Yoast SEO changelog - page 10

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where existing links were no longer editable with Yoast SEO active.
• Fixes a bug where the editor wouldn't remember rel values set on a link after refresh.

Sometimes, you have releases that start out small and end up with a substantial improvement. Yoast SEO 14.4 is one such release. Initially planned as a bug fix release, this turned into something that markedly improves the publishing workflow in WordPress. Plus, you can now mark your external links as nofollow or sponsored. You see, Yoast SEO 14.4 is a chockfull release! Read more about those changes in our release post!

In every release of Yoast SEO, we fix bugs and find other ways to enhance our code. For instance, we’re always working on quality assurance, code style and other behind the scenes work. In Yoast SEO 14.3, you’ll find many of these improvements plus some bugfixes. Read more about those changes in our release post!

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the FAQ schema list item's position would start at 0 instead of 1.
• Fixes a bug where the filters wpseo_metadesc and wpseo_title weren't called with the right argument, which could lead to errors.
• Fixes a bug where our global CSS variables could conflict with global CSS variables of themes.

In today's release, we’ve fixed several issues with breadcrumbs. One of these bugs turned the order of breadcrumbs on its head, which is not something we like. Things should work as expected now. We’ve also changed how we check if a focus keyphrase was used before. We currently run this against our indexable table, making the process more efficient. Read more about those changes in our release post!

Despite weeks and weeks of testing Yoast SEO 14.0, there were still some people running into issues. In Yoast SEO 14.1, we’re improving things to help stabilize the plugin. Read more about those changes in our release post!

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where robots meta values defaulted to 0 instead of null because of a bug in WPDB. This could result in incorrect values for noindex, nofollow , noarchive, noimageindex and/or nosnippet. In order to purge the wrong data, we need to truncate our tables again. This means you will have to go through the indexing process again. We’re very sorry. For sites with more than 10,000 posts, we advise using the WP CLI command to do the indexing on the server.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where running the migrations could cause fatal errors on sites where plugins are installed remotely. Some remote plugin installers don't remove files that are removed in an update. Since our migration runner goes through all migrations on the server, this could lead to fatal errors.
• Fixes a bug where the pre_get_document_title filter could be skipped when other plugins were using this filter as well.
• Fixes a bug where an error would be thrown when the name of an indexable table had been converted to a different case.
• Fixes a bug where a taxonomy parent would not be present in the breadcrumbs even though it was set in the breadcrumbs settings.

Enhancements​

• Adds a missing index to the new indexables table. Props to @pagelypete.

Other​

• Adds the wpseo_frontend_presentation filter that can be used by third-party plugins to easily alter all our meta output with 1 single filter.

Because we’ve changed the underlying framework of our Indexables technology, we’ve chosen to rebuild the table. This means you will have to go through the indexing process again. We’re sorry. For sites with more than 10,000 posts, we advise using the WP CLI command to do the indexing on the server.

Today is a special day. Today, a project we’ve been working on for a year sees the light of day. Yoast SEO 14.0 rewrites the playbook on how a WordPress SEO plugin can work. Thanks to an approach we call indexables, we bring you a much faster experience and a new foundation that helps us get ready for an exciting future! Read more about this release in our release post!

While we’re working on getting Yoast SEO 14.0 ready for the world, you can enjoy today’s release of Yoast SEO 13.5. Read all about Yoast SEO 13.5 in our release post!

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where a fatal error would be thrown when saving a post while the type was no longer WP_Post due to filtering.
• Fixes a bug where .xsl site map files would not be cached correctly.

Other​

• Sets minimum supported WordPress version to 5.3.

Bugfixes​

• Replaces the use of the deprecated category_link filter by term_link. Props to Chouby

In Yoast SEO 9.0, we launched an innovative new way to analyze your English language text using word forms. In Yoast SEO 10.1, we added word form support for the German language. Today, we’re glad to announce word form support for Dutch. You can read why this is such an awesome addition in our 13.4 release post!

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the host part of URLs could contain reserved characters, like spaces and brackets. Props to stodorovic.
• Fixes a bug where form fields were validated inconsistently.

Our current string of releases focusing on improving our code is continuing with Yoast SEO 13.3. In this release, we have a Schema structured data addition and several improvements to how Yoast SEO handles URLs. Read on in our 13.3 release post!

Enhancements​

• Makes sure all URL fields show an unencoded URL after saving, even when the user input was encoded.
• Requires all URLs in URL input fields to begin with either ‘/’ or ‘http(s)’. Props to stodorovic.
• Adds a potentialAction entity to the WebPage and Article Schema pieces.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where social URLs containing international characters could not be saved. Props to stodorovic.
• Fixes a bug where encoded characters would be stripped from canonical URLs. Props to stodorovic.

Other​

• Changes the cURL Health Check category from recommended to critical.

In Yoast SEO 13.2, you’ll find a number of checks moved to the WordPress Site Health tool. Site Health was introduced in WordPress 5.2 as a way to help site owners and managers get a sense of how their site is doing, technically speaking. Find out more about these changes in our 13.2 release post!

Yoast SEO 13.1 is out today! In this plugin, you’ll find several fixes and enhancements, mostly focused at improving our Schema.org structured data implementation. Learn more about the latest versions of Yoast SEO in our 13.1 release post!

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the HowTo schema name was incorrectly set to the page title.
• Fixes a bug where the "force rewrite titles" option would remove the title tag in svg tags. Props to stodorovic

Enhancements​

• Sets the Schema HowTo name and Article headline to the post title with a fallback to "No title".
• Adds the inLanguage property to the schema CreativeWork pieces.
• Removes a duplicate directory from the composer autoload classmap configuration. Props to szepeviktor
• Improves the copy for the paginated comments Site Health check.

Other​

• Removes the Search Console item from the admin menu and the toolbar menu.

Today, we’re releasing Yoast SEO 13.0. This release is one in a series of releases focusing on improving our code and fixing issues — most of them behind the scenes. Read more about those changes in our 13.0 release post!

Enhancements​

• Hides the Facebook settings when Open Graph is disabled.
• Adds a success state to the paginated comments Health Check. This means the paginated comments check will also be shown when the paginated comments are set up correctly.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where a notification would be shown that Gutenberg was outdated when the latest version of Gutenberg was already installed.

Other​

• Renames the 'Snippet preview' to 'Google preview'.
• Replaces the Google preview mode switcher toggle with radio buttons.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the Yoast SEO metabox would not be shown on custom post types and taxonomies when the settings of our plugin were never saved before.
• Fixes a bug where the default titles for custom post types and taxonomies were not shown in the Search Appearance settings when the settings of our plugin were never saved before.