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22.4

We've been spring cleaning for Yoast SEO 22.4. Elementor users can wave goodbye to that unnecessary redirect when saving a post for the first time. Across the plugin, users can expects a smoother experience due to bug fixes and optimizations. Find more about Yoast SEO Premium 22.4 in our latest release post!

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where an AJAX request on the edit tags page that did not have data as a string would cause a JavaScript error on our side, stopping our redirect notification checks.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 22.4.

22.3

Yoast SEO 22.3 introduces a highly-requested AI feature exclusively for our Yoast SEO Premium customers: AI-generated titles and meta descriptions for taxonomies. You will also find additional refinements and fixes for a better user experience. Explore the details in our latest release post!

Enhancements​

  • Introducing the option to generate titles and meta descriptions for category and tag pages on your website (taxonomies). Optimize your site for higher click-through-rates at the touch of a button.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 22.3.
  • Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.5.

22.2

Exciting news! Yoast SEO 22.2 is now live. We've fine-tuned translation features for Yoast News SEO. Plus, you can expect enhanced language analysis, ensuring even more accurate keyphrase recognition. Explore the details in our latest release post!

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the link in the redirect overview would wrongly link to the home url + redirect url in the case of an absolute url.
  • Fixes a bug where the upsell message for Yoast WooCommerce SEO would appear when using the AI feature on a non-WooCommerce product page.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 22.2.

22.1

Yoast SEO Premium 22.1 is out now. This release has an updated AI model that brings better results, especially for languages other than English. Try it!. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 22.1 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Improves the suggestions created by the AI title & description generator.
  • Improved error handling for using the AI title & description generator for local sites and sites that don't have a publicly accessible REST API.
  • Adds caching in the posts overview page for the query that counts cornerstone content.
  • Adds caching in the posts overview page for the query that counts orphaned content.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where special characters in headings such as ampersands (&) and non-breaking spaces ( ) would be displayed as their encoded HTML entity version inside the Yoast Table of Contents block.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 22.1.

22.0

Yoast SEO Premium 22.0 is out. This release expands support for Organization schema, with numerous new details, which search engines use to fully understand your business. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 22.0 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Adds additional organization info fields and organization identifiers fields to the schema.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 22.0.

21.7

Yoast SEO Premium 21.7 is out now. This release brings an improved word complexity assessment for the French language. Also, we fixed several bugs and added some enhancements. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 21.7 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Improves the accuracy of the word complexity assessment for French by recognizing more plural forms of non-complex words. For example, the plural form "résidences" is not marked as a complex word anymore, just like the singular form "résidence".

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 21.7.
  • Adds checks to ensure that the plugin has no known incompatibilities with PHP 8.3.
  • Improves the discoverability of the security policy.

21.6

Yoast SEO Premium 21.6 got a power-up with advanced AI technology -- now also for WooCommerce products! Create enticing titles and meta descriptions faster than ever. Own the search results with finely tuned, AI-crafted content that speaks directly to your audience. Upgrade to Premium and experience the future of SEO, where your content works smarter for you. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 21.5 in our release post!

21.5

In Yoast SEO Premium 21.5, we've enhanced our crawl optimization settings. You now have the option to block web crawlers used to train various AI, like OpenAI's GPTBot, Common Crawl's CCBot, and Google-Extended, from accessing your content. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 21.5 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Adds a filter to disable the Table of Content block to prevent auto generation of html anchors for headings.
  • Adds optional blocking of the Google-Extended, ChatGPT and CCBot user-agents.
  • Improves the word compexity assessment for English by expanding the list of frequently used words.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 21.5.
  • Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.4.

21.4

Yoast SEO Premium 21.4 is out today. This release comes with several fixes that improve how various features function. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 21.4 in our release post!

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the actionable buttons would not focus on the input fields when clicking on them in the sidebar.
  • Fixes a bug where the Maximum heading level option within the Table of Contents block would not work as expected.

Other​

  • Adds output escaping to the redirect message after adding a new redirect.
  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 21.4.

21.3

Yoast SEO Premium 21.3 is out now. In this release, we've improved the word complexity assessment, making it more helpful to improve your content. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 21.3 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Improves the accuracy of the word complexity assessment in English by recognizing more plural forms of non-complex words. For example, the plural form universities is not marked as a complex word anymore, just like the singular form university.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 21.3.

21.2

Yoast SEO Premium 21.2 is out now. This release brings fixes and enhancements, including an easier-to-use sidebar and improvements to the social media preview. Check it out! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 21.2 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Renames the Social preview sections to clarify which preview applies to which platform.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the cornerstone and inclusive language columns would be inadvertently displayed on product attribute terms.
  • Fixes a bug where the Table of Contents block header would be displayed in the user language instead of the site language.

Other​

  • Allows user to manage their consent when using the AI Generator even if the feature is turned off.
  • Avoids registering the routes related to the AI Generator when the feature is disabled.
  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 21.2.
  • Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.2.

21.1

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.

21.0

Yoast SEO Premium 21.0 comes with AI! You can now generate titles and meta descriptions with help from generative AI. Our AI reads your content, understands it, and creates accurate, engaging titles and descriptions. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 21.0 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Introduces the AI title & description generator. You can now speed up your workflow with high-quality suggestions for titles and descriptions for your search and social appearance, at the click of a button.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 21.0.
  • Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.3.

20.13

Yoast SEO Premium 20.13 is out today. This release brings performance improvements, leading to a better user experience. Read all about it! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 20.13 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Introduces the Yoast\WP\SEO edirects_options_autoload filter, which can be used to override the default setting of having the redirect options autoloaded.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 20.13.
  • Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.3.

20.12

Yoast SEO Premium 20.12 is here and it brings you new fixes and enhancements. This update comes with optimized functionalities that will enhance your SEO efforts and simplify your journey towards better rankings. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 20.12 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Adds an edit button to the SKU and Product identifier assessments on product pages if the Yoast WooCommerce SEO plugin is installed (version 15.8 or higher).
  • We've made it easier to select a value for the site policies.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a heading would not be included in the table of contents when it was created by transforming a paragraph block.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required Free version to 20.12.

20.11

In Yoast SEO Premium 20.11, we've added a new way to help you improve your E-E-A-T. Add your publishing principles to your site settings, and we'll add the proper schema. Read all about it! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 20.11 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Adds support for structured data about a site's policies and publishing principles.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 20.11.

20.10

Yoast SEO Premium 20.10 is here. We've added a new support page that helps Premium users contact our dedicated support team quickly. In addition, we've done a regular round of fixes and enhancements, including improvements to the crawl optimization settings. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 20.10 in our release post!

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the icons for cornerstone and inclusive language in the taxonomy overview would not show a tooltip when hovering over them.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 20.10.

20.9

Yoast SEO 20.9 has an exciting enhancement to the Wincher integration, namely a brand-new dashboard widget that makes tracking your keyphrase rankings a breeze. Plus, we've taken care of any pesky bugs and made general improvements to enhance your user experience. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 20.9 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Adds an inclusive language score filter to the posts overview.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a fatal error would be thrown in the block editor with PHP 8.0+ when additional keyphrases are stored in the DB in a malformed way.

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 20.9.