Initial public release of the Etymolt WordPress plugin.
Install
- Download
etymolt-wordpress-0.1.0.zipfrom the assets below. - In wp-admin, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin and select the ZIP.
- Activate Etymolt Brand Check.
- Paste your API key at Settings → Etymolt Brand Check (get one at https://www.etymolt.com/dashboard).
- Test privately at Tools → Etymolt Brand Check, or add
[etymolt_check name="Your Name"]to a page.
What's in v0.1.0
- Shortcode
[etymolt_check name="..." goods="..." classes="9,42"]. - Gutenberg block
etymolt/brand-checkwith a live server-side preview (no npm build required). - Admin tool at Tools → Etymolt Brand Check for private testing.
- Server-side API client with 10s timeout and 3-attempt retry.
- Verdict cards color-coded PROCEED / PROCEED_STRATEGIC / ABANDON with score bar, top-3 findings, signed footer linking to https://www.etymolt.com/verify, and the disclaimer verbatim on every card.
- XSS-safe rendering — every API field escaped through
esc_html/esc_url/esc_attr. uninstall.phpcleans up theetymolt_api_keyoption and everyetymolt_bc_*transient (single-site + multisite).
Honest positioning
Etymolt scores against a held-out set of 177,880 real USPTO TTAB opposition outcomes. Measured AUC is 0.6315 — better than the class-only baseline of 0.5, useful as a first-pass triage signal, but well short of a substitute for a trademark attorney.