- Disables the highlighting buttons whenever AI Optimize is used.
- Enables the AI Optimize feature for the keyphrase in introduction assessment when the introduction is part of a Classic block.
- Improves the success rate of AI Optimize suggestions for a post that contains list blocks.
- Prevents showing the "not enough content" error message when AI Generate is used before the content is fully loaded.
Bugfixes
- Fixes a bug where a full stop would be added at the end of a previous sentence instead of the newly suggested sentence when using AI Optimize.
Other
- Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 23.4.
*add - Introduces the _AI Optimize_ feature!
* add - Improves the user experience for Yoast AI Generate by checking if the user has an active subscription before asking for consent.
* update - Deprecates the `Ai_Generate_Titles_And_Descriptions_Introduction` class.
* update - Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 23.2.
Enhancements
- Adds more helpful error messages when the AI title & description generator errors, for easier troubleshooting.
Bugfixes
- Fixes a bug where a fatal error would be thrown when using the AI title & description generator but the request timed out.
- Fixes a bug where errors while saving a post would not contain the error explanation.
- Fixes a bug where existing tags would not be saved when adding them to a post.
- Fixes a bug where the AI title & description generator would not work for variants of locales, like formal German.
Other
- Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 22.7.
- Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.4.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Enhancements
- Now available: highlighting for results of the SEO, readability, and inclusive language analyses in Elementor.
- Makes the AI Generator tip toaster visible until explicitly closed by the user.
Bugfixes
- Fixes a bug where exporting the keyphrase scores would result in a fatal error when additional keyphrases were stored in the database in a malformed way.
- Fixes a bug where highlighting would be applied incorrectly when keyphrase occurrences contained different types of apostrophes than ' in the keyphrase distribution assessment.
- Fixes a bug where the schema for a variable price product created with Easy Digital Downloads would be invalid.
- Fixes a bug where the Yoast Table of Contents block would prevent editing a post when using the latest version of Gutenberg (17.3.0).
Other
- Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 21.8.
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.
Enhancements
- Get ready to supercharge your content! AI-powered meta description and title generation is now seamlessly enabled for all users as the default setting.
- Introducing a new feature: AI SEO title and meta description generation for WooCommerce products! To unlock this SEO magic, make sure you have both Yoast SEO Premium and Yoast WooCommerce SEO installed.
Bugfixes
- Fixes a bug where the focus style of the Use AI error message buttons would be cut off.
- Fixes a bug where the related links block would not be translated.
Other
- Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 21.6.
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.
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.