SaifBrand SEO & Speed

1.3.1

• Fixed: images embedded in posts and pages could 404 after a bulk WebP
  conversion. The editor writes an image’s URL into the post content itself, so
  converting the file left those URLs pointing at a JPEG that no longer existed.
  The plugin now serves the WebP for those old URLs as the page is sent, which
  repairs affected sites on update with nothing to click.
• Changed: the original JPEG/PNG is now kept by default instead of being
  deleted, so a link this plugin cannot rewrite – a hard-coded theme path, an
  RSS reader, another site linking your image – still resolves. Both behaviours
  are toggles on the Image Optimization tab.
• Changed: the admin menu now reads “SaifBrand SEO”, which fits the sidebar on
  one line.

1.3.0

• Page cache is now free for everyone. It was previously a Pro-only feature.
• New: the cache can serve a page before WordPress loads, using a
  wp-content/advanced-cache.php drop-in. On a test site this took a page from
  545ms to 25ms – about 22 times faster. If wp-config.php cannot be written the
  cache still runs the old way, just with a smaller saving, and says so.
• New: the cache refuses to run alongside another caching plugin (LiteSpeed
  Cache, WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache and others). Two page caches
  on one site serve stale pages, so this one stands aside rather than competing.
• New: optional separate cache for mobile visitors, and a button to clear
  cached pages.
• Fixed: the page cache never actually saved anything. It read its output buffer
  back on shutdown, but WordPress closes every buffer on that same hook first,
  so there was nothing left to store. This affected the Pro cache in earlier
  versions too.
• The cache is off until you switch it on, and switching it off removes
  everything it added, including its line in wp-config.php.
• Catches the free build up with several fixes and improvements that had only
  reached the Pro build: alt-text handling in the media modal, the WPVane
  connector, SEO output, and blocked-sender support for stored form messages.
  Saved form messages now record the sender’s IP so a sender can be blocked, not
  just an address – the table is upgraded automatically on the first admin visit
  and existing messages are left untouched.
• Removed assets/admin.js, which nothing had loaded for several versions.

1.2.2

• The “Auto-fill missing alt text” setting now says plainly what it does and does not do. It fills alt text from the filename, which helps image search, but a filename is not a description: a blind visitor hears “Blue Summer Dress 2026” and still does not know what the picture shows. Treat what it writes as a placeholder to replace.
• Added a one-time, dismissible pointer to AccessVane, our separate free accessibility plugin, for anyone who wants to find which images still need real descriptions.
• Marked as tested against WordPress 7.1. The old value kept the plugin out of WordPress.org search results.
• Switched file deletion to wp_delete_file() so hosts that filter direct filesystem calls behave predictably.

1.2.1

• Fixed: with “Also protect the login form” switched on, the timing check could turn away a real person whose password manager filled the form instantly. Sign-in no longer has a minimum fill time; the honeypot and the lockout still apply there. Comments and contact forms are unchanged.
• The plugin is now called SaifBrand SEO, Speed & Security everywhere, matching what it does.
• New screenshots for the Security and App Control screens.

1.2.0

• New Security tab: spam and bot protection, optional Cloudflare Turnstile or Google reCAPTCHA using your own free keys.
• New: login protection, file integrity scanning, contact form message storage, and simple visitor counting.
• New App Control tab: connect the site to the WPVane app in one click. Off until you turn it on.
• Fixed: the page cache keyed on the Host header from the request, which let anyone create unlimited cache files.
• Fixed: the page cache could capture other plugins’ output or save a half-finished page.
• Fixed: the page cache now clears when a menu, widget, comment or plugin changes.

1.1.3

• Fixed: other active plugins’ admin notices (e.g. Elementor’s) no longer appear on this plugin’s own settings page.
• Added an optional, dismissible review request after a week of active use (free plan only).