Description

Big update 2.0 — Google Search Console meets your newsroom

Newsroom OS 2.0 connects your editorial desk to real Google traffic. Writers still get Focus (article quality) and Discover readiness (distribution checklist) in the editor — separate from Search Console clicks (Discover, Google News, and web search). Chiefs see who publishes well and who earns traffic, in one dashboard.

Built for newsrooms, publishers, and high-frequency editorial teams — not generic blogs.

Pro license: newsos.io — one key per site, same plugin you already install.

Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO, and SEOPress optimize posts. Newsroom OS runs the newsroom: Discover-ready signals, semantic JSON-LD, assignments, writer coaching, and GSC-backed analytics in one editorial layer on top of WordPress.

Classic Editor & Gutenberg (Block Editor)

Newsroom OS is built for real newsroom setups — including sites that still use Classic Editor, sites on full Gutenberg, and hybrid installs (block editor with the classic Tags metabox).

Gutenberg / Block Editor

Publication Readiness sidebar (Editorial + Discover twin gauges, Next Best Action)
REST-aware duplicate tag guard (snackbar + “Use existing” / “Keep anyway”)
Breaking news mode, live H3 update insertion via blocks
Trend Radar, Smart Tags, AI Assist (Pro) in the editor sidebar
JS strings via wp_set_script_translations (el, en, de, es)

Classic Editor

Same Publication Readiness panel and scores (TinyMCE / #content hooks — no block editor APIs on classic screens)
Classic Tags metabox duplicate guard (AJAX before the tag chip is added)
Breaking mode, live updates, and smart tag insert via Classic UI
Stability: Gutenberg-only APIs (wp.data.subscribe, getEditedPostContent) run only when block-editor-page is present — prevents Classic Editor blocks.min.js stack overflows on large sites

Works with any theme (Astra, GeneratePress, Newspaper, NewsMag, Flavor, etc.) and alongside Yoast SEO, Rank Math, WooCommerce, and SureCart.

WordPress 7.0: Tested through WordPress 7.0 (Classic Editor, Gutenberg, and wp-admin dashboard). Requires PHP 7.4+ (PHP 8.1+ recommended).

Six pillars (2.0)

1. Discover optimization

Publication Readiness — twin scores in the editor: Editorial (Focus) and Discover readiness. They are separate on purpose.
Discover Score — Google-aligned checklist: hero 1200px+, 16:9, 300k pixels, alt; clear 55–70 headline (anti-clickbait); topic/tags; optional trend fit; saved OG image when available.
Breaking news mode — one toggle: LiveBlogPosting schema, faster IndexNow/Google ping, optional “developing story” badge, auto-expire, live-update workflow (H3 headings).
Trend Radar — Google Trends + Google News in the sidebar, localized per country.

2. Google Search Console traffic (Pro) — NEW in 2.0

Service account sync — connect Search Console with webmasters.readonly; separate token from the Indexing API.
Discover, Google News, and web search — per-post clicks, impressions, CTR, and average position stored in your database (wp_newsai_gsc_performance).
Sync now in settings plus daily cron (04:00 site time) when Pro is active.
Author Performance — real clicks per writer, top articles by traffic, coaching tab, 7d / 30d / 90d windows.
Posts list — GSC (30d) column for chiefs (edit_others_posts).
My Inbox — writers see their own GSC totals when sync is enabled.
Clear labeling — Discover Score = editorial readiness; GSC numbers = measured Google clicks (not the same metric).

3. Semantic schema & entities

NewsArticle / LiveBlogPosting JSON-LD — @graph with Organization, WebPage, author Person, geo, about / mentions.
Entity tags — Wikidata Q-IDs, coordinates, entity types woven into schema; lazy enrichment when tags are used (1.9+).
Richness presets — Minimal / Balanced / Full; optional articleBody modes (omit, full, first N words).
Works with Yoast SEO & Rank Math — reads your meta; does not replace them.

4. Editorial workflow

Tasks & assignments — deadlines, keywords, briefs, reference links.
Dashboard — active / overdue / completed, KPIs, SEO health.
Roles — chiefs see the full desk; writers see My Inbox only.
Content Decay Radar (Pro) — flags stale evergreen posts and opens refresh tasks.

5. AI newsroom (Pro, BYOK)

OpenAI, Gemini, or Groq — your API key stays on your site; free tiers supported (Groq / Gemini).
Discover-optimized titles (55–70 chars, five angles), targeted optimization hints, trend-aware keywords, AI Tag Match from your site taxonomy.
Geo-aware language — answers in the language of your configured region (40+ locales).

6. Knowledge layer

Smart Tag Suggester — weighted, confidence-scored tags from your taxonomy; one-click insert; duplicate-tag guard (Pro).
Story timelines — archive clusters + internal-link blocks + CollectionPage schema.
Archive link finder — semantic internal links from your own back catalog (accent-aware scoring).
Author E-E-A-T — profiles, schema Person, performance analytics (Pro).

UI in Greek, English, German, and Spanish (per-site language picker). See languages/README.txt for gettext catalogs.

🆓 What you get for FREE

Everything below ships in the free plugin — no signup, no rate limits, no nag screens:

Publication Readiness — Editorial score + Discover Score, Next Best Action, detailed checklists
Breaking news mode — LiveBlog schema workflow with auto-expire (when LiveBlog is enabled in settings)
Smart Tag Suggester — confidence levels, one-click insert
Editorial dashboard — tasks, deadlines, keywords, briefings
Trend Radar — Google Trends + News in the editor
Auto-story timeline + archive internal-link finder
NewsArticle JSON-LD — entities, geo, E-E-A-T author signals
SEO auditor, 4-step wizard, 4-language UI
My Inbox personal stats — your own 30-day Focus & Discover readiness (team GSC analytics are Pro)

🚀 PRO Features (Buy at [newsos.io](https://newsos.io/) — €29/month per site)

Pro is a single license key tied to one site, activated inside your dashboard at “Editorial Control 🚀 PRO”. No separate plugin to install — Pro unlocks inside the same plugin you already trust. Need more than one site? Buy one license per site at newsos.io.

📊 Google Search Console integration (NEW in 2.0)

Stop guessing which writers earn traffic. Newsroom OS pulls Search Analytics into WordPress:

Three channels — Discover clicks, Google News clicks, and web search clicks (plus impressions, CTR, position where available).
Per-post storage — map GSC page URLs to posts and authors; aggregate by 7 / 30 / 90 days.
Settings PRO Indexing — paste your service account JSON, set the property (sc-domain:example.com or URL-prefix), test connection, Sync now.
Automatic daily sync — Pro + enabled + valid credentials.
Privacy — data stays in your database; we do not proxy GSC through newsos.io.

📈 Author Performance 2.0 (Pro)

Redesigned chief dashboard (Editorial Control Author Performance):

Your performance card for chiefs who also write — same expand/collapse UX as the team grid.
Compact team cards — posts, Focus readiness, web clicks at a glance; expand for full detail.
Tabs inside each author — Summary (editorial quality + categories + GSC totals), Articles (latest posts + top traffic), Coaching (Discover weak spots + action links).
GSC coach tips on low click counts (hero image, headlines, timeliness).
Search & sort — filter by name; sort by posts, web clicks, Focus, or A–Z.
7d / 30d / 90d — live AJAX refresh without reloading the page.
Cached aggregates with smart invalidation on publish, task completion, score change, and GSC sync.

🤖 AI Assist (BYOK – Bring Your Own Key)

Bring your own API key for OpenAI, Google Gemini, or Groq. Newsroom OS never proxies AI traffic through our servers — your key stays on your site.

💸 Free AI tier supported: Groq offers a very generous free tier (no credit card) on llama-3.3-70b-versatile. The settings page links directly to:

https://platform.openai.com/api-keys (OpenAI)
https://aistudio.google.com/apikey (Google Gemini — free tier available)
https://console.groq.com/keys (Groq — free tier, no card required)

You can write your first AI-assisted article with $0 of API spend.

Direct in-editor actions:

🎯 Discover-optimized Title Suggestions — five alternative headlines per run (facts / impact / aftermath / authority / Discover hook), 55–70 characters, live validation.
✨ Targeted Content Optimization — non-rewrite suggestions per paragraph (readability / seo / eeat / structure / factcheck).
🔥 Trend-Aware Keywords — regional Google Trends fit with placement hints.
🏷️ AI Tag Match — semantic tag picks from your taxonomy pool.
FAQ Block generation in valid FAQPage JSON-LD
Key Takeaways block
Per-user daily rate limits + transient caching

🌍 Geo-aware language output — 40+ locales; filter newsai_ai_geo_to_locale for custom multilingual newsrooms.

💬 Editorial Comms (Task Threads + Email)

Two-way messaging thread per task — chief assignee, with unread badges
Capability-aware visibility: writers only see their own threads
Configurable email alerts: new assignment, new message, task completed
Auto-purge old threads on a configurable retention window

🛡️ Duplicate-Tag Guard

Site-wide audit for near-duplicate tags; merge and consolidate authority. Integrated with Smart Tags in Gutenberg and Classic.

🔥 Content Decay Radar

Detects evergreen articles losing freshness and creates “Needs Refresh” tasks. Cursor-based scans for large archives (1.9+).

⚡ Instant Indexing API

Google Indexing API (service account JSON or bearer token) + IndexNow for Bing/Yandex. Async pings on publish; separate credentials from GSC read-only sync.

📰 LiveBlogPosting Schema

One toggle turns a post into valid LiveBlogPosting JSON-LD for Top Stories live coverage.

🖼️ Google Discover Image Validator

Pre-publish check for the 1200px-wide featured image minimum Discover expects.

🔧 Priority Support & Updates

License-gated updates through the same plugin. Verify at newsos.io — no re-uploading a different zip.

Why publishers choose us

Category: Discover & publishing infrastructure — not “another SEO plugin”
2.0: Editorial readiness plus real Search Console traffic per writer
Trusted by 2,000+ active installs in 20+ countries
Built for high-traffic desks: event-driven editor JS, strict API timeouts, smart caching
Zero conflicts with Yoast / Rank Math / SureCart / WooCommerce
30-day money-back guarantee on Pro

👉 Buy Pro at newsos.io — €29/month or $233/year (save 33%). One license key per site, instant delivery via email.

Translators / i18n

Text domain: newsroom-ai-assistant — every string uses __(), _e(), esc_html__(), and the editor script is registered with wp_set_script_translations() so Gutenberg sidebar strings translate too.
Compiled .mo catalogs for el, en_US, de_DE, es_ES ship under /languages, alongside the corresponding newsroom-ai-assistant-{locale}-newsai-script.json files for JS translations.
The plugin loads catalogs directly with the resolved request locale (determine_locale()), making it compatible with the WordPress 6.7+ Just-In-Time loader and the new WP_Translation_Controller. The Site Details Language picker switches the UI language per site without touching the global WP locale.
Want to add another language? Drop a new newsroom-ai-assistant-{locale}.mo (and optionally the matching -newsai-script.json) into /languages. Loco Translate or wp i18n make-mo are the usual tools. See languages/README.txt for details.

Screenshots

Publication Readiness — Editorial + Discover twin gauges and Next Best Action
Author Performance 2.0 (Pro) — team cards, GSC clicks, expand with Summary / Articles / Coaching tabs
Google Search Console settings (Pro) — service account, property, Test + Sync now
Breaking news mode — live coverage panel, H3 updates, schema-ready workflow
Editorial dashboard — tasks, KPIs, desk overview
Trend Radar — Google Trends and News in the editor sidebar
Smart tags — confidence-scored suggestions, one-click insert
Schema — NewsArticle / LiveBlogPosting JSON-LD in page source
Setup wizard — four steps, under one minute

Installation

Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/, or install via Plugins Add New Upload.
Activate “Newsroom OS – Discover & AI-Visibility OS”.
Run the 4-step Wizard (it auto-launches on first activation).
Open any post in Gutenberg or Classic Editor — the Newsroom OS sidebar appears on the right.
(Optional) Activate Pro at “Editorial Control 🚀 PRO” with your newsos.io license key.
(Pro) Settings PRO Indexing — add your Search Console service account, set the property, run Test and Sync now to populate Author Performance.

FAQ

What is new in version 2.0?: Google Search Console integration (Pro): sync Discover, Google News, and web search metrics into WordPress; show real clicks on Author Performance, My Inbox, and the Posts list. Plus a redesigned Author Performance UI (tabs, coaching, search/sort, 7d/30d/90d). Requires a one-time database table on upgrade (wp_newsai_gsc_performance).
Does Newsroom OS replace Google Search Console?: No. You still use Google Search Console for verification and property management. Newsroom OS reads Search Analytics via API and surfaces the numbers where your editors already work — next to Focus and Discover readiness scores.
What is the difference between Discover Score and GSC Discover clicks?: Discover Score is an editorial readiness checklist in the post editor (image, headline, topic, OG, etc.) — it does not read Search Console. GSC Discover clicks are real measured traffic from Google after you enable sync. Both appear in Author Performance so chiefs can coach writers on quality and outcomes.
How do I connect Google Search Console?: Pro license active Settings PRO Indexing enable GSC paste a Google Cloud service account JSON with Search Console access to your property enter the property exactly as in GSC (sc-domain:example.com or https://www.example.com/) Test Sync now. Daily sync runs automatically when enabled.
Does it work with Classic Editor and Gutenberg?: Yes — both, out of the box. Publication Readiness, Discover Score, Trend Radar, Smart Tags, Breaking news mode, and live H3 updates work in Gutenberg and Classic Editor. Pro duplicate-tag guard uses REST in Gutenberg and AJAX in Classic.
Is it compatible with WordPress 7?: Yes. Tested up to WordPress 7.0 on wp-admin, Gutenberg and Classic post editor, and REST/AJAX flows. Minimum PHP 7.4; PHP 8.1+ recommended for production newsrooms.
Does it work with my theme?: Yes. Compatible with standard themes (Astra, GeneratePress, Newspaper, NewsMag, etc.). Frontend output is limited to optional schema, timeline blocks, and breaking badges.
Will it conflict with Yoast SEO or Rank Math?: No. Newsroom OS reads your SEO meta and adds editorial workflow, smart tags, scores, and JSON-LD enrichment. Yoast/Rank Math keep meta tags and sitemaps.
Will it slow down my website?: No. External requests use strict timeouts; dashboards use transients; editor JS is event-driven (no polling on the post screen). GSC sync runs on a schedule or manual action — not on every page view.
How does the Smart Tag system work?: In-browser ranking against your taxonomy (title, lead, body weighted). HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW confidence badges. Pro adds duplicate-tag guard and AI Tag Match (BYOK).
Where do I buy Pro?: https://newsos.io/ — one license per site, 30-day money-back guarantee.
What if I cancel Pro?: Your site keeps working. Articles, tags, schema, tasks, and saved scores remain. GSC sync and Pro dashboards stop updating until you renew.
Which AI providers does Pro support? Can I use AI for free?: OpenAI, Google Gemini (free tier at aistudio.google.com), and Groq (free tier at console.groq.com). Your key never leaves your server.
Will the AI answer in my language?: Yes — geo-aware prompts for 40+ locales (Greece Greek, Brazil Portuguese, etc.).
Does the plugin store private data off-site?: No. Tasks, scores, GSC rows, and AI cache live in your database. Pro licensing validates once per day with newsos.io.

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Contributors & Developers

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Changelog

2.0.0

BIG UPDATE — Google Search Console (Pro): Search Analytics sync via service account (webmasters.readonly). Stores Discover, Google News, and web search metrics per post and author in wp_newsai_gsc_performance (DB version 1.3).
GSC settings: property helper (sc-domain: and URL-prefix), connection test, Sync now, daily cron at 04:00 site time when Pro + enabled.
Author Performance 2.0: redesigned dashboard — personal card, compact team grid, expandable cards with Summary / Articles / Coaching tabs, search & sort, 7d / 30d / 90d AJAX range, GSC channel chips and totals, top articles by clicks, coaching weak spots + action links, micro-tips on low traffic.
Posts list: GSC (30d) column for users with edit_others_posts (batch prefetch per page).
My Inbox: writers see own GSC totals when sync is active.
Clarity: Discover Score remains editorial readiness; GSC numbers are real Google clicks (labeled separately everywhere).
Assets: dedicated author-performance.css + author-performance.js for the perf tab (tabs, expand, grid refresh).
Includes 1.9.x stability: schema filters on plugins_loaded, author E-E-A-T save hardening, holiday import validation, representativeOfPage on lead image, PHPUnit smoke tests, editor tag pool cap, Wikidata lazy enrich, AI Tag Match, decay pagination improvements.
Upgrade: creates GSC table on activation/upgrade; safe from 1.7.4+ and 1.9.x.

1.9.1

STABILITY: Schema SEO conflict filters moved to plugins_loaded (no global get_option() at file load — safer for CLI/imports).
STABILITY: Author E-E-A-T profile save — nonce + section gate so partial profile saves cannot wipe custom fields.
STABILITY: Holiday bulk import — validates each JSON row (title, day 1–31, month 1–12, lead 0–365) before insert.
SCHEMA: Lead image — representativeOfPage: true on the first NewsArticle ImageObject.
UX: Admin menu icon uses currentColor (visible in wp-admin dark mode).
DEV: PHPUnit smoke tests for Discover Score helpers and author slim/full entity (see composer test).
SAFE: No database migrations (except 2.0.0 GSC table).

1.9.0

PERF: Editor tag pool cap — separate Editor tag pool (sidebar JSON) setting (default 300 tags) from the larger tag-guard pool; faster post editor loads on tag-heavy sites.
PERF: Content Decay Radar — cursor pagination with newsai_decay_scan_last_id instead of slow SQL OFFSET on large archives.
PERF: Dashboard overdue KPIs — SQL COUNT for dated tasks plus PHP only for recurring date rules (year/month rollover).
PERF: SQL date thresholds — static datetime strings in Author Performance and dashboard queries instead of DATE_SUB(UTC_TIMESTAMP()) in WHERE.
NEW: AI Tag Match (Pro BYOK) — semantic tag suggestions from your site pool via the editor sidebar button.
NEW: Wikidata lazy enrich — auto-fills empty tag entity fields (Wikidata URL, type, geo when known) when a tag is assigned to a post or created; Settings toggle.
AI: Input limit raised to 25,000 characters (filter newsai_ai_max_input_chars) for long-form Key Points / optimization.
UX: Timeline — clearer errors (no_tags / no_matches), Gutenberg post_id resolution, improved default message.
SAFE: No database migrations. Upgrade from 1.8.x preserves all data.

1.8.2

FIX: IndexNow rewrite flush — no longer calls flush_rewrite_rules() on public init; uses versioned newsai_indexnow_rewrite_ver, flushes on plugin activation and when IndexNow is enabled in settings, with a one-time admin migration from the legacy newsai_indexnow_flushed flag.
NEW: My Inbox personal performance (Free) — every writer sees their own 30-day stats card (posts, tasks, Focus, Discover); Pro CTA for team Author Performance remains on the chief dashboard.
COMPAT: Discover OG score — explicit and featured-image fallback for AIOSEO and SEOPress (alongside Yoast SEO and Rank Math).
SAFE: No database migrations. Safe direct upgrade from 1.8.1 or 1.8.0.

1.8.1

FIX: Find archive links — candidate pool no longer relies on core WP_Query search (s), which often returned zero rows on large Greek newsrooms. Uses shared tags/categories, title token SQL (OR), accent-normalized scoring, Gutenberg post_id resolution, and does not cache empty “no matches” for 10 minutes.
FIX: Discover OG score — counts Yoast SEO / Rank Math featured-image OG fallback (same as front-end HTML) when no explicit og:image meta is set; breakdown shows featured_fallback vs explicit in the editor checklist.
COMPAT: Tested up to WordPress 7.0 — verified on wp-admin, Gutenberg and Classic post editor, dashboard tasks, and editor AJAX. Readme Tested up to: 7.0 (major.minor format for WordPress.org).
STANDARDS: GPL License + License URI in main plugin header; Plugin Check hardening — output escaping in editor sidebar and admin dashboard; prepared SQL for dynamic task lists, views meta-key detection, semantic archive link queries, and weekly task cleanup.
FIX: Escaping — includes/sidebar.php (tasks, summaries, breaking panel, prompts); includes/admin-ui.php (nav tabs, KPI cards, Google status banner, task table, latest posts); task thread close button uses esc_attr__ with text domain.
FIX: SQL — $wpdb->prepare() with spread args for archive link candidate queries; whitelisted ORDER BY on task dashboard queries; inline prepare for done-task cleanup.
i18n: Discover checklist & next-action badges — strings ship from PHP via discover_ui (wp_localize_script) for English, Greek, German, and Spanish; removed hardcoded Greek/English branches in script.js. Translators comments for sidebar placeholders; new strings in .pot / .po.
UX: Publication Readiness sidebar — full-width stacked Fix Now (primary) and Open Detailed Panel (secondary); structured Discover checklist rows with sublines (timeliness cache, OG hints).
SAFE: No database migrations. Safe direct upgrade from 1.8.0 or 1.7.4+.

1.8.0

RELEASE: Major public release since 1.7.4 — bundles Discover Score v2, Breaking News Mode + live coverage tools, Author Performance Discover layer, Classic Editor stability fixes, duplicate tag guard fix, and readme/positioning refresh (see 1.7.5–1.7.12 entries below for detail).
DOCS: WordPress.org readme — Stable tag 1.8.0, dedicated Classic Editor & Gutenberg section, FAQ, installation step, and plugin tags for block/classic editor discoverability.
SAFE: No database migrations. Existing posts, tags, schema, tasks, Focus/Discover scores, and settings stay intact. Safe direct upgrade from 1.7.4+ on small and large sites.

1.7.12

FIX: Classic tag duplicate guard — AJAX check used invalid assign_terms capability (always denied for Authors/Editors), so the UI silently added tags without the “keep or use existing?” prompt. Fixed taxonomy capability check; classic script no longer bypasses on 403. Improved typo detection (e.g. NEWSOS vs NEWSSS). Classic script also loads when the classic Tags metabox is shown alongside the block editor.

1.7.11

NEW (Pro): Author Performance — Discover readiness layer — per-writer avg Discover Score, up to 3 coaching weak spots (16:9 hero, headline, topic, OG, author profile), Discover column on cards, and Focus + Discover per article in drill-down. Uses saved _newsai_discover_score / breakdown meta from the editor (Phase 2 GSC traffic stays separate).

1.7.10

CHANGE: Discover Score v2 aligned with Google Discover best practices: hero 1200px+, 16:9, 300k+ pixels, descriptive alt (35 pts); headline 55–70 chars with anti-clickbait penalties (25 pts); softer timeliness/trends (10 pts); saved OG image from Yoast/Rank Math when post is saved (5 pts). Not scored in-editor: max-image-preview:large, Core Web Vitals.

1.7.9

DOCS: Positioning & readme refactor — hero “Discover & AI-Visibility OS”, five-pillar narrative (Discover / Semantic / Workflow / AI / Knowledge), clearer free vs Pro story; updated screenshot list and plugin short description. No feature code changes.

1.7.8

FIX: Classic Editor crash — Maximum call stack size exceeded in blocks.min.js when Breaking/live-update code called Gutenberg APIs (getEditedPostContent, createBlock, wp.data.subscribe) on Classic Editor screens. Block APIs now run only when block-editor-page + core/block-editor store are present; Classic uses TinyMCE/textarea only.

1.7.7

NEW: Live coverage editor tools — collapsible “How to write live coverage” guide, Insert live update (H3) button (Gutenberg heading block or Classic insert), and a warning when Breaking is active but the post has no H2/H3 headings (live liveBlogUpdate needs structured headings).
FIX: LiveBlog schema — no more fallback liveBlogUpdate built from the first 24 words when Breaking/LiveBlog is on or when content looks like a pasted plugin readme; avoids bogus updates on announcement posts.
i18n: Greek, English, German, and Spanish catalogs updated for Discover Score, Breaking News Mode, and new editor strings (PHP .po + JS newsai-script.json).

1.7.6

NEW: Breaking News Mode — replaces the editor “LiveBlogPosting” checkbox with a unified workflow: enable breaking coverage (LiveBlog schema + liveBlogUpdate), optional “developing story” badge on the article, IndexNow / Google ping on enable, Resolve now, and auto-expire (24/48/72h, hourly cron). AJAX toggle works in Gutenberg; classic editor uses the same metabox save path.
NEW: Settings Schema: breaking auto-expire hours and frontend badge toggle.

1.7.5

NEW: Discover Score — separate from Editorial (Focus) score: hero image width/aspect/alt, cached regional trend token fit (daily refresh + on-demand when empty), entity/tag/category/geo cues, author E-E-A-T fields, internal links / storytelling; headline subscore (50–65 char sweet spot, numbers, power chars, recency cues, specificity) merged in the editor. Publication Readiness meta box: twin gauges, Editorial / Discover tabs under Score Details, combined Next Best Action across both tracks. Postmeta: _newsai_discover_score, _newsai_discover_score_breakdown. Filter: nros_discover_score_weights.
NEW: includes/discover-score.php — AJAX newsai_discover_score_partial, newsai_save_discover_score, cron nros_refresh_trend_keyword_cache (cleared on plugin deactivation).

1.7.4

FIX: JSON-LD dates use site local time — datePublished, dateModified, dateCreated, LiveBlog coverage times, and video uploadDate now output ISO 8601 with the WordPress timezone offset (e.g. 2026-05-16T09:45:00+03:00) instead of UTC (+00:00), aligning with wp-admin display and Rank Math Open Graph.
FIX: Site Health REST false alarm — removed a UTF-8 BOM (3 bytes) at the start of includes/admin-ui.php that WordPress reported as charsout=3 on activation and that could prefix REST loopback responses so Site Health showed “The REST API did not process the context query parameter correctly” even when the endpoint returned HTTP 200.
FIX: REST-safe i18n — on /wp-json/* requests the plugin no longer reloads its text domain or overrides plugin_locale for newsroom-ai-assistant, so core REST and Site Health checks stay stable while the per-site language picker (1.7.1+) continues to work in wp-admin.
FIX: Per-site UI language picker — restored the 1.7.3 gettext loading path (load_textdomain with determine_locale() lookup) after an experimental init-only loader caused the dashboard to stay in English regardless of Settings Language.
FIX: Task assignment dropdown uses capability => edit_posts instead of deprecated who => authors (WordPress 5.9+).
IMPROVEMENT: the_content / timeline shortcode and speakable snippet bail out during REST/JSON requests (no mutation of API payloads).

Description

Big update 2.0 — Google Search Console meets your newsroom

Classic Editor & Gutenberg (Block Editor)

Six pillars (2.0)

🆓 What you get for FREE

🚀 PRO Features (Buy at [newsos.io](https://newsos.io/) — €29/month per site)

📊 Google Search Console integration (NEW in 2.0)

📈 Author Performance 2.0 (Pro)

🤖 AI Assist (BYOK – Bring Your Own Key)

💬 Editorial Comms (Task Threads + Email)

🛡️ Duplicate-Tag Guard

🔥 Content Decay Radar

⚡ Instant Indexing API

📰 LiveBlogPosting Schema

🖼️ Google Discover Image Validator

🔧 Priority Support & Updates

Why publishers choose us

Translators / i18n

Screenshots

Installation

FAQ

What is new in version 2.0?

Does Newsroom OS replace Google Search Console?

What is the difference between Discover Score and GSC Discover clicks?

How do I connect Google Search Console?

Does it work with Classic Editor and Gutenberg?

Is it compatible with WordPress 7?

Does it work with my theme?

Will it conflict with Yoast SEO or Rank Math?

Will it slow down my website?

How does the Smart Tag system work?

Where do I buy Pro?

What if I cancel Pro?

Which AI providers does Pro support? Can I use AI for free?

Will the AI answer in my language?

Does the plugin store private data off-site?