We are happy to announce that version 3.16 of the Parse.ly plugin will become available in VIP staging environments on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Before using it in production, we recommend testing the new release in staging.
This release will become the default in production on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, and all non-pinned environments will be auto-upgraded to this version. These changes do not affect customers who don’t use wp-parsely, or use an integration method outside of mu-plugins.
Release highlights
This release focuses on enhancements to Smart Linking, as well as a providing a GUI for controlling access to the Content Helper’s AI features. It is also complemented by numerous bug fixes and smaller enhancements.
Smart Linking enhancements
- Users can now review Smart Links before adding them to posts. This is done through a dialog that allows users to preview and approve or reject every Smart Link suggestion individually.
- Using the same dialog, users can manage the post’s Smart Links at any time, as well as inspect inbound and outbound links.
- We’ve included a handful of bug fixes related to Smart Linking in this release, including a fix to prevent duplicate Smart Links.
Content Helper AI feature permissions
- It’s now possible to control access to the Content Helper’s AI features per User Role. For example, administrators can choose to limit access to Smart Linking to Editors only, and disable Title Suggestions for everyone.
- Permission settings are currently available for Smart Linking, Title Suggestions, and Excerpt Suggestions. Permissions can be configured quickly and easily, using the Content Helper tab in the plugin’s Settings page. Custom User Roles are supported.
- If needed, all the Content Helper features using AI can be disabled with a single click.