Site Changes

SEPTEMBER 2023

• 9/11 – Enabling CDN from BunnyCDN
• 9/01 – Removing the tag cloud for Google Reviews to streamline the UX

AUGUST 2023

• 8/23 – Implementing an option to display photos from Google Places API
• 8/20 – Deprecating the [location_based_button] and moving it in the header area
• 8/20 – Uninstaling the social media plugin to improve the UX
• 8/17 – Installing a Progress Reading Bar plugin (monitor scroll depth changes in Clarity) 
• 8/13 – Enhancing the commonly mentioned words in Google Reviews to display them as tag clouds
• 8/12 – Removing What’s Near You listing because I can’t get the dynamic caching to work in WP Super Cache (huhu!)
• 8/12 – Installing Mashshare plugin for social media share (monitor social media referrals in GA4)
• 8/12 – Adding common words mentioned by the Google reviewers
• 8/12 – Changing radial proximity from 50km to 30km for TSPG KB to further localize results
• 8/08 – Removing Font Awesome plugin and opting for a simple, clean display
• 8/08 – Removing the search TIP to reclaim space and improve UX (monitor view_search_results events in GA4)
• 8/08 – Adding a What’s Near You listing based on the visitor’s current location
• 8/07 – Removing the Last Update in TablePress since there is now a Page Update request button 
• 8/06 – Adding a custom code to allow visitors to request a page update of the currently viewed page
• 8/03 – Adding a custom code to auto display a warning message for pages under the “Removed” category
• 8/03 – Adding a custom code to auto generate alt-text for images
• 8/03 – Removing the “distance” value in GeoMashup Nearby Listings
• 8/02 – Adding aesthetic changes to KB, What’s Nearby, Google Reviews and Nextgen photo gallery

JULY 2023

• 7/30 – Replacing Plugin for Google Reviews with a custom code
• 7/23 – Changing Google Reviews display from slider to list for better UX
• 7/23 – Deactivating Speed Booster Pack Plugin and trying WP Super Cache Plugin
• 7/22 – Fixing WP Discuz width problem
• 7/20 – Updating the [multiple-audio-player] to handle the titles correctly 
• 7/19 – Replacing Modern Footnotes Plugin with a custom code
• 7/14 – Adding a php snippet to handle “References” on selected pages
• 7/13 – Disabling Asset Cleanup Plugin and trying Autoptimize Plugin + Cloudflare APO
• 7/13 – Replacing All-in-One Video Gallery (lack of optimization options) with Embed Plus YouTube
• 7/12 – Deactivating WP Optimize Plugin, and trying Cloudflare optimization toolkits
• 7/12 – Sitewide optimization using Asset Cleanup Plugin
• 7/12 – Removing featured image in the homepage to improve load time
• 7/12 – Applying lazy load to mp3 to reduce network payload
• 7/9 – Function [thumbnail-display-from-gps-points] will now handle display requiring GPS referring points (e.g. Hotels Near Talisay City Hall)
• 7/5 – Updating code for [list-thumbnail] to [custom-field-list-with-thumbnail] to handle more parameters

JUNE 2023

• 6/30 – Implementing location-aware knowledge base for Budget Hotels, TSPG categories
• 6/30 – Sitewide code optimization
• 6/28 – Implementing the “[list thumbnail]” to display the featured image in the table
• 6/27 – Removing Stale Page (and its associated code)
• 6/27 – Increasing masterlist row display from 10 to 20
• 6/24 – Deactivating Widgets on Pages Plugin
• 6/1 – Updating the CSS for buttons
• 6/1 – Reinstating AI Chat for more data points
• 6/1 – Implementing multiple audio files player

MAY 2023

• 5/27 – Custom taxonomy “Province” will scan the custom field “address” for value
• 5/25 – Masterlist will now be handled programatically (retiring Tablepress)
• 5/5 – Disabling AI Engine due to limited adoption

APRIL 2023

• 4/29 – Enabling WP Disquz to replace WP default comment due to a theme conflict
• 4/22 – Temporarily removing the Map button
• 4/22 – Removing Rank Math Schema and enabling Plugin for Google Reviews
• 4/22 – Removal of the Tablepress Announcement section
• 4/08 – Continuing update of Maternity Clinics for all regions
• 4/07 – Enabling search tip message to all pages for best UX
• 4/01 – Implementing LocalBusiness schema (limited elements only)

MARCH 2023

• 3/26 – Now using the single column mobile Tablepress for desktop users
• 3/19 – Deactivating ShareThis Reaction Buttons and replacing with Rank Math review schema for verified listings (webbline call or in-person visit)
• 3/17 – Disabling FB Chat for all pages and testing AI Engine for select categories
• 3/16 – Changing minification handling from Cloudflare to WP-Optimize
• 3/01 – Enabling of FB chat in HIV Testing & Mental Health Care pages

FEBRUARY 2023

• 2/10 – Removing jobs.webbline.com (nursing homes jobs)

JANUARY 2023

• 1/28 – Adding the “Add Services (& Programs)” taxonomy
• 1/05 – The Updated row will now show an outdated message if the last update happened more than 1 year ago
• 1/05 – Replacing WP Last Modified Info plugin with a code in functions.php
• 1/01 – Happy New Year!

DECEMBER 2022

• 12/31 – Relocating Nextgen Gallery to a Tablepress row
• 12/31 – Replacing Site Reviews with ShareThis Reactions plugin
• 12/15 – Installing Instant Images plugin 
• 12/15 – Adding PrEP to “addref” taxonomy for HIV/STD pages to assist this page
• 12/15 – Adding Gay Friendly to “addref” taxonomy for Massage & Spa pages to assist this page
• 12/1 – Installing reSmush.it Image Optimizer
• 12/1 – Adding the Recent Activities page 
• 12/1 – Adding the Submit Your Business page

NOVEMBER 2022

• 11/6 – Creation of jobs.webbline.com and data migration
• 11/1 – Enabling Cloudflare’s APO 
• 11/1 – Reverting to Cloudflare from Quic.cloud for improved DDOS protection

FEBRUARY 2022

• 2/25 – Reverting all Masterlists to table-type
• 2/21 – Reverting to Akismet and disabling of Google ReCaptcha Plugins

JANUARY 2022

• 1/18 – Continuing Google ReCaptcha and disabling Akismet plugins 
• 1/12 – Added a new category Fraud Alert PH
• 1/11 – Testing the Google ReCaptcha Plugin
• 1/10 – Continuing update of Maternity Clinics for all regions
• 1/05 – Enabling of Site Reviews plugin
• 1/01 – Happy New Year!

OCTOBER 2021

• 10/30 – Continuing update of Maternity Clinics for all regions
• 10/25 – Disabling and replacement of Rank Math Sitemap with XML Sitemaps plugin
• 10/06 – Replacement of the global See Also links with the Knowledge Base links
• 10/06 – Replacement of the References Section with the Modern Footnotes plugin
• 10/02 – Finished updating HIV Testing Centers for all regions

SEPTEMBER 2021

• Starting update of Maternity Clinics for all regions
• Starting update of Animal Bite Treatment Centers for all regions
• Starting update of HIV Testing Centers for all regions
• Enabling of the View Map & Suggest buttons  
• Finished adding DOH-maintained Poison Control facilities for all regions
• Removal of Comment Stream page (../cs) and reenabling of the Comment Reply Notification plugin
• Removal of all Masahista Profiles & GeoSearch button
• Removal and replacement of all static Masterlists and Sublists with a Google Custom Search Engine
• Continuation of code sanitation and mobile speed optimization efforts

AUGUST 2021

• Switching CDN provider BunnyCDN to Quic.Cloud
• Installation of LiteSpeed Cache plugin
• Removal of plugins Lightweight Subscribe to Comments, Asset CleanUp, Autoptimize & Inline Google Spreadsheet Viewer, Contact Form 7, Site Kit by Google, Tablepress: Automatic URL Conversion, Tablepress: Table Row Order, WP Sitemap Page
• Removal of the “branches” taxonomy
• Transferring from Namecheap to Cloudflare (registrars)

MARCH 2021

• Fixed missing redirection rules in nursing homes’ job vacancies
• Removed the “Masterlists” menu in the main navigation menu

DECEMBER 2019

• Geofence listings removed. GeoSearch button provides the same functionality dynamically
• Switched from BunnyCDN to Cloudflare CDN
• Encoding of Lying-in Clinics in NCR (on-going)

OCTOBER 2019

• Encoding of Lying-in Clinics in NCR
• Edit NCR landline numbers due to the recent prefix addition

SEPTEMBER 2019

• 09/21 – Encoding of Lying-in Clinics in NCR
• 09/12 – Masterlists will be broken down per province to speed up loading
• 09/05 – [Helper: GeoSearch] sanitized. Processing now moved to the [Main Switch]
• 09/03 – Added [Options All -Indexes] in .htaccess to remove directory listing
• 09/02 – 85% of the deindexed pages were now restored. More than 1500 pages need shortcode replacement

AUGUST 2019

• 08/30 – Code sanitation finished. Shortcode replacement in progress
• 08/29 – DB backup set to 4 hrs. Restored full backup due to a plugin error [by Bulk Edit Posts and Products in Spreadsheet]
• 08/29 – 50% of the deindexed pages were now restored. Code sanitation started
• 08/25 – Applied css and js optimization. Image optimization started [by Imagify]
• 08/23 – 673 pages were deindexed due to a craw error from a poorly coded plugin. Removed the credited DIRs in the root. Validation fix started