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7.0.0

Enhancements​

  • Adds SEO titles and meta descriptions to the focus keyword export.

Bugfixes​

  • Removes unnecessary HTML from button.

Other​

  • Includes every change in Yoast SEO 7.0.0.
  • Removes the deprecated WPSEO_Premium:: add_admin_pages method.

6.3.0

Enhancements​

  • Adds a new sentence to the Internal Linking analyzer after completing a full site scan. This gives you more insight into what the effects are of running the analyzer.
  • Adds additional explanation on entries on the features tab.
  • Adds links to explanatory articles on the features tab.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a core WordPress function wasn't available when getting the .htaccess file path on an Apache installation.
  • Adds support for including custom post types in the prominent words recalculation process.

Other​

6.1.2

  • Fixes a bug where the Regex redirects don't work anymore.

6.1.0

  • Fixes a bug in the redirects where an url decoded origin isn't found when the request uri isn't decoded.
  • Fixes a bug where on certain servers (using FastCGI) redirects could not be filtered.
  • Includes every change in Yoast SEO 6.1.0.

6.0.0

  • Converts the list of post types to a format which is compatible with the REST API format.
  • Includes every change in Yoast SEO 6.0.0.

5.9.4

  • Fixes an issue where any keyword except the first keyword would show the results of the first keyword.

5.9.1

  • Fixes a bug where the configuration wizard could not be loaded, caused by a missing JavaScript dependency.

5.9.0

  • Insights are now shown in a separate section below the text analysis.
  • Includes every change in Yoast SEO 5.9.0.

5.7.1

  • Prefixes $redirect_handler as $wpseo_redirect_handler as this is globally available.

5.7.0

  • Improved the copy of the notice that will be displayed when a post has been stored from the trash.
  • Fixes a bug by removing the accessibility check of a redirect target for regular expression redirects because these are likely to be dynamic.
  • Fixes a bug in the redirect search where the search string that starts or ends with a slash doesn't match with an expected result.
  • Fixes a bug where the "focus keyword used in another post"-check could not detect when a keyword was used at the 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th keyword spot.

5.6.1

  • Fixes a bug where a user with granted wpseo_manage_redirects would see settings which should not be shown.
  • Includes every change in Yoast SEO 5.6.1.

5.6.0

  • Introduces the Orphaned content filter and notifications.
  • Fixes an issue where the 'You are not receiving updates or support!' notification would be wrongfully shown on a sub-site of a multisite installation.
  • Includes every change in Yoast SEO 5.6.

5.5.0

  • Introduces wpseo_manage_redirects to allow any role or user to manage redirects without having to be an administrator.
  • Added filter for filtering redirects by redirect-type.
  • Added a tool to export Focus Keywords.

5.4.0

  • Adds importing of exported redirects in CSV format via SEO > Tools > import and export > import redirects.
  • Includes every change in Yoast SEO 5.4.0.

5.3.0

  • Add feature to export redirects, via SEO - Tools - Import/Export
  • Removes the DC.date.issued meta tag
  • When creating a redirect to a file, it will no longer show a warning that the target location does not exist

5.2.0

  • Adds a watcher for private posts to be redirected correctly after trashing them.
  • Adds collecting technical environment data to send to Yoast.
  • Includes every change in Yoast SEO 5.4.0.

5.1.0

  • Adds Italian Insights and Linking Suggestions, props Abramo Tesoro.
  • Fixes a bug where multiple redirect notices pop up when having WooCommerce Tab Manager installed.
  • Includes every change in Yoast SEO 5.1.0.

5.0

  • Fixes a bug where the redirect notice popped up unnecessarily.
  • Introduces insights and linking suggestions for French, props Sylvain Perret and Evoque.
  • Includes every change in Yoast SEO 5.0.

4.8.0

  • Fixes a bug where there is a double trailing slash in the javascript for the social previews that was causing errors.
  • Fixes a bug on the Redirects page where spaces were stripped when using the search field.
  • Removes the prominent words version for non-supported languages.
  • Changes the string 'current url' to 'old url' in the Search Console Redirect to match the language in the Redirect Manager.

4.7.0

  • Fixes a bug where 410 redirects could not be imported from .htaccess.
  • Fixes a bug where the 'email support tab' did not work on the edit post page.
  • Adds the slug of a deleted post to the redirect notification.
  • Includes every change in Yoast SEO 4.7.0.

4.6.0

  • Adds the ability to mark a post as cornerstone content and display this in the link suggestions box.
  • Fixes a bug where the post_modified was updated whenever the prominent words were calculated.
  • Fixes a bug where a JavaScript error was thrown when creating a new taxonomy with a custom field plugin active.
  • Fixes a bug where websites ran into timeouts due to a big query when calculating the prominent words.
  • Includes every change in Yoast SEO 4.6.0.

4.5.0

  • Fixes a bug where the SEO score wouldn’t be saved correctly, resulting in gray bullets on the post overview screen.
  • Includes every change in Yoast SEO 4.5.0.

4.4.0

  • Adds redirect types in the Search Console settings page.
  • Checks for links that are already used in the text when suggesting links.
  • Change links to shortlinks in premium translation promo box.
  • Includes every change in Yoast SEO 4.4.0.

4.3.2

  • Fixes a bug where CSS & JavaScript would be loaded with incorrect version numbers.

4.3.1

  • Fixes a bug where a slow query would be run on every page of the admin.

4.3.0

  • Adds link suggestions and insights for Spanish.
  • Adds variable that indicates the recalculation is running already to prevent double executed recalculations.
  • Adds a warning when there are posts or pages that need to be analyzed for link suggestions.
  • Improves the site wide calculation of the prominent words for the link suggestions.
  • Fixes a bug where the rendering of the columns in the post overview was incorrect.
  • Includes every change in Yoast SEO 4.3.0.

4.2.0

  • Adds link suggestions and insights for Dutch.
  • Includes every change in Yoast SEO 4.2.0.

4.1.0

  • Adds a feature toggle to disable link suggestions (site wide).
  • Allows contributors to also use the prominent words that link suggestions depend on, these generated a 403.
  • Adds German support for Yoast internal linking.
  • Improves the user interface for the prominent word recalculation.

4.0.2

  • Adds site wide calculation of prominent words for pages.
  • Fixes a notice that would be thrown on custom post types: "Undefined property: WP_Post_Type::$rest_base".
  • Fixes a bug where the site language would be used for the social previews and select2.
  • Fixes a bug where the link suggestions wouldn't work when the insights block was disabled.
  • Includes every change in Yoast SEO 4.0.2.