WordPress Robots.txt optimizer (+ XML Sitemap) – Boost SEO, Traffic & Rankings

1.0.0

• Initial release.

1.0.1

• fixed plugin directory url issue
• some text improvements

1.0.2

• fixed some minor issues with styling
• improved text and translation

1.1.0

• added some major improvements
• allow/off option changed with allow/disallow/off
• improved overall text and french translation

1.1.1

• fixed a bug and improved code

1.1.2

• added new feature “Spam Backlink Blocker”

1.1.3

• fixed a bug

1.1.4

• added new “personalize your robots.txt” feature to add custom signature
• added recommended seo tools to improve search engine optimization

1.1.5

• added feature to detect physical robots.txt file and delete it if server permissions allows

1.1.6

• added russian and chinese (simplified) languages
• fixed bug causing redirection to better robots.txt settings page upon activating other plugins

1.1.7

• added new feature: Top plugins for SEO performance
• fixed plugin notices issue to dismiss for define period of time after being closed
• fixed stylesheet issue to get proper updated file after plugin update (cache buster)
• added spanish and portuguese languages

1.1.8

• added new feature: xml sitemap detection
• fixed translations

1.1.9

• added new feature: loading performance for woocommerce

1.1.9.1

• fixed a bug in disallow rules for woocommerce

1.1.9.2

• boost your site with alt tags

1.1.9.3

• fixed readability issues

1.1.9.4

• fixed default robots.txt file issue upon plugin activation for first time
• fixed php error upon saving settings and permalinks
• refactored code

1.1.9.5

• added clean-param for yandex bot
• ask backlinks feature for pro users
• avoid crawler traps feature for pro users
• improved default robots.txt rules

1.1.9.6

• added 150+ growth hacking tools
• fixed layout bug
• updated default rules

1.2.0

• Added Post Meta Box to Disable Indivdual post, pages and products (woocommerce pro only). It will add Disallow and Noindex rule in robots.txt for any page you choose to disallow from post meta box options.

1.2.1

• Added multisite feature for directory based network sites (pro only). it can duplicate all default rules, yoast sitemap, woocommerce rules, bad bots, pinterest bot blocker, backlinks blocker etc with a single click for all directory based network sites.
• Added version timestamp for wp_register_script ‘assets/rt-script.js’

1.2.2

• Fixed some bugs creating error in google search console
• Text improvement

1.2.3

• Added “Hide your robots.txt from SERPs” feature
• Text improvements

1.2.4

• Fixed a bug
• Text improvements

1.2.5

• Fixed crawl-delay issue
• Updated translations

1.2.5.1

• Fixed a minor issue

1.2.6

• Security patched in freemius sdk

1.2.6.1

• Fixed Multisite Issue for pro users

1.2.6.2

• Fixed Yoast sitemap issue for Multisite users

1.2.6.3

• Fixed some text

1.2.7

• Added Baidu/Sogou/Soso/Youdao – Chinese search engines features for pro users
• Added social media crawl feature for pro users

1.2.8

• Notification will be disabled for 4 months. Fixed some other minor stuff

1.2.9.2

• Updated Freemius SDK v2.3.0
• BIGTA recommendation

1.2.9.3

• Fixed Undefined index error while saving MENUS for some sites
• Removed “noindex” rule for individual posts as Google will stop supprting it from Sep 01 2019

1.3.0

• Added 5 new rules to default config. Removed 4 old default rules which were cuasing some issues with WPML
• Added a search rule to Avoid crawling traps
• Added several new rules to Spam Backlink Blocker
• Fixed security issues

1.3.0.1

• VidSEO recommendation

1.3.0.2

• Fixed some security issues
• Added new rules to Backlink Protector (Pro only)
• Multisite notification will be disabled permenantly once dismissed

1.3.0.3

• Fixed php notice (in php log) for $host_url variable

1.3.0.4

• Fixed php notice (in php log) for $active_tab variable
• Fixed some typos

1.3.0.5

• Added option to Be part of our worldwide Movement against CoronaVirus (Covid-19)
• Fixed several php undefined index notices (in php log) related to Step 7 and 8 options

1.3.0.6

• 👌 IMPROVE: Updated freemius to latest version 2.3.2
• 🐛 FIX: Some minor issues

1.3.0.7

• 🔥 NEW: WP Google Street View promotion
• 🐛 FIX: Some minor text issues

1.3.1.0

• 👌 IMPROVE: Admin Notices are set to permenantly dismissed based on user.
• 👌 IMPROVE: Top level menu for Better Robots.txt Settings
• 🐛 FIX: Styling conflict with Norebro Theme.
• 🐛 FIX: Undefined variables php errors for some options

1.3.2.0

• 🐛 FIXED: XSS vulnerability.
• 🐛 FIX: Non-static method errors
• 👌 IMPROVE: Tested up to WordPress v5.5

1.3.2.1

• 🐛 FIXED: Call to undefined method error.

1.3.2.2

• 👌 IMPROVE: Update Freemius to v2.4.1

1.3.2.3

• 👌 IMPROVE: Tested up to WordPress v5.6
• 🐛 FIX: Get Pro URL

1.3.2.4

• 👌 IMPROVE: Added some more rules for Woocommerce performance
• 👌 IMPROVE: Update Freemius to v2.4.2

1.3.2.5

• 🔥 NEW: Meta Tags for SEO promotion

1.4.0

• 👌 IMPROVE: Refactored code to MVC
• 👌 IMPROVE: New clean design
• 👌 IMPROVE: Many small improvements

1.4.0.1

• 🐛 FIX: Added trailing backslash for using trait

1.4.1

• 🔥 NEW: Search engine visibility feature (Pro version)
• 🔥 NEW: Image Crawlability feature (Pro version)

1.4.1.1

• 🐛 FIX: Sitemap issue

1.4.2

• 🐛 FIX: Bugs and improvements
• 🔥 NEW: Option to add default WordPress Sitemap (Pro Version)
• 🔥 NEW: Option to add All in One SEO Sitemap (Pro Version)

1.4.3

• 🐛 FIX: Text issues

1.4.4

• 🐛 FIX: Security fix

1.4.5

• 🐛 FIX: PHP warning undefined index

1.4.6

• 🐛 FIX: SECURITY PATCH. Verify nonce for CSRF attack.
• 🐛 FIX: PHP 8.2 warning undefined index

1.4.7

• 🐛 FIX: Removed Be part of movement against CoronaVirus (Covid-19) option

1.5.0

• 🐛 FIX: Moved Moz bots from Bad bots list to Backlink Protector list.
• 🔥 NEW: You can select and exclude bots in Backlink Protector list (Pro Version)
• 🔥 NEW: Bad Bots – “AI recommended setting” by ChatGPT-4 (Pro Version)
• 🐛 FIX: Security fix

1.5.1

• 🔥 NEW: ChatGPT Bot Blocker – Block ChatGPT Bot from scrapping your content (Pro Version)
• 👌 IMPROVE: Encapsulation of Radio Switch Buttons and code refactoring.

1.5.2

• 🐛 FIX: Class initialization

2.0.0

• 🔥 NEW: UI/UX with better experience
• 🔥 NEW: ChatGPT Bot Blocker – Block ChatGPT Bot supported in free version
• 🔥 NEW: Ads.txt and App-ads.txt support for free version
• 🐛 FIX: Personalization line break issue
• 🐛 FIX: Other fixed and improvements

2.0.1

• 🐛 FIX: Freemius SDK Security fix