Yoast SEO changelog - page 7

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.

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.

Say hi to Yoast SEO 18.5! You'll find a number of fixes and enhancements. We've also included more improvements to the rebuild of the AIOSEO importer we introduced a few weeks ago. Happy updating! Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 18.5 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Other​

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

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.

Meet Yoast SEO 18.3! For this release, we did another round of fixes and improvements. Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 18.3 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Yoast SEO 18.2 is out today! This release includes more fixes and enhancements to enjoy. We improved the workings of the FAQ and How-to blocks. Happy optimizing! Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 18.2 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Yoast SEO 18.1 is out today! This new release brings another round of bug fixes, plus a new way for us to handle the translations in our plugin — leading to a smaller plugin size for you to install. Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 18.1 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Yoast SEO 18.0 is out now! This release contains a number of bug fixes and a couple of enhancements. We've enhanced schema presentation for non-alphanumeric languages and made several improvements in both the SEO and readability analysis of the Japanese language. Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 18.0 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Yoast SEO 17.9 is now available! Yoast SEO now comes with a keyphrase tracking tool powered by Wincher that lets you monitor your keyphrases, straight from the plugin! Make sure to try out this new keyphrase tracking feature and let us know what you think. Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 17.9 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Yoast SEO 17.8 is out now and ready for you to download. In this release, we fix a number of bugs and added a few enhancements for you to enjoy! Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 17.8 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the notification to start configuring Yoast SEO would also been shown on existing installations.
• Fixes a bug where Yoast addons would not inherit the auto-update settings from Yoast SEO.
• Fixes a bug where changing the auto-update settings of another plugin could stop Yoast addons from being auto-updated.

Meet Yoast SEO 17.7! This release introduces a new configuration workout to help you set up the Yoast SEO plugin properly from the get-go. Get the basic settings right in Yoast SEO and create a solid foundation for your SEO! Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 17.7 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Yoast SEO 17.6 is out today! This new release brings several fixes and enhancements to improve how the plugin works. And we’re getting it ready for the upcoming WordPress 5.9 release. Go check it out! Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 17.6 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Say hello to Yoast SEO 17.5! Or maybe γεια would fit better, as this release introduces Greek readability support. Plus: you’ll also be able to find | and ~ title separators again. Happy updating! Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 17.5 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Yoast SEO 17.4 is out today! This release comes with several fixes and enhancements to help database performance on larger sites by cleaning up data and streamlining retrieval. Happy updating! Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 17.4 in our release post!

Enhancements​

• Improves two queries used to determine whether or not a site has been fully processed using our SEO data optimization. This should prevent potential slowdowns in extremely large sites.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the url property in the search page schema would be empty.
• Fixes a bug where a duplicate canonical tag was output for web stories created with the Web Stories plugin. Props to swissspidey.
• Fixes a bug where a race condition could occur that caused the rewrite rules to be flushed on every page request when using a persistent cache like Redis. This may speed up your site’s load times if it’s using persistent caching.

Yoast SEO 17.3 is out today! This release includes general bug fixes to some SEO assessments and improvements to indexables data management. Now is as good a time as any to start optimizing your content with Yoast SEO! Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO 17.3 in our release post!

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug that could lead to a fatal error in the breadcrumbs block for auto-draft posts.

Yoast SEO 17.2 is out now! Yoast SEO comes with many powerful tools that will help you write SEO-proof and readable texts. And as of today, you can also work on your readability in the Farsi language. Readable content is awesome content! Read more about what’s new in Yoast SEO 17.2 in our release post!

Yoast SEO 17.1 is out today! In this release, you’ll find a couple of small changes that’ll help you write great titles that stand up to Google’s scrutiny. It also includes some behind-the-scenes improvements, including several fixes for our indexables data management. For now, please enjoy Yoast SEO and write the best possible content in the language of your choice! Read more about what’s new in Yoast SEO 17.1 in our release post!