Fixes admin settings form submission and improves button placement compatibility with hero themes. Existing settings are kept.<\/p>","1.7.45":"
Admin settings CSS now loads from assets\/css\/admin.css. Existing settings are kept.<\/p>","1.7.44":"
Admin settings JavaScript now loads from assets\/js\/admin.js. Existing settings are kept.<\/p>","1.7.43":"
Plugin Check hardening: bulk actions use POST, safer post meta saves. Existing settings are kept.<\/p>","1.7.42":"
Renamed to KudoMetrics Preferred Source Button for Google (slug: kudometrics-preferred-source-button-for-google). Settings migrate automatically. Shortcode: Text domain matches the WordPress.org slug. Existing settings are kept.<\/p>","1.7.19":" Listing name is now Preferred Source Button for Google. Existing settings are kept.<\/p>","1.7.18":" Uninstall cleanup, conditional scripts, and a clearer Google disclaimer. Existing settings are kept until you uninstall.<\/p>","1.7.17":" Plugin Check warnings cleared. Existing settings are kept.<\/p>","1.7.16":" Security hardening for WordPress.org: sanitization, escaping, nonces, and capability checks. Existing settings are kept.<\/p>","1.7.15":" Hero site name stays extra-bold on the live site, matching the settings preview. Existing settings are kept.<\/p>","1.7.14":" Hero buttons wrap at 300px. Tooltip has no border. Below-the-post-meta placement included. Existing settings are kept.<\/p>","1.7.9":" Hero buttons wrap onto two lines. Info icon sits beside the button. Hover \/ info-icon tooltip and TOC \/ sidebar placements included. Existing settings are kept.<\/p>","1.7.0":" Hover, info-icon, and separate mobile\/desktop supporting text. Existing always-visible text is unchanged until you change the new options.<\/p>","1.6.50":" Display tab layout and clearer post\/page exclude fields. 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Choose from the official Google button design or 40+ unique button styles, customize the text and appearance, and control exactly where the button is displayed.<\/p>\n\n When a visitor clicks the button, they are directed to Google's Preferred Sources experience, where they can choose your website as one of their preferred sources.<\/p>\n\n 1. Choose your button design<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Open Settings \u2192 Preferred Source<\/strong> and select your preferred design. You can use the official Google button or choose from 40+ unique custom styles. A live preview (Desktop \/ Mobile) lets you see the button before displaying it on your website.<\/p>\n\n 2. Customize your button<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Personalize the button to fit your website:<\/p>\n\n For custom designs, you can also adjust colors, borders, backgrounds, font size, corner radius, Google icon visibility, and other design settings. With Mobile and desktop<\/strong>, you can set different copy and supporting-text triggers for each device.<\/p>\n\n 3. Choose where it appears<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Display the button automatically:<\/p>\n\n You can enable more than one placement at the same time. TOC, sidebar, and post-meta spots are found automatically \u2014 no CSS selector required.<\/p>\n\n 4. Control who sees it<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Choose where automatic placement should be enabled, including posts, pages, homepage\/blog, categories, tags, search results, author pages, archives, and supported custom content types.<\/p>\n\n You can also control visibility by device and exclude specific posts, pages, or categories. For complete manual control, use the shortcode, block, or widget.<\/p>\n\n 5. Save and publish<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Save your settings and the Preferred Source button is ready to appear according to your selected display rules. When readers click the button, they can proceed to Google and select your website as a Preferred Source.<\/p>\n\n Google Preferred Sources gives users a way to choose publications and websites they want to see more prominently in eligible Google experiences.<\/p>\n\n This plugin gives WordPress site owners a simple way to make that option visible to their readers without manually building and managing the integration.<\/p>\n\n Whether you want Google's official design, a button that matches your site's branding, a floating call-to-action, or a manually placed button inside an article, you can configure it from WordPress.<\/p>\n\n Only domain-level and subdomain-level sites that already appear in Google's source preferences tool<\/a> are eligible to be selected as a preferred source. This plugin creates the link that makes it easy for eligible sites to invite readers to add them \u2014 it does not register your site with Google or affect your eligibility.<\/p>\n\n KudoMetrics Preferred Source Button for Google is an independent WordPress plugin and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google<\/strong>. Google and related trademarks are the property of their respective owners.<\/p>\n\n The plugin helps website owners provide visitors with access to Google's Preferred Sources functionality. Adding a Preferred Source button does not guarantee increased rankings, traffic, visibility, or inclusion in any specific Google Search feature.<\/p>\n\n Custom button styles include an original multicolor G icon to show that the click goes to Google; that icon is plugin artwork, not a Google trademark file. The optional official interactive button loads Google's own script from news.google.com and is subject to Google's terms.<\/p>\n\n Thank you for using KudoMetrics Preferred Source Button for Google. If it helps your site, please leave a \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 rating on WordPress.org.<\/p>\n\n This plugin can load Google's Subscribe with Google publisher script when you enable the official interactive Google button on the Design tab.<\/p>\n\n The script is loaded from This service is provided by Google LLC: Terms of Service<\/a>, Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n Custom button styles link to Preferred Sources is a Google Search feature that allows users to select websites and publications they want to see more content from in eligible Google Search experiences.<\/p><\/dd>\n It makes it easy to add a Preferred Source button to your WordPress website. Visitors can click the button and proceed to Google to add your website as a preferred source.<\/p><\/dd>\n No. It builds the [kmpsbg_preferred_source_button]<\/code>.<\/p>","1.7.20":"Key features<\/h4>\n\n
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{site_name}<\/code> merge tag<\/li>\n[kmpsbg_preferred_source_button]<\/code><\/li>\nHow it works<\/h4>\n\n
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Why use KudoMetrics Preferred Source Button for Google?<\/h4>\n\n
Before you start<\/h4>\n\n
Disclaimer<\/h4>\n\n
External services<\/h3>\n\n
https:\/\/news.google.com\/swg\/js\/v1\/publisher.js<\/code> on pages where that button is shown. It renders Google's official Preferred Sources button in the visitor's browser. The plugin does not send your WordPress site data to Google through this script; Google's script may collect usage data according to Google's policies when it runs in the visitor's browser.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source<\/code> (or your configured domain) so visitors can open Google's Preferred Sources page. Those links are opened in the visitor's browser only when they click the button; no server-side request is made by the plugin to Google for custom styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\/wp-content\/plugins\/kudometrics-preferred-source-button-for-google<\/code>, or install through the WordPress plugins screen.<\/li>\n[kmpsbg_preferred_source_button]<\/code> or the Preferred Source Button<\/strong> block anywhere you want a manual copy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
What is a Google Preferred Source?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
What does this plugin do?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does this register my site with Google?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
google.com\/preferences\/source<\/code> link for your domain, matching the format Google documents for site owners. Whether your site can be selected depends on Google's own criteria.<\/p><\/dd>\n