EFSEO - Easy Frontend SEO Pro 6.0.1.0

v6.0.1.0-PRO - 2025-11-05

• + Added Image source in the article view option. Specifies the source of the image for the Automatic Mode in the article view, either from the article object (Images and Links tab) or directly from the article content.
• # Improved the cleanString() function for the Automatic Mode to avoid issues with special characters such as the apostrophe character (') in the metadata. Thanks to Antonio for reporting it!

v6.0.0.0-PRO - 2025-10-20

• + First Pro release for Joomla! 6.x based on EFSEO Pro version 5.3.1.0-PRO
• + The plugin "Behaviour - Backward Compatibility 6" is not required. The extension only uses supported classes in Joomla! 6.

v5.3.1.0-PRO

• + Code optimisations.
• ^ Updated custom field ProSecurityTokenField.

v5.3.0.0-PRO

• EFSEO goes AI - Added AI-powered generation of meta descriptions and keywords using the OpenAI API in Automatic Mode. Save time and enhance SEO effortlessly with intelligent content suggestions.
• + Added OpenAI API key option. Enter your OpenAI API key here. Register to the OpenAI Developer Platform, add credit balance for the API usage in the Billing overview and create an API key.
  After you've entered the API key, go to the tab "Automatic Mode", enable the automatic mode for the article component and then activate the option "Use OpenAI API".
  EFSEO uses the latest flagship model to create the summary for the description: GPT-4.1. GPT-4.1 delivers outstanding text summarization with a big token context window, improved instruction following, and lower costs. It ensures fast, accurate, and SEO-friendly meta descriptions, making it perfect for dynamic content generation. Using the GPT-4.1 model, generating a dynamic meta description from an article with approximately 10,000 characters typically costs less than $0.006. Thanks to highly optimized token usage, even larger articles remain extremely affordable, making this solution ideal for high-volume content sites.
• + Added Use OpenAI API option for the articles automatic mode. This option uses the OpenAI API to generate metadata automatically. This option is only available if the OpenAI API key has been entered in the advanced settings. The API is used to create the description and keywords.
  Important: You should enable the option "Collect URLs" to store the automatically AI-generated description to save your API tokens from being used on each page request. Once the page is stored in the database (you will see the URL in the backend component), the data is loaded from the internal database, and the API is not called for this specific page. Alternatively, you may store the description directly in the meta description field of the article component by setting the option "Save data to content table" to "Yes, also in Automatic Mode".
• Note: Using the OpenAI API requires an active billing plan. API usage costs are not included and must be managed separately via your OpenAI account.

Spoiler: OTHER CHANGES

v5.2.1.0-PRO

• + Added Enable Logging option. With this option, the plugin logs exceptions in the everything.php log file in the log path defined in the global settings. Note: The option "Log Almost Everything" in the global settings must be enabled! Turn this option off if you don't want to log anything in the plugin. Thanks to gdadmin for requesting this feature.

v5.2.0.0-PRO

• + Increased technical requirements for Joomla! 5: Increasing Technical Requirements 2025 - Core & PHP for Joomla! Pro Extensions
• + Optimising code to meet new requirements can enhance its quality, performance, and security.
• # Fixed an issue with the batch process of saving the data into the core tables from the backend component.

v5.1.3.1-PRO

• # Enhanced JSON decoding by implementing a try-catch block to prevent errors from incorrectly formatted strings.

v5.1.3.0-PRO

• + The Automatic Mode for Open Graph now also sets the image field in the article view automatically if the article provides a full or intro image. Thanks to Thomas B. for requesting this feature!

v5.1.2.1-PRO

• + Added the recognition of Open Graph and Twitter Cards meta tags set by third-party extensions using the custom function instead of the proper metatag function with the corresponding property/name attributes. Thanks to Floh for reporting it!

v5.1.1.1-PRO

• # The update process was fixed to add required database tables if the core installer incorrectly triggered the update instead of the installation process.

Version 5.1.1.0-PRO - 2024-09-14

• ^ Maintenance update: Code optimisation and cleanup.

Version 5.1.0.0-PRO - 2024-06-08

• + Subscriber Interface: The plugin has been rewritten to utilise the subscriber interface, enhancing its integration and performance capabilities.
• + Improved Pro Security Token validation check. The Pro package contains a token file with an individual security token linked to the user account that is checked against the validation server for authenticity. If the file is missing or the token is invalid, you cannot edit the settings and use the extension. The Pro Security Token field has been extended to handle incorrect tokens and blocked accounts. If you encounter an error message related to the token, download the Pro version with your Pro subscription from the linked download page and install it again!
• Attention: The Pro extension will not work correctly if the token file or custom field is missing or modified. Never edit or remove the files to ensure correct functionality.
• ^ Moved static files to the media folder.
• ^ Changed database structure type for "keywords" from TINYTEXT to VARCHAR(255) and adjusted the word count script to avoid storing issues with multi-byte characters, which could exceed the maximum length limit. Thanks to Alain for reporting it!

Version 5.0.2.0-PRO - 2024-03-24

• + Added Exclusion parameters option. Enter parameters to turn off the frontend editing for specific pages. Example: tmpl=component. Thanks to Chacapamac for requesting this feature!

Version 5.0.1.0-PRO - 2023-11-15

• + Support for Unicode Aliases. This update introduces comprehensive support for Unicode aliases. URLs utilising Unicode characters are now accurately displayed and processed. This enhancement ensures that URLs containing a broad range of international characters are correctly recognised and rendered, facilitating better global usability and accessibility of Joomla! websites.

Version 5.0.0.0-PRO - 2023-11-06

• + First Pro release for Joomla! 5.x based on EFSEO Pro version 4.2.0.0-PRO
• + Indexing and Search Efficiency. The introduction of the urlHash column, a "varchar(40)" field, optimises the database for quicker lookups by allowing for the storage of a fixed-length hash of the URL, which is more efficient to index and search than the longer "tinytext" URL field. This change facilitates improved performance for queries, conserves space, and enhances data integrity by providing a consistent and compact identifier that can verify the accuracy of URL data. Additionally, the new index on urlHash speeds up searches, leading to better overall database responsiveness.
• + The plugin "Behaviour - Backward Compatibility" is not required. The extension only uses supported classes in Joomla! 5.

v3.6.2.1-PRO

• # Fixed wrong path to word count file in the backend. Thanks to Michael K. for requesting it!
• # Fixed handling of a specific input field (og:image:alt) in the backend. Thanks to Michael K. for requesting it!

v3.6.2.0-PRO

• + Added selection "Yes, also in Automatic Mode" in the option "Save data to content table" to store the automatically created description and keywords to the content table without storing the data first. Thanks to Dave W. for requesting it!

v3.6.1.0-PRO

• + Added Add image height, width and type automatically option for Open Graph. This option automatically adds the og:image:height, og:image:width and og:image:type properties.
• + Added Select default image options for Open Graph and Twitter Cards. You can select default images for og:image and twitter:image with this option.
• + Added image description (og:image:alt) property field for Open Graph.
• + Image descriptions (og:image:alt and twittercards:image:alt) are generated from the file names automatically in Automatic Mode.

v3.6.0.4-PRO

• ^ Converted table collation to utf8mb4_unicode_ci to support the entire unicode UTF-8 standard. Thanks to BiostaR for reporting it!
• # Fixed image selection logic for Open Graph and Twitter Cards images in the modal window. Thanks to Christian H. for reporting it!