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Yoast SEO 7.8

Enhancements​

  • Improves the way that the OpenGraph is determined for front pages, especially in the case of static front pages.
  • Adds links to relevant articles to all SEO assessments.
  • Adds Flesch Reading Ease assessment for French.
  • Adds Flesch Reading Ease assessment for Spanish.
  • Adds passive voice assessment for Italian.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where images from password protected posts could potentially end up in OpenGraph image tags.
  • Fixes a bug where very old notifications could not be be dismissed or restored.
  • Fixes a bug where the Insert snippet variable button alignment was incorrect.
  • Fixes a bug where the snippet variables had a different label in the Search Appearance settings compared to the snippet variables when writing a post, pages and taxonomies.
  • Fixes a bug where instances of the same keyword with different kinds of apostrophes (e.g., brain’s and brain's) were not recognized as the same. This affects the following assessments: keyword in meta description, keyword in subheading, keyword in first paragraph, keyword in title and keyword in URL.
  • Fixes a bug where the custom set breadcrumb title for the WooCommerce Shop page wasn't used.

Other​

  • Adds a reminder message to create a redirect if a user deletes a category or tag.
  • Removes a banner spot in the admin.