Changelog 3.3.0

We’ve rolled out a major update on the Proud Nerds SEO & GEO plugin. You can now more easily see and filter which pages are indexable, manage page titles with global prefix/suffix settings (including integration with Yoast/RankMath/AIOSEO), and sitemaps have been expanded to include taxonomies (categories/tags/custom) as well as authors. In addition, author social profile management has been added to strengthen E-E-A-T, sitemap compatibility with other SEO plugins has been improved, and several fixes address sitemap conflicts and 404s.

Here is the complete changelog:

Added

  • Indexed Pages Enhancements – Improved post management and filtering
    • Indexable column showing indexation status
    • Indexable filter dropdown to filter by indexation state
    • Automatic detection of noindex meta tag or robots meta tag settings
    • Visual indicators with checkmarks and warning icons
    • Integration with existing filtered list table
  • Page Title Enhancement – Advanced title configuration with prefix/suffix support
    • Title prefix and suffix settings for global branding
    • Separator selection with 4 predefined options (|, -, », ::)
    • AI-generated title integration with automatic formatting
    • Third-party SEO plugin detection and integration (Yoast SEO, RankMath, AIOSEO)
    • Smart title priority system (SEO plugin → AI → WordPress)
    • Preview display in metabox showing formatted title
    • Badge system showing title source (“Managed by [Plugin]” for third-party, no badge for AI)
    • Settings automatically grey out when no compatible SEO plugin detected
  • Sitemap Taxonomy Support – Comprehensive taxonomy inclusion in XML sitemaps
    • Category sitemap generation with pagination (25 terms per page)
    • Tag sitemap generation with pagination
    • Custom taxonomy sitemap support
    • Taxonomy-specific last modified dates based on most recent post
    • Empty term exclusion (hide_empty = true)
    • Multilingual support with hreflang links for taxonomy terms (WPML/Polylang)
    • Term translation detection with automatic alternate link generation
    • x-default hreflang for default language
    • Sitemap index includes all taxonomy pages with pagination
    • Taxonomy selection checkboxes in settings (categories, tags, custom taxonomies)
    • Dynamic validation against enabled taxonomies
  • Author Sitemap Support – Enhanced author archive pages inclusion
    • Author archive sitemap generation at /sitemap-author.xml
    • Automatic pagination (25 authors per page)
    • Only includes authors with published posts
    • Settings toggle for enabling/disabling author sitemaps
    • Integrated with main sitemap index
  • Social Profile Management – Author metadata enhancement for E-A-T
    • Custom user profile fields for social media platforms and author website
    • Support for LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and GitHub
    • Automatic integration with author metadata sent to AI
    • Enhanced schema.org markup with social profiles
    • URL validation for all social profile fields
    • Biographical info notice for SEO benefits
    • Improved E-A-T signals for search engines
  • Sitemap Integration Improvements – Better third-party SEO plugin compatibility
    • Automatic 301 redirect from /sitemap.xml to /sitemap_index.xml when deferring to Yoast/RankMath
    • Option to disable third-party sitemaps when using our sitemap
    • Status indicators showing detected SEO plugins
    • Graceful fallback to 404 when no third-party sitemap exists
    • Smart conflict prevention with automatic detection
  • Admin warning notices when multiple sitemap plugins are active simultaneously

Changed

  • Title tag generation now respects prefix/suffix formatting with proper spacing
  • Separator included only when adjacent parts exist (no orphan separators)
  • Sitemap generation updated to include taxonomies alongside post types
  • Metabox title field badge logic simplified (no badge = using AI)
  • Settings UI improved with dropdown for separator selection
  • Third-party SEO plugin detection enhanced with multiple detection methods

Fixed

  • Sitemap 404 errors when deferring to other plugins
  • Missing taxonomy pages in sitemaps
  • Duplicate sitemap generation conflicts with Yoast/RankMath

Translation

  • Updated Dutch (nl_NL), German (de_DE), Spanish (es_ES), and French (fr_FR) translation files