=== Stoxello SEO Toolkit ===
Contributors: stoxello
Tags: seo, meta description, schema, open graph, canonical
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 0.4.14
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Focused SEO controls for WordPress content, social previews, schema, robots rules, canonicals, breadcrumbs, and sitemaps.

== Description ==

Stoxello SEO Toolkit gives site owners a focused set of search optimization controls for posts, pages, public custom post types, and site-wide SEO defaults.

Plugin page: https://stoxello.com/platforms/stoxello-seo-toolkit/

Features include:

* Per-post SEO title and meta description fields.
* Search preview and lightweight SEO checks in the editor.
* Focus keyphrase checks for title and description coverage.
* Canonical URL controls.
* Per-post noindex and nofollow controls.
* Open Graph and Twitter card output.
* Organization, WebSite, WebPage, Article, BlogPosting, Product, SoftwareApplication, FAQPage, and breadcrumb JSON-LD output.
* Site-wide defaults for organization name, logo, and social image.
* XML sitemap at `/stoxello-seo-sitemap.xml`.
* Automatic sitemap discovery in `robots.txt`.
* Google and Bing webmaster verification tags.
* Breadcrumb shortcode: `[stoxello_breadcrumbs]`.
* WordPress media selector for the organization logo.
* Title separator control.
* Author and date archive noindex controls.
* Attachment page redirects.
* Optional taxonomy URLs in the XML sitemap.

All included features are available immediately in this WordPress.org plugin.

== Installation ==

1. Upload the `stoxello-seo-toolkit` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`.
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.
3. Visit Stoxello SEO in the WordPress admin menu.
4. Configure defaults and edit any post, page, or public custom post type to customize its SEO fields.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Is this original code? =

Yes. It follows common SEO plugin patterns while using original Stoxello code, names, UI, and behavior.

= Does this plugin connect to an external service? =

No. This WordPress.org version does not connect to an external service for SEO output, sitemaps, schema, breadcrumbs, or editor fields.

== Changelog ==

= 0.4.14 =
* Verified plugin-owned settings use the distinct Stoxello SEO Toolkit prefix.
* Rebuilt the WordPress.org package with forward-slash archive paths.

= 0.4.13 =
* Rebuilt the WordPress.org package from the free, fully functional plugin source.
* Confirmed the package excludes directory-only banner assets.
* Hardened JSON-LD output for script tag safety.

= 0.4.12 =
* Updated plugin-owned option, meta, settings, nonce, query, asset, and CSS names to use the distinct Stoxello SEO Toolkit prefix.

= 0.4.11 =
* Removed feature restrictions from the WordPress.org build.
* Made all included SEO features available without access checks.
* Updated JSON-LD output encoding for safer script tag output.
* Removed directory-only banner assets from the plugin package.

= 0.4.10 =
* Resolved WordPress Plugin Check warnings for translations, nonce handling, request URI parsing, sitemap queries, readme metadata, and uninstall variables.

= 0.4.9 =
* Added uninstall cleanup for plugin settings and SEO post metadata.

= 0.4.8 =
* Updated the plugin landing page URL to the Stoxello platforms page.

= 0.4.7 =
* Rebuilt plugin packages with WordPress-compatible archive paths.

= 0.4.6 =
* Fixed earlier settings sanitization behavior.

= 0.4.5 =
* Shows the running plugin version on the settings screen.

= 0.4.4 =
* Updated validation and diagnostic behavior in earlier builds.

= 0.4.3 =
* Updated validation response parsing in earlier builds.

= 0.4.2 =
* Removed unnecessary email collection in earlier builds.

= 0.4.1 =
* Improved response parsing in earlier builds.

= 0.4.0 =
* Added media manager image selection for the organization logo.
* Added title separator, archive noindex, attachment redirect, and taxonomy sitemap options.

= 0.3.0 =
* Added clearer settings-page instructions for identity, verification, and feature toggles.

= 0.2.1 =
* Removed unnecessary third-party plugin name references from the readme.

= 0.2.0 =
* Added XML sitemap generation.
* Added robots.txt sitemap discovery.
* Added Google and Bing site verification tags.
* Added breadcrumb shortcode and BreadcrumbList schema.
* Added per-page schema type selection.
* Added extra editor SEO checks.

= 0.1.1 =
* Rebuilt the upload package with WordPress-compatible forward-slash archive paths.

= 0.1.0 =
* Initial release with metadata, social tags, robots controls, canonical URLs, schema, and editor checks.
