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21.7

Yoast SEO 21.7 is out now. In this release, we bring an improved first-time configuration, making it easier for people to get started. Also, we fixed several bugs and added some enhancements. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 21.7 in our release post!

21.6

Discover what's new in Yoast SEO 21.6! Have you seen our AI-powered tool that helps you easily craft engaging titles and meta descriptions? Ready for even more AI capabilities? Upgrade to Premium and unlock full access to AI-driven SEO tools to take your website to new heights. Start optimizing smarter, not harder! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 21.6 in our release post!

21.3

Yoast SEO 21.3 is out! In this release, we've focused on improving the plugin's performance, especially regarding handling huge posts on complex websites. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 21.3 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Enhances post-saving performance in certain conditions for a smoother and more efficient user experience.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the notifications counter of the admin bar menu would not show with the correct style on the frontend.
  • Fixes a bug where the slug in the search appearance editor would not be set when published posts were edited in the classic editor and the "core/editor" store was available.

21.1

Here's Yoast SEO 21.1! After the AI release, we're back with an update filled with fixes and enhancements to improve your SEO work. Check it out! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 21.1 in our release post!

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where an error could occur when an indexable was outdated. Props to @jaimearroyonavia.
  • Fixes a bug where the cleanup routine would throw an error when on multisites.
  • Fixes a bug where the notification for a new content type in the notification center would not be dismissed when installing Elementor and reviewing the new content types.

Other​

  • Adds an attribute to the link "See who contributed to" to open in a new browser tab, located in the General tab. Props to @nathanwritescode-uk.

21.0

We're thrilled to announce Yoast SEO 21.0! This update is geared at making your SEO journey smoother and more successful. We're introducing our first step into AI with automatic titles and meta description generation in Yoast SEO Premium. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 21.0 in our release post!

Other​

  • Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.3.

20.13

Please welcome Yoast SEO 20.13! We've focused on enhancing compatibility and performance, making your SEO efforts smoother and more effective. We've also improved compatibility with WordPress 6.3. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 20.13 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Ensures that the Google, Facebook and Twitter Preview modals are compatible with WordPress 6.3.

Other​

  • Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.3.

20.11

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.

20.6

Today's release of Yoast SEO 20.6 has enhancements and fixes to improve your SEO work. The update features a new readability analysis — a helpful addition alerting you whenever you use too much center-aligned text. Check out more details now! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 20.6 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Improves performance when the SEO data optimization has not been completed. Props to @PypWalters.

20.5

Our latest release, Yoast SEO 20.5, includes enhancements and fixes to elevate your SEO journey. One of the most exciting updates is our improved Google SERP preview, now aligned with Google's current styling for both mobile and desktop. This allows you to see how well your snippets are optimized for the search result pages. Read all about it! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 20.5 in our release post!

20.4

With Yoast SEO 20.4, you can reduce your site's carbon footprint and improve your SEO with just a few clicks. The crawl optimization settings let you turn off crawling for certain URLs, scripts, and metadata that WordPress automatically adds. Previously only available in Premium, but now available for all! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 20.4 in our release post!

20.3

Yoast SEO 20.3 is out and comes with several enhancements, fixes, and improvements. With an improved highlighting feature and enhanced support for the Portuguese language, Yoast SEO 20.3 helps you find where you need to make SEO edits quickly and easily. Upgrade now and take your website's SEO to the next level! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 20.3 in our release post!

20.2.1

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a security issue in the post editor.

20.2

In Yoast SEO 20.2, we've improved our innovative indexables technology. We've developed a faster and more reliable way of indexing your site's data. In turn, we make better use of this data to improve your site's SEO. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 20.2 in our release post!

20.1

Create a more inclusive online world with Yoast SEO 20.1. Our improved inclusive language analysis provides real-time feedback and offers suggestions to help your content reach a broader audience. For our Premium users, there's a bonus - a new Mastodon integration to take your online presence to the next level. Get it now! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 20.1 in our release post!

20.0

We're proud to introduce a brand new settings interface in Yoast SEO 20.0. We've worked hard to make this interface both beautiful and helpful. It's now much easier and enjoyable to work on your SEO. Plus, it's the start of much more cool stuff to come! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 20.0 in our release post!

19.14

Yoast SEO 19.14 introduces the first round of improvements to the inclusive language analysis. We've made the analysis smarter in detecting terms in certain contexts and improved the feedback we give writers. Check it out! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 19.14 in our release post!

19.13

Yoast SEO 19.13 proactively fixes an issue we found in the upcoming release of the Gutenberg editor. This release of the block editor breaks the link functionality when used in conjunction with Yoast SEO. The Yoast SEO release works around that so users can keep adding and changing links. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 19.13 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Prevents an incompatibility with the upcoming Gutenberg 14.8.0.

19.12

In Yoast SEO 19.12, we're introducing the inclusive language analysis — previously only available in Yoast SEO Premium. This will help you get feedback on words that might exclude part of your audience and get inclusive alternatives. This is only available in English for now. Plus, it is opt-in. Try it! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 19.12 in our release post!

19.11

Yoast SEO 19.11 is out now. We're optimizing the Yoast SEO plugin to use fewer resources. This helps make your site faster and more efficient. In this release, we're doing this by streamlining your database. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 19.11 in our release post!

19.7.2

Other​

  • Removes the cURL minimal version check from the Site Health page, as it was causing issues.

19.7.1

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a fatal error would be thrown in combination with certain plugins that change the standard login page URL.

Other​

  • Changes the copy in the robots.txt comment.

19.7

Yoast SEO 19.7 is out today! We’ve rolled out some general enhancements, bug fixes, and security improvements in this release. Go check it out! Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 19.7 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Enhancements​

  • Improves the handling of fatal errors in the front-end by preventing Yoast SEO to run in the login page, allowing users to access their dashboard.
  • Excludes empty custom post type sitemaps from sitemap_index.xml.
  • Introduces a new filter wpseo_sitemap_post_type_first_links that can be used to add links at the start of the first sitemap page for post types. Props to @jamalbou.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug in the default editor where image elements would lead to repeated requests for that image source while editing content.

Other​

  • Adds new disabled toggles to the Crawl settings tab in the General page.

19.6.1

Other​

  • Fixes compliance with the wordpress.org plugin guidelines.

19.5.1

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a fatal error would be thrown on the front-end when Yoast SEO 19.5 was used with an older version of Yoast SEO Premium.

19.4

Yoast SEO 19.4 is out today! In this release, we’ve rolled out some improvements to our Schema structured data implementation. Additionally, we've fixed several bugs and added a couple of small enhancements to ensure you get the best user experience with Yoast SEO. But that's not all, we also have a new integration page coming in this release. Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 19.4 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

18.9

Yoast SEO 18.9 is out now! In this release, we have improved the first experience users have with the plugin. The first-time configuration takes users by the hand and guides them in properly setting everything up so that search engines understand their site. Make sure to run that first-time configuration to see if you’ve filled everything in correctly! Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 18.9 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

18.8

Did you catch the latest update from Google? Today they made some small changes to how they read XML sitemaps. But you don't have to worry about that - today's Yoast SEO 18.8 update already applies the latest standards. Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 18.8 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Enhancements​

  • Removes XML sitemap image properties title and caption following deprecation by Google.

18.6

Meet Yoast SEO 18.6: a small Yoast SEO update, fixing a number of bugs, including several bugs related to the Wincher integration. With the Wincher integration, you can track the rankings of your articles in the search results. If you haven’t checked that feature out, please do so! Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 18.6 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a version mismatch caused broken styling in WooCommerce select fields when linking products.
  • Fixes a bug where keyphrases could show up multiple times in Wincher table.
  • Fixes a bug where the Wincher connection flow would fail on certain installations.
  • Fixes a bug where the Wincher integration could throw a fatal error on PHP 8.0+.

Other​

  • Adds a disabled Wincher integration toggle to the Network admin/Multisite Integrations tab.

18.5.1

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a fatal error would occur on the site health page if WordFence was installed and active.
  • Fixes a bug where a fatal error would occur on PHP 5.6.

18.4.1

Other​

  • Reverts the 18.4 release due to errors in the WordProof integration.

18.4

In Yoast SEO 18.4, we're launching a new integration with an innovative new service called WordProof. WordProof offers a way to add timestamps to your content and add those to the blockchain to prove ownership. Try it out now! Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 18.4 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Enhancements​

  • Adds the possibility to timestamp your Privacy Policy page and your WooCommerce Terms and Conditions page by use of a WordProof certificate.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the Google preview would display wrong breadcrumbs for child pages.
  • Fixes a potential error related to the has_ancestors column of our indexables table. Props to @junaidbhura.

Other​

  • Sets the minimum required WordPress version to 5.8.