Bugfixes
- Fixes a bug where the Open Search appearance button would not work.
Other
- Renames Google Preview editor to Search appearance, reflecting how we call it in Yoast SEO.
- Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 24.0.
- Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.5.
- Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.7.
- Stops PHP notices on WordPress 6.7 about
_load_textdomain_just_in_time loading incorrectly.
Enhancements
- Enhances the
uploadDate property of a VideoObject schema object, by turning it into a DateTime format instead of just Date, satisfying the newest recommendations for rich results.
- Introduces a new way of retrieving translations for Yoast Video SEO, by utilizing the TranslationPress service. Instead of having to ship all translations with every release, we can now load the translations on a per-install basis, tailored to the user's setup. This means smaller plugin releases and less bloat on the user's server.
Other
- Fixes support for embedded TED videos.
- Improves discoverability of the security policy.
- Makes required PHP extensions explicit.
- Renames all Twitter references to X.
- Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 22.8.
- Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.4.
- Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.5.
- Users requiring this package via [WP]Packagist can now use the
composer/installers v2.
Enhancements
- Adds CLI command to index videos:
wp yoast video index.
Bugfixes
- Fixes a bug where a warning would be thrown on pages embedding a video which had been visited more than 30 days ago.
- Fixes a bug where Wistia videos would not be displayed correctly in a responsive way via the FitVids setting and a console error about jQuery would be thrown.
Other
- Drops compatibility with PHP 5.6, 7.0 and 7.1.
- Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 20.13.
- Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.1.
- Sets the tested up to WordPress version to 6.3.
Enhancements
- Updates the Schema manipulation to follow the new best-practice for the
@id of the WebPage piece introduced by Yoast SEO 19.3.
Other
- Sets tested up to WordPress version to 6.0.
- Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 19.3.
Enhancements
- Removes the
video:category property and the allow_embed attribute on the player_loc property following deprecation by Google.
- Removes the input fields for the video category.
- Removes the trailing commas in the
Tag column of the sitemap.
Other
- Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 18.8.
Bugfixes
- Fixes a bug where a
Only variables should be assigned by reference PHP notice would be shown when accessing the RSS2 feed.
- Fixes a bug where PHP notices were thrown on pages with videos and no available
WP_Post object.
Other
- Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 18.6.
- Sets minimum required WordPress version to 5.8.
Enhancements
- Adapts the Video body assessment for Japanese so that it counts text length in characters instead of words and applies different length boundaries.
Other
- Bumps the minimum required Free version to 18.0.
- Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 5.9.
Other
- Ensure compatibility with Yoast SEO Free 17.8.
- Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 17.8.
Bugfixes
- Fixes a bug where a duplicate Video section would be shown in the Yoast sidebar in the post editor when Yoast SEO Premium is active in combination with WP 5.8.
Enhancements
- Adds key/value pairs of all Video SEO meta tags to our REST API.
- Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 16.7.
Other
- Sets the minimum required WordPress version to 5.6.
- Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 16.7.
Bugfixes
- Fixes a bug where no play icon would be shown on embedded YouTube videos when the
YouTube embeds: make pages load faster by only loading the YouTube player when the user clicks play feature was enabled.
Enhancements
- Adds
isPartOf to the VideoObject Schema output, referencing either the Article or the WebPage schema.
- Changes the
uploadDate format of the VideoObject Schema output to yyyy-mm-dd, removing the time component.
Other
- Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 5.7 and minimum supported WordPress version to 5.6.
Enhancements
- Adds Yoast Video SEO to the Yoast sidebar in Elementor.
Enhancements
- Changes the appearance of the Video metabox by implementing components that are used across all Yoast metaboxes.
- Adds the Video settings to the Yoast sidebar in the block editor.
- Makes the Video input for tags more intuitive.
- Introduces the 'YouTube embeds' option to make pages with YouTube videos load faster by only loading the video player when users click the play icon.
Other
- Adds a notification to inform users about changes in the settings.
Enhancements
- Wraps text fields in the XML sitemap in CDATA blocks, which prevents weird XML- and HTML entities from breaking the sitemap.
- Improves the copy for the disable Video checkbox in the Video SEO meta box.
- When a post already has a Facebook image, don't output the video image / still.
Other
- Enables tracking when activating the plugin. It can be disabled in the Yoast SEO configuration wizard.
- Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 5.4.
Bugfixes
- Fixes a bug where a PHP warning would appear when the video is removed from a page without removing the manually assigned video thumbnail from the meta box.
Bugfixes
- Fixes a bug where a
last_fetched tag would be output for videos in the video sitemap.
Enhancements
- No longer outputs an
og:video:secure_url meta tag, because it would always be output next to a similar og:video.
- Changes the value of the
og:type meta tag from video.other to the default article type on posts and pages containing a video.
Other
- Metadata for YouTube video embeds now gets refreshed every 30 days, to fix a compliance issue with the YouTube terms of service wherein public data may only be cached for a maximum of 30 days.
- Makes the
VideoObject schema functionality compatible with the Yoast SEO 14.0.
- Sets the minimum supported Yoast SEO version to 14.0.
- Sets the minimum WordPress version to 5.3.
Enhancements
- Added inLanguage property to the VideoObject schema piece.
Bugfixes
- Fixes a bug where YouTube videos would not be recognized, which meant that they wouldn’t be included in the XML Video Sitemap and the video settings in the metabox wouldn’t be available. You can re-index your YouTube videos with the Re-Index Videos button in the Video SEO options.
Enhancements
- Adds a hook (
wpseo_video_supported_plugins) to allow developers to add support for plugins not officially supported by Yoast. Props to Ian Jenkins.
- Outputs "no description" when the video has no set description to prevent invalid videoObject schema.
Bugfixes
- Fixes a bug where the
ya:ovs:upload_date meta tag would output an incorrect time.
- Fixes a bug where incorrect video metadata would be saved on multisite environments in combination with MultilingualPress.
Bugfixes
- Fixes a bug where a fatal error would be thrown when Yoast SEO was used in combination with another plugin or theme containing a class named
Date_Helper.
Other
- Sets the minimum Yoast SEO version to 12.6.1.
Other
- Sets the minimum required WordPress version to 5.2, the minimum YoastSEO version to 12.6, and the minimum PHP version to 5.6.20.
- Replaces the HelpScout Beacon 1.0 on the Video SEO admin page with the Beacon 2.0.
- Fixes potential "Undefined index" notices when the RSS feed is being viewed.
Enhancements
- Shows a floating
Save Settings button on the Yoast SEO Video admin page when the normal button is not visible in the browser window.
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 12.2
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 12.1
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 12.0
Enhancements
- This add-on now has its own tab in the Yoast SEO metabox, even if you have multiple Yoast SEO add-ons installed.
Other
- Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 11.9.
Bugfixes
- Fixes a bug where the video title assessment and video body assessment were not loaded.
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 11.8
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 11.7
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 11.6
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 11.5
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 11.4
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 11.3
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 11.2
Enhancements
Bugfixes
- Fixes a fatal error in the editor when the FV Flowplayer Video Player plugin is active.
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 11.0
Other
- Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 10.1.
- Removes the deprecated methods ( < 6.1 ).
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 10.0
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 9.7
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 9.6.1
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 9.6
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 9.5
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 9.4
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 9.3
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 9.2
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 9.1
Other
- Compatibility with Yoast SEO 9.0