chore(phase2b): cleanup — repo IA, skip _input raw-store, upgrade stub test (#183, v0.32.1)

Closes 3 Phase 2b P2s. QA APPROVE f3549e8; CI green (phpcs+phpunit VPS-verified).

Agent-Session: prab-phase2b-cleanup-merge

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to PRAutoBlogger will be documented in this file.
 Format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project uses [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
+## [0.32.1] - 2026-06-24
+
+### Fixed
+- P2-A (IA):   entry now reflects the 3 P2b.5 steps (curate, seo, authority). Key Options table updated with 7 new Authority option keys: , , , , , , .
+- P2-B (virtual field):  in  now skips any field whose option key ends in  before calling . This prevents  (the virtual textarea) from being persisted as a raw string; only the parsed  array (written by ) is stored.
+- P2-C (stub test):  upgraded from a tautological string-is-string assertion to real assertions against : all 6 v2 Authority stages (, , , , , ) must be , return non-empty labels, and have distinct labels.
+
 ## [0.32.0] - 2026-06-24
 ### Added
 - P2b.5: Authority pipeline admin controls in Pipeline Settings — master toggle (`prautoblogger_authority_pipeline_enabled`), citation score gate (`prautoblogger_citation_score_threshold`), per-category tier map editor (`prautoblogger_category_tiers_input`/`prautoblogger_category_tiers`)

INFORMATION-ARCHITECTURE.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Maintained per DoD v1.1.0 (same-PR update rule).
 |------|-------|----------|---------|
 | `prautoblogger-settings` | `PRAutoBlogger_Admin_Page` | `admin-page.php` | Main settings: API Keys, Schedule & Budget, Publishing, Analytics, Display, Images. AI Models / Content / Sources retired to Pipeline Settings in M2 (v0.24.0). |
 | `prautoblogger-board` | `PRAutoBlogger_Board_Page` | `board-page.php` | Mission Brief board (M5): vertical run-list + right-rail inspector. Status sections: Generating / In review / Published / Failed. New Article button. Stage dot-rail. Inspector: per-stage I/O, cost receipt, dossier link (v0.21.0, v0.27.0). |
-| `prautoblogger-pipeline` | `PRAutoBlogger_Pipeline_Settings_Page` | `pipeline-settings-page.php` | Per-step pipeline config: Global Content Context (niche), step option fields, model picker, system instructions, agent prompts, params (M1 v0.23.0; M2 v0.24.0 adds editable step options, retires AI Models/Content/Sources Settings tabs). M3 v0.25.0 adds Template/Preview toggle (assembled-instructions preview from last-run gen_log), version history accordion, and inline diff panel. Three new AJAX endpoints: `prautoblogger_pipeline_preview`, `prautoblogger_pipeline_history`, `prautoblogger_pipeline_diff` (all `manage_options` + nonce gated). |
+| `prautoblogger-pipeline` | `PRAutoBlogger_Pipeline_Settings_Page` | `pipeline-settings-page.php` | Per-step pipeline config: Global Content Context (niche), step option fields, model picker, system instructions, agent prompts, params (M1 v0.23.0; M2 v0.24.0 adds editable step options, retires AI Models/Content/Sources Settings tabs). M3 v0.25.0 adds Template/Preview toggle (assembled-instructions preview from last-run gen_log), version history accordion, and inline diff panel. Three new AJAX endpoints: `prautoblogger_pipeline_preview`, `prautoblogger_pipeline_history`, `prautoblogger_pipeline_diff` (all `manage_options` + nonce gated). P2b.5 v0.32.0 adds three Authority-tier steps to the step rail: **Curate** (research judge model/prompts, Authority only), **SEO** (post-meta model/prompts, Authority only), and **Authority Settings** (master toggle + citation gate + per-category tier map editor). |
 | `prautoblogger-gen-history` | `PRAutoBlogger_Gen_History_Page` | `gen-history-page.php` | M4: Paginated list of all generation runs — title, date, status, models, cost, duration; Stage I/O toggle for inline per-step input/output drill-down (AJAX). Hidden options.php-parent page. `manage_options` + `prautoblogger_gen_run_io` nonce. |
 | `prautoblogger-dossier` | `PRAutoBlogger_Dossier_Page` | `dossier-page.php` | Per-article generation log + stage edit/re-run (M3). Preferred per-step I/O surface for runs with a linked post. |
 | `prautoblogger-ideas` | `PRAutoBlogger_Ideas_Browser` | `ideas-browser.php` | Analysis results browser with per-idea generation |
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ DB version history: 1.0→1.1 (schema normalisation), 1.1→1.2 (M2 dossier), 1.
 | `prautoblogger_article_queue` | array | — | Checkpoint queue (run_id + ideas + results) |
 | `prautoblogger_checkpoint_run_id` | string | — | Current run UUID for Tick 2..N finalize path |
 | `prautoblogger_db_version` | string | — | Installed schema version (triggers dbDelta on mismatch) |
+| `prautoblogger_authority_pipeline_enabled` | toggle | 0 | Master switch: ON routes Authority-tier categories through the 6-stage pipeline; OFF = Economy single-pass for all (default, no behaviour change on upgrade) |
+| `prautoblogger_category_tiers` | array | [] | Per-category slug → tier map (`authority`\|`economy`). Parsed from the tier-map textarea editor on save. Empty = all categories default to Authority. |
+| `prautoblogger_citation_score_threshold` | float | 0 | Minimum source quality score (0–100) for auto-publish gate. 0 = gate disabled while calibrating. |
+| `prautoblogger_research_agent_count` | int | 3 | Number of parallel research fan-out agents (1–5). Authority tier only. |
+| `prautoblogger_editorial_max_rounds` | int | 3 | Max rounds in the bounded editorial loop (1–5). Authority tier only. |
+| `prautoblogger_curate_model` | string | — | Model used for the Curate stage (research judge LLM). Authority tier only. |
+| `prautoblogger_seo_model` | string | — | Model used for the SEO stage post-meta enrichment. Authority tier only. |
 
 ---
 
@@ -82,4 +89,4 @@ DB version history: 1.0→1.1 (schema normalisation), 1.1→1.2 (M2 dossier), 1.
 
 ---
 
-*Last updated: v0.24.0 (2026-06-23)*
+*Last updated: v0.32.1 (2026-06-24)*

includes/admin/class-pipeline-settings-save-handler.php

@@ -109,7 +109,16 @@ class PRAutoBlogger_Pipeline_Settings_Save_Handler {
 		$fields = PRAutoBlogger_Pipeline_Settings_Option_Fields::get_fields_for_context( $context );
 
 		foreach ( $fields as $field ) {
-			$id  = (string) $field['id'];
+			$id = (string) $field['id'];
+
+			// Virtual display fields are not persisted directly — they are parsed
+			// into a canonical option by a dedicated handler. Skip them here.
+			// prautoblogger_category_tiers_input is the textarea that parse_and_save_category_tiers()
+			// converts to the prautoblogger_category_tiers serialised array.
+			if ( str_ends_with( $id, '_input' ) ) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			$raw = isset( $_POST[ $id ] ) ? wp_unslash( $_POST[ $id ] ) : ( $field['default'] ?? '' );
 			// For checkboxes the POST value is an array (or absent = empty array).
 			if ( 'checkboxes' === ( $field['type'] ?? '' ) ) {

prautoblogger.php

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * Plugin Name:       PRAutoBlogger
  * Plugin URI:        https://peptiderepo.com/prautoblogger
  * Description:       Monitors social media for trending topics, generates SEO-friendly blog posts using AI, and publishes them on a daily schedule with full cost tracking and self-improvement metrics.
- * Version:           0.32.0
+ * Version:           0.32.1
  * Requires at least: 6.0
  * Requires PHP:      7.4
  * Author:            PeptideRepo
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 | Defined here so every file in the plugin can reference paths, versions,
 | and limits without magic strings.
 */
-define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_VERSION', '0.32.0' );
+define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_VERSION', '0.32.1' );
 define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_DB_VERSION', '1.4.0' );  // No schema change in v0.32.0 (P2b.5 admin controls are additive only).
 define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_DEFAULT_RUN_CEILING_USD', 0.50 );
 define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_DEFAULT_REQUEST_JSON_RETENTION_DAYS', 14 );

tests/unit/Core/AuthorityStageOrderStubTest.php

@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 <?php
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
 /**
- * Placeholder: Authority pipeline stage-order coverage.
+ * Authority pipeline stage vocabulary and admin integration tests.
  *
- * This test will be expanded in P2b.1–P2b.4 once those branches merge.
- * P2-1 carryover: verifies seo + publish-gate appear in the stage order
- * accumulator. The full test lives in AuthorityPipelineTest.php which ships
- * with the Authority pipeline classes.
+ * Tests 1–3 were originally stubs shipping before the Authority pipeline classes.
+ * Since P2b.4 + P2b.5 are now on main, test 1 is upgraded to a real assertion:
+ * Stage_Display_Map must return non-empty labels for every v2 Authority stage.
+ * Tests 2–4 exercise live admin classes (step rail + model option allowlist).
  *
  * @package PRAutoBlogger\Tests\Core
  * @group authority
@@ -20,16 +18,40 @@ use PRAutoBlogger\Tests\BaseTestCase;
 class AuthorityStageOrderStubTest extends BaseTestCase {
 
 	/**
-	 * Canonical stage vocabulary includes all 6 Authority stages + publish.
-	 * This confirms the stage enum is complete when the Authority pipeline loads.
+	 * Stage_Display_Map must return non-empty, distinct labels for the six
+	 * canonical Authority v2 stages: research, curate, draft, editorial, seo, publish.
+	 *
+	 * This replaces the tautological "$stage is a string" stub shipped in P2b.5.
+	 * We verify the map has real entries (not the humanized fallback) for every stage
+	 * so the audit/dossier UI never renders a blank or auto-generated label.
 	 */
 	public function test_authority_stage_vocabulary_is_defined(): void {
-		$expected_stages = array( 'research', 'curate', 'draft', 'editorial', 'seo', 'publish' );
-		// When the Authority pipeline is live, confirm all stages appear in
-		// Stage_Display_Map or equivalent. This stub passes until then.
-		foreach ( $expected_stages as $stage ) {
-			$this->assertIsString( $stage, "Stage '{$stage}' is a valid string identifier." );
+		$v2_stages = array( 'research', 'curate', 'draft', 'editorial', 'seo', 'publish' );
+
+		// All 6 must be registered as known (avoids the humanize fallback).
+		foreach ( $v2_stages as $stage ) {
+			$this->assertTrue(
+				\PRAutoBlogger_Stage_Display_Map::is_known( $stage ),
+				"Stage '$stage' must be known to Stage_Display_Map (not falling through to humanizer)."
+			);
 		}
+
+		// Each must have a non-empty label returned by the map.
+		foreach ( $v2_stages as $stage ) {
+			$label = \PRAutoBlogger_Stage_Display_Map::label( $stage );
+			$this->assertNotSame( '', $label, "Stage '$stage' must produce a non-empty label." );
+		}
+
+		// Labels must be distinct (no two stages share the same display label).
+		$labels = array_map(
+			static fn( string $s ) => \PRAutoBlogger_Stage_Display_Map::label( $s ),
+			$v2_stages
+		);
+		$this->assertCount(
+			count( $v2_stages ),
+			array_unique( $labels ),
+			'Every Authority stage must have a unique display label.'
+		);
 	}
 
 	/**