YOAST SEO - Best Wordpress SEO Plugin v24.4

Bugfixes
Fixes a bug where editing a link in the block editor would have unexpected consequences when using undo.
Fixes a bug where the article:modified_time meta tag would show an earlier time than the articleublished_time meta tag for scheduled posts.
Fixes a bug where the Schema type of the product would not be locked when Yoast WooCommerce SEO is enabled.
Fixes a bug where using hyphens at the start or end of a sentence would cripple the content analysis when editing a post.

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.

2025-01-07 - v24.2
* fix - Fixes a bug where translations would break for the internal linking unindexed notice when in other languages.
* fix - 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.
* update - Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 24.1.
* update - Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 24.2.

Yoast SEO Premium 24.1
December 18, 2024
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.

Yoast SEO 24.0 - December 3, 2024
Yoast SEO 24.0 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.
Enhancements

• Allows to set OpenGraph image HTML metadata width, height, and type to null in order not to show them. Props to GiovanniMounir.
• Improves the transition words assessment for Portuguese and English by updating the relevant lists of transition words. Props to BrunoAseff.
• Introduces an error message in the Yoast General page in case of JavaScript errors.
• Updates the design and translations of the country selector in the modal for related keyphrase suggestions.

Bugfixes

• Fixes a bug where the first step in the First time configuration would not be considered finished unless the Site representation step would be finished as well.
• Fixes a bug where the settings for a post type are inaccessible when the permalink structure includes special characters that require encoding, e.g., when WooCommerce products are set to use the "Shop base with category" permalink structure.
• Fixes a bug where the Yoast General page would not reflect the active menu item properly if using a fallback.

Other

• Improves the documentation for wpseo_enable_tracking filter.

Yoast SEO v23.9 - November 19, 2024
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

• Adds a maximum width to the problems and notifications sections on the General page.
• Adds Intent and Difficulty to the metrics shown in the Semrush integration.
• Improves the compatibility of the Yoast blocks with WordPress 6.7.

Bugfixes

• Fixes a bug where a fatal error is triggered in PHP 8.x when a user's additional contact methods have been improperly set to null. Props to PhilETaylor.
• Fixes a bug where the First time configuration would have a double separator for the title and content.
• Fixes a bug where the First time configuration would not resize properly on smaller width screens.

Other

• Stops PHP notices on WordPress 6.7 about _load_textdomain_just_in_time loading incorrectly.

Yoast SEO v23.8 - November 5, 2024
Yoast SEO 23.8 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.
Enhancements
Introduces a new, redesigned General page.
Adds a notification to inform the user when an error occurs while changing the visibility of a notification or a problem.
Bug Fixes
Fixes a bug in our Elementor integration where previously saved slug values of drafts would be ignored.
Other
Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.7.

Yoast SEO 23.7
October 22, 2024
Yoast SEO 23.7 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.
Enhancements
Removes the keyphrase in slug assessment for static home pages.
Bug fixes
Fixes a bug where a database error would occur when there were no public taxonomies available for indexing.
Fixes a bug where another plugin running the exit() function inside the plugin_loaded hook would result in a fatal error. Props to menno-ll.
Other
Removes translation strings that are not meant for the Yoast SEO Free version from the plugin.
Resets the notice for search engines discouraged when changing Search engine visibility to visible.

Yoast SEO 23.6 - October 8, 2024
Yoast SEO 23.6 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.
Enhancements
Adds a filter to modify the sitemap's URL. Props to ashujangra.
Improves the transition words assessment for Turkish and English by expanding the relevant lists of transitions words. Props to abulu.
Uses the full-sized counterpart when a resized first content image is used for Open Graph and X images.
Bug fixes
Fixes a bug where the content analysis would error when removing an image caption in the default editor.
Fixes a bug where the link popover would be hidden when editing a post in tablet/mobile view. Props to stokesman.
Fixes a visual inconsistency where the descriptions of the disabled Premium policy settings would look enabled, when they are not enabled.
Other
Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.5.

2024-09-24 - version 23.5
* add - Improves the text of error messages that are shown when there is a problem with using the AI features.
* fix - Fixes a bug where two sentences in the internal linking suggestions would not be translated.
* fix - Fixes a bug where the toast notification would appear in the wrong position when using the AI generator with little or no content.
* update - Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 23.5.