4.0.3-beta1

Full Changelog: 4.0.2...4.0.3-beta1

Version 4.0.2

Changelog

• Enhancements:

  • Optimized cache clearing operations by using direct SQL queries. The cache clear button will also return the number of keys deleted. Optimized cache key generation to improve performance and reduce number of cache keys.

• Bug fixes:

  • Fixed an issue where Exclude Posts stopped working.

Full Changelog: 4.0.1...4.0.2

Version 4.0.1

• Modifications:

  • Added new admin notice if any fulltext indexes are missing.

• Bug fixes:

  • The post_content index was not created.

Full Changelog: 4.0.0...4.0.1

Version 4.0.0

Release post: https://webberzone.com/blog/contextual-related-posts-v4-0-0/

• Features:

  • [Pro] New: Efficient Content Storage and Indexing - Custom tables implementation for better performance and query optimization while maintaining the same relevance algorithm
  • [Pro] Added MAX_EXECUTION_TIME hint to MySQL queries. You can now set the maximum execution time for CRP queries in the Settings page.
  • [Pro] New setting to configure cache time for related posts with options ranging from 1 hour to 1 year.
  • [Pro] Added new setting to add tracking parameters to related post URLs. The following UTM parameters will be added:
    • utm_source: contextual-related-posts
    • utm_medium: related-posts
    • utm_campaign: crp-plugin
    • utm_content: {source-post-id}-to-{target-post-id}
  • [Pro] Introduced a feature to designate cornerstone posts, which are key articles or pages on your site. These cornerstone posts will appear at random positions in the related posts list, ensuring they receive more visibility and help guide your audience to the most important content on your site.
  • [Pro] New: Taxonomy weight system for more precise matching

• Enhancements/Modifications:

  • Enabled drag-and-drop functionality for reordering manual posts in the Metabox.
  • Added new parse_wp_query_arguments helper method to parse the comma-separated list of IDs and convert them to arrays for WP_Query compatibility
  • Renamed class CRP() to CRP_Core_Query()

Full Changelog: 3.6.2...4.0.0

4.0.0-RC1

• Features:

  • [Pro] New: Efficient Content Storage and Indexing - Custom tables implementation for better performance and query optimization while maintaining the same relevance algorithm
  • [Pro] Added MAX_EXECUTION_TIME hint to MySQL queries. You can now set the maximum execution time for CRP queries in the Settings page.
  • [Pro] New setting to configure cache time for related posts with options ranging from 1 hour to 1 year.
  • [Pro] Added new setting to add tracking parameters to related post URLs. The following UTM parameters will be added:
    • utm_source: contextual-related-posts
    • utm_medium: related-posts
    • utm_campaign: crp-plugin
    • utm_content: {source-post-id}-to-{target-post-id}
  • [Pro] Introduced a feature to designate cornerstone posts, which are key articles or pages on your site. These cornerstone posts will appear at random positions in the related posts list, ensuring they receive more visibility and help guide your audience to the most important content on your site.
  • [Pro] New: Taxonomy weight system for more precise matching

• Enhancements/Modifications:

  • Enabled drag-and-drop functionality for reordering manual posts in the Metabox.
  • Added new parse_wp_query_arguments helper method to parse the comma-separated list of IDs and convert them to arrays for WP_Query compatibility
  • Renamed class CRP() to CRP_Core_Query()

Full Changelog: 4.0.0-beta2...4.0.0-RC1

4.0.0-beta2

• Features:

  • [Pro] New: Efficient Content Storage and Indexing - Custom tables implementation for better performance and query optimization while maintaining the same relevance algorithm
  • [Pro] Added MAX_EXECUTION_TIME hint to MySQL queries. You can now set the maximum execution time for CRP queries in the Settings page.
  • [Pro] New setting to configure cache time for related posts with options ranging from 1 hour to 1 year.
  • [Pro] Added new setting to add tracking parameters to related post URLs. The following UTM parameters will be added:
    • utm_source: contextual-related-posts
    • utm_medium: related-posts
    • utm_campaign: crp-plugin
    • utm_content: {source-post-id}-to-{target-post-id}
  • [Pro] Introduced a feature to designate cornerstone posts, which are key articles or pages on your site. These cornerstone posts will appear at random positions in the related posts list, ensuring they receive more visibility and help guide your audience to the most important content on your site.
  • [Pro] New: Taxonomy weight system for more precise matching

• Enhancements/Modifications:

  • Enabled drag-and-drop functionality for reordering manual posts in the Metabox.
  • Added new parse_wp_query_arguments helper method to parse the comma-separated list of IDs and convert them to arrays for WP_Query compatibility
  • Renamed class CRP() to CRP_Core_Query()

Full Changelog: 4.0.0-beta1...4.0.0-beta2

4.0.0-beta1

Full Changelog: 3.6.2...4.0.0-beta1

• Features:

  • [Pro] Added MAX_EXECUTION_TIME hint to MySQL queries. You can now set the maximum execution time for CRP queries in the Settings page.
  • [Pro] New setting to configure cache time for related posts with options ranging from 1 hour to 1 year

• Enhancements:

  • Enabled drag-and-drop functionality for reordering manual posts in the Metabox.
  • Added new parse_wp_query_arguments helper method to parse the comma-separated list of IDs and convert them to arrays for WP_Query compatibility

Version 3.6.2

• Bug fixes:
  • Fixed upgrade link in WordPress multisite.
  • Fix type casting for row height calculation in thumbs_grid style in Styles Handler class.
  • Updated Freemius SDK to v2.11.0.

Full Changelog: 3.6.1...3.6.2

3.6.1

Bug fix: Corrected thumbnail images to return the specified image size instead of the full size.

Full Changelog: 3.6.0...3.6.1

3.6.1-RC1

Full Changelog: 3.6.0...3.6.1-RC1

• Bug fix: Corrected thumbnail images to return the specified image size instead of the full size.