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Changelog

Version history and release notes for Developer Sitemap.

This changelog follows Keep a Changelog format and adheres to Semantic Versioning.


[0.1.0] – 2026-01-09

Added

  • Human-readable XSL stylesheets for sitemap display in browsers
  • Styled sitemap index and individual sitemap views
  • Priority color-coding (green for high, yellow for medium, gray for low)

Changed

  • Renamed “Overview” menu item to “Dashboard”
  • Renamed page header from “Sitemap Overview” to “Sitemap Dashboard”

Fixed

  • ProductUrlProvider method signature compatibility with interface
  • Product settings persistence in ConfigurationService

[0.0.2] – 2026-01-09

Added

  • WooCommerce product sitemap support
  • Products content type option (visible when WooCommerce is active)
  • Product Priority setting for controlling crawl priority
  • Automatic exclusion of products with “hidden” catalog visibility
  • Product transient cache cleanup on uninstall
  • WooCommerce section in Help & Support page

Changed

  • Updated tags to include “woocommerce”
  • Updated readme.txt with WooCommerce FAQ entries

[0.0.1] – 2026-01-08

Initial development release.

Added

  • XML sitemap generation conforming to sitemaps.org protocol
  • Sitemap index with content-specific sitemaps (posts, pages, taxonomies, authors)
  • Modern admin UI with grey-to-blue gradient header
  • Visual exclusion selectors with searchable modals for posts, categories, and tags
  • Configurable priority and change frequency per content type
  • Transient-based caching with automatic invalidation
  • GZIP compression option
  • Help & Support page with documentation
  • Clean architecture with Domain, Application, Infrastructure, and WP layers

Version Numbering

Developer Sitemap follows Semantic Versioning (SemVer):

  • MAJOR — Incompatible changes that may require action
  • MINOR — New features that are backwards compatible
  • PATCH — Bug fixes and minor improvements

Change Types

LabelDescription
AddedNew features or capabilities
ChangedModifications to existing functionality
DeprecatedFeatures that will be removed in future versions
RemovedFeatures that have been removed
FixedBug fixes
SecuritySecurity-related changes