v7.2.0 — SEO Boost & Performance Enhancements – Release v7.2 (PR #100)

Published on: May 3, 2025 Author: Abdul Rafay

✨ What’s New in Version 7.2

With the release of Pull Request #100, version 7.2 brings significant improvements focused on SEO optimization, social media sharing, and overall performance. This update ensures better discoverability and faster loading times, especially for content-heavy blog posts.

🔍 Advanced SEO Integration

• Dynamic SEO Metadata: Blog posts now include rich metadata for better indexing and display in search engines.
• Custom Open Graph Image Generation: Each post now has its own dynamic OG image, created using custom fonts and branding—perfect for sharing on platforms like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
• Automatic robots.txt Generation: Helps search engines better understand which pages to index.

🖼 Performance Improvements

• WEBP Image Format: All hero and embedded blog images have been converted to the optimized WEBP format—reducing load times while maintaining visual quality.

🔧 Project Cleanup & Enhancements

• Disabled Umami Analytics temporarily for maintenance and optimization purposes.

• Added new dependencies related to:

  • SEO and metadata handling
  • Open Graph image rendering
  • Robots.txt generation
  • Font customization

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📌 Pull Request Reference

You can explore the technical details and code changes in Pull Request #100.

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This release sets the foundation for even more intelligent metadata handling and performance-focused features in future versions.