Multiple Page Generator Plugin – MPG

Changelog

Version 4.0.5 (2024-11-19)

• Resolved an issue where certain shortcodes were not being replaced correctly on the page.
• Fixed a problem where the source type defaulted to upload when saving a project without changes to the source settings.

Version 4.0.4 (2024-11-19)

• Fixed issue with table creation when the database engine is not MyISAM.
• Fixed Compatibility issue with Rank Math sitemap.
• Fixed parsing of URLs in MPG shortcodes.
• Changed caching mechanisms for projects.
• Hide this template from search engines and your site content setting is now respected only when the user is not logged in.
• Enhanced overall security.
• Improved Handling of source types.
• Added WordPress hook option to Page Builders Compatibility Hooks.
• Moved the tracking toggle to advanced settings.

Version 4.0.3 (2024-11-06)

• Fixed issue where existing projects were not showing settings when editing
• Fixed issue where mpg_url tag was not converting to the URL of a generated page
• Fixed missing dashboard menu item
• Updated MPG educational video in the sidebar
• Enhanced security

Version 4.0.2 (2024-10-30)

• Resolved an issue with MPG tags used in Elementor not being replaced with content correctly.
• Fixed the projects saved path to be independent of the environment, making it more resilient to host changes and migration routines.
• Fixed webhook authentication failure, which was preventing project data from loading in some cases.
• Fixed usage of MPG tags in shortcodes.
• Enhanced security.

Version 4.0.1 (2024-10-24)

• Fixed an issue with URLs containing spaces not rendering properly
• Enhanced security

Version 4.0.0 (2024-10-21)

New Features

• A new Gutenberg block allows users to easily manage loops for MPG-generated pages, with support for filtering and repeating content dynamically Documentation.
• Added a few new predefined templates that come with richer data and a complete page template for easier project setup Example.
• Introduced a Preview Sample URL button on the template page, allowing users to quickly view a randomly generated page from the project to see how it looks.
• Added the ability to export and import projects easily, allowing users to transfer projects between websites or back them up for future use. Documentation [PRO]
• Added the ability to duplicate projects, allowing users to clone existing projects with the click of a button. [PRO]
• Added an option to update the modified date of generated pages when data is re-fetched, with support for both automatic updates for all pages and using a modified_date column to update each generated page separately. Documentation [PRO]
• Added support for conditional logic in project templates, allowing content to be rendered or hidden based on specified conditions in both Gutenberg and Elementor. Documentation [PRO]

Enhancements

• The plugin received a complete design overhaul, including a new flow for creating projects, removing duplicate save buttons, and requiring users to select the source file before configuring other settings.
• MPG tags now render correctly when used with Elementors dynamic link fields, allowing tags like {{mpg_url}} to work as expected on buttons.
• Clicking the MPG menu item now opens the list of existing projects instead of starting a new project.
• The Exclude template from crawlers and site loops option is now checked by default when creating a new project, improving SEO by preventing unintended page indexing.
• Users now benefit from an automatic sitemap regeneration feature where cron periodically checks and regenerates the sitemap with new changes, ensuring it is present and updated.
• Improved examples of the Spintax feature to allow spinning text for dynamic content. A note explaining its usage has also been included, ensuring clear instructions.
• The featured image mapping name has been changed for better clarity, making it easier to understand which column to use for image URLs.
• Enhanced compatibility with WPML, Polylang, and TranslatePress for multilingual sites. Users can now easily translate project templates and generate pages into different languages.
• Introduced support for alt text in featured images for MPG-generated pages. Users can now specify alt text in the source file for improved SEO and accessibility.
• Added new columns in the project list view, including See All URLs, product ID, and next sync time, providing more detailed project insights.
• Introduced more operators like >, <, >=, <=, !=, contains, has any value, checking for regex or empty values and similar checks for use in shortcodes and new Gutenberg blocks, giving users greater control over filtering results in their MPG projects.
• Removed the Parts list, Directory of Partners, and App Integrations datasets, as they were no longer functioning as intended.
• Added a button that allows users to directly open and edit the template page from the project creation page, streamlining the workflow.
• Installing the PRO version of the plugin now automatically deactivates the free version, preventing conflicts and ensuring seamless transitions.
• Improved checkbox labels and tooltips to ensure clearer communication of their functionality. Information in tooltips was also adjusted for clarity.
• Added support for fetching data in custom intervals using a filter and introduced an On-demand webhook option that can be used to refresh project data as needed Documentation.
• Moved the license key field from the General Settings section to the MPG Dashboard for easier access and management for PRO users.

Bug Fixes

• The Load more button now disappears automatically when there are no additional templates to load, ensuring a cleaner interface.
• Users can now edit projects even when the source file is corrupted or unavailable, allowing for file replacement without losing progress.
• Fixed 404 errors that occurred in the browser console when navigating through MPG project pages, ensuring smoother project management.
• Resolved an issue where search settings with empty fields couldnt be saved. Now, users can reset configurations and save with blank fields as intended.
• Fixed an issue where columns containing HTML in the source file caused alignment issues in the data preview. Now, the preview displays as text and is properly aligned.
• Extra spaces in URLs within schema markup have been removed, ensuring properly formatted schema on generated pages.
• The Add new page button is now functional in the template list, allowing users to create new pages as intended directly from projects.
• Solved the Cannot Update Project error where users could not update a project due to missing data.

Version 3.4.8 (2024-08-28)

• Enhanced security

Version 3.4.7 (2024-08-09)

• Fixed a console error that occurred while creating a new project, including cases where it was impossible to create a new project at all

Version 3.4.6 (2024-07-29)

• Fixed source file download issue
• Fixed compatibility issue with the Spectra plugin

Version 3.4.5 (2024-05-07)

• Added support for Yoast sitemap to respect the exclusion of the project templates
• Updated internal dependencies

Version 3.4.4 (2024-04-01)

Improvements

• Updated internal dependencies

Version 3.4.3 (2024-03-29)

Fixes

• Updated internal dependencies

Version 3.4.2 (2024-03-28)

Fixes

• Fixed issue with connecting different projects
• Fixed warnings with PHP version >= 8.1
• Fixes for the NPS Survey

Improvements

• Updated Internal dependencies and e2e testing

Version 3.4.1 (2024-02-28)

Bug Fixes

• Updated dependencies
• Sitemap generation compatibility issue with the Polylang plugin
• Fixed overlapping in the logs page
• Fatal error when creating a new project if the Amelia plugin is activated
• Enhanced security

Enhancements

• Added NPS survey

Version 3.4.0 (2024-01-16)

New Features

• Added support to show generated posts in the default WordPress loops (wp_posts)
• Added support for featured images for generated posts/pages

Improvements

• Added Rate Us notice in the plugin pages

Version 3.3.24 (2023-12-19)

Improvements

• Improved get pro label design
• Allow to edit excluded templates in Elementor
• SDK Updates

Bug Fixes

• Fixed sitemap URL compatibility issue with the Polylang plugin
• Fixed new project creating issues when working on several tabs
• Fixed multiple templates import issue with the free version
• Disabled broken template search form action on hitting ENTER

Version 3.3.23 (2023-08-17)

• Updated dependencies
• Upgrade notices updated

Version 3.3.22 (2023-06-13)

• Code improvement

Version 3.3.21 (2023-06-05)

• Added About Us page integration
• Changed the upgrade page URL
• Updated dependencies

Version 3.3.20 (2023-05-22)

• Enhanced security

Version 3.3.19 (2023-05-16)

• Fixed missing nonce verification issue

Version 3.3.18 (2023-05-10)

• Fixed project data-saving issue
• Fixed shortcode limit attribute issue
• PHP versions compatibility
• Enhanced security

Version 3.3.17 (2023-04-20)

• Fixed PHP fatal error related to shortcode usage of the same project
• Fixed shortcode issue with limit 1 used
• Fixed compatibility issue with FSE template parts

Version 3.3.16 (2023-04-01)

• Fixed conflict with permalinks structure
• Fixed shortcode render issue from a different project
• WordPress core tested up to version 6.2

Version 3.3.15 (2023-03-22)

• Fixed the unable read temporary file issue
• Fixed the plugin update issue for the free version
• Fixed website slow loading issue
• Fixed shortcode render issue when using a different project

Version 3.3.14 (2023-02-28)

• Improved compatibility with Yoast and Snip SEO plugins
• Fixed error when the source file is missing in the project
• Avoid unnecessary SQL queries to improve performance
• Removed brackets from rendered shortcodes

Version 3.3.13 (2023-02-06)

• [Multisite support] Create the required database table
• Improved compatibility with the Yoast plugin
• Fixed live periodic sync problem
• Improved index sitemap as per google guidelines
• Fixed 302 redirection issue
• Fixed updating the free version of the plugin

Version 3.3.12 (2023-01-12)

• Fixed incorrect items shown on search pages and generated pages
• Improved live sync caching mechanism

Version 3.3.11 (2022-12-29)

• Fixed security nonce checking error
• Fix Search not working for generated pages
• Fix error with template selection for a project

Version 3.3.10 (2022-12-28)

• Enhanced compatibility with the AIOSEO plugin
• Fixed project cache data issue
• Fixed render shortcode issue with the latest version
• Enhanced security
• Compatibility with SEO framework plugin

Version 3.3.9 (2022-12-13)

• Fixed live data refetch issue [PRO]
• Compatibility Squirrly SEO plugin
• New filter to skip automatically generated canonical URLs
• Fix Spintax issue – remove extra curly brackets

Version 3.3.8 (2022-11-23)

• Able to search within the post content not only title
• Fix load blank pages issue with some edge cases
• Fixed resources loading issue related to incorrect caching
• Delete cache when data is re-fetched
• Make the post excerpt in search results compatible with spintax
• Add remove action on the last condition
• Remove extra curly brackets from spintax shortcode

Version 3.3.7 (2022-10-19)

• Add a new action button in project list page
• Fix cache data reset issue

Version 3.3.6 (2022-09-21)

• Fix conflict with variable names
• Project list table
• Fix typo in project setting
• Remove the backslash from spintax text

Version 3.3.5 (2022-08-03)

• Compatibility with SmartCrawl SEO plugin
• Fix problem with showing data from incorrect row after a row in a source file is deleted
• Fix shortcodes rendering issue with translated string
• Fix PHP errors

Version 3.3.4 (2022-07-20)

• Fix search issue with multiple project
• Fix download source file issue
• Fix inconsistency with periodic updates (Delete project source file when execute cron event)
• Fix disk cache issue
• Fix render multiple shortcodes

Version 3.3.3 (2022-07-04)

• Fix undefined project ID warning (importing world cities shows a warning in the frontend)
• Fix pages load times issue
• Fix PHP warning about constant not defined
• Add error log event support
• Register priority attribute setting field
• Add Rank Math title compatibility support
• Use a relative source file path instead of an absolute path
• Improve in live data update

Version 3.3.2 (2022-05-31)

• Fix data showing from incorrect row since version 3.3.0

Version 3.3.1 (2022-05-17)

• Fix regression caused by performance optimizations tweaks that were preventing the project template saving to occur.

Version 3.3.0 (2022-05-12)

• Improve compatibility with WPML
• Fix update template when worksheet id empty
• Currency sign on the left of the amount doesn’t show together with the first digit when the value is rendered
• Fix inconsistency with MPG tags usage in Spintax shortcode (related to Elementor)
• Fix import default template issue inconsistency
• Fix sitemap generated on multisite contains an incorrect link
• Fix files with a big number of rows (100K +) makes the generated pages load very slow
• Fix typo in search setting page
• Fix dropdown to choose a template that doesn’t get populated with values when there are thousands of pages
• Fix typo in template MPG config
• Update dependencies
• Improve upgrade notice text

Version 3.2.0 (2022-03-16)

Features

• Adds Nested spintax support

Fixes

• Harden usage of WordPress site URL when building MPG generated links and on the generated sitemap.
• Fix typo in view sitemap template

Version 3.1.0 (2022-02-09)

Fixes:

• Add WPML plugin support
• Fix when using shortcode, limit is mistakenly applied before sort
• Cannot update template – something went wrong while saving project data.
• Heavy/big files cannot be used as a source, increasing the CPU usage.

Version 3.0.2 (2021-10-05)

• Improve plugin build process

Version 3.0.1 (2021-10-04)

• Updated links across plugin with new website

Version 3.0.0 (2021-10-04)

• Change ownership to Themeisle

2.8.15

• Fixed pagination in Logs table
• Excluded template page\post from WordPress seaerch \ loops \ widget when appropriate checbox it ticked
• Fixed problems with escaping quotes in a search template html code
• Fixed uncompleted styles in MPG for Spanish language
• Added html support for Spintax expressions in builder (sandbox)
• Added switcher for setting up branding position for Free users

2.8.14

• Implemented featured image in searching
• Implemented case-sensitive search

2.8.13

• Fixed UX issue wuth WorksheetId
• Implemented search interface through generated pages

2.8.12

• Checked compatibility with WordPress 5.8
• Removed quote to 50 pages in Free version, but added “Generated by MPG” to virtual pages instead
• Fixed bug with X-Robots-Tag: noindex on generated pages

2.8.11

• Code review fixes

2.8.10

• Fixed source-file uploading

2.8.8

• Improved search mechanism
• Fixed limit in MPG shordcodes
• Fixed removing conditions in Shortcode tab
• Added ability to generate sitemap with non-standard location of wp-content folder
• Fixed typos and improved Swedish Translation (special thanks to Lennart Johansson)
• Many other small fixes

2.8.7

• Added shortcode [mpg_search] for rendering search results
• Fixed bug, when pages markup broke after preview request in social networks
• Added “X-Robots-Tag: noindex” header to prevent indexing template page \ posts

2.8.6

• Implemented search by generated pages by calling MPG_ProjectController::mpg_search();

2.8.5

• Fixed bug, when sitemap was not updated on schedule execution
• Added searching functionality by generated pages (alpha)

2.8.4

• Fixed freezing intefrace bug in Firefox
• Added hook for overriding OpenGraph image by shortcode from source-file

2.8.3

• Added advanced settings page
• Added base-url=”” attribute for [mpg] and [mpg_match] shortcodes to resolve the ploblems with wrong path in relative links
• Added support of WP_HOME constant

2.8.2

• Fixed problem with mess in a generated pages when enabled Memcached or Redis
• Fixed code, that made sitemaps is not valid
• Improved speed of uploading source-files

2.8.1

• Added “nofollow” and “noindex” attributes for template page
• Fixed bug with where=”mpg_column=^M” that return “mpg_column” as a first row in [mpg] shortcode

2.8

• Fixed creation of “mpg_logs” table in database
• Added new locales translations: Ar, Es, Fi, Fr, It, Ja, Pt, Sv, Tr

2.7.9

• Fixed wrong names of column in database

2.7.8

• Added support of condition. If requested URL wouldn’t have specified string, it return 404
  It’s helpfull for multilanguage: for example, you can apply some template if URL contain ?lang=en only

2.7.7

• Added support of AMP pages: compatible with AMPforWP plugin

2.7.6

• Added ability to create URLs with trailing slash or not. Also, you can set selector in “Both” mode, to get working URLs of both types
• Added support of ^ and $ in where condition with shortcodes. Example [mpg project-id=”1″ where=”mpg-city=^{{mpg_city}}”]

2.7.5

• Added unique-rows attribute for [mpg] and [mpg_match] shortcodes.
  Expample [mpg project-id=”1″ unique-rows=”yes”] … [/mpg]

2.7.4

• Fixed overriding and in All in One SEO plugin
• Changed hook for footer from “wp_footer” to “wp_print_footer_scripts” due to scripts problem with enabled cache

2.7.3

• Added = as space replacer
• Changed mechanism for overriding in Yoast SEO

2.7.1

• Added “order-by”, “direction” and “limit” to Shortcodes tab
• Fixed bug in ordering
• Fixed bug with “limit” attribute

2.7

• Added support of regular expressions to where=”” attribute in [mpg] shortcode
• Fixed bug for Pro+SEO plan
• Added “order-by” and “direction” attributes to [mpg] and [mpg_match] shortcodes

2.6

• Added logs

2.5

• Added shortcode [mpg_match] for iterating rows in other project
• Fixed bug in URL Format Template with choosing fields from dropdown that non listed in preview table

2.4.1

• Updated Freemius SDK
• Added support a shortcodes in a [mpg where], like a where=”mpg_state={{mpg_state}}
• Added to sitemap

2.4

• Increased performance (optimizations)
• Spintax: added attribute “block_id” to [mpg_spintax] shortcode.
  If you are using a few Spintax shortcodes on the same page – set any unique string or number to each shortcode
• Fixed non-replacing {{mpg_shortcodes}} in [mpg_spintax]

2.3.10

• Fixed duoble slashes in sitemap
• Fixed non-replacing shortcodes in header

2.3.9

• Fixed bug with non-replacement shortcodes in <meta=”description”> with Yoast SEO

2.3.8

• Small fixes

2.3.7

• Boosted performance
• Disabled caching for authorized users to prevent caching generated pages with admin bar
• Fixed non-working dropdown for values in shortcode builder.
• Fixed non-replacing shortcodes in Elementor when enabled caching.
• Fixed bug with deleting sitemaps after creating project from scratch
• Added confirm dialog, when user use non-unique name for sitemap. Now, user can override existings sitemap, or choose another name

2.3.6

• Fixed “main” in sitemap on multisite mode
• Rewritten core functionality for Elementor, that can be enabled by adding define(‘MPG_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES’, true); to wp-config.php

2.3.5

• Fixed errorx with wp_sites() fucntion on multisite

2.3.4

• Fixed wrong path to sitemap in multisite installation of WordPress

2.3.3

• Fixed file upload error

2.3.2

• Fixed cache bug

2.3.1

• Fixed applying source file by schedule
• Fixed non-working shortcodes in Elementor

2.3

• Added caching functionality
• Now, generated pages represent public or draft status of template page \ post

2.2.2

• Added affiliation functionality
• Added support of umlaut symbols (in German, Turkish, Finnish alphabets)

2.2.1

• Fixed missing meta=”description” with RankMath

2.2

• Added “See all URLs” modal
• Added support of meta “robots” in RankMath
• Now, URL stucture not regenerating after upload source-file

2.1.10

• URL creation fixes (dash in ceil)

2.1.9

• URL creation fixes

= 2.1.8
* Changed rules of generating URL’s: now, all special charsets is trimming
* Fixed shortcode in page when Yoast SEO in use
* Fixed missing slash in the end of URL for canonical links
* Fixed wrong URL in [mpg] shortcode, when “where” operator in use

2.1.7

2.1.6

• Rewritten an error massage, when user attempt to activate Free and Pro ver. at same time

2.1.5

• Added Russian language
• Fixed bug with spaces in URL Preview
• Fixed 404 error when using apostrophe in URL

2.1.4

• Fixed compatibility issue with JNews theme
• Fixed compatibility issue with WhatsUp Chat plugin
• Now, in the preview of the URLs, all shortcodes and static parts of the URLs are lowercase.

2.1.3

• Updated Readme and Assets

2.1.2

• Fixed bug with Create new page

2.1.1

• Fixed bug with links in menu for generated pages
• Fixed bug for RankMath SEO plugin (wrong title)
• Changed chat to Tawk
• Extended list of links in URL generator preview to 5 (instead of 1)

2.1

• Added Spintax support

2.0.5

• Fixed link, that contain shortcodes
• Fixed partial loading of Dataset Library page.
• Improved UX in shortcodes builder: composed URL in Main tab is mirrored in Shortcodes tab.

2.0.4

• Fixed canonical URL link.
• Fixed OpenGraph og:url

2.0.3

• Fixed removing source file after plugin update
• Fixed bug with replacing shortcodes in shortcode builder, when shortcode contain spaces
• Improved multisite support

2.0.2

• Fixed 404 error, when used mpg_url column in url builder, with slashes in the middle of string

2.0.1

• Fixed Elementor support
• Fixed “white-screen” in Firefox
• Fixed support of Yoast SEO and All in One SEO pack

2.0

• New user interface and user experience
• Used Spout library as source file reader. That solved problem with special symbols, line breaks and encoding
• Multiple condition in where=“” and visual condition builder
• limit=“” and operator=“” attributes for [mpg] shortcode
• URL builder with preview
• Now, custom types entities may be used as template (pages, posts, custom types)
• Updated dataset library with more powerful deployment possibilities
• Fixed bug with repetitive items in response of where=“”

1.5.2

• Added support slashes in url, like /country/city/street/
• Added autotrim BOM mark for improving compatibility with files exported from Excel.

1.5.1

• Added validator for .csv to detecting wrong file encoding and values separator while uploading.
• Minor bugs fixed

1.5

• Added datasets library
• Minor bug fixes

1.4.2

• Sitemap creation fix

1.4.1

• Fixed behaviour of first install.
• Fixed “Import Demo” disabled button
• Increased performance

1.4

• Added Wizard
• Fixed minor bugs

1.3.7

• Fixed bug when clean installation was broke markup

1.3.6

• Fixed bug with inappropriate behaviour of “Import Demo” button
• Added support of cyrillic symbols in .csv files
• Now, pagination in search results working properly
• Updated Freemius SDK

1.3.5

• Activation bug fixed

1.3.3

• License activation bug fixed

1.3.1

• Small bug fixed

1.3

• Added multitab feature

1.2

• Added “Welcome walkthrough” page
• Implemented scheduled template applying. One time or with some periodicity from remote server or Google Spreadsheet.
• Bugs fixes

1.1

• Implemented demo data, in case, if you do not upload your template file yet.
• Fixed bug with an overriding template file in WordPress multisite mode
• Changed view of notifications
• Fixed issue with http / https access
• Fixed small bugs
• Improving speed

1.0.2

Small fixes. Testing on the latest WP version.

1.0.1

Added new functionality that allows you to filter the results as well as group the filtered results. You can use the new shortcode that allows you to do this: [mpg where=” group=”][/mpg]. In the “where” parameter you need to specify the name of the column and the value by which you need to filter. Example: where=’mpg_column_name=value’ or for multi column filter just use comma like where=’mpg_column_name=value, mpg_column_name2=value2,…,mpg_column_name7=value7′. Filtered results can be grouped by the value of any of the columns. Example: group=’mpg_column_name’. For filtered data, you can specify your HTML pattern, just insert HTML code inside shortcode like this: [mpg]

{{column_name}}

[/mpg]. Full example of new shortcode look like: [mpg where=’mpg_state=NY’ group=’mpg_city’]

{{city}}

[/mpg]

1.0

• Realize version.