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26.8

Yoast SEO 26.8 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Enhancements​

  • Updates the design of the emoji picker button.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where AI Summarize block's "Generate summary" button would be disabled when it's added in template-locked mode in Block editor regardless of content presence.
  • Fixes a bug where Table of Contents block would not be not generated correctly when it's added in template-locked mode in Block editor.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.8.
  • Improves the translatability of some tasks' title and content in the task list.

26.7

Yoast SEO Premium 26.7 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the thank you page redirect would interrupt Bluehost authentication flows when the first wp-admin visit was an AJAX request.
  • Fixes a bug that caused workouts to be disabled when internal linking suggestions were turned off.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.7.
  • Improves redirect security by restricting non-privileged users to only create 301 and 410 redirects with relative URLs.

26.6

Yoast SEO Premium now includes an expanded SEO task list. Read the full release post here.

Enhancements​

  • Adds Premium tasks to the newly-released task list.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where empty AI Summarize block markers would remain in the content when users delete the summary in Classic Editor's visual mode.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.6.

26.5

New: Yoast SEO Premium now includes full access to the Site Kit by Google integration in your Dashboard. Read the full release post here.

Enhancements:​

  • Enables the Yoast Dashboard integration with Site Kit by Google for all Yoast SEO Premium users.
  • Removes H1 from the AI Summarize block heading options.
  • Makes the keyphrase distribution assessment available when no content or keyphrase has been added.

Bugfixes:​

  • Fixes a bug where the location shortcodes blocks would not be excluded from the AI Optimize analyses assessments.

Other:​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.5.

26.4

Enhancements​

  • Adds a warning when a user redirects a URL that includes wp-json/.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.4.

26.2

Enhancements​

  • Makes the HelpScout Beacon in the Support page accessible to all users with any valid plan regardless of the add-ons they have installed/activated.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.2.

26.0

Yoast SEO 26.0 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a redirect could not be removed if it included our own redirect routes.
  • Fixes a bug where a string from the usage counter tooltip for AI features was missing in RTL languages.
  • Fixes a bug where the filter and search values would be persistent when switching tabs in the redirects page.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.0.
  • Fixes a security defect where users with edit_posts capabilities (Contributor+) could execute stored cross-site scripting if the plugin's AI feature was enabled. Props to stealthcopter.

25.9

New: introduces Yoast AI Summarize, instantly condense long-form content into clear key takeaways, in seconds. Read the release post here.

Enhancements​

  • Introduces AI Summarize, the new Yoast custom block which generates a summary of the content using AI.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 25.9.

25.8

Yoast SEO 25.8 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where redirect notification would be created when changing the slug on a non public term.
  • Fixes a bug where redirect notification would not be created when changing the slug on a public term with url arguments in the permalink.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 25.8.

25.7.1

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a deprecation warning would be thrown when WP_DEBUG is enabled and a site is on PHP 8.1 or newer.

25.6

Yoast SEO Premium 25.6 brings support for Yoast SEO 25.6 and enhances the llms.txt feature with manual personalization. Read the release post here!

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 25.6.

25.3.1

Updates Yoast AI Optimize for the Classic Editor as part of ongoing improvements. Learn more in the release post here.

Bugfixes​

  • Automatically cleans up the unexpected classes added by AI Optimize for the Classic editor.
  • Fixes a bug where a console error would appear when Yoast AI was enabled and a post was opened, saved, or published when inside the Classic code editor.
  • Fixes a bug where the class names used for AI Optimize feature in Classic editor were not cleaned up when a post is saved or published.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 25.3.1.
  • Temporarily disables the AI Optimize feature in the Classic editor.

25.3

New: Yoast SEO 25.3 introduces llms.txt support to help AI tools understand your site better. Read the full release post here!

Enhancements​

  • Improves the placement of the AI Optimize introduction popover in the Classic editor.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 25.3.
  • Disables the code editor switch button in Classic editor when the Yoast AI Optimize notification is visible.

25.0

Yoast SEO 25.0 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Enhancements​

  • Improves the Yoast SEO Premium update process by decluttering the page from unnecessary admin notices.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the AI Generator usage counter would not be correctly styled when retrieving suggestions in the Classic Editor and Elementor.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 25.0.
  • Drops compatibility with PHP 7.2 and 7.3.

24.7

Yoast SEO 24.7 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Enhancements​

  • Improves keyphrase recognition for keyphrases that contain verbs in Spanish.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the help beacon would be displayed over table pagination the redirect page.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 24.7.

24.6

Yoast SEO 24.6 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Enhancements​

  • Provides support for the Optimized Markup feature in Elementor.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 24.6.
  • Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.6.
  • Uses approximation when counting tokens to be sent as Yoast AI Optimize prompt.

24.5

Yoast SEO 24.5 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the overall score for the Related keyphrase analysis would still be orange when all the individual assessment results were green.
  • Fixes a bug where tooltips would exceed the width of the sidebar.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 24.5.

24.3

Yoast SEO 24.3 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Enhancements​

  • Adds the Yoast AI Optimize feature to sentence length and paragraph length assessments.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where interacting with the SEO/Readability/Inclusive language analysis tab/collapsible would disable the highlighting buttons when an AI Optimize button was present in the analysis results.
  • Fixes a bug where modifying content in the editor that could lead to a different analysis score would disable the highlighting buttons when an AI Optimize button was present in the analysis results.
  • Fixes a bug where switching between "visual" and "code" editors inside the Block editor would not disable the highlighting buttons when there was no AI Optimize button in the analysis results.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 24.3.

24.2

Yoast SEO 24.2 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where an error modal requesting a Yoast WooCommerce SEO subscription was shown when clicking the 'Use AI' button for Custom Post Type (CPT) products and taxonomies.
  • Fixes a bug where translations would break for the internal linking unindexed notice when in other languages.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 24.2.

24.1

Yoast SEO 24.1 adds the Yoast SEO Dashboard to monitor your site's SEO performance in one overview. Find more about Yoast SEO 24.1 in our release post!

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the Yoast AI usage counter would only be displayed after a delay.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 24.1.

24.0

Yoast SEO 24.0 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Enhancements​

  • Improves keyphrase recognition for word forms ending in -er in English.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where AI Optimize suggestions would not be styled correctly in tablet or mobile mode.
  • Fixes a bug where AI Optimize suggestions would not be styled correctly in WordPress 6.7.
  • Fixes a bug where the inclusive language filter would be displayed on the WooCommerce orders overview page.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 24.0.

23.9

Yoast SEO 23.9 brings enhancements to the Yoast SEO Semrush integration and various bug fixes. Find more about Yoast SEO 23.9 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Implements a new design for the buttons for adding/removing related keyphrases in the Semrush integration.
  • Improves the compatibility of the Yoast blocks with WordPress 6.7.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the highlighting marker button would be incorrectly enabled when switching the editor mode from code to visual, while the AI Optimize toast notification was still visible.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 23.9.
  • Stops PHP notices on WordPress 6.7 about _load_textdomain_just_in_time loading incorrectly.

23.7

Yoast SEO 23.7 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Enhancements​

  • Introducing a new feature: AI SEO title and meta description generation for WooCommerce product categories and tags! To unlock this SEO magic, make sure you have both Yoast SEO Premium and Yoast WooCommerce SEO installed.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the Table of Contents block title would not be translated when it was added to a page.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 23.7.

23.5

Yoast SEO 23.5 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Enhancements​

  • Improves the clarity of error messages that are shown when there is a problem with AI features.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the toast notification would appear in the wrong position when using AI Generate with little or no content.
  • Fixes a bug where two sentences in the internal linking suggestions would not be translated.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 23.5.

23.4

Yoast SEO 23.4 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Enhancements​

  • Disables the highlighting buttons whenever AI Optimize is used.
  • Enables the AI Optimize feature for the keyphrase in introduction assessment when the introduction is part of a Classic block.
  • Improves the success rate of AI Optimize suggestions for a post that contains list blocks.
  • Prevents showing the "not enough content" error message when AI Generate is used before the content is fully loaded.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a full stop would be added at the end of a previous sentence instead of the newly suggested sentence when using AI Optimize.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 23.4.

23.2

Introducing Yoast AI Optimize in beta for Yoast SEO 23.2! Receive AI-powered suggestions to help your content cross the 'SEO' finish line, getting your content closer to a green traffic light at a click. Explore the details in our latest release post!

Enhancements​

  • Introduces the AI Optimize feature for the keyphrase in introduction, keyphrase density, and keyphrase distribution assessments in the Block editor.
  • Improves the user experience for Yoast AI Generate by checking if the user has an active subscription before asking for consent.
  • Improves the word complexity assessment by not flagging the focus keyphrase or related keyphrases as complex words.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 23.2.
  • Deprecates the Ai_Generate_Titles_And_Descriptions_Introduction class.

23.0

Enhancements​

  • Converts the Yoast Estimated reading time block the Blocks V3 API.
  • Converts the Yoast Related links block to the Blocks V3 API and refactors it to an editable list of item blocks.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 23.0.

22.9

Yoast SEO 22.9 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Enhancements​

  • Converts the Siblings and Subpages blocks to the V3 API.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a fatal error would occur when clicking Click here to remove the redirect after reverting the trashing of a post.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 22.9.

22.7

Yoast SEO 22.7 brings multiple bugfixes and adds helpful error messages where AI title & description generator errors appear. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Enhancements​

  • Adds more helpful error messages when the AI title & description generator errors, for easier troubleshooting.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a fatal error would be thrown when using the AI title & description generator but the request timed out.
  • Fixes a bug where errors while saving a post would not contain the error explanation.
  • Fixes a bug where existing tags would not be saved when adding them to a post.
  • Fixes a bug where the AI title & description generator would not work for variants of locales, like formal German.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 22.7.
  • Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.4.

22.6

Exciting news: Yoast SEO 22.6 is live! Explore the latest performance updates and enhancements in your favorite SEO tool. Don't forget: PHP version update required. Learn more here!

Enhancements​

  • Improves performance when it comes to storing user metadata for data specific to Yoast SEO Premium.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 22.6.

22.5

Yoast SEO 22.5 brings maintenance updates and bug fixes throughout the plugin, refined guidance on optimal taxonomy practices and a smoother user experience. Check out the release post for version 22.5.

Enhancements​

  • Introduces a check for allowed MIME types when uploading images to a social appearance template.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where some feedback strings in the content analysis would no longer be translated.
  • Fixes a bug where a new field added to the Add custom fields to page analysis setting would sometimes be removed after being saved.
  • Fixes a bug where the Yoast Table of Contents block would throw a validation error when changing the heading level of the block's title.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 22.5.
  • Renames all Twitter references to X.

22.4

We've been spring cleaning for Yoast SEO 22.4. Elementor users can wave goodbye to that unnecessary redirect when saving a post for the first time. Across the plugin, users can expects a smoother experience due to bug fixes and optimizations. Find more about Yoast SEO Premium 22.4 in our latest release post!

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where an AJAX request on the edit tags page that did not have data as a string would cause a JavaScript error on our side, stopping our redirect notification checks.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 22.4.

22.3

Yoast SEO 22.3 introduces a highly-requested AI feature exclusively for our Yoast SEO Premium customers: AI-generated titles and meta descriptions for taxonomies. You will also find additional refinements and fixes for a better user experience. Explore the details in our latest release post!

Enhancements​

  • Introducing the option to generate titles and meta descriptions for category and tag pages on your website (taxonomies). Optimize your site for higher click-through-rates at the touch of a button.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 22.3.
  • Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.5.

22.2

Exciting news! Yoast SEO 22.2 is now live. We've fine-tuned translation features for Yoast News SEO. Plus, you can expect enhanced language analysis, ensuring even more accurate keyphrase recognition. Explore the details in our latest release post!

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the link in the redirect overview would wrongly link to the home url + redirect url in the case of an absolute url.
  • Fixes a bug where the upsell message for Yoast WooCommerce SEO would appear when using the AI feature on a non-WooCommerce product page.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 22.2.