WordPress Rich Snippets

Add Schema Markup to WordPress for Better SEO

WPRichSnippets V 1.4.8 and Call-To-Action add-on V 1.9.2 Update

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We’ve just released an update for WPRichSnippets core plugin version 1.4.8, and our Call To Action add-on version 1.9.2, the new updates includes a new post meta class for WPRS, and a new cool feature in CTA that allow you to disable the CTA box on any specific entry.

WPRichSnippets V 1.4.8

A new post meta creator class has been introduced in this release, this class will be useful whenever there is a need for new custom post meta box with input fields. This will be used mainly to create new features via add-ons.

The first real life example of this would be the CTA add-on, it has been update with a new post meta box, this box is generated programmatically via the add-on using the post meta class.

Call To Action version 1.9.2

The Call To Action add-on now allow you to disable CTA box on any entry via a simple checkbox.

Call To Action Settings

If you decide not to display the CTA box on any specific post, you can then edit that post and tick the checkbox to disable the CTA box output for that specific post.

Get this update now!

We’ve updated the plugin on our customer area. So, if you have the CTA add-on active and your license is setup, you should see an update notification soon in your WordPress dashboard, and you will be able to update the plugin automatically.

If you are in a hurry, you can always login to your account and download the plugins, you can then install them on your website manually.

We hope you will find this update useful.

WPRichSnippets V 1.4.6 Bug Fixes and Enhancements for Automatic Plugin Updates

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A few days ago, the WPRichSnippets got updated. We’ve released version 1.4.6 with a fix for the automatic plugin updates class.

Also, there has been a couple of other updates that we haven’t spoken about, I thought to mention those here since version 1.4.4 was having most of the updates and bug fixes.

In the next updates, we will keep fixing reported bugs, however we’ve got a plan to enhance the plugin settings page.

Version 1.4.6 Changelog

This is a list of changes we’ve made in version 1.4.6:

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed an issue in automatic plugin updates.

Enhancements:

* Updated EDD licenses update class to version 1.6.10

Version 1.4.5 Changelog

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed a fatal error on plugin activation.

Version 1.4.4 Changelog

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed missing div in Box template.
* Fixed display of user star vote image.
* Fixed a bug caused an error in Google testing tool when set Restaurant review to none.

Enhancements:

* Updated FontAwesome to version 4.7.0
* Updated FontAwesome loading class.
* uUpdated License Key activation class to the latest 1.6.8
* Added a new filter to override FontAwesome file url.
* Added item_id to license updater request.
* Added a check to run the license updater only in admin pages.
* Added new filter wprs_text_editor_rating to override Editor Rating text.
* Added new filter wprs_text_readers_rating to override Readers Rating text.
* Added new filter wprs_text_your_rating to override Your Rating text.
* Added new filter wprs_meta_box to override custom post meta box fields.
* Added new filter aprs_link to override the button.
* Added new filter wprs_link_demo to override the demo button.
* Added new filter wprs_links to override the buttons.
* Added new filter wprs_links_mini to override the mini buttons.
* Added new feature to Review Widget to exclude current review entry.
* Enhanced license key activation process and added admin notifications.

Make sure you have the latest version on the WPRichSnippets plugin running on your site.

WPRichSnippets V 1.4.3 Reviews Widget Bug Fixes and Enhancements

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We’ve just released a new update for the WPRichSnippets plugin includes a few bug fixes for Reviews Widget, and updated the automatic plugin update class.

The Reviews Widget seems to break site layout when there is no entries to show, so we made a couple of changes to the Widget code to fix this issue.

Version 1.4.3 Changelog

This is a list of changes we’ve made in version 1.4.3:

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed the Only variables should be passed by reference error when getting image by id.
* Fixed an issue with Reviews Widget, it was breaking layout in some themes.
* Fixed a notice caused when image resizer class is not provided with image url.

Enhancements:

* Updated plugin updater class to 1.6.5

Make sure you have the latest version on the WPRichSnippets plugin running on your site.

WPRichSnippets V 1.4.2 Numerous Bug Fixes and Enhancements

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A couple of days ago, we’ve released an update for WPRichSnippets plugin, this update includes numerous bug fixes and other important enhancements, which prepare the plugin to work with the new coming WooCommerce Reviews add-on.

Version 1.4.2 Changelog

This is a list of changes we’ve made in version 1.4.2

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed Widget filter name.
* Fixed Widget excerpts, a better way is to get row content and trim it.
* Fixed several notices after updating to WordPress 4.6 release.
* Fixed user range slider handle style.
* Fixed wprs_get_image_id function, attachment id did not work with cropped images.
* Fixed rating stars letter spacing style.
* Fixed minimum required version 4.0 of WordPress.

Enhancements:

* Added new post meta field for Product Brand name.
* Added new feature for HTML code embed in post meta, under Display tab.
* Added new filter to override Media output when HTML code is provided.
* Added Brazilian Real currency.
* Added admin notice if WooCommerce is active and Woo add-on is not installed.
* Added new settings for Publisher in plugin general settings.
* Added check to override Publisher markup if set in Schema post meta.
* Added use wp_enqueue_script to load jquery-touch-punch from WordPress library.
* Removed extra user styles file that was not needed, and move styles for main file.
* Removed unused images, this has been replaces with FontAwesome.
* Modified style for rating stars.
* Modified entry image to use wprs-image size, it was set to medium.
* Updated plugin updater class to 1.6.3 update.
* Tested with WordPress 4.6.1 release and pumped up version in ready.txt file.

Version 1.4.1 Changelog

Also, this is the changes we made in WPRichSnippets 1.4.1 release, which we haven’t shared on the site before:

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed styles for All Entries admin page, rating stars was not showing properly.
* Fixed a PHP Fatal error when saving post after adding a video url in media.
* Fixed Schema Types drop box is not showing in Schema post meta box.
* Fixed Box was not showing when WooCommerce plugin is activated.
* Fixed modified date was not displaying on some Themes, removed updated class.

Enhancements:

* Added extra classes for styling editor and user reviews.
* Added new post meta field for more specific Schema for LocalBusiness.
* Added more specific Schema for LocalBusiness to All Entries list if defined.
* Pumped up tested WordPress version.

That is it! Please, update the WPRichSnippets plugin on your site to the latest version to improve your site.

WPRichSnippets V 1.3.7 Ships With Schema for Recipes

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We are super excited to announce this update of WPRichSnippets plugin, which includes an important addition to the Schema types supported by the plugin. We’ve added Schema for Recipes in version 1.3.7 release and followed Google guidelines for Recipes Rich Snippets to make sure our plugin provide a valid markups.

So, if you blog about food and recipes, get this update now.

Schema for Recipes

Now, with WPRichSnippets plugin; you can mark up your recipe content with structured data to provide rich cards and host-specific lists for your recipes, such as reviewer ratings, cooking and preparation times, and nutrition information.

Schema Post Meta

We’ve updated WPRS’ Schema post meta box to allow you insert your recipe details and directions in an easy way.

wprs-schema-recipe-post-meta

Box Template

We’ve also added new Box template for Recipes to allow you to display your sweet dishes recipes in an elegant and clean way.

Schema Recipe template layout example

 

Demo examples:

Tip: Try testing the demo pages in the Structured Data Testing Tool to see how it validates.

Changelog for version 1.3.7

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed a notices was showing on archives.
* Fixed an error happened when adding aggregate review and criteria field not set.

Enhancements:

* Added new Schema type Recipe.
* Added new template for votes and aggregate user reviews to work with Recipe.
* Added new fields to the Rich Snippets meta box for Recipe.
* Added new styles for the Recipe Box tempalte.
* Added several new functions and variables to the wprs_template array.
* Added new function to display user aggregate rating with minimal layout.
* Cleaned some part of the code to make it more readable.

Also, changes in version 1.3.6

Note: we haven’t published about this update, so we thought to mentioned the changelog here.

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed a notice when deciding by zero in user aggregate pagination.
* Fixed FontAwesome up arrows in post Schema meta box was not showing.
* Fixed a schema error in user aggregate reviews by removing applicationCategory when when schema type is not SoftwareApplication.
* Fixed warning on aggregate user reviews.

Enhancements:

* Respect WooCommerce schema if plugin is active and enabled on entry.
* Added required notice to a couple of required fields in schema type Article.
* Added itemprop to images in user aggregate reviews list.
* Modified some of the styles to clear unwanted empty spaces.
* Use Schema template array values for SoftwareApplication.
* Recoded a few functions to enhance plugin performance in admin pages.
* Pumped tested up to 4.5.2 version of WordPress.

We hope you will enjoy this release.

WPRichSnippets V 1.3.5 Bug Fixes and Enhancements Release

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Once again, we got several bugs fixed in WPRichSnippets core plugin. This update bring WPRS plugin to almost 100% compatibility with WordPress 4.5 as we removed all depreciated functions we found in the plugin, also includes a fixe for Article schema layout when set to non-rating, along with a few other little fixes here and there.

Version 1.3.5 changelog:

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed wprs_media_to_mageObject function to process on all schema types.
* Fixed errors in schema for Article by adding missing meta.
* Fixed description been displayed when has no value, lead to unwanted HTML tags.
* Fixed button links been displayed when it has no value, lead to unwanted HTML tags.
* Fixed missing HTML divs in Article template, lead to break page layout.
* Fixed deprecated function, use wp_get_current_user.

Enhancements:

* Added aggregate reviews pagination numbers with links.

Till the next update, enjoy!

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!

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.

Requirements

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