{"id":295640,"date":"2026-04-10T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/supertab-connect\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:59:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:59:50","slug":"supertab-connect","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/frp.wordpress.org\/plugins\/supertab-connect\/","author":23473186,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","version":"1.0.0","stable_tag":"1.0.0","tested":"6.9.4","requires":"6.4","requires_php":"8.1","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"Supertab Connect","header_author":"Supertab","header_description":"Connect your WordPress site to the Supertab Connect platform.","assets_banners_color":"","last_updated":"2026-04-10 08:59:50","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"","header_author_uri":"https:\/\/supertab.co","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":0,"downloads":30,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":{"1.0.0":{"tag":"1.0.0","author":"getsupertab","date":"2026-04-10 08:59:50"}},"upgrade_notice":{"1.0.0":"<p>Initial release.<\/p>"},"ratings":[],"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.0.0"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":[],"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[166108,18193,12928,11482,259893],"plugin_category":[],"plugin_contributors":[259894],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-295640","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-bot-protection","plugin_tags-content-protection","plugin_tags-crawlers","plugin_tags-licensing","plugin_tags-rsl","plugin_contributors-getsupertab","plugin_committers-getsupertab"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/supertab-connect.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"<!--section=description-->\n<p>Supertab Connect integrates your WordPress site with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supertab.co\/supertab-connect\">Supertab Connect<\/a> platform, providing two key capabilities:<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>RSL License Serving<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Automatically serves your site's RSL license at <code>\/license.xml<\/code>. 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This allows you to:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Distinguish licensed access from unauthorized scraping<\/li>\n<li>Monitor usage against declared licensing terms<\/li>\n<li>Optionally enforce access controls without blocking compliant bots<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>How It Works<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Enter your Website URN from the <a href=\"https:\/\/merchant-connect.supertab.co\/\">Supertab Connect dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Your <code>license.xml<\/code> is immediately served at your site root<\/li>\n<li>Optionally add your Merchant API Key to enable license verification<\/li>\n<li>Configure which paths should enforce the Crawler Authentication Protocol<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p><strong>Features<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Serves RSL <code>license.xml<\/code> at your site root, proxied from the Supertab API<\/li>\n<li>Caches license XML locally for performance<\/li>\n<li>Optional bot protection via the Crawler Authentication Protocol<\/li>\n<li>Configurable path patterns for selective enforcement (supports wildcards)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>External Services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin connects to the <a href=\"https:\/\/api-connect.supertab.co\">Supertab Connect API<\/a> to provide its functionality:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RSL License Serving<\/strong> \u2014 Your Website URN is sent to retrieve your site's license XML file. This happens on every request to <code>\/license.xml<\/code> (cached locally after first fetch).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Crawler Authentication Protocol<\/strong> \u2014 When enabled by the site administrator, page URLs and user agent strings from bot requests are sent to verify license tokens and record usage events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>No personal data from your site visitors is collected or transmitted.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supertab.co\/legal\">Supertab Terms of Use and Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>supertab-connect<\/code> folder to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory, or install through the WordPress plugin screen directly.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the \"Plugins\" screen in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to Settings &gt; Supertab Connect to configure your Website URN.<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) Enter your Merchant API Key and enable the Crawler Authentication Protocol.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>You will need a Supertab Connect account. 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