WPSSO Core – The Complete Structured Data SEO Plugin

Changelog

Release Schedule

New versions of the plugin are released approximately every week (more or less). New features are added, tested, and released incrementally, instead of grouping them together in a major version release. When minor bugs fixes and/or code improvements are applied, new versions are also released. This release schedule keeps the code stable and reliable, at the cost of more frequent updates.

See release early, release often (RERO) software development philosophy on Wikipedia for more information on the benefits of smaller / more frequent releases.

Version Numbering

Version components: {major}.{minor}.{bugfix}[-{stage}.{level}]

• {major} = Major structural code changes and/or incompatible API changes (ie. breaking changes).hanges).
• {minor} = New functionality was added or improved in a backwards-compatible manner.
• {bugfix} = Backwards-compatible bug fixes or small improvements.
• {stage}.{level} = Pre-production release: dev < a (alpha) < b (beta) < rc (release candidate).

Standard Edition Repositories

• GitHub
• WordPress.org

Development Version Updates

WPSSO Core Premium edition customers have access to development, alpha, beta, and release candidate version updates:

Under the SSO > Update Manager settings page, select the « Development and Up » (for example) version filter for the WPSSO Core plugin and/or its add-ons. When new development versions are available, they will automatically appear under your WordPress Dashboard > Updates page. You can reselect the « Stable / Production » version filter at any time to reinstall the latest stable version.

WPSSO Core Standard edition users (ie. the plugin hosted on WordPress.org) have access to the latest development version under the Advanced Options section.

Changelog / Release Notes

Version 18.13.0-dev.1 (2024/10/08)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • Added numeric formatting to the WordPress Dashboard > WPSSO Cache Status metabox « Count » column.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • Removed number_format_i18n() formatting in the WpssoUtilCache->get_db_transients_size_mb() method.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.4.33.
  • WordPress v5.9.
  • WPSSO Update Manager v6.0.1 (Premium edition).

Version 18.12.1 (2024/10/07)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • None.
• Bugfixes
  • Fixed a non-numeric value warning in the WpssoAdminDashboard->show_metabox_cache_status() method.
• Developer Notes
  • Removed number_format_i18n() formatting in the SucomCache->get_cache_files_size_mb() method.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.4.33.
  • WordPress v5.9.
  • WPSSO Update Manager v6.0.1 (Premium edition).

Version 18.12.0 (2024/10/04)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • Added a « Cache Folder » section in the WordPress Dashboard > WPSSO Cache Status metabox.
  • Added a notice in the WordPress Dashboard > WPSSO Cache Status metabox when wp_using_ext_object_cache() returns true.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • Added a $read_cache argument to the WpssoAdmin->get_ext_file_content() method.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.4.33.
  • WordPress v5.9.
  • WPSSO Update Manager v6.0.1 (Premium edition).

Version 18.11.0 (2024/10/01)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • Added a new SSO > Tools and Actions > Clear Short URL Transients button.
  • Include the SSO > Tools and Actions > Clear Database Transients and Clear Short URL Transients buttons even if wp_using_ext_object_cache() is true.
• Bugfixes
  • Fixed an incorrect transient key match in WpssoUtilCache->get_db_transients_subset().
• Developer Notes
  • None.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.4.33.
  • WordPress v5.9.
  • WPSSO Update Manager v6.0.1 (Premium edition).

Version 18.10.0 (2024/09/21)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • Updated WPSSO dashboard metaboxes to skip creating content when hidden.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • Added a new WpssoUser::is_metabox_hidden() method.
  • Added a new WpssoUtilMetabox::show_is_hidden_content() method.
  • Updated default WPSSO_SELECT_PERSON_NAMES_MAX constant value from 100 to 200.
  • Updated WpssoAdmin::sort_active_plugins() to sort WPSSO plugins before JSM plugins.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.4.33.
  • WordPress v5.9.
  • WPSSO Update Manager v6.0.1 (Premium edition).

Version 18.9.0 (2024/09/19)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • Added French translations for the SSO > Troubleshooting page.
  • Improved speed of the database query to calculate the total transient sizes.
  • Improved the WordPress Dashboard > WPSSO Cache Status metabox transient labels.
• Bugfixes
  • Fixed missing error message when Bitly monthly usage limit has been exceeded.
• Developer Notes
  • Added a new ‘wpsso_wc_shipping_zone_methods’ filter.
  • Added a new ‘wpsso_wc_shipping_zone_offer’ filter.
  • Added a new ‘wpsso_wc_shipping_zones’ filter.
  • Refactored the WpssoUtilCache->get_db_transients_size_mb() method.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.4.33.
  • WordPress v5.9.
  • WPSSO Update Manager v6.0.1 (Premium edition).

Version 18.8.0 (2024/09/15)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • Updated minimum PHP version from 7.2.34 to 7.4.33.
  • Updated minimum WordPress version from 5.8 to 5.9.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • Added support for an update transaction status in the update option data.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.4.33.
  • WordPress v5.9.
  • WPSSO Update Manager v6.0.1 (Premium edition).