4.0.0-RC1

• Features:

  • [Pro] New: Efficient Content Storage and Indexing - Custom tables implementation for better performance and query optimization while maintaining the same relevance algorithm
  • [Pro] Added MAX_EXECUTION_TIME hint to MySQL queries. You can now set the maximum execution time for CRP queries in the Settings page.
  • [Pro] New setting to configure cache time for related posts with options ranging from 1 hour to 1 year.
  • [Pro] Added new setting to add tracking parameters to related post URLs. The following UTM parameters will be added:
    • utm_source: contextual-related-posts
    • utm_medium: related-posts
    • utm_campaign: crp-plugin
    • utm_content: {source-post-id}-to-{target-post-id}
  • [Pro] Introduced a feature to designate cornerstone posts, which are key articles or pages on your site. These cornerstone posts will appear at random positions in the related posts list, ensuring they receive more visibility and help guide your audience to the most important content on your site.
  • [Pro] New: Taxonomy weight system for more precise matching

• Enhancements/Modifications:

  • Enabled drag-and-drop functionality for reordering manual posts in the Metabox.
  • Added new parse_wp_query_arguments helper method to parse the comma-separated list of IDs and convert them to arrays for WP_Query compatibility
  • Renamed class CRP() to CRP_Core_Query()

Full Changelog: 4.0.0-beta2...4.0.0-RC1