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20.4

Have you tried the crawl optimization settings in Yoast SEO? We can lower your site's carbon footprint by reducing the number of irrelevant pages and resources crawled by search engines. With over 13 million Yoast SEO users, imagine our impact! Try it today and help our quest for a better and greener world. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 20.4 in our release post!

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the previously used keyword assessment would potentially link to an empty page of results when the focus keyphrase had been used as a related keyphrase.

Other​

  • Bumps minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 20.4.
  • Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.2.

20.3

Yoast SEO Premium 20.3 is out today. For this release, we did a round of enhancements and fixes. For one, we made improvements to the redirect manager making it easier to use. Check out the post for more information! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 20.3 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Makes links in the redirect manager clickable, to help with testing.
  • Defers redirect management to the plugins_loaded hook to avoid a timing misalignment between the redirect manager and the Wordfence live traffic monitor.
  • Enhances the word complexity assessment for English by filtering out more function words.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where reactivating Premium would switch usage tracking on regardless of the value set by the user.

Other​

  • Bumps minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 20.3.

20.2.1

Other​

  • Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 20.2.1.

20.2

Today, we're launching Yoast SEO Premium 20.2. In this release, we've improved our indexables database technology. This database system helps us understand your site quicker while also making your site perform better. It also helps us do our best to make the web greener and lays the groundwork for exciting future possibilities. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 20.2 Premium in our release post!

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a fatal error would be thrown when Premium was installed alongside other plugins using the WHIP library.
  • Fixes a bug where orphaned prominent words would remain in the database after their post or term had been deleted.

Other​

  • Bumps minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 20.2.

20.1

In Yoast SEO 20.1, we're launching an integration with Mastodon, the decentralized social network. Among other things, this makes it easy for Yoast SEO Premium users to verify their profile link. Additionally, we've improved our inclusive language analysis to help you reach a wider audience with your content. Upgrade now! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 20.1 Premium in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Adds an integration to easily verify the link to your website on your Mastodon profile.
  • Adds an integration with Easy Digital Downloads to improve its Schema output and connect it to the Yoast Schema graph.

Other​

  • Bumps minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 20.1.

20.0

Yoast SEO 20.0 Premium comes with a brand new settings interface, which we've put in a lot of effort to make visually pleasing and functional. You'll find it a breeze to work on your SEO, and it's just the start of many amazing developments. Check it out! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO 20.0 Premium in our release post!

Other​

  • Bumps the Yoast SEO minimum required version to 20.0.

19.7

The latest version of Yoast SEO Premium, 19.7, includes the first set of improvements to the inclusive language analysis feature. These updates make the analysis more effective at identifying terms used in specific contexts and provide better feedback to writers. Give it a try! Read more about what’s new in Yoast SEO Premium 19.7 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Improves the prominent words section in Insights and the internal linking suggestions by excluding URLs and email addresses from the prominent words.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a redirect loop in the search cleanup, when search includes encoded characters.

Other​

  • Bumps the Yoast SEO minimum required version to 19.14.
  • Sets minimum WP version to 6.0.

19.6

Yoast SEO Premium 19.6 is out today. In this release, we've mostly focused on smaller improvements. We've also made the inclusive language analysis available to all users of Yoast SEO. Haven't tried it yet? Please do; it can help you expand your audience. Read more about what’s new in Yoast SEO Premium 19.6 in our release post!

19.5

Yoast SEO Premium 19.5 is out now. This release mostly consists of bug fixes and enhancements. In addition, we’re getting our WordPress plugins ready for the upcoming High Performance Order Storage feature in WooCommerce 7.1+. Check it out! Read more about what’s new in Yoast SEO Premium 19.5 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Other​

  • Bumps the Yoast SEO minimum required version to 19.10.
  • Ensures compatibility with the High Performance Order Storage feature in WooCommerce 7.1+.
  • Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.1.

19.3

Today, we’re releasing Yoast SEO Premium 19.3. We’ve rolled out some general enhancements, bug fixes, and security improvements in this release. Update now! Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 19.3 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Enhancements​

  • Adds an option to prevent the crawling of site search pages.
  • Adds an option to prevent the crawling of /wp-json/.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the get_suggestions method would also return unrelated post types when you passed a post_type parameter.

19.2.1

Other​

  • Fixes compliance with the wordpress.org plugin guidelines.

19.0.1

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the custom IDs of headings would be overwritten when editing a post with the block editor while having Yoast SEO Premium activated.

Other​

  • Temporarily reverts a fix that automatically included subheadings in the Table of Content (ToC) when they were upgraded from a paragraph block in order to prevent the above bug. We will revisit this bug to bring back a more stable fix in the future.

18.7

In Yoast SEO Premium 18.7, we’re expanding our recently introduced crawl settings. These features will let you turn off different things WordPress automatically adds to your site. Hardly anyone uses these, but these do add overhead to your site. You now have much more control over what you want search engines to crawl on your WordPress site. Check it out! Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 18.7 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

18.6

Say hi to Yoast SEO Premium 18.6! In this release, we’re introducing more ways to control crawling on your site. We’re starting with a small addition to manage post comment feeds, but we’re expanding that in the coming releases. The feature is in beta, so we welcome your feedback! Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 18.6 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Enhancements​

  • Introducing a new feature set to manage crawling on your site. In Yoast SEO Premium 18.6, we're starting with an initial crawl setting to turn off RSS feeds of post comments. This will be expanded over time.

Other​

  • Sets minimum WordPress version to 5.9 and tested up to 6.0.
  • Sets the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 19.0.

18.5

Meet Yoast SEO Premium 18.5: This release includes some changes to make the Premium plugin work well with the new First-time configuration and some more fixes and enhancements to enjoy! Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 18.5 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a regex redirection would be created without a leading slash.
  • Fixes a bug where the thank you page would not be fully visible on certain screen widths.

Other​

  • Sets the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 18.9.

18.4

Meet Yoast SEO Premium 18.4: 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! We’ve also improved compatibility with PHP 8.1. Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 18.4 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Other​

  • Sets the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 18.6.
  • Improves PHP 8.1 compatibility by preventing some deprecation warnings.
  • Prevents an unnecessary PHP warning when installing the free version of the plugin and the destination folder is not writable.

18.3

Say hi to Yoast SEO Premium 18.3! You'll find a number of fixes and enhancements. We've also included more improvements to the rebuild of the AIOSEO importer, and we fixed a bug that prohibited us to display the text in the estimated reading time block in the site language. Happy updating! Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 18.3 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the word 'minute/minutes' would be in the user language, instead of the site language, for the estimated reading time block in the frontend.
  • Fixes a bug where Yoast modals would close after opening after editing content in Elementor.

Other​

  • Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 18.5.
  • Sets the minimum required WordPress version to 5.8.

18.2.1

Other​

  • Reverts the 18.2 release due to errors in the WordProof integration in Yoast SEO.

18.2

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the word 'minute/minutes' would be in the user language, instead of the site language, for the estimated reading time block in the frontend.

Other​

  • Sets the minimum required WordPress version to 5.8.
  • Bumps the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 18.4.

18.0

Yoast SEO Premium 18.0 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. Plus: improved compatibility with WordPress 5.9. Read more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 18.0 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Other​

  • Switches from packaged script translations to those from wordpress.org in order to reduce ZIP size and disk usage.
  • Improves compatibility with WordPress 5.9 by preventing a Javascript error in the Site Editor.
  • Sets WooCommerce tested up to version to 6.1.
  • Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 5.9.
  • Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 18.1.

17.9

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!

Enhancements​

  • Introduces word form support for Japanese.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a fatal error would be thrown when trying to retrieve the URL of a non-existing taxonomy.

Other​

  • Replaces the workout assistant images in the Cornerstone and Orphaned workout.
  • Bumps minimum required Free version to 17.9.

17.8

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!

Enhancements​

  • Updates the social previews to adapt to the most recent social media platform changes.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the Orphaned Content and Cornerstone Content workouts wouldn't display translations.

Other​

  • Sets the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 17.8.

17.7

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!

Enhancements​

  • Optimizes the loading of the redirect options by reducing the amount of queries to the database.

Other​

  • Updates the minimum Yoast SEO version to 17.7.

17.6

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!

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the social media share previews images, when in landscape mode, did not match the aspect ratio of their respective platform.
  • Fixes a bug where anchors of headings used in the table of contents block were not generated correctly for headers with non-Latin characters.
  • Fixes a bug where the Block titles of our Table of Contents, Related Links, Siblings and Subpages blocks weren't translatable.

Other​

  • The plugin will no longer block installation on PHP 8.0+ when installed via Composer.
  • Ups the minimum required Free version to 17.6.

17.5

Say hello to Yoast SEO 17.5! Or maybe γεια would fit better, as this release introduces full Greek language 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!

Enhancements​

  • Introduces word form support for Greek.

Other​

  • Ups the minimum required Free version to 17.5.

17.4

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 in English or our release post in Spanish!

Enhancements​

  • Cleans up old unused database items related to a previous version of the internal linking suggestion feature. This will reduce the size of your website's database and make your site a little bit faster.

Other​

  • Changes some copy in the Orphaned Content and Cornerstone Content workouts.
  • Ups the minimum required Free version to 17.4.

17.3

Yoast SEO 17.3 is out today! We’ve revamped the two available SEO workouts. It’s become really easy to identify what content you should optimize. Start cleaning up your website and improve your internal linking structure for optimized results in search engines! If you haven’t tried the SEO workouts yet, now is the time to do so!

17.2

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!

Enhancements​

  • Optimizes performance for saving a post and running the SEO Optimization tool, by inserting and deleting prominent words into and from the database in one query, instead of word by word.
  • Introduces word form support for more Russian irregular nouns.
  • Introduces word form support for the most common perfective verbs in Russian.

Other​

  • Prevents loading Premium if Free is on an outdated version, to prevent backwards compatibility issues.

17.1.2

Bugfixes:

  • Fixes a bug where internal linking suggestions, in either the editor or the orphaned content workout, and the related links block would not load on WordPress installations that have a different database table prefix than the default wp_.

17.1.1

Bugfixes:

  • Fixes a bug where newly added Yoast Related Links blocks would load indefinitely.

17.1

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!

17.0

Say hello to Yoast SEO 17.0! This release includes some behind-the-scenes improvements, like an improved Spanish word form feature and 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 17.0 in our release post!

16.9

Meet Yoast SEO 16.9: This release comes with a brand-new SEO workout that helps you make sure that your content is findable! It shows you if your website is suffering from orphaned content problems and helps you fix them. Moreover, the plugin now comes with two image SEO assessments and improved performance. Read more about what’s new in Yoast SEO 16.9 in our release post!

16.8

Yoast SEO 16.8 is out today! This release comes with an updated readability analysis with support for two new languages: Norwegian and Slovak. Slovak doesn’t just get full readability support but also support for our word forms feature. This Premium language feature helps you improve your content in a much more natural way. Did you know that Yoast SEO is nearing language support for twenty languages? Read more about what’s new in Yoast SEO 16.8 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Introduces word form support for Slovak.

Other​

  • Deprecates the Yoast\WP\SEO\Integrations\Watchers\Zapier_APIKey_Reset_Watcher class in favor of the Yoast\WP\SEO\Premium\Integrations\Watchers\Zapier_APIKey_Reset_Watcher class.
  • Deprecates the Yoast\WP\SEO\Integrations\Watchers\Premium_Option_Wpseo_Watcher class in favor of the Yoast\WP\SEO\Premium\Integrations\Watchers\Premium_Option_Wpseo_Watcher class.

16.7

Meet Yoast SEO Premium 16.7! This release comes with extended support for headless WordPress. And the new Premium Algolia integration will improve the quality of your site search and help users find your most important content! Read more about what’s new in Yoast SEO 16.7 in our release post!

Enhancements​

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the SEO data optimization did not work on subsites in a multisite environment.
  • Fixes a bug where posts with post types that no longer exist could be shown in the cornerstone workout.
  • Fixes a bug that caused the new Workouts feature to always display in English.

16.6

Make working on your SEO easy as ABC! Yoast SEO 16.6 introduces SEO workouts to help your site keep fit. In this first SEO workout we’ll help you improve your internal linking based on the cornerstone approach. This SEO workflow will make this crucial process insightful for you and improve your SEO fitness! Read more about what’s new in Yoast SEO 16.6 in our release post!

16.5

Yoast SEO 16.5 is out today! This release introduces an addition to Yoast’s social media features: the Social Appearance Templates. With these templates, you can set a default social template for every page, custom post type, taxonomy, and archive. No more ugly images, weird titles or meta descriptions for you! Read more about what’s new in Yoast SEO 16.5 in our release post!

16.4

Meet Yoast SEO 16.4: This brand-new version of Yoast SEO Premium comes with a rewritten language analysis, plus a newly supported language: Czech. People who write in this language can now fully use our tools to improve their content. We hope you enjoy this update! Read more about what’s new in Yoast SEO 16.4 in our release post!

Enhancements​

  • Introduces word form support for Czech.
  • Improves Hungarian word form recognition of certain words with the letter combinations cs, dz, dzs, gy, ly, ny, ty, and zs, for example balszerencséjük and balszerencséjére.

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where word form support for languages other than English would not work in Elementor.

16.3

Out now: Yoast SEO 16.3! This release helps you with one of the key aspects of modern SEO: Structured data. Yoast SEO 16.3 comes with a lot of enhancements for the Schema.org implementation. You can now enhance your personal profile in Schema, for instance! Read more about what’s new in Yoast SEO 16.3 in our release post!

16.2

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where users with a role of Editor, or SEO Manager, or SEO Editor could no longer access the administration page to manage the Redirects.
  • Fixes a bug where the protocol instead of the domain would be displayed in the social previews.

16.1

Yoast SEO Premium 16.1 is out today! It features several fixes that make the plugin chug along nicely. Happy updating! Read more about what’s new in Yoast SEO Premium 16.1 in our release post!

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the Insights and Link suggestions features would always be re-enabled upon plugin activation, even if the user had disabled them.
  • Fixes a bug where upgrade routines would only be run in the admin, which meant they would not be triggered when updating the plugin via the CLI without visiting the admin.
  • Fixes a bug where the Premium as an addon installation status could be reset when it didn't have to be.

16.0.3

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the “Activate your subscription” link would be in the wrong place on the Plugins page. Sorry for the confusion.
  • Fixes a bug where the strip category base class would be wrongly instantiated under specific circumstances.

16.0.2

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a fatal error would occur on plugin activation if Yoast SEO was not activated and the automatic installation for Yoast SEO had been completed successfully before.