=== Ingestics - API and RSS Automation ===
Contributors: virenbuddh
Tags: api, rss, automation, content, feeds
Requires at least: 5.6
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 3.0.1
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Fetch from REST APIs and RSS feeds, apply quality controls, and publish into WordPress.

== Description ==

Ingestics is a WordPress automation plugin for ingesting and publishing external content from REST APIs and RSS/Atom feeds.

Ingestics(TM) is a product by AutoAPIWP.

Features included in this WordPress.org package:
* API + RSS ingestion in one admin interface
* Up to 3 API providers and 2 RSS providers
* Manual fetch controls for API and RSS
* API and RSS request/response preview panels
* JSON path mapping (basic)
* XML/CSV field mapping support
* Duplicate protection and content quality checks
* Activity log with fetched/created/filtered/duplicate/error/unaccounted counts
* Source attribution controls
* Featured image sideload support
* Setup wizards and guided provider setup flow
* Security-focused request handling and secret masking

Optional separate commercial extension:
* Additional scheduling/rotation modes
* Additional provider adapters and OAuth flows
* Additional frontend layouts and advanced transform/pipeline controls

The commercial extension is distributed separately from this WordPress.org package.

== Why Ingestics ==

* One plugin handles both API and RSS pipelines
* Provider-level controls for mapping, auth, publish mode, and enrichment
* Detailed logging for operational visibility
* Works with user-configured providers and feed endpoints

== API Capabilities ==

* HTTP methods: GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE
* Optional HEAD/OPTIONS via compatibility toggle
* Auth modes: none, API key, bearer, basic
* Custom headers/body support
* Pagination support for supported provider formats
* Retry and basic rate-limit handling
* Google Sheets share/edit URLs can be normalized to CSV export endpoints

== RSS Capabilities ==

* Feed ingestion with provider controls
* RSS/Atom support
* Optional full-text extraction mode when configured

== Content & Publish Controls ==

* Publish modes: publish, draft, pending
* Duplicate detection by source/title safeguards
* Source attribution block and labels
* Featured image sideloading controls

== Front-end Output ==

* Shortcodes: `[auto_api_feed]`, `[aapi_feed]`
* Template tags: `aapi_get_feed()`, `aapi_render_feed()`
* Gutenberg block: `ingestics/feed`

== Installation ==

1. Upload `ingestics` to `/wp-content/plugins/`
2. Activate the plugin from WordPress admin
3. Open **Ingestics** in the left admin menu
4. Add provider(s) and run manual fetch
5. Configure settings as needed

== External Services ==

This plugin may connect to external services depending on your configuration:

= Freemius =
Used for licensing/account management and plugin updates when enabled by the site administrator.
Service: https://freemius.com
Privacy: https://freemius.com/privacy
Terms: https://freemius.com/terms

= Pexels =
Used only when stock image fallback is explicitly enabled and configured by the site administrator.
Service: https://www.pexels.com
Privacy: https://www.pexels.com/privacy-policy
Terms: https://www.pexels.com/terms-of-service

= LibreTranslate =
Used only when translation is explicitly enabled and configured by the site administrator.
Endpoint is configured by the site administrator.

= User-configured APIs and RSS feeds =
By design, this plugin fetches data from REST APIs and RSS feeds configured by the site administrator.
No data is sent to external endpoints unless enabled and configured by an administrator.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does this plugin support both API and RSS? =
Yes. API and RSS providers are managed in a single plugin UI.

= Can I use this without paid services? =
Yes. The core API/RSS ingestion workflow works without any paid external service.

= Does this plugin require a license to run core features? =
No. Core features in this package run without a paid license.

= How do I show imported posts on the frontend? =
Use the provided shortcode, template tags, or Gutenberg block.

== Screenshots ==

1. Main Dashboard
2. Guided Setup Wizard
3. Providers Addition Tab
4. API Provider Addition
5. RSS Provider Addition
6. General Settings
7. Advanced Settings
8. API Call Preview
9. RSS Call Preview tab.
10. Activity Log

== Changelog ==

= 3.0.1 =
* Updated plugin display name and branding assets.
* Updated Ingestics header logo and Freemius pricing screen logo.
* Refined Freemius integration metadata for release packaging.
* Updated bundled Freemius SDK to 2.13.2.

= 3.0.0 =
* Unified API + RSS ingestion architecture
* JSON/XML/RSS/CSV/HTML/Text parsing support
* Activity logging with count reconciliation
* Guided setup workflows and preview tools
* Security hardening and operational diagnostics
