Plugins

The IndexNow plugin for Geeklog has been updated to version 1.2.1, with a strong focus on security, reliability, and easier administration.

This release keeps compatibility with Geeklog 2.1.1 through 2.2.2 and improves the way URLs are submitted to IndexNow-compatible search engines. The plugin now performs stricter URL validation, verifies anonymous access before submitting content, and records submission history so administrators can see which URLs were accepted, skipped, rejected, or later remediated.

One of the main additions in 1.2.1 is the new Security Cleanup mechanism. Previously submitted URLs can be audited locally, and URLs that are now private, deleted, or replaced by a different canonical URL can be queued for a safe recrawl. Pending cleanup requests are processed automatically by the Geeklog scheduled task, while administrators can also run a cleanup batch manually from the new administration dashboard.

Over the past 40 to 50 days, a remarkable amount of development has taken place around Geeklog.

What started as an effort to modernize a few plugins and improve compatibility with Geeklog 2.2.2 gradually became something much broader: updating important parts of the ecosystem, improving development practices, reviving major plugins and exploring new ways for Geeklog components to work together.

Borrowing the spirit — but not the official program — of Google Summer of Code, we could call this period our own:

Geeklog Summer of Code 2026.

This article is a snapshot of what has happened, what is already usable, what is currently under development, and why this may be a good time for developers and long-time Geeklog users to take another look at the project.

Videos 0.18.0 is now available for Geeklog.

This release goes far beyond adding YouTube videos to a website. It turns video into a real content layer that can help a Geeklog site become more active, more engaging and easier to explore.

For a site built around a specific topic, this opens an interesting opportunity: use relevant videos to reconnect visitors with your existing content, highlight useful creators, surface remarkable resources and encourage people to stay longer on the site.

The new version is available from the Geeklog Plugins repository:

https://github.com/Geeklog-Plugins/videos