Changelog

What's new, improved, and fixed across The Simple Toolbox.

2026-04-04

SEO & Schema Overhaul

+ Added FAQPage and HowTo structured data to all 100+ tool pages
+ Added BreadcrumbList schema to category pages
+ Added datePublished and dateModified to tool schemas
+ Created /tools/ index page with full tool directory
+ Added cross-category Related Tools recommendations
+ Migrated /tools/p/ URLs to /tools/ with 301 redirects
+ Expanded category meta descriptions for better CTR
+ Added formula sections to 5 financial calculator pages

2026-04-03

Performance & Security Improvements

+ Removed unused Material Icons font (saves ~100KB per page)
+ Added HSTS, Content-Security-Policy, and Permissions-Policy headers
+ Fixed Cloudflare asset caching with immutable headers for static assets
+ Added font preload hints for faster LCP
+ Configured IndexNow for instant Bing/Yandex indexation

2026-04-03

Trust & Transparency Update

+ Updated About page to honestly reflect analytics usage
+ Removed cookie consent banner (site sets no tracking cookies)
+ Fixed Organization schema logo to ImageObject format
+ Populated sameAs with GitHub profile link

2026-03-01

Launch

+ Initial launch with 100+ free, privacy-first browser tools
+ 14 categories: Finance, Freelance, Real Estate, Trading, E-commerce, Social, SEO, Health, Travel, Everyday, Education, Privacy, Developer, Media