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11.0

We've made huge changes to the schema.org markup we output, adding multiple different types of Schema. Be sure to check our posts on yoast.com about this release!

Enhancements

  • Schema changes:

  • Adds Person markup for author pages.

  • Adds WebPage markup for all pages.

  • Adds Article markup for posts, with Person markup for the author.

  • Changes the ‘Organization or Person’ section of the Knowledge graph settings to allow selecting an author that is the ‘Person’ that the website represents.

  • Adds MySpace, SoundCloud, Tumblr and YouTube URL input fields to people’s profiles.

Bugfixes

  • Fixes an issue where the metabox would not display on term edit pages when running the development build of Gutenberg.

10.1.3

Bugfixes

  • Reverted a fix relating replacement variables on the block editor, which was causing a slow and unworkable editting experience.
  • Fixes a bug where the license information from MyYoast is being saved aggressively, causing updates in MyYoast to take 24 hours to show up in the site.
  • Fixes a bug where the rel="publisher" Google+ tag was being output on the frontend if that profile was provided in the past.
  • Fixes a bug where the server could experience a high load when using external object cache.
  • Fixes the bug where Yoast SEO would contact Yoast.com for license checks on specific Yoast-pages even when no Yoast addons are installed.

10.1.2

Bugfixes

  • Fixes the bug where Yoast SEO would contact Yoast.com for license checks even when no Yoast addons are installed.

10.1.1

Bugfixes

  • Fixes a bug where a fatal error can occur on license requests which return an unexpected result.

10.0.1

Bugfixes

  • Fixes a bug where network-wide settings were not saved on multisite environments.

9.6

Content analysis recalibration (beta):

  • As there are already a lot of users who are participating in testing, we currently have enough input to start preparing for the release of the improved analysis.

  • Removes the ability to enable beta testing for new installations.

  • When the feature is disabled, the ability to re-enable it will disappear.

9.4

Content analysis recalibration (beta):

  • Adds a toggle feature for subscribing to the recalibration beta under SEO -> General -> Features.

  • When the recalibration feature is enabled:

  • The single title assessment is added. This assessment makes sure that you don't use superfluous H1s in your text.

  • Assessments changes:

  • Keyphrase density: changes scoring schema to account for the length of the keyphrase and changes feedback strings so that we give feedback about the number of occurrences rather than a percentage.

  • Outbound links assessment: changes the scoring schema so that red bullet instead of an orange bullet is shown when you have no outbound links.

  • Image alt attributes: if there are at least 5 images, checks whether the alt tags contain the keyphrase or synoynyms in 30-70% of all images. If there are less than 5 images, 1 image with the keyphrase or synonym in the alt tag is still scored as good.

  • Keyphrase in title: function words preceding the exact match keyphrase are ignored when determining the position of the keyphrase in the title.

  • Keyphrase length: makes the scoring scheme less strict for languages that don't have function word support, so that for these languages keyphrases with 1-6 words are scored as green, 7-9 as orange, and more than 9 as red.

  • Keyphrase in subheading: only takes H2 and H3 level subheadings into account and changes the scoring schema so that 30%-75% of these subheadings need to include the keyphrase or its synonyms. In languages without function word support, a match is only counted if all the words from the keyphrase/synonym appear in the subheading.

  • Text length: on taxonomy pages, the recommended minimum text length is increased from 150 to 250 words.

  • Assessment removals:

  • The assessment checking the length or your URL.

  • The assessment checking whether your URL contains stopwords.

9.2.1

Bugfixes

  • Fixes a bug where the title and meta description field’s cursor would jump to the start when typing.

9.0.3

Bugfixes

  • Fixes a bug where the metabox was broken when using the classic editor plugin.
  • Fixes a bug where the Chrome browser tab would crash on Windows when a French or Italian text contains sentences in passive voice, props CarloCannas.
  • Fixes a bug where the Yoast SEO analysis would error if used together with the DelightfulDownloads plugin.

9.0.2

Bugfixes

  • Fixes a bug where it was impossible to change the profile in the Search Console integration step in the configuration wizard.
  • Fixes a bug where the primary taxonomy picker was not shown in Gutenberg (v4.1).

9.0.1

Bugfixes

  • Fixes error with using $ in wp-seo-admin-media.js. Now we use jQuery instead.

8.4

Bugfixes

  • Fixes a bug where the cornerstone content toggle was available for attachment pages.
  • Fixes a bug where the Search Console page displayed 'first detected' and 'last crawled' dates that were in the future.

Enhancements

  • Introduces the wpseo_taxonomy_content_fields filter to add additional fields to the taxonomy metabox.
  • Adds a margin below select fields so there's space between taxonomy settings for breadcrumbs. Props to @emilyatmobtown