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WPSSO SSM – Remove Duplicate HTML Meta Tags

JS Morisset WPSSO SSM

The WordPress Strip Schema Microdata (WPSSO SSM) v1.1.0-1 extension has been released (see the complete Changelog here) — this new version adds a “Strip Microdata” settings page to the SSO menu and allows you to enable / disable the removal of specific markup from the head and body sections, including the removal of duplicate / conflicting meta tags in the head section (disabled by default).

The WPSSO SSM filters are very fast – generally running in under 0.003 seconds – and enabling the removal of duplicate meta tags won’t add much to this, but I would suggest not enabling that feature unless you need it. If your theme and/or other plugins are adding duplicate meta tags, it’s always best to disable them at their source instead of filtering them out afterwards – but if that’s not possible, then I’m sure you’ll love this new WPSSO SSM feature. ;-)

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WPSSO – Product Condition and WP / PHP Versions

JS Morisset WPSSO Core

WPSSO v3.40.3-1 plugin has been released (see the complete Changelog here) — this new version adds a custom “Product Condition” option in the Social Settings metabox, along with updating the minimum & recommended versions for WordPress and PHP.

The new “Product Condition” option will be visible only if the Open Graph og:type meta tag value is a “product” — which is the default value for all product pages from Easy Digital Downloads, MarketPress – WordPress eCommerce, WooCommerce, WP eCommerce, and most other e-commerce plugins (developers can also hook the ‘wpsso_og_type’ filter to change the default value – see the complete list of filters here).

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WPSSO – Product Availability, Price and Currency

JS Morisset WPSSO Core

WPSSO v3.40.0-1 has been released (see the complete Changelog here) — this new version adds custom Product Availability, Price and Currency options to the Social Settings metabox.

These options will be visible only if the Open Graph og:type meta tag value is a “product” — which is the default value for all product pages from Easy Digital Downloads, MarketPress – WordPress eCommerce, WooCommerce, WP eCommerce, and most other e-commerce plugins that use a “product” custom post type (developers can also hook the ‘wpsso_og_type’ filter to change the default value – see the complete list of filters here).

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WPSSO – New Caching Control Options

JS Morisset WPSSO Core

WPSSO version 3.37.0-2 has been released, along with updates to all its extensions. This latest WPSSO version includes several new options to fine-tune WPSSO’s internal caching features. The previous “Object Cache Expiry” option has been replaced with 7 new options:

  • Head Markup Array Cache Expiry (default 3 days).
  • Shortened URL Cache Expiry (default 1 week).
  • List Column Content Cache Expiry (default 1 week).
  • Filtered Content Text Cache Expiry (default 1 hour).
  • Get Image (URL) Size Cache Expiry (default 1 day).
  • Article Topics Array Cache Expiry (4 weeks).
  • Schema Types Array Cache Expiry (4 weeks).

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WPSSO – Extend The Events Calendar Schema

JS Morisset WPSSO Core, WPSSO JSON, WPSSO ORG, WPSSO PLM

WPSSO version 3.33.1-1 has been released, along with updates for the WPSSO JSON, WPSSO ORG, and WPSSO PLM extensions.

One of the big features for this new release is the added support for the Schema http://schema.org/Event type and its sub-types (DanceEvent, MusicEvent, etc.), along with integration of The Events Calendar plugin. The Events Calendar plugin already includes basic JSON-LD support, but the WPSSO Organization Markup (WPSSO ORG) and WPSSO Place / Location and Local Business Meta (WPSSO PLM) extensions allow you to include much more detail about the organizer (as an actual Organization instead of a Person), select a performer for the event, along with WPSSO’s standard support for images, videos, etc. The combination of WPSSO Pro and all three Pro extensions can provide extensive Schema markup about your event — see the following Schema JSON-LD markup for an example.

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