YOAST SEO - Best Wordpress SEO Plugin v24.2

v21.1 - September 5, 2023
Yoast SEO Premium 21.1 is out today. This release brings improvements and enhancements, including ones to our new AI feature. Be sure to try that feature if you still need to! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 21.1 in our release post!

Other
Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 21.1.
The AI generator functionality is unavailable if the SEO Analysis is turned off. We now show an error immediately alerting users to this after leaving the AI introduction modal.

Yoast SEO 20.12
July 25, 2023
We've just released Yoast SEO 20.12! This release includes fixes and enhancements that strengthen the stability of our plugin and enhance your SEO efforts. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 20.12 in our release post!
Enhancements

• Adds utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign, utm_term, utm_content, gclid and gtm_debug to the default allowlist for the "Remove unregistered URL parameters" setting.

Bugfixes

• Fixes a bug where an error would appear in debug.log when saving a draft or updating a post in Elementor.
• Fixes a bug where the controls for the FAQ and how-to blocks would be not shown when running Gutenberg versions >= 15.2.
• Fixes a bug where the duration text of the how-to block would be output in the user language instead of the site language.

Other

• Updates the verification link to the Google Search Console in the Site connections section in Settings.
• Improves the copy in the final step of the first time configuration.
• Updates copy of our free webinar notification.

Yoast SEO 20.11
July 11, 2023
Time for another release, time for Yoast SEO 20.11. This latest release includes fixes and enhancements, plus a new notification that pops up when you add a new content type. This reminds you to optimize these. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 20.11 in our release post!
Enhancements
Adds badges to new content types in the settings page.
Adds a notification in the settings whenever there is a new content type.
Adds a notification for new content in the notification center and removes it once it was reviewed.
Bugfixes
Fixes a bug where placeholders would be displayed in the wrong color in the Yoast SEO settings and the First-time configuration.

Yoast SEO 20.10
June 27, 2023
Upgrade now to Yoast SEO 20.10! This latest release includes fixes, enhancements to the crawl optimization settings, and a brand-new support page that helps you get support quickly. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 20.10 in our release post!
Enhancements

• Adds a support page to the Yoast admin. This page allows you to easily access Yoast FAQs and support resources from the WordPress admin.
• Excludes the Yoast SEO Breadcrumbs widget from the content analysis in Elementor Pro.
• Expands the list of HTML elements excluded from the content analysis.
• Introduces a new setting for crawl optimization, that disallows AdsBot crawling when enabled.
• Introduces more robust HTML processing for the competing links, keyphrase in introduction, image keyphrase, and images assessments.
• Removes any meta tags for enhanced Slack sharing from static home pages.

Bugfixes

• Fixes a bug where adding a link in the block editor would result in displaying the URL instead of the post title.
• Fixes a bug where deletion notice would not appear when deleting a term when the term_id is different from taxonomy_term_id.
• Fixes a bug where terms with custom canonical URLs would get added in the sitemap.
• Fixes a bug where the WordPress native sitemap would not work properly after Yoast SEO was deactivated, until rewrite rules were flushed.
• Fixes a bug where the wrong taxonomy name would appear in the notice when deleting a term.

Other

• Adds the Wincher upgrade callout to the Wincher performance report on the dashboard and to the Wincher SEO performance on the edit post page.
• Deprecates the Old_Premium_Integration.

Yoast SEO v20.9 - June 13, 2023
In Yoast SEO 20.9, you'll find improvements to our Wincher integration. We've added a dashboard widget to track your keyphrase rankings. We've also done the usual fixes and made enhancements. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 20.9 in our release post!
Enhancements

• Adds a new widget on the dashboard that shows your top keywords added to Yoast SEO with Wincher. Provides a connection button if you haven't yet connected your site to Wincher.
• Tightens crawl optimization site search blocking rules.
• We now automatically schedule background performance optimization processes (via WP Cron).

Bugfixes

• Fixes a bug where a fatal error would occur after updating the plugin due to a failed query.
• Fixes a bug where indexables would be created when using the wp yoast index WP CLI command on a staging site.
• Fixes a bug where the link popover position in the block editor would be positioned incorrectly when adding or creating links.
• Fixes a bug where the Yoast SEO metabox would crash in conjunction with Yoast SEO Premium when additional keyphrases are stored in the DB in a malformed way.

Yoast SEO 20.8 - May 23, 2023
Today, we're launching Yoast SEO 20.8. In this release, you'll find improvements to our content analyses and regular fixes and enhancements. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 20.8 in our release post!
Enhancements

• Improves feedback strings for the keyphrase density assessment by referring to the keyphrase in general instead of the focus keyphrase.
• Improves the accuracy of the content analysis by excluding texts within textarea tags from the analysis.

Bugfixes

• Fixes a bug where an entry in the indexable table would be created when an archive of a non-public but publicly queryable post type would be visited.
• Fixes a bug where a warning about a missing key in a component would be thrown in the console in the Yoast SEO Settings page.
• Fixes a bug where entries in the indexable table would be created for archives of excluded post types.
• Fixes a bug where the score icon for the SEO and Readability tabs would not show a sad emoji when the post is empty or there is no set keyphrase.

Other

• Renames "SEO Framework" to "The SEO Framework".

Yoast SEO Premium v20.7 - May 9, 2023
We've just released Yoast SEO 20.7. Packed with fixes and enhancements to help you boost your website. Yoast SEO Premium has a new feature that lets you quickly discover your cornerstone content articles on your WordPress post overview. Upgrade today and take your website to the next level! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 20.7 in our release post!
Enhancements

• Adds a column to the post overview page which shows whether a post has been marked as cornerstone content.
• Excludes the website home page from the Orphaned content workout in case the page is a static one.

Bugfixes

• Fixes a bug where a console error would appear when opening a post on English sites.

Other

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 20.6.
• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 20.7.
• Deprecates the Zapier integration.
• Sets the minimum supported WooCommerce version to 7.1.
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.1.

Yoast SEO Premium 20.6
April 26, 2023
Yoast SEO 20.6, released today, has enhancements and fixes to help your SEO. The latest update incorporates a new readability analysis, an extremely useful feature that alerts you whenever you overuse center-aligned text. Of course, there's more to discover! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 20.6 in our release post!
Enhancements

• Adds a text alignment assessment to the readability analysis in Block editor.

Bugfixes

• Fixes a bug where a wrong redirect preview URL would be shown when WordPress was installed in a subdirectory.

Other

• Adds a dismissible notification for the removal of the Zapier integration when the integration is enabled.
• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 20.6.

Yoast SEO Premium v20.5 - April 11, 2023
Yoast SEO 20.5 includes a host of exciting improvements and fixes. One of the most noteworthy updates is the improved Google SERP preview that aligns with Google's current styling for mobile and desktop. For more information about these updates, please read all about our latest release. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 20.5 in our release post!
Bugfixes

• Fixes a bug where the highlighting for the word complexity assessment would not be applied to the first sentence of a paragraph when that paragraph contained a new line character.

Other

• Bumps minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 20.5.
• Drops compatibility with PHP 5.6, 7.0 and 7.1.
• Fixes security issues.

Yoast SEO Premium v19.6 - December 13, 2022

Yoast SEO Premium 19.6 is out today. In this release, we've mostly focused on smaller improvements. We've also made the inclusive language analysis available to all users of Yoast SEO. Haven't tried it yet? Please do; it can help you expand your audience. Read more about what’s new in Yoast SEO Premium 19.6 in our release post!

Enhancements

Adds the Internal linking suggestions collapsible to the Yoast metabox.
Removes a box in the Redirects page that prompts users to help with translating the plugin in their site language.
Bugfixes

Fixes a bug where a fatal error would be thrown in the Classic editor when Yoast SEO Premium is used in combination with plugins that misuse metabox hooks.
Fixes a bug where enabling the removal of unregistered URL parameters would trigger errors in the Block editor and would make the customizer and the Divi builder unusable.
Fixes a bug where the Internal linking suggestions collapsible would be displayed wrongly when editing posts through the Classic editor.
Other

Bumps the Yoast SEO minimum required version to 19.12.
Reduces noise from PHP 8.1 deprecations.
Improves compatibility with PHP 8.2.
Disallows setting or unsetting any dynamic properties on the Helpers_Surface.
Removes the beta badge from the word complexity assessment.
Removes the inclusive language analysis from Yoast SEO Premium as it has been moved to Yoast SEO.