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7.9

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where news posts set to no-index would still appear in the XML News Sitemap.

Other​

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 7.9

7.8

Other​

  • Removes functionality for original-source as Google has confirmed they're no longer using it.
  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 7.8

7.7

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 7.7

7.6

Enhancements​

  • Removes support for standout tag.
  • Removes support for editor's pick RSS.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the news image sitemap did not correctly handle protocol relative URLs.

7.5

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 7.4

7.4

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 7.4

7.3

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 7.3

7.2

Enhancements​

  • Removes the use of meta news keywords everywhere as Google no longer supports them.
  • Renews compatibility with the Plugin Dependencies plugin.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the page link was missing on the plugin settings page.

Other​

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 7.2
  • Adds warnings for deprecated functions.
  • Security hardening.

7.1

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 7.1

7.0

  • Requires Yoast SEO 7.0 or higher to be installed.
  • Moves each sitemap class to its own file instead of having multiple classes in one single file.

6.3

  • Load the XSL stylesheet from a static file when home and site URL are the same.
  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 6.3

6.2.1

  • Bump version to make sure it displays correctly in the plugin list.

6.2

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 6.2

9.5

Other​

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 9.5

6.1

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 6.1

9.4

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the last modified date for the sitemap index has been displayed with the wrong time zone.

Other​

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 9.4

6.0

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a problem where the sitemap table could not be sorted.
  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 6.0

5.9

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 5.9

5.8

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 5.8

5.7

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 5.7