• Detect videos output by blocks.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where a author post url containing an ampersand would cause invalid XML.
• Fixes a bug where a Wistia embed with an unknown embedType would not be picked up correctly.
• Fixes a bug where saving after re-indexation would cause settings to be lost.
• Fixes a bug where the saved video tags would not be used when reindexing videos.
• Fixes a bug where the video sitemap would include an invalid player_loc when using Wistia.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 26.4.
• Drops compatibility with PHP 7.2 and 7.3.
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.7.
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.8.

• Fixes a bug where the Open Search appearance button would not work.

Other​

• Renames Google Preview editor to Search appearance, reflecting how we call it in Yoast SEO.
• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 24.0.
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.5.
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.7.
• Stops PHP notices on WordPress 6.7 about _load_textdomain_just_in_time loading incorrectly.

• Enhances the uploadDate property of a VideoObject schema object, by turning it into a DateTime format instead of just Date, satisfying the newest recommendations for rich results.
• Introduces a new way of retrieving translations for Yoast Video SEO, by utilizing the TranslationPress service. Instead of having to ship all translations with every release, we can now load the translations on a per-install basis, tailored to the user's setup. This means smaller plugin releases and less bloat on the user's server.

Other​

• Fixes support for embedded TED videos.
• Improves discoverability of the security policy.
• Makes required PHP extensions explicit.
• Renames all Twitter references to X.
• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 22.8.
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.4.
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.5.
• Users requiring this package via [WP]Packagist can now use the composer/installers v2.

• Adds CLI command to index videos: wp yoast video index.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where a warning would be thrown on pages embedding a video which had been visited more than 30 days ago.
• Fixes a bug where Wistia videos would not be displayed correctly in a responsive way via the FitVids setting and a console error about jQuery would be thrown.

Other​

• Drops compatibility with PHP 5.6, 7.0 and 7.1.
• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 20.13.
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.1.
• Sets the tested up to WordPress version to 6.3.

• Improves the inline documentation for various filters.
• Improves the usability of the wpseo_video_{$type}_details filter by adding a $post_id parameter.
• Improves the usability of the wpseo_video_family_friendly filter by allowing to return false if the video is not family friendly.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where a PHP8 deprecation notice would be thrown for FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING.
• Fixes a bug where a Schema validation warning would be thrown about the isFamilyFriendly property in the VideoObject piece being set to a string instead of a boolean value.
• Fixes a bug where the link to the XML sitemaps settings would be incorrect when XML sitemaps were disabled.
• Fixes a bug where the video title assessment and the video body assessment would also appear under the Readability analysis tab when the Cornerstone content toggle would be switched on.

Other​

• Improves the compatibility with PHP 8.1.
• Reduces noise from PHP 8.1 deprecations.
• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 20.3.
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.0.
• Support for the Flowplayer5 plugin has been dropped as the plugin is no longer supported by the author.
• Support for the JW Player for WordPress plugin has been dropped as the plugin is no longer supported by the author.
• Support for the Smart YouTube plugin has been dropped as the plugin is no longer supported by the author.
• Support for the TubePress plugin has been dropped as the plugin is no longer supported by the author.

• Updates the Schema manipulation to follow the new best-practice for the @id of the WebPage piece introduced by Yoast SEO 19.3.

Other​

• Sets tested up to WordPress version to 6.0.
• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 19.3.

• Removes the video:category property and the allow_embed attribute on the player_loc property following deprecation by Google.
• Removes the input fields for the video category.
• Removes the trailing commas in the Tag column of the sitemap.

Other​

• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 18.8.

• Fixes a bug where a Only variables should be assigned by reference PHP notice would be shown when accessing the RSS2 feed.
• Fixes a bug where PHP notices were thrown on pages with videos and no available WP_Post object.

Other​

• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 18.6.
• Sets minimum required WordPress version to 5.8.

• Adapts the Video body assessment for Japanese so that it counts text length in characters instead of words and applies different length boundaries.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required Free version to 18.0.
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 5.9.

• Ensure compatibility with Yoast SEO Free 17.8.
• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 17.8.

• Fixes a bug where a duplicate Video section would be shown in the Yoast sidebar in the post editor when Yoast SEO Premium is active in combination with WP 5.8.

• Adds key/value pairs of all Video SEO meta tags to our REST API.
• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 16.7.

Other​

• Sets the minimum required WordPress version to 5.6.
• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 16.7.

• Fixes a bug where no play icon would be shown on embedded YouTube videos when the YouTube embeds: make pages load faster by only loading the YouTube player when the user clicks play feature was enabled.

• Adds isPartOf to the VideoObject Schema output, referencing either the Article or the WebPage schema.
• Changes the uploadDate format of the VideoObject Schema output to yyyy-mm-dd, removing the time component.

Other​

• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 5.7 and minimum supported WordPress version to 5.6.

• Adds Yoast Video SEO to the Yoast sidebar in Elementor.

• Changes the appearance of the Video metabox by implementing components that are used across all Yoast metaboxes.
• Adds the Video settings to the Yoast sidebar in the block editor.
• Makes the Video input for tags more intuitive.
• Introduces the 'YouTube embeds' option to make pages with YouTube videos load faster by only loading the video player when users click the play icon.

Other​

• Adds a notification to inform users about changes in the settings.

• Wraps text fields in the XML sitemap in CDATA blocks, which prevents weird XML- and HTML entities from breaking the sitemap.
• Improves the copy for the disable Video checkbox in the Video SEO meta box.
• When a post already has a Facebook image, don't output the video image / still.

• Enables tracking when activating the plugin. It can be disabled in the Yoast SEO configuration wizard.
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 5.4.

• Fixes a bug where a PHP warning would appear when the video is removed from a page without removing the manually assigned video thumbnail from the meta box.

• Fixes a bug where a last_fetched tag would be output for videos in the video sitemap.