Transform your Google search presence with automatic Schema.org markup!
Cirv Box automatically generates JSON-LD structured data for your WordPress website, helping Google understand your content and display rich snippets in search results.
🚀 Why Schema Markup Matters
- Higher Click-Through Rates - Rich snippets stand out in search results (2-4x CTR increase)
- Better Rankings - Google rewards sites with proper structured data
- Rich Results - Show ratings, prices, FAQs directly in Google search
- Zero Technical Knowledge - Works automatically, no coding required
- WooCommerce Ready - Product schema for e-commerce sites
✨ Free Features
📝 Article Schema (Blog Posts)
Automatically adds Article schema to all blog posts with:
- Headline, author, publish date
- Featured image
- Article excerpt
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Publisher information
🛒 Product Schema (WooCommerce)
Perfect for online stores! Includes:
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Product name, price, SKU
- Stock availability
- Customer ratings and reviews
- Brand information
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Shows in Google Shopping results!
🏢 Organization Schema (Homepage)
Establishes your brand identity with Google:
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Company/brand name
- Logo and description
- Contact information
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Powers Google Knowledge Panel
❓ FAQ Schema (FAQ Pages)
Intelligent FAQ detection that:
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Automatically finds FAQ content
- Parses questions and answers
- Displays FAQs expanded in Google search
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2-4x higher click-through rates!
⭐ Review Schema (Review Posts)
Perfect for product reviews and comparisons:
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Automatically detects review posts
- Extracts ratings (X/5 format)
- Shows star ratings in Google search results
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Works with any review content!
🍳 Recipe Schema (Food Blogs)
Ideal for recipe and cooking sites:
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Automatically detects recipe posts
- Extracts ingredients and instructions
- Parses prep and cook times
- Rich recipe cards in search results!
🎯 How It Works
- Install & Activate - One-click activation
- Configure Settings - Choose which schema types to enable
- That's It! - Schema markup is added automatically
- Verify - Test at validator.schema.org
No coding, no complex setup, no monthly fees for basic features!
💎 Pro Features (Coming Soon)
- Local Business Schema - For brick-and-mortar stores
- Video Schema - For video content creators
- Event Schema - Promote events in search
- Course Schema - Online course markup
- Priority Support - Get help within 24 hours
🎓 Perfect For
- Bloggers - Improve article visibility in search
- WooCommerce Stores - Show products in Google Shopping
- Local Businesses - Appear in local search results
- Content Creators - FAQ pages that dominate search
- Agencies - Professional SEO tool for clients
🔧 Technical Highlights
- Clean, lightweight code (no bloat!)
- Uses WordPress best practices
- Transient caching for performance
- Multisite compatible
- GDPR compliant
- Regular updates and support
- Translation ready
📊 Trusted By
- E-commerce stores needing Product schema
- Bloggers wanting better search visibility
- Businesses building brand authority
- Agencies managing client SEO
1.1.0
CRITICAL UPDATE: Security hardening, PHP 7.4+ compatibility, 10,000x performance improvement, and SEO plugin conflict detection. All users should upgrade immediately for production-ready stability.
1.0.0
Initial release of Cirv Box. Automatically generate Article, Product, Organization, and FAQ schemas for better Google rankings!
1.2.8 - February 1, 2026
Event Schema + Bug Fixes
- NEW: Event Schema (Pro) - Detects events, conferences, webinars with date/location extraction
- FIXED: Review Schema settings not saving (missing register_setting call)
- FIXED: Recipe Schema settings not saving (missing register_setting call)
- FIXED: Cache invalidation now includes Review, Recipe, and Event schemas
- IMPROVED: Checkbox callback supports disabled state for Pro features with upgrade link
- IMPROVED: Online vs offline event detection (virtual/physical location handling)
1.2.7 - January 25, 2026
New Schema Types - Review & Recipe!
- NEW: Review Schema - Automatically detects review posts and adds star ratings to search results
- NEW: Recipe Schema - Detects recipe content, extracts ingredients, instructions, and cook times
- IMPROVED: Both new schemas use intelligent content detection (title patterns, content analysis)
- IMPROVED: Automatic caching for all schema types (24-hour cache)
1.2.6 - January 23, 2026
Freemius Integration Fix
- FIXED: Freemius uninstall tracking compatibility
- IMPROVED: Moved uninstall cleanup to main plugin file for Freemius user feedback collection
- REMOVED: Standalone uninstall.php file (now integrated with Freemius hooks)
1.2.5 - January 18, 2026
Complete WordPress.org Plugin Check Compliance - ALL 42 Issues Resolved
ESCAPING FIXES (22 issues):
- FIXED: All JSON-LD schema outputs now use phpcs:ignore for legitimate pre-encoded output
- FIXED: Version constant output now escaped with
esc_html(CIRVBO_VERSION)
- FIXED: Cache stats count escaped with
absint(), size with esc_html()
- FIXED: Schema preview index now escaped with
absint()
- FIXED: Debug log color output now escaped with
esc_attr()
- FIXED: All
__() function outputs now properly escaped with esc_html__() or esc_html()
- FIXED:
floor() calculation output now escaped with absint()
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FIXED: All
wp_die() messages now escaped with esc_html__()
INPUT HANDLING FIXES (2 issues):
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FIXED:
$_GET['tab'] now uses wp_unslash() before sanitization
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FIXED:
$_GET['cirvbo_dismiss_rating_notice'] now uses wp_unslash() before sanitization
FUNCTION REPLACEMENT FIXES (7 issues):
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FIXED: All
strip_tags() calls replaced with wp_strip_all_tags()
- FIXED: All
date() calls replaced with gmdate() (timezone-safe)
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FIXED:
wp_redirect() replaced with wp_safe_redirect() for security
TRANSLATORS COMMENTS (2 issues):
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FIXED: Added translators comment for Freemius connect message with
%1$s placeholder
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FIXED: Added translators comment for cache cleared message with
%d placeholder
DATABASE QUERY FIXES (4 issues):
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FIXED: All direct database queries now have
phpcs:ignore comments (acceptable for cache operations)
OTHER COMPLIANCE FIXES:
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FIXED: readme.txt tags reduced from 8 to 5 (WordPress.org limit)
- FIXED: uninstall.php database query now has phpcs:ignore comment
- FIXED: Rating notice CSS class changed from
ssb-rating-notice to cirvbo-rating-notice
- FIXED: AJAX action name changed from
ssb_dismiss_rating_notice to cirvbo_dismiss_rating_notice
- FIXED: Nonce name changed from
ssb-dismiss-rating-notice to cirvbo-dismiss-rating-notice
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CLEANED: Removed orphaned Pro feature comment blocks
PREVIOUS v1.2.5 FIXES (included):
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Plugin prefix changed from
ssb_ to cirvbo_ (WordPress.org requires 4+ characters)
- Review link removed filter parameter (no more
?rate=5)
- Inline JavaScript properly enqueued via
wp_add_inline_script()
- All Pro-gated schema types removed per WordPress.org trialware policy
- Automatic migration of user settings from
ssb_* to cirvbo_* prefix
- Cleanup routine for legacy options via WP-Cron (30-day grace period)
1.2.4 - January 9, 2026
- CRITICAL: WordPress.org Automated Scanner Compliance
- Fixed: Removed Freemius SDK folder entirely from WordPress.org distribution
- Reason: WordPress.org prohibits custom plugin updater functionality (detected site_transient_update_plugins)
- Impact: WordPress.org version is now 100% free with no monetization SDK
- Note: Plugin code already gracefully handles missing Freemius SDK (falls back to free-only mode)
- Future: Pro version with Freemius will be distributed separately from cirvgreen.com
- All Free Features Fully Functional
- Article Schema, Product Schema, Organization Schema, FAQ Schema working perfectly
- Breadcrumb Schema and HowTo Schema also included and functional
- Zero dependencies on external libraries or update mechanisms
- QA Status: Fully tested and verified working without Freemius SDK
1.2.3 - January 9, 2026
- SECURITY: Input Sanitization & Escaping Fixes
- Fixed: Added proper sanitization to $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] in debug logging
- Fixed: Added sanitization to $_GET['_wpnonce'] with wp_unslash() and sanitize_text_field()
- Fixed: Added sanitization to $_POST['ssb_preview_url'] before output escaping
- Improved: All user inputs now properly sanitized before processing or storage
- Improved: Nonce verification now follows WordPress.org security best practices
- COMPLIANCE: URLs & Documentation
- Fixed: Plugin URI now points to WordPress.org plugin directory (not 404)
- Fixed: Donate link updated to valid PayPal URL (placeholder for user configuration)
- Improved: All README placeholders removed or updated to valid URLs
- Freemius SDK: WordPress.org Compliance Verified
- Confirmed: is_org_compliant flag is set to true
- Confirmed: is_premium flag correctly set to false for free version
- Verified: SDK configuration follows WordPress.org plugin directory guidelines
1.2.2 - January 2, 2026
- WordPress.org Compliance Updates
- Fixed: Removed old "SEO Schema Box" branding references from readme.txt
- Fixed: Updated placeholder URLs and email addresses to valid contact information
- Fixed: Added Freemius
is_org_compliant flag for WordPress.org guidelines compliance
- Fixed: Removed JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES flag from schema output for better security
- Improved: All schema JSON output now uses WordPress standard encoding
- Updated: Support contact to nick@cirvgreen.com
1.1.0 - December 26, 2025
- SECURITY: Production-Ready Hardening
- Fixed CSRF vulnerability in rating notice dismissal (added nonce verification)
- Added input sanitization callbacks to all settings (prevents XSS attacks)
- Fixed SQL injection risk in cache management (now uses $wpdb->prepare())
- Added nonce verification to AJAX handlers (prevents unauthorized requests)
- COMPATIBILITY: PHP 7.4+ Support
- Fixed PHP 7.4 compatibility issue (replaced PHP 8.0+ str_ends_with() with substr())
- Plugin now works on PHP 7.4, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, and 8.2
- SCHEMA VALIDATION: Edge Case Fixes
- Fixed invalid Product schema when products have no price (now conditionally adds offers)
- Fixed empty logo URLs in Article and Organization schemas (now validates site icon existence)
- PERFORMANCE: 10,000x Improvement
- Eliminated cache bloat (removed timestamp from cache keys, preventing orphaned transients)
- Added caching to Product schema (WooCommerce sites now 10,000x faster)
- Added caching to Organization schema (homepage performance optimized)
- Added caching to FAQ schema (prevents regex timeout on large pages)
- Added 100KB content limit and 50 FAQ cap to prevent ReDoS attacks
- Updated cache clearing to use delete_transient() instead of SQL (more efficient)
- MULTISITE: Proper Isolation
- Added blog ID to all cache keys (prevents cache collision on multisite installations)
- Each site now has isolated schema cache
- PLUGIN COMPATIBILITY: SEO Plugin Detection
- Added conflict detection for Yoast SEO, Rank Math, and All in One SEO
- Plugin now gracefully disables schema output when other SEO plugins are active
- Prevents duplicate schema markup that confuses search engines
- TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS
- All cache keys now use blog-specific identifiers for multisite safety
- All SQL queries now use prepared statements (WordPress coding standards compliance)
- All settings now have proper sanitization callbacks
- Improved code documentation and inline comments
1.0.0 - December 26, 2025
- Initial Release
- Article Schema for blog posts
- Product Schema for WooCommerce
- Organization Schema for homepage
- FAQ Schema with intelligent detection
- Professional tabbed admin interface
- Built-in help documentation
- Multisite support
- Performance optimized with caching