Clever Linked Terms Change Log

 

v1.1.1 (June 8, 2026)

– Added: SEO fields for linked terms — Term Studio now includes optional SEO fields for SEO title, meta description, Open Graph title, Open Graph description, and social image URL.

– Added: SEO plugin detection — Clever Linked Terms can detect Yoast SEO, Rank Math, SEOPress, and All in One SEO. Supported SEO metadata can sync with compatible SEO plugins when SEO fields are enabled.

– Added: SEO enable/disable setting — admins can turn Term Studio SEO fields on or off from General settings. When disabled, SEO fields, media picker assets, SEO sync, and fallback meta output do not load.

– Added: Search preview for term SEO — Term Studio now includes a live preview area for SEO title and meta description output.

– Added: SEO length counters — live counters help editors keep SEO titles and meta descriptions within practical length ranges.

– Added: Social image picker — SEO social image fields can use the WordPress Media Library picker when SEO fields are enabled.

– Added: Duplicate term detection — creating a new term with an existing title now shows a styled Clever Linked Terms warning and links to the matching term.

– Added: Duplicate draft behavior — if a duplicate term is intentionally created, the new duplicate is saved as a draft for review instead of being published automatically.

– Added: Import duplicate review — imports now detect duplicate term titles before importing and ask the admin to confirm whether duplicate titles should be imported.

– Added: Duplicate import draft handling — duplicate terms imported with admin approval are saved as drafts so they can be reviewed before publishing.

– Added: AJAX-style Term Manager filtering — search, status filters, status chips, per-page changes, and pagination can update results without a full admin page reload.

– Added: AJAX-style Terms Engine filtering — Relationship Center, Term Health, Link Rules, Term Map connected terms, and Bulk Tools now support smoother filtering and pagination without full admin page reloads.

– Added: 20-per-page defaults for heavier admin screens — Term Manager and larger Terms Engine screens now default to smaller paginated result sets to reduce admin load on large glossaries.

– Added: Ad / content compatibility fields — optional Term Studio fields can render shortcode/content before or after the definition area and before or after the metadata area on single term pages.

– Added: Compatibility plugin detection — Clever Linked Terms can detect Advanced Ads / Advanced Ads Pro, Advanced Custom Fields, Meta Box, and Pods for lightweight compatibility awareness.

– Added: Ad / content compatibility enable setting — compatibility slot fields are disabled by default and only appear/load when enabled from General settings.

– Added: Separate definition and metadata placement areas — compatibility fields are organized into clearer Definition Area and Metadata Area panels in Term Studio.

– Added: Compatibility slot import/export — before/after definition and before/after metadata slot content is included in CSV/XML import and export workflows.

– Improved: Single term layout compatibility — ad/content compatibility sections now render as separate sections around the definition and metadata areas instead of being injected inside the definition content.

– Improved: Split Panel and Resource Hub layout handling — compatibility sections stay in the correct definition or metadata column and no longer stretch to match unrelated grid row heights.

– Improved: Import/export downloads — CSV template, CSV export, and XML export now run through early download handling to avoid header issues caused by admin notice/output plugins.

– Improved: Large export handling — CSV/XML exports stream terms in paged batches instead of collecting every term in memory at once.

– Improved: Relationship and Terms Engine performance — heavier relationship datasets are cached during the admin review window to avoid rebuilding the same data repeatedly.

– Improved: Term Discovery asset loading — Term Discovery assets load only where needed instead of loading broadly across unrelated admin screens.

– Improved: Terms Engine defaults — individual Terms Engine modules now default to disabled, so enabling Terms Engine does not automatically turn on every module.

– Improved: Admin notices — duplicate detection and import warnings now use the styled Clever Linked Terms notice pattern instead of default WordPress header notices.

– Improved: CSV import template — the template download now uses a real nonce-protected admin download URL instead of a fragile JavaScript-only download action.

– Fixed: CSV template download behavior where clicking the template link could jump to the top of the Import / Export page instead of downloading the file.

– Fixed: Header warning issues during CSV/XML downloads when other admin plugins output notices before file headers.

– Fixed: Plugin Check escaping issues in import/export duplicate warning output.

– Fixed: WordPress.org readme short description length so the plugin directory does not truncate the short description.

– Fixed: Missing optional hardening file in the integrations directory.

– Fixed: Several release-readiness and compatibility issues found during the v1.1.1 review cycle.

v1.1.0 (June 6, 2026)

– Added: Terms Engine — a new semantic control center for managing relationships, term health, link rules, maps, categories, tags, Tag IQ, and bulk tools.

– Added: Terms Engine add-on architecture — Terms Engine can now be enabled or disabled as a major feature area. When disabled, Terms Engine menus, maps, conflict tools, relationship panels, and public connection widgets do not load.

– Added: Terms Engine feature cards — individual Terms Engine tools can be enabled from the Overview page, including Semantic Relationships, Relationship Phrase Linking, Term Health & Conflicts, Admin Term Map, Public Term Connections, Glossary Knowledge Map, Tag IQ, and Bulk Tools.

– Added: Semantic Relationships — terms can now store synonyms, aliases, abbreviations, and variations to help organize alternate phrases around a canonical glossary term.

– Added: Relationship Phrase Linking — optional controls allow relationship phrases to link back to canonical term pages, with global settings, per-type controls, and per-term override behavior.

– Added: Term Health — a new review area for Possible Issues, relationship conflicts, review actions, mark-clear handling, and reopen workflows.

– Added: Admin Term Map — visualize how terms connect through shared tags, shared categories, and semantic relationships. Clicking a term can refocus the map dynamically.

– Added: Public Term Connections — single term pages can now show visitor-facing connection maps when the related Terms Engine module is enabled.

– Added: Glossary Knowledge Map — glossary index pages can include a larger visitor-facing map behind a smooth “View glossary map” launcher so it does not take up space by default.

– Added: Tag taxonomy — glossary terms now support semantic tags using the clevlite_term_tag taxonomy.

– Added: Tag IQ — a Terms Engine area for semantic tag organization, tag coverage, and future knowledge-mapping workflows.

– Added: Term Studio — a modern term editing workflow for title, slug, status, scheduled date, tooltip summary, WYSIWYG definition, sources, categories, tags, exclusions, and Terms Engine fields.

– Added: Term Manager — a card-based term management screen with search, filters, status chips, pagination, and per-page display control.

– Added: Status support — terms now support Published, Draft, Scheduled, Pending Review, Private, and Trash workflows.

– Added: Glossary Index Title setting — the generated glossary index page can now use a custom title instead of always defaulting to “Glossary Index.”

– Added: Glossary page detection improvements — the plugin tracks generated glossary pages by stored page ID, shortcode, and plugin marker data to help avoid duplicate glossary pages when titles or slugs are edited.

– Added: Ignore leading words for glossary sorting — optional setting allows titles such as “The Odyssey” to display normally while sorting/grouping under “O” instead of “T.”

– Added: Sticky glossary header offset handling — glossary A–Z navigation can account for sticky theme headers and includes a manual fallback offset setting.

– Added: Glossary index layout options — includes Modern Cards, Compact Directory, Split Index, Minimal List, Feature Grid, Glossy Panels, and Knowledge Base layouts.

– Added: Auto-link control for glossary index content — admins can choose whether glossary card content should be processed for automatic term links and tooltips. Term titles still link to their single term pages.

– Added: Single term page layouts — includes Theme Default, Clean Card, Hero Card, Split Panel, Resource Hub, Editorial, and Minimal Modern layout options.

– Added: “Back to [Index Title]” buttons — single term pages now use the configured glossary index title for back-link wording.

– Added: Sources field — terms now have a dedicated sources area stored separately from the definition body.

– Added: Term Discovery improvements — fetched definitions and encyclopedia summaries can populate the WYSIWYG editor with formatting, sources are routed to the Sources field, and synonyms are normalized into separate values.

– Added: Import/export support for v1.1.0 fields — CSV/XML workflows include title, definition, tooltip, slug, status, scheduled date, categories, tags, sources, relationships, exclusions, and relationship linking controls.

– Added: Placeholder cleanup for imports — list-style fields ignore placeholder values such as none, n/a, na, null, -, and —.

– Added: Analytics add-on — optional tracking for impressions, clicks, matched phrases, relationship type, context, and FluentCommunity-aware activity.

– Added: FluentCommunity compatibility improvements — SPA-aware frontend processing helps glossary links and tooltips continue working after portal navigation and feed updates.

– Added: aOS/AdminOS compatibility registration — Clever Linked Terms can register as an app inside aOS/AdminOS when that environment is available, with routes for Dashboard, Terms, New Term, and Settings.

– Improved: Performance handling for large glossaries — public maps and glossary knowledge maps use lazy-loading/cached rendering patterns so heavy visual tools do not render everything during initial page load.

– Improved: Admin navigation — modern plugin screens use a persistent grouped menu for Core, Data, and Terms Engine areas.

– Improved: WordPress.org readiness — updated compatibility metadata for WordPress 7.0, improved Plugin Check handling, strengthened escaping/sanitization, and cleaned readme presentation for the v1.1.0 release.

– Improved: WYSIWYG saving — term definitions preserve allowed WordPress editor formatting such as paragraphs, links, bold, italic, and lists.

– Fixed: Glossary index page title handling so generated glossary pages no longer force the title back to “Glossary Index.”

– Fixed: Public map caching so admin-only links do not leak into logged-out visitor output.

– Fixed: Relationship synonym formatting from external APIs so compact strings are split into separate values instead of being treated as one long synonym.

– Fixed: Multiple WordPress coding standards and compatibility issues found during final review before the v1.1.0 release.

v1.0.10

– Fixed: WordPress.org release metadata and packaging cleanup for the public stable line.

– Fixed: Plugin readme and stable tag handling so the repository release points to the correct stable version.

– Fixed: Contributor metadata so only valid WordPress.org usernames are included.

– Improved: Baseline glossary linking stability before the larger v1.1.0 feature release.

– Improved: Compatibility foundation for the upcoming semantic relationship and Terms Engine work.

– Fixed: Minor standards and release-readiness issues identified after the initial public release cycle.

v1.0.0

– Initial public release of Clever Linked Terms.

– Added: Glossary term content type for managing linked terms in WordPress.

– Added: Automatic term linking for selected WordPress content.

– Added: Tooltip previews for linked glossary terms.

– Added: Public glossary index shortcode.

– Added: Basic settings for controlling where glossary linking appears.

– Added: Per-term glossary pages with title, definition, and tooltip support.

– Added: Initial WordPress.org repository release structure.