Asteris for WordPress — Changelog

Reverse-chronological. One entry per shipped version. Updated the same day a release goes out.

The current branch is v1.0.0-alpha.208+ — pre-launch QA. The 1.0.0 release is the public launch; the alpha numbers are the build cadence as we sign off each module against the Tier 1 + Tier 2 gap analyses.

For what’s coming next, see the roadmap.

v1.0.0-alpha.208 — 2026-06-04

Accessibility module v1 ships.

New module: WCAG 2.1 AA scanner (DOMDocument + XPath, 13 checks)
On-save scan with in-editor metabox showing issues + line numbers
Site-wide audit dashboard with worst-offenders report
EAA-compliant accessibility statement generator
Scheduled site-wide rescans
REST endpoint for CI integration

Closes the 11th v1.0 module. All v1.0 modules now built; entering pre-launch QA.

v1.0.0-alpha.205 — 2026-06-03

Performance module locked to v2 spec.

Re-scoped after deep-research workflow against WP Rocket, NitroPack, Perfmatters, LiteSpeed Cache
Positioning locked: “WordPress-safe by default”
Added: fetchpriority on LCP, Speculation Rules (prerender on hover), Early Hints, host/APO detect, field-data CWV monitor
New: features that will never auto-enable (combine CSS, async CSS, delay JS, link preload on logged-in pages) — opt-in only with conflict warnings
WC-aware purge rules when Asteris for WooCommerce is co-installed

See memory/project_performance_v2_locked.md for the full re-scoping.

v1.0.0-alpha.199 — 2026-06-04

SEO + AI Suite Sprint 1 ports from Asteris for WooCommerce.

Keyword Research (prompt-based tool with admin page + 4 REST endpoints)
Keyword Coverage analyser
Keyword Weave (internal-link suggestions)
Keyword Explorer
Builder_Sidebar shared class
Docked SEO sidebars in Elementor, Bricks, Beaver Builder, Divi
Gutenberg PluginSidebar
Classic editor metabox

This is an interim port (~3,700 LOC). Full consolidation to the shared AsterisShared\Modules\SEO_AI\* namespace lands at v1.0 per the dual-plugin architecture.

v1.0.0-alpha.180 — 2026-06-03

SMTP + Email Logs module ships.

6 provider presets (Gmail / Microsoft 365 OAuth / SendGrid / Mailgun / Amazon SES / generic SMTP)
Full email logs with body capture + headers
Retention cron
Deliverability alerts
Resend + bulk + CSV export
New: shared Util/Crypto.php (AES-256-CBC at-rest encryption for credentials)
New: asteris_activity_log_redact_value filter (also closes the Forms integration-secret leak)

4th of 11 v1.0 modules locked.

v1.0.0-alpha.165 — 2026-06-03

Forms module ships.

Drag-and-drop form builder
20 field types
Anti-spam: honeypot + Cloudflare Turnstile + hCaptcha
5 integrations: Mailchimp, ConvertKit, MailerLite, Slack, Zapier webhook
Conditional logic per field
Multi-step forms with progress bar
Activity Log + Site Health + Performance module integration as competitive differentiator

3rd of 11 v1.0 modules locked.

v1.0.0-alpha.163 — 2026-06-03

SEO + AI Suite 2nd-pass features ship.

After deep-research workflow against Yoast/RankMath/AIOSEO/SEOPress in their current 2026 state:

llms.txt generator
IndexNow auto-submit
AI bot blocker (per-page meta + robots.txt)
AI traffic tracker (who’s reading the site)
Schema import URL
SEO revisions per field
Author E-E-A-T metadata
Headline analyzer
Yoast → Asteris one-click importer

Sprint 2 (RankMath / AIOSEO / SEOPress importers + admin UI polish) banked for v1.0 sign-off.

v1.0.0-alpha.100 — 2026-05-28

Security + Login + 2FA module ships.

Brute-force protection with progressive lockout
TOTP + WebAuthn (passkey) 2FA
Per-role 2FA enforcement
Hide / rename wp-login.php
XML-RPC kill switch
File-change monitoring with daily scan
IP allow/block lists with country geofence
Application Passwords audit

The wedge module. 1st of 11 v1.0 modules locked.

v1.0.0-alpha.83 — 2026-05-15

Initial plugin scaffold.

Asteris for WordPress plugin bootstrapped from the shared engineering base
Module loader, settings panel, licence manager (Lemon Squeezy)
Shared AsterisShared\* namespace stubbed
Dual-plugin architecture committed (Path B locked)

Older versions

Pre-alpha.83 development happened in the Asteris for WooCommerce monorepo as the shared modules were being defined. The Asteris for WordPress changelog starts at alpha.83.