WordPress Rich Snippets

Add Schema Markup to WordPress for Better SEO

WPRichSnippets V 1.3.4 Bug Fixes and Enhancements Release

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This is one of the exciting WPRichSnippets updates, we’ve got a few bugs fixed and added several new useful functions to the plugin, plus enhanced a couple of functions performance. Even the settings page got its share in this release.

Version 1.3.4 changelog:

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed loading Raty FA script only when required by the plugin.
* Fixed a bug in the aggregate update user rating array function.
* Fixed Add Your Review icon link title was not matching button text.
* Fixed an error when opening the admin News section.

Enhancements:

* Added new settings option to display item description below the Box.
* Added new function description_raw_wpautop and added it to the template array.
* Added new settings option to reset votes IPs stored in post meta off entries.
* Added new settings option to reset all user votes data.
* Added new function wprs_user_vote_array_update to calculate and save votes data.
* Added new function wprs_get_user_vote_array_display to display votes array.
* Added new callout message after a user submit a review.
* Added CSS for Bootstrap documentation page callout styles.
* Added a check to remove the Add Your Review button and icon when comment submitted.
* Added new parameter passed to url which redirect user after comment submission.

Enjoy!

WPRichSnippets V 1.3.3 New functionality Enhancements and Bug Fixes

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Another big update for WPRichSnippets has been released today. In this update we added new functions and modified a few of old functions to enhance it and fix bugs as we are getting ready for WordPress 4.5 to be released.

Also, this update has some functions that will be used in our soon to be released add-on that integrates with WooCommerce plugin.

Version 1.3.3 changelog:

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed missing variable in aggregate reviews popup form.
* Fixed a bug happen when rating is set to required.
* Fixed a bug in Box filter, call to action buttons was not showing.
* Fixed plugin release date was 2015, replaced that with 2016.

Enhancements:

* Added redirect to entry reviews section after a user submit review.
* Added comment url field to popup and hooked it to the plugin settings.
* Added new function wprs_get_user_star_rating_mini outputs votes count with schema.
* Added new item user_star_rating_mini to the template array.
* Updated jQuery ColorBox to version 1.6.3
* Switched user reviews form rating to jQuery Raty FA.
* Removed unused function wprs_screen_icon from the plugin settings page.
* Removed votes rating target hint to minimize and clean the output.
* Modified some text in the plugin settings page.

Make sure to get this WPRichSnippets update to solve schema.org errors that you might have on your site and enjoy the new features that can used by add-ons.

WPRichSnippets V 1.3 With User Votes Enhancements

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Here is another cool update for WPRichSnippets core plugin. In this release of the plugin, we’ve updated the user votes functions with new scripts, now user votes uses FontAwesome to display rating stars, no more image files, means it’s lighter and should loads faster.

Version 1.3 changelog:

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed a bug in the user rating stars vote.

Enhancements:

* Added new function wprs_get_meta_by_id.
* Added new function wprs_box.
* Added new function wprs_get_shortcode_attributes.
* Added post ID parameter to the template function.
* Added post ID to user count class.
* Added support for post id in Raty to have multiple instant on same page.
* Added new functions to insert Raty script in a separate file.
* Updated all template functions within the plugin to add post ID.
* Switched to jQuery Raty FA, star rating plugin with FontAwesome.
* Pumped tested version WordPress 4.4.2 version.

It’s time to get this WPRichSnippets plugin update as it has new cool features that can used by add-ons.

Enjoy!

Early BlackFriday And Cyber Monday Discount 30% OFF Our MarketPlace

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Hey everyone, we thought to join the BlackFriday wave and offer a special discount to our new members in this big saving event.

Choose your preferred WPRichSnippets plugin license from our pricing page, you will be able to enter a special discount code when you check out. You also can use the discount code when purchasing individual add-ons from our site during this sale event, starting from now and till the end of November 2015.

Use Discount Code: BlackFriday2015

Note: This code is valid though November 2015, so hurry up, don’t miss this opportunity and save your business some extra money today.

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WPRichSnippets V 1.2.8 Bug Fix and Enhancements Release

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We are excited to announce this new update for the WPRichSnippets plugin, which has a fix for the Internet Explorer browser and a few other enhancements.

Version 1.2.8 changelog:

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed rating stars styles in IE11 was not correct.

Enhancements:

* Disabled activation and deactivation hooks.
* Added a check for site url to remove update notification on wprichsnippets.com site.
* Added four new filters for post published and modified dates.
* Cleaned some code.

Make sure to get this WPRichSnippets plugin update to fix the star rating display in IE browser, and make use of the new added filters.

Add-ons update

Also, we’ve updated the Call To Action add-on to fix an issue in the markups, there were a duplicated markups that needed to go a way.

Thanks to everyone who helped us to make our plugin and addons better.

Now You Can Purchase Add-ons Separately

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So, we’ve been asked repeatedly if there is a plan to sell our add-ons separately. Well, it was in our plans, but we had to take sometime to modify our add-ons for this change. Today, we’ve updated our website, now you can go a head and purchase your favorite WPRichSnippets add-ons from our add-ons page.

We think of this as a win-win situation, so if you run a single website, you can purchase WPRichSnippets add-ons your website need and save money. For us, this is also great because we can sell more and make our members happy with their purchases.

Selling addons

Add-ons Licenses

There is three options for purchasing add-on licenses:

  • Single Site license.
  • 1 to 5 Sites license.
  • Unlimited Sites license.

Each add-one license purchase includes one year of support and add-on upgrades. Licenses can be renewed if they got expired (after one year) with only 40% of the original price.

Add-ons Automatic Updates Progress

We’ve mentioned automatic add-ons updates in one latest blog post. The work still in progress, we’ve updated about 50% of our add-ons to support automatic updates at this point and looking to be done with this in the coming couple of weeks.

Once we are done with updating all add-ons, we will release the new updates to test them out.

If you are a Professional or Ultimate license holder, you will see new licenses issued on your account, use these licenses to activate add-ons and start getting automatic updates and upgrades for add-ons installed on your website.

Check our Add-ons Prices, and stay tuned for our next update.

Adding Licensing and Automatic Upgrades for all of our Add-ons

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We have been planning on offering automatic upgrades in all our add-ons. The process wasn’t easy because we have been using another membership management system in the past, which wasn’t native to WordPress, it was a stand alone software.

Finding a Native WordPress Solution

So, we had to change all that and switch to a native WordPress solution, we thought working with one platform may be the best, especially that we want to have control over each part of our website to provide a better service for our members. Actually, this will be a win-win, it’s great for us too, simply because we will be updating the add-ons more often and make sure everyone gets those updates, so no outdated code on our members’ websites.

Easy Digital Downloads Wins!

Researching for a solution didn’t take time, really! It was so clear that the winner is Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) plugin..

Thanks to the awesomeness of Easy Digital Downloads plugin and its Software Licensing extension, licensing and automatic plugin upgrades is possible! EDD utilize similar methods as WordPress.org dose for notifying users of updates.

When?

We’ve already started coding since last week, and results has been great!

As you might know, we are manage several plugin add-ons for WPRichSnippets, this means we will have to update them all. The way how we will handle this update is to create a master code that we can drop inside each add-on, then make sure everything works fine.

We’ve got our new code ready and tested in one of the add-ons, so we are going to move on updating the rest of add-ons. Expect changes to be made to our website through the next couple of weeks.

So, in the coming days, we will complete this integration and issue license keys for our add-ons. We will make sure that license keys are generated for all past purchases, so if you are already a member, you will be issued new license keys to activate auto upgrades feature for add-ons.

Stay tuned!

WPRichSnippets V 1.2.3 and CTA Add-on 1.7 Enhancements and Tweaks Release

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We’ve got a couple of updates to share with you today. The first is for the WPRichSnippets plugin, there is no bug fixes in this update, it’s more about enhancements! We’ve added a few enhancements to the plugin in this 1.2.3 release.

The second update is for the Call To Action add-on (CTA), we’ve just released version 1.7 with a few enhancements and a fix for schema markup.

We recommend that you update the WPRichSnippets plugin to the latest version, also if you are using the CTA add-on, then please make sure you get this update.

WPRichSnippets Plugin Changes

Here is the changelog details in Version 1.2.3

Bug Fixes:

* None.

Enhancements:

* Enhanced inserting item description, now it is added via meta tag.
* Hardened assets folder by preventing direct access to all sub folders.
* Added alternativeHeadline meta to Article schema type.
* Added letter-spacing to .rating class style.
* Added new style for CTA add-on Rating headline.
* Added margin below Pros and Cons headline.
* Changed the star icon in admin bar to Google developers icon.
* Modified post meta text from No Rich Snippets to No Schema.

CTA Add-on Changes

Here is the changelog details in Version 1.7

Changelog:

– Added new style class for Rating headline.
– Remove a line break after Rating headline.
– Fixed description markup.
– Modified text on add-on settings page.

If you already a member, and you have a valid license key, you should see an update notification for WPRichSnippets plugin in your website’s dashboard in the coming hours, you can then start with updating the plugin within your dashboard.

If you aren’t a member yet, join us now!

For the CTA add-on, you will need to download it within your account and install the latest version 1.7 manually. Add-ons have not gotten auto updates yet, we are planning to add this feature pretty soon.

Till that time, we wish you success.

WPRichSnippets Version 1.2.2 Bug Fixes and Enhancements

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Today, we are thrilled to announce the release of WPRichSnippets version 1.2.2, which includes several bug fixes and enhancements. We would love to thank everyone who reported a bug in the plugin and/or participated in making our plugin better.

The main focus of this release is to fix the user aggregate reviews markup. So, it’s highly recommended that you upgrade to this latest version of the plugin.

List of Plugin Changes

Read the changelog details in Version 1.2.2

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed user aggregate reviews schema markup.
* Fixed a bug in post meta, disclaimer check box was not saving correctly.
* Fixed missing meta, softwareHelp was missing in some cases.
* Removed .container class from Bootstrap.
* Renamed .left and .right classes to avoid conflict with themes.

Enhancements:

* Enhanced the Use Reviews Update function in the plugin settings.
* Enhanced placement of entry description and link buttons.
* Added auto paragraphs to entry description.
* Added new item to the wprs_template() function, for total comments count.
* Added meta content for interactionCount, which includes comments counts.
* Added new item to the wprs_template() function, for SoftwareApplication screenshot.
* Added new filters to hook into the Box, content and entries.
* Removed older filters that is not used by the plugin.
* Modified post meta headline from Rich Snippets to Schema.
* Modified some text in plugin settings page.

Schema Markups and Reviews Types Supported by WPRichSnippets Plugin

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We plan to make WPRichSnippets the best plugin for adding schema markups to WordPress. Hence, we focus on enhancing and adding new schema markup types in our plugin updates.

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We’ve managed to support these main types at this moment:

  • Article
  • Review
  • Product
  • Organization
  • Restaurant
  • SoftwareApplication

Note that the plugin also supports more specific schema types that are sub types of the main schemas mentioned above.

Supported Schema and Reviews Markups

The WPRichSnippets plugin support several different schema.org markups and reviews markup  types, we’ve updated our documentation pages to include a couple of new pages to list all supported types.

You can view the new documents here:

In the future updates of the plugin, we will introduce new schema markups, and possibly reviews types. We plan to add markups for Food Recipes, Movies, Books, and more.

Requirements

WPRichSnippets plugin requires a minimum of WordPress version 4.0+, MySQL 5+ and PHP 5.4+ in order to function properly.