apiFetch middleware with AJAX fallback for save endpoints, REST probe, AJAX-first mode, and Site Health integration for better resilience.
• Improvement: Multilingual – Centralized locale-format conversion in Locale_Formatter for consistent handling across the plugin.
• Improvement: Multilingual – Compatibility improvements for WPML, Polylang, and TranslatePress.
• Improvement: RTL – Resolved RTL issues found while testing Force UI components.
• Fix: Sitemap – Always emit valid XML on cache miss to prevent broken sitemap responses.
• Fix: Multilingual – Schema inLanguage now resolves per-post language and emits BCP-47 codes.
• Fix: Multilingual – Detach Polylang/WPML term filters during rewrite flush to prevent flush failures.
• Fix: Multilingual – Canonical URL correctly concatenates mapped subdomain with page slug for LandingKit and WPML domain mode.

1.7.1 – 15-April-2026

• Fix: Admin dashboard UI fixes in RTL version.

1.7.0 – 10-April-2026

• New: Migration – Ability to migrate from the All in One SEO (AIOSEO) plugin to SureRank.
• New: Migration – Ability to migrate from the Slim SEO plugin to SureRank.
• New: Compatibility – Added support for Divi 5 builder with SEO Metabox.
• New: Compatibility – Added support for Bricks builder with SEO Checks and Link suggestion.
• New: Settings – Added a settings screen to collect information for knowledge base and local business.
• Improvement: Performance – Improved overall plugin performance.
• Improvement: Focus Keyword – Improved keyword matching with diacritics-insensitive and flexible phrase handling.
• Improvement: Site SEO Checks – Updated the Site Analysis content.
• Improvement: Settings – Moved Sitemaps settings from Advanced to General settings.
• Improvement: Sidebar – Sidebar submenu accordions now auto-expand and collapse based on the active route, and also support manual toggling.
• Fix: Fixed an issue where the Product schema priceValidUntil field was not set to full width.

1.6.6 – 18-March-2026

• New: Migration – Ability to migrate from the Squirrly SEO plugin to SureRank.
• Improvement: Onboarding – UI/UX improvements.
• Improvement: Polylang – Improved compatibility with the Polylang plugin to have manual string translations support.

1.6.5 – 27-February-2026

• Improvement: Onboarding – UI/UX improvements.
• Fix: Fixed an issue where SEO Bar and SEO Metabox were hidden for some cases.

1.6.4 – 25-February-2026

• Improvement: Site SEO Checks – Improve SSL check to verify if the SSL certificate is valid and properly configured, rather than just checking if the site is using HTTPS.
• Improvement: Onboarding – UI/UX improvements.

1.6.3 – 09-February-2026

• New: Multilingual: Added support for WPML and Polylang for multilingual sitemap.
• Improvement: Google Search Console – Show average position of post and pages in content analysis table.
• Improvement: Site SEO Checks – Added better visuals and updated content for Site SEO checks help guide.
• Improvement: Added new fields to Organization Schema.
• Improvement: UI/UX enhancements.
• Fix: Onboarding – Fixed an issue where the posts and pages were not searched properly.
• Fix: Fixed an issue with NewsPaper theme and Event plugin.
• Fix: Fixed an issue in Sitemap where the images column was added even if the option was disabled.
• Fix: Fixed an issue with metadata not getting applied if homepage is set to a shop page in WooCommerce.

1.6.2 – 14-January-2026

• New: Introduced an option to get Email Reports on Monthly basis.
• New: Ability to add or remove Schema field with a better control.
• Improvement: Onboarding flow has been improved for a better user experience.
• Improvement: UI sets of multiple fields has been improved with better user experience for edit Schema.
• Improvement: Edit support added for the AI content suggestions in meta & social SEO.
• Improvement: Generating sitemap as soon as any migration gets completed.
• Improvement: Displaying an indicator and a notice in the Schema editor if any Display Rule is not being set, to avoid blank schemas without any rulesets.
• Fix: Resolved a few issues in Rank Math migration like – global image gets set to featured image of every post, validations of search engine title and description for a social title and description.

1.6.1 – 23-December-2025

• Improvement: Removed default title prefixes from taxonomy, archive, and post type archive pages.
• Fix: Fixed an issue where onboarding settings were not updated correctly in an edge case.

1.6.0 – 22-December-2025

• New: Introduced Email Summary with site performance insights from Google Search Console.
• Improvement: Improved user experience in SureRank Meta box and other additional components.
• Improvement: Optimized Page SEO checks in the SEO bar.
• Improvement: Added custom field support (text and image) for ACF, SCF, Pods, and Metabox in meta templates, schemas, and social settings.
• Fix: Fixed an issue where schema was not displaying in metabox when the display condition was set to the front page.

1.5.1 – 09-December-2025

• Improvement: Enhanced content generation to provide more accurate and relevant results.
• Improvement: Google Search Console Dashboard Widget – updated the UI for a better user experience.

1.5.0 – 25-November-2025

• Improvement: Schema – Added option to reset display conditions defined in the first condition.
• Improvement: Ability to add business information during onboarding.
• Improvement: Added noindex robots settings for WooCommerce pages.
• Improvement: Added compatibility to the Avada theme for Page SEO checks.
• Improvement: UX enhancements.
• Fix: Onboarding – Solved an issue where the onboarding form wasn’t getting submitted in an edge case.
• Fix: Fixed an issue where SEO Meta Box page checks were not updated in Classic Editor.
• Fix: SureRank Schema now deactivates when WP Schema Pro plugin is enabled.

1.4.3 – 29-October-2025

• Improvement: Improved UI for Google Site Verification, Site SEO Checks, Page SEO Checks, and Focus Keyword.
• Improvement: Improved sitemap cache generation process.
• Improvement: Improved content generation to show results based on the site’s language.
• Fix: Fixed drag-drop sorting issue in WooCommerce product categories listing.
• Fix: Fixed inconsistent page SEO checks in the metabox and SEO bar.
• Fix: Fixed the issue with false detection of broken links and updated it to include only 404 and 410 status codes.
• Fix: Fixed the issue where the onboarding screen appeared every time after activation.

1.4.2 – 13-October-2025

• Improvement: Improved the SEO Popup and SEO Bar loading performance.
• Improvement: Added a filter to change the default sitemap slug.
• Improvement: Improved the UX for the Date Picker field in Schemas.
• Fix: Site Level Checks – Resolved an issue where robots.txt accessibility checks were unnecessarily validating file content. The check now only verifies accessibility.
• Fix: Page Level Checks – Fixed a bug that caused SureRank to mistakenly identify mailto:, tel:, and sms: links as broken, even though they were valid.

1.4.1 – 26-September-2025

• Fix: Fixed an issue where the WooCommerce product image wasn’t opening when clicked on zoom in due to a conflict with the SureRank plugin.

1.4.0 – 23-September-2025

• New: Added Focus Keyword Checks for Page-level SEO.
• Improvement: SureRank now automatically adds alt and title text to images on the frontend.
• Improvement: Enhanced code quality and UI/UX.
• Improvement: SureRank settings are now only accessible to users with the required capability.
• Improvement: Google Search Console: The current site can now be verified directly from the SureRank dashboard.
• Security Fix: This release addressed an important security bug. Props to Darius from Patchstack for reporting it responsibly. Please make sure you are using the latest version on your website.

1.3.2 – 16-September-2025

• Fix: Fixed an issue where SureRank Pro components won’t get loaded in some edge cases.

1.3.1 – 11-September-2025

• Fix: Fixed an issue where Product Schema was not showing correctly on SureCart products.

1.3.0 – 04-September-2025

• New: Import/Export functionality for SureRank settings
• New: Migration – Ability to migrate from the SEOPress plugin to SureRank
• Improvement: Added a tooltip to the Elementor Editor SureRank Meta Box trigger button
• Improvement: Introduced a new UI for Twitter previews in the Metabox and General settings
• Improvement: Enhanced code quality and UI/UX
• Improvement: Included homepage link in the sitemap XML
• Fix: Ensured compatibility with Bricks Builder v2.0.1
• Fix: Ensured the Gutenberg sidebar doesn’t close when the SureRank panel is closed
• Fix: Resolved an issue with the SEO Bar that displayed an incorrect status despite the page being optimized
• Fix: Resolved an issue where duplicate canonical meta tags were printed on front page.

1.2.1 – 28-August-2025

• Fix: Fixed an issue where the index sitemap date was in an incorrect format.

1.2.0 – 18-August-2025

• New: Added the ability to edit the robots.txt file via the SureRank Robots Settings Editor.
• Improvement: Enhanced code quality and UI/UX.
• Improvement: Added the option to enable or disable the Migration feature.
• Improvement: Added the ability to migrate from third-party plugins to SureRank directly within the onboarding flow.
• Improvement: Implemented caching for the sitemap XML and its related sync feature, resulting in faster sitemap rendering.
• Fix: Resolved an issue where broken links were not displaying the correct status.
• Fix: Resolved an issue with meta descriptions on websites using the Avada theme where a shortcode was used on the homepage.

1.1.2 – 29-July-2025

• Improvement: Enhanced error handling and UI feedback for broken or slow-loading external links during Page SEO checks.
• Fix: Resolved UI glitch in Dia Browser

1.1.1 – 24-July-2025

• Fix: Resolved an issue where migration to SureRank from the Rank Math SEO plugin triggered an error in a specific edge case.

1.1.0 – 21-July-2025

• New: Migration – Ability to migrate from the Rank Math SEO plugin to SureRank
• New: Migration – Ability to migrate from the Yoast SEO plugin to SureRank
• New: Ability to enable and disable features like Page-Level SEO Checks, Schema, Google Search Console, etc.
• New: SEO Meta Box compatibility with the Bricks Page Builder
• Improvement: Improved the performance of the frontend application for SureRank
• Fix: Resolved an issue where some SEO Meta Box options were not saved in the correct format

1.0.2 – 10-July-2025

• Fix: Fixed an issue where the SureRank Onboarding details won’t get saved in an edge case.

1.0.1 – 08-July-2025

• Improvement: Enhanced the performance of the SureRank SEO Popup on Elementor pages.

1.0.0 – 01-July-2025

• Initial release