Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

[1.1.0] - 2025-11-27

Fixed

• Business name extraction - Added fallback methods: extracts from URL path or document title when DOM selectors fail
• Total review count - Now searches page text for review count patterns, not just specific elements
• Reviewer profile URL - Added fallback to use review_url when profile link not found separately
• Profile image sizes - Now handles both =w##-h## and =s## URL parameter patterns

Improved

• Business metadata extraction - Multiple fallback selectors for name, rating, address, category
• Robustness - All extraction functions now try multiple selector strategies
• Phone & Website - Added extraction for business phone number and website URL

Technical

• Expanded selector arrays for Google Maps DOM variations
• Added URL-based business name parsing as fallback
• Added document title parsing as secondary fallback
• Improved regex patterns for review count detection

[1.0.0] - 2025-11-27

Added

• Complete rewrite with modular architecture
• XLSX export with SheetJS - creates multi-sheet workbooks (Reviews + Business Info)
• Business metadata extraction - name, address, rating, total reviews, category
• Owner response capture - optional toggle to include business replies
• Star rating filters - checkboxes for 1-5 stars
• Photo/text filters - only with photos, only with text content
• Progress indicator - live progress bar with review count
• Stop button - cancel scraping mid-operation
• Smart filenames - auto-generates BusinessName_reviews_date.ext
• Bulk photo download - download all review photos
• Enhanced reviewer data - Local Guide level, review count, profile URL
• High-res profile images - upgraded from 72px to 400px
• CSV BOM encoding - UTF-8 BOM for Excel compatibility

Fixed

• Date parsing for "a year ago" - now correctly handles "a/an X ago" format (previously returned "unknown")
• Profile image URL replacement - uses regex =w\d+-h\d+[^=]* instead of hardcoded =w36-h36
• CSV escaping - properly handles \r\n characters in review content
• Scroll container detection - multiple fallback selectors instead of fragile parent chain

Changed

• Panel UI - modern design with sections, toggles, and status indicators
• Data schema - expanded fields, renamed for clarity
• Version - bumped to 1.0.0 for major release

Previous Versions (Enhanced Script)

[0.16]

• Added CSV export functionality
• Added date parsing with estimated dates
• Added review photo extraction
• Added progress status updates

0.13

• Initial release
• Basic review scraping
• JSON clipboard copy
• Floating panel UI