v1.1.1

Summary

• Renamed the plugin to avoid collisions with existing WordPress.org plugins.
• Prevent WordPress from offering updates for a different plugin with a similar slug.

Changes

• Renamed the plugin from Meta Description to Custom Meta Description.
• Renamed the plugin folder to custom-meta-description.
• Renamed the main plugin file to custom-meta-description.php.
• Updated the text domain to custom-meta-description.
• Added Update URI: false to the plugin header.
• Updated the plugin version to 1.1.1.
• Updated the WordPress.org Stable tag to 1.1.1.
• Updated installation documentation and changelog.

Installation Note

Install the plugin folder as custom-meta-description, not wp-custom-meta-description.

v1.1.0

Summary

• Renamed public plugin identifiers to neutral, white-label-friendly names.
• Updated the WordPress plugin folder/install documentation.
• Hardened the main PHP class name to reduce collision risk.
• Expanded documentation around security, frontend output, and the meta_description custom field.

Changes

• Uses the neutral plugin name Meta Description.
• Documents that the GitHub repository uses the wp- prefix, but the installed WordPress plugin folder should be meta-description.
• Clarifies the correct ZIP structure for WordPress uploads:
  meta-description.zip containing a root meta-description/ folder.
• Renames the main class to MDP_Meta_Description to reduce the chance of PHP global namespace collisions.
• Keeps the custom field key meta_description.
• Documents that meta_description is intentionally simple for custom sites and should be renamed before deployment if a project already uses that field name for another purpose.
• Adds documentation for security behavior, filters, and frontend footprint.

Installation Note

Install the plugin using this folder structure:

meta-description.zip
`-- meta-description/
    |-- meta-description.php
    |-- README.md
    |-- readme.txt
    `-- LICENSE

v1.0.1

Guisfus Meta Description 1.0.1

Bugfix release.

Fixed

• Disabled the default meta description length limit.
• Manually written meta descriptions are no longer truncated automatically.
• The guisfus_meta_description_max_length filter remains available for sites that want to enforce a custom character limit.

v1.0.0

Features

• Outputs a <meta name="description"> tag for singular WordPress content.
• Uses the guisfus_meta_description custom field as the primary source.
• Supports the legacy meta_description custom field as fallback.
• Falls back to the manual excerpt when no custom field is set.
• Falls back to trimmed post content when no excerpt exists.
• Sanitizes and escapes all output.
• Registers the custom meta field for REST API compatibility.
• Limits descriptions to 160 characters by default.
• Avoids duplicate output when common SEO plugins are detected.
• Includes developer filters to customize or disable behavior.

Requirements

• WordPress 6.0 or higher.
• PHP 7.4 or higher.