Description

Optimize articles for Google Discover, Google News, and web search. Add NewsArticle and LiveBlogPosting schema markup, Search Console traffic analytics, editorial assignments, and newsroom tools — directly inside WordPress. Works in Gutenberg and Classic Editor.

Who is this plugin for?

Perfect for:

News websites and online newspapers
Magazines and digital publishers
Editorial teams and multi-author WordPress sites
Sites targeting Google Discover and Google News traffic
Publishers who outgrew generic SEO plugins but still use Yoast or Rank Math

NewsArticle & LiveBlogPosting schema markup

Structured data built for publishers — not generic blog schema:

NewsArticle JSON-LD — @graph with Organization, WebPage, author Person, geo, about / mentions from entity tags
LiveBlogPosting — breaking news mode with live H3 updates and auto-expire
FAQPage and CollectionPage — from editor FAQ blocks and story timelines
Wikidata entity enrichment on tags (lazy, on assign)
Richness presets (Minimal / Balanced / Full) — complements Yoast SEO, Rank Math, AIOSEO, SEOPress

Google Discover & Google News optimization

Discover Score — pre-publish checklist: hero 1200px+, 16:9, headline quality, topic/tags, OG image, timeliness
Trend Radar — Google Trends + Google News RSS in the editor sidebar (localized by country)
Breaking news mode — faster IndexNow/Google ping, LiveBlog schema, optional “developing story” badge
Pro: real Discover and Google News clicks from Search Console sync (separate from the editorial score)

Newsroom OS vs Yoast SEO & Rank Math

Yoast SEO / Rank Math excel at meta titles, descriptions, XML sitemaps, and general on-page SEO.

Newsroom OS adds the newsroom layer they do not cover:

Google Discover readiness scoring in the editor
Google News + Discover Search Console analytics per writer (Pro)
NewsArticle / LiveBlogPosting publisher schema graph
Editorial workflow — tasks, My Inbox, chief dashboard, Chief Insights (Pro)
Author performance coaching tied to real traffic (Pro)
Smart tags, duplicate-tag guard, archive internal links, content decay radar (Pro)

Use both together — Newsroom OS reads your SEO plugin meta and adds publisher-specific signals.

Update 2.3 — Desk workflow + Chief command upgrades (Pro)

Newsroom OS 2.3 adds brief editorial task, AI desk overview (Author Performance), Kanban drag-and-drop, War room live KPIs (AJAX), CrUX / Core Web Vitals (PageSpeed Insights), GSC device channel toggle, and category-aware AI prompts. No database migration. Configure CrUX under Settings Instant Indexing (PageSpeed API key).

Update 2.2 — AI Assist SEO pipeline (Pro BYOK)

Newsroom OS 2.2 upgrades AI Assist (Pro) for newsroom SEO: shared article analysis (keywords, entities, intent), stronger headline, optimize, and trend suggestions, meta description generation with one-click apply to Yoast SEO / Rank Math (or excerpt), smarter tag match, and Discover Score entity signals when analysis is saved on the post. Editor blocks (story timeline, key takeaways, FAQ) use semantic HTML, dedicated CSS (story-cluster.css, newsai-content-blocks.css), and no empty DOM nodes in published markup.

Big update 2.1 — Chief Insights, AI Daily Brief, and indexing diagnostics

Newsroom OS 2.1 adds Chief Insights (desk-wide KPIs, channel tables, top categories/articles), AI Daily Brief (Morning/Evening), and Print to PDF. Clear Last attempted vs Last successful diagnostics for Google Indexing API and IndexNow.

Preview Pro on newsos.io.

Big update 2.0 — Google Search Console meets your newsroom

Newsroom OS 2.0 connects your editorial desk to real Google traffic. Writers 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.

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

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.

🧭 Chief Insights + AI Daily Brief (NEW in 2.1)

Built for editor-in-chief oversight in one screen:

Chief Insights tab — summary-first KPI strip + channel performance + top categories + top articles + top keyword/entity signals.
PRO live / FREE demo — free sites see a realistic demo layout; Pro shows live desk data.
AI Daily Brief — one click executive summary with Morning mode (planning) and Evening mode (retrospective + next actions).
Print to PDF — export the current chief view for standups and editorial meetings.
Indexing diagnostics polish — Google + IndexNow now show Last attempted and Last successful URL/ping, plus health badge (Healthy / Degraded / Unknown).

🤖 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

Google Discover score WordPress — Publication Readiness: Editorial + Discover twin gauges and Next Best Action — **Google Discover score WordPress** — Publication Readiness: Editorial + Discover twin gauges and Next Best Action

Search Console author analytics (Pro) — Author Performance: team cards, GSC clicks, Summary / Articles / Coaching tabs — **Google Discover score WordPress** — Publication Readiness: Editorial + Discover twin gauges and Next Best Action

Installation

Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/, or install via Plugins Add New Upload.
Activate “Newsroom OS – Google Discover, Google News, Schema & Editorial Workflow”.
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

Is Newsroom OS a Google Discover plugin for WordPress?: Yes — for publishers and newsrooms, not generic blogs. The free Discover Score checklist scores hero image (1200px+, 16:9), headline quality, topic/tags, OG image, and timeliness before publish. Trend Radar pulls Google Trends and News for your target country. Pro adds real Discover clicks from Search Console sync (separate metric from the editorial score).
Is this a Google Search Console plugin?: Partially — built for editorial teams. Pro connects via service account (webmasters.readonly), syncs Discover, Google News, and web search clicks into WordPress, and shows them on Author Performance, Chief Insights, My Inbox, and the Posts list. It does not replace the Search Console UI — it surfaces GSC data where writers and chiefs already work.
Does Newsroom OS add schema markup?: Yes. NewsArticle and LiveBlogPosting JSON-LD with Organization, WebPage, author Person, geo, and entity about / mentions from your tags (Wikidata enrichment). Story timelines output CollectionPage schema; FAQ blocks can emit FAQPage. Works alongside Yoast SEO, Rank Math, AIOSEO, and SEOPress — Newsroom OS adds newsroom-specific graph enrichment, not duplicate meta tags.
Does it include an AI assistant for writers?: Pro (BYOK): OpenAI, Google Gemini, or Groq with your own API key — titles, optimize, trend keywords, meta description (apply to Yoast/Rank Math), tag match, and content brief from trends. Free tier: Publication Readiness, Smart Tags, tasks, Discover Score, schema, and Trend Radar without AI.
What is the newsroom workflow feature set?: Tasks & assignments (deadlines, keywords, briefs, reference links), Dashboard KPIs and kanban-style desk view, My Inbox for writers, task threads + email alerts (Pro), Breaking news mode with live updates, Content Decay Radar (Pro), and weekly desk report email (Pro). Chiefs use Chief Insights; writers see only their assignments.
How does Newsroom OS help with Google Discover?: The Discover Score checklist runs before publish: featured image size and aspect ratio, headline length and clickbait cues, topic/tags, OG image, author signals, and internal links. Trend Radar surfaces rising topics from Google Trends and News. Pro adds measured Discover clicks from Search Console so chiefs can coach writers on outcomes, not just checklists.
What is Google Discover optimization in WordPress?: It means aligning articles with Discover distribution signals — strong hero images, clear non-clickbait headlines, timely topics, entity-rich tags, and valid publisher schema — while tracking whether those choices correlate with real Discover traffic after publish (Pro GSC sync).
Can Newsroom OS improve Google Discover visibility?: No plugin can guarantee Discover placement. Newsroom OS gives editors a repeatable pre-publish workflow (Discover Score + Focus), breaking-news LiveBlog tools, and (Pro) Search Console Discover metrics per post and author so you can iterate on what actually earns clicks.
Does Newsroom OS support Google News?: Yes. Trend Radar includes Google News headlines for your region. Pro GSC sync stores the Google News channel separately from Discover and web search — visible on Author Performance, Chief Insights, My Inbox, and the Posts list.
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.
Is there a live Pro demo before I buy?: Yes — visit newsos.io and open the live demo section to preview Pro dashboards and workflows in action.
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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Changelog

2.3.2

IMPROVEMENT: Chief Insights & Author Performance caching — heavy admin aggregates cached for 24 hours (auto-refresh at UTC midnight or after GSC sync). Tab switches load instantly after the first visit.
SAFE: No database migrations. Safe upgrade from 2.3.1 and 2.2.x.

2.3.1

IMPROVEMENT: Admin menu unread badge — cache TTL raised from 30 seconds to 5 minutes (invalidates when a new task message is posted).
SAFE: No database migrations. Safe upgrade from 2.3.0 and 2.2.x.

2.3.0

NEW: Content brief editorial task (Pro) — after generating a brief in the editor sidebar, chiefs can one-click Create task with angle, outline, keywords, and competitor link pre-filled in the desk workflow.
NEW: AI desk overview (Pro BYOK) — Author Performance tab: AI summary of top/bottom writers, who did not publish, low traffic, and why (posts, Focus/Discover scores, GSC clicks, overdue tasks).
NEW: Device donut channel toggle (Pro) — Chief Insights: switch Web / Discover / Google News for GSC device breakdown.
NEW: War room live dashboard (Pro) — desk pulse (publishes, GSC clicks, open/overdue tasks, latest posts) refreshes every 30s via AJAX.
NEW: Core Web Vitals monitor (Pro) — CrUX field data via PageSpeed Insights API key (Settings Instant Indexing); full https:// page URL.
NEW: Kanban drag-and-drop — move editorial tasks between Overdue / Due Soon / Scheduled / Done columns on the Dashboard.
IMPROVEMENT: Category-aware AI prompts — editorial rules per detected article_type (breaking, sports, politics, etc.) in AI Assist.
IMPROVEMENT: Author Performance panel — desk overview respects 7d/30d/90d window toggle.
SAFE: No database migrations. Safe upgrade from 2.2.x.

2.2.2

NEW: Chief Insights command center (Pro) — redesigned header (LIVE badge, period window, Export PDF, AI Daily Brief), KPI period-over-period deltas, and Commands button.
NEW: Command palette — Ctrl+K / ⌘K in post editor and Newsroom settings (navigate tabs, AI tasks, content brief, GSC sync, Chief actions).
NEW: GSC charts (Pro) — site-wide daily click trend per channel (Web / Discover / Google News with totals) and device breakdown donut (Desktop / Mobile / Tablet) from real Search Console API data.
NEW: GSC site sync tables — wp_newsai_gsc_site_daily and wp_newsai_gsc_device created automatically on sync/activation (no manual migration).
NEW: Weekly desk report email (Pro) — optional HTML digest to editors/chiefs (Settings Team): KPIs, top stories, test send.
NEW: Content brief from trend (Pro BYOK) — generate editorial brief from Google Trends topic in the editor sidebar.
IMPROVEMENT: Dark mode — shared --nros-* tokens for admin dashboard, Chief Insights, editor sidebar, and Author Performance.
IMPROVEMENT: Dashboard (Alerts tab) — inline styles moved to nros-admin-dashboard.css (KPIs, kanban, tasks, sidebar cards).
IMPROVEMENT: Trend Radar resilience — circuit breaker + stale cache for Google Trends and News RSS feeds.
IMPROVEMENT: WordPress.org readme SEO — clearer title and short description for Google Discover, Google News, schema markup, Search Console, and editorial workflow searches; “Who is this for”, schema section, Yoast comparison, and Discover/News FAQ.
FIX: Security hardening — output escaping audit, safer SQL LIKE patterns, centralized transient cleanup on uninstall.
FIX: Accessibility — :focus-visible on editor action buttons and Author Performance controls.
IMPROVEMENT: Admin notice — chiefs/editors see a reminder to run GSC Sync now until Chief chart tables are populated (dismissible per user).
IMPROVEMENT: My Inbox — inline styles moved to nros-admin-dashboard.css (performance card, discussions, assignments).
I18N: refreshed .pot / .po / .mo and JS translation JSON (includes command palette strings).
SAFE: Upgrade from 2.2.1 — run GSC Sync now once after update to populate chart tables. Uninstall drops new GSC tables.

2.2.1

NEW: Site registry (NewsOS) — Pro licenses send site name and plugin version on activate/check; Registered with NewsOS URL shown on the PRO tab.
NEW: Free usage insights (explicit opt-in) — optional weekly anonymous ping (site URL, name, version, WP/PHP, locale) to newsos.io only after administrator consent (setup wizard or Settings Site Details). Pro sites use license registration instead. Privacy policy text added for site owners.
GDPR: No ping without recorded consent — default opt-out on new installs; one-time migration revokes legacy “on by default” opt-ins and notifies administrators.
FIX: Discover Score — auto Storytelling Timeline counts toward the links bucket when enabled; legacy newsai-story-cluster markup detected.
NEW: Organization Logo URL (Schema) — override for JSON-LD publisher logo (square image; not favicon).
SAFE: No database migrations. Safe upgrade from 2.2.0 and 2.1.x.

2.2.0

IMPROVEMENT: Story cluster / timeline blocks use semantic <aside class="newsai-story-cluster"> (complementary related coverage, not main article body) and external story-cluster.css instead of heavy inline styles — better parser clarity and front-end performance.
FIX: Timeline labels — empty saved settings no longer output blank <span class="newsai-story-cluster__date"> or footer links; defaults apply (Σήμερα / Χθες / dates / «Όλο το χρονικό»). Blank label fields are removed from options on save. Timeline HTML cache bumped (v2 transient).
IMPROVEMENT: Key takeaways & FAQ blocks — <aside class="newsai-key-points"> and <section class="newsai-faq"> (FAQPage schema) replace inline-styled divs; styles in newsai-content-blocks.css. No insert when key points cannot be built from content.
IMPROVEMENT: Chief Insights — separate Google Discover and Google News top-article tables with period-over-period trend arrows (▲ rising, ▼ falling, new traffic); Web search table includes trends too.
NEW (Pro BYOK): Shared SEO article analysis — primary keyword, entities, search intent, and article type extracted once per post (cached) and reused across AI Assist tasks.
IMPROVEMENT (Pro BYOK): Title suggestions — Discover/News headline rules, internal quality scoring, entity/keyword-aware angles; uses article lede (first paragraphs) for focus.
IMPROVEMENT (Pro BYOK): Content optimization — search-oriented suggestions (5W in lede, E-E-A-T, entities, internal linking ideas) without full rewrites.
IMPROVEMENT (Pro BYOK): Trending keywords — anti-stuffing guidance, direct vs adjacent relevance; no forced headline weaving.
IMPROVEMENT (Pro BYOK): Key takeaways — snippet-friendly bullets with primary entity/outcome when supported by the article.
IMPROVEMENT (Pro BYOK): AI Tag Match — existing tags plus up to three suggested new tag labels for manual creation.
NEW (Pro BYOK): Generate meta description — 140–160 character factual snippet; Apply to SEO fields (Yoast, Rank Math, or post excerpt) with editor sync.
IMPROVEMENT: Discover Score — small entities bucket bonus when AI SEO analysis is stored on the post (after running AI Assist).
I18N: refreshed gettext and JS translation catalogs (el, en, de, es).
SAFE: No database migrations. Safe upgrade from 2.1.x and 2.0.x.

2.1.0

NEW: Chief Insights (Pro) — executive dashboard tab for chiefs with KPI summary, channel table (Web / Discover / Google News), top categories, top articles by traffic, and top keyword/entity coverage.
NEW: AI Daily Brief (Pro) — one-click brief inside Chief Insights with Morning / Evening mode and structured output (wins, risks, next actions).
NEW: Print to PDF from Chief Insights for editorial reporting.
NEW: FREE demo mode for Chief Insights — same layout with demo metrics and upgrade CTA.
IMPROVEMENT: Indexing diagnostics (Google + IndexNow) now track and display Last attempted and Last successful ping/URL/code separately, plus a health badge.
IMPROVEMENT: AI provider hardening — retries for transient failures and fallback chain across configured providers.
IMPROVEMENT: Schema date edge-case guards — safer datetime resolution for publish/schedule workflows, with resilient fallback behavior in JSON-LD.
I18N: refreshed gettext/script catalogs for new 2.1 UI strings (el/en/de/es).

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

Who is this plugin for?

NewsArticle & LiveBlogPosting schema markup

Google Discover & Google News optimization

Newsroom OS vs Yoast SEO & Rank Math

Update 2.3 — Desk workflow + Chief command upgrades (Pro)

Update 2.2 — AI Assist SEO pipeline (Pro BYOK)

Big update 2.1 — Chief Insights, AI Daily Brief, and indexing diagnostics

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)

🧭 Chief Insights + AI Daily Brief (NEW in 2.1)

🤖 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

Is Newsroom OS a Google Discover plugin for WordPress?

Is this a Google Search Console plugin?

Does Newsroom OS add schema markup?

Does it include an AI assistant for writers?

What is the newsroom workflow feature set?

How does Newsroom OS help with Google Discover?

What is Google Discover optimization in WordPress?

Can Newsroom OS improve Google Discover visibility?

Does Newsroom OS support Google News?

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?

Is there a live Pro demo before I buy?

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?