Your SEO Toolbox Changelog

This public changelog records visible trust, review-date, methodology, correction-policy, and scoring/version updates for Your SEO Toolbox.

2026-08-14

Product design and navigation consolidation (v2.0)

  • Reorganized the homepage around one primary URL-audit action, a concise trust strip, real output previews, three job paths, six featured tools, review methodology, and implementation services.
  • Added real sample-report previews for the page audit, redirect checker, and schema generator.
  • Simplified the tool directory, moved advanced filters behind a quieter control, and changed the default order to lead with common page checks.
  • Aligned shared tool facts, long-page navigation, result terminology, mobile controls, and Services styling with the current design system.
  • Reorganized the Services catalog into quick fixes, foundation packages, and larger engagements while preserving each dedicated scope page, price, and checkout link.

2026-06-11

Accuracy and editorial pass (v1.1)

  • Static HTML Audit (formerly Lighthouse SEO Report) — Complete rebrand. Removed all Lighthouse branding, Performance and Accessibility scoring categories renamed to Document Size, Basic Accessibility Markup, Security & Response, and Metadata & SEO. Added server-side-only disclaimer.
  • Robots.txt Tester — Removed incorrect Windows line-endings advice. Fixed empty Disallow:FAQ to note Google ignores blank rules. Removed duplicate crawl-budget bullet.
  • Search Intent Classifier — Removed unverified 85–90% accuracy claim. Added manual-review advisory for ambiguous queries.
  • Starter Content Brief Generator (renamed from Content Brief Generator) — Added disclaimer that the tool does not analyze live search results or competitors. Softened rigid 50–60/preview tools estimate how text may fit rules.
  • Canonical Tag Checker — Updated messaging: self-referencing canonicals are useful but not mandatory on every unique page.
  • Meta Title & Description Checker — Character limits now framed as display-risk guidance, not pass/fail scoring. Removed unverified CTR-signals-relevance claim.
  • Redirect Checker — Removed overstated crawl-budget and Core Web Vitals claims. Redirect chains described as latency and maintenance concerns, not ranking penalties.
  • HTML Size & Resource Reference Checker (renamed from Page Size Checker) — Clarified that only HTML size and reference counts are measured, not total page weight. Removed FID/INP references and unsupported bounce-rate/conversion-rate statistics.
  • XML Sitemap Checker — Removed contradictory URL-order advice. Softened broken-sitemap language to note it reduces usefulness as a discovery signal.
  • All nine tools updated: Last reviewed June 11, 2026; Tool logic version v1.1.

2026-06-10

Trust and editorial review update

  • Expanded the About page with site ownership, editorial review process, tool-testing methodology, official source references, known limitations, and correction policy.
  • Added visible last-reviewed metadata, reviewer name, tool logic version, source list, and limitations panel to PHP-based tool pages.
  • Added this public changelog page and linked it from the About page and PHP footer.