WordPress Rich Snippets

Add Schema Markup to WordPress for Better SEO

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.

WPRichSnippets Version 1.2.1 New Schema for Articles and Enhancements

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The WPRichSnippets plugin got a new schema markup in this update, version 1.2.1 introducing schema.org for Articles, including its sub markups and Non-Reviews functionality. Also, several enhancements has been made to the plugin.

So, we’ve got two main additions to the plugin, let me tell you more about it.

Schema for Article

wprs-schema-article

Schema.org for Article allow you to mark up your post or page content as an Article, there are other more specific markups that you can choose from:

  • General article
  • Blog post
  • News article
  • Scholarly article
  • Tech article

Non-Reviews functionality

One new feature that has been added in version 1.2.1 is the non-reviews functionality, which allows you to markup your content without having to enable the review features. This could be ideal for schema Article type and some other schema types we will introduce in the future.

This feature will be only available on applicable schema types, otherwise the check none check box will be disabled.

List of Plugin Changes

Here is a list of changes made in WPRichSnippets version 1.2.1 update:

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed SoftwareApplication markup and post meta.

Enhancements:

* Enhanced filters above and below Box and content.
* Added a new filter to hook to the Box.
* Hook entry description to the wprs_box_after filter via its own function.
* Hook entry links to the wprs_box_after filter via its own function.
* Added new class wprs_box_links to button links, and gave it a style.
* Added support for schema type Article.
* Added a new radio check button for settings Review Type to “none”.
* Added two new variables to wprs_template() function, datePublished and dateModified.
* Updated description and links in Box template files for all reviews types.

WPRichSnippets Version 1.2 New Functions and Enhancements

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A new update for the WPRichSnippets plugin, this update introduces a couple of new functions for displaying the link and demo link buttons, along with updates for Bootstrap styles and introducing German translation in the plugin core.

Here is a list of changes that we’ve made to enhance WPRichSnippets plugin performance in version 1.2:

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed a couple of notices.

Enhancements:

* Added Bootstrap form styles.
* Added Bootstrap table styles.
* Added a new function wprs_getReviewLink($id) to get single link button.
* Added a new function wprs_getReviewLinkDemo($id) to get single demo link button.
* Added “link” to template array to store link button.
* Added “link_demo” to template array to store demo link button.
* Added German translation, thanks to Andreas Paul.

If you are an active member and have activated your website with a valid License, then you will probably see the WPRichSnippets updating notice in your WordPress dashboard soon and you can get this upgrade automatically within your dashboard.

WPRichSnippets Version 1.1 Released!

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We are thrilled to announce that WPRichSnippets version 1.1 has been released. In this specific release, we are going to test our our new plugin automatic updates feature, so stay tuned and watch the update notice in your WordPress dashboard.

Here is a list of changes that we’ve made to fix bugs and improve plugin performance:

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed an error in Google Structure Data Tool on aggregate user reviews.
* Fixed organization template filter names.
* Fixed style for the .row lass.
* Fixed slow admin pages, plugin was checking for updates on each page load.

Enhancements:

* Upgraded to Bootstrap v3.3.4 and reduced file size, for better compatibility.
* Tweaked styles for WPRS Compare add-on.
* Modified the front end styles file header comment.
* Added style fix for user_range class.

If you are an active member and have an active License, then you will probably see the updating notice in your WordPress dashboard soon.

Requirements

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