Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 27.0
• Improves permission checks in REST API routes.
• Modernizes how translations of the plugin work by removing the unneeded load_plugin_textdomain() calls.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the Table of Contents block failed to register in the Widgets area when the Twenty Twenty-One theme was active.
• Fixes a bug where the EDD schema structure pointed to non-existent nodes when the website was configured to represent a person.
• Fixes a bug where the Yoast AI Optimize feature failed to function when content was edited in template-locked mode within the Block Editor.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.9.
• Ensures no deprecated props are used for WordPress components ToggleControl, TextControl, and SelectControl for Estimated reading time and Table of Contents blocks.
• Makes AI Summarize block not available inside Widgets when Twenty Twenty-One theme is used.
• Only loads AI Summarize assets on Posts, Pages, and CPTs.
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.8.

Enhancements​

• Updates the design of the emoji picker button.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where AI Summarize block's "Generate summary" button would be disabled when it's added in template-locked mode in Block editor regardless of content presence.
• Fixes a bug where Table of Contents block would not be not generated correctly when it's added in template-locked mode in Block editor.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.8.
• Improves the translatability of some tasks' title and content in the task list.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the thank you page redirect would interrupt Bluehost authentication flows when the first wp-admin visit was an AJAX request.
• Fixes a bug that caused workouts to be disabled when internal linking suggestions were turned off.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.7.
• Improves redirect security by restricting non-privileged users to only create 301 and 410 redirects with relative URLs.

Enhancements​

• Adds Premium tasks to the newly-released task list.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where empty AI Summarize block markers would remain in the content when users delete the summary in Classic Editor's visual mode.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.6.

Enhancements:​

• Enables the Yoast Dashboard integration with Site Kit by Google for all Yoast SEO Premium users.
• Removes H1 from the AI Summarize block heading options.
• Makes the keyphrase distribution assessment available when no content or keyphrase has been added.

Bugfixes:​

• Fixes a bug where the location shortcodes blocks would not be excluded from the AI Optimize analyses assessments.

Other:​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.5.

• Adds a warning when a user redirects a URL that includes wp-json/.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.4.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where users could activate the web server redirection method in multisite installations.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.3.

• Makes the HelpScout Beacon in the Support page accessible to all users with any valid plan regardless of the add-ons they have installed/activated.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.2.

Enhancements​

• Adds tooltips to the AI Summarize Generate summary and Regenerate summary buttons when they are disabled.
• Excludes the content of the AI Summarize block from the content that should be summarized when re-generating a summary.
• Prevents AI Optimize from suggesting improvements to the content of the AI Summarize block.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the modals would be rendered every time on hovering over the transform options in the AI Summarize menu.

Other​

• Adds the wpseo_premium_orphaned_count_cache filter to allow the ability to completely disable the orphaned_count object cache.
• Adds the wpseo_premium_orphaned_count_cache_invalidation_method filter as one more way to invalidate the orphaned_count object cache, apart from the wpseo_premium_orphaned_count_cache filter.
• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.1.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where a redirect could not be removed if it included our own redirect routes.
• Fixes a bug where a string from the usage counter tooltip for AI features was missing in RTL languages.
• Fixes a bug where the filter and search values would be persistent when switching tabs in the redirects page.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.0.
• Fixes a security defect where users with edit_posts capabilities (Contributor+) could execute stored cross-site scripting if the plugin's AI feature was enabled. Props to stealthcopter.

Enhancements​

• Introduces AI Summarize, the new Yoast custom block which generates a summary of the content using AI.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 25.9.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where redirect notification would be created when changing the slug on a non public term.
• Fixes a bug where redirect notification would not be created when changing the slug on a public term with url arguments in the permalink.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 25.8.

• Fixes a bug where a deprecation warning would be thrown when WP_DEBUG is enabled and a site is on PHP 8.1 or newer.

Enhancements​

• Re-introduces the improved AI Optimize feature in Classic Editor.
• Launches a brand new redesign of the Redirects page.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the AI Optimize introduction component would not be shown when the AI buttons were only available inside the SEO Analysis.
• Fixes a bug where the check icon of the Apply button inside AI Optimize notification would be displayed upside down in RTL languages.
• Fixes a bug where the text in the Apply, Dismiss and Learn more buttons of the AI Optimize notification would be missing in some RTL languages, such as Arabic.
• Fixes a bug where the user would be prompted to create a redirect for private terms.
• Fixes a bug where the wrong error message would be shown for AI Optimize in the following cases: unreachable site; subscription not found.
• Fixes a bug where the active Code tab would be switched to Visual when content was saved in Classic Editor.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 25.7.
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.7.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 25.6.

Other​

• Adds an announcement for the Google Docs add-on.
• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 25.5.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the AI Optimize Introduction notification would display behind the WordPress admin menu in some screen resolutions.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 25.4.

Bugfixes​

• Automatically cleans up the unexpected classes added by AI Optimize for the Classic editor.
• Fixes a bug where a console error would appear when Yoast AI was enabled and a post was opened, saved, or published when inside the Classic code editor.
• Fixes a bug where the class names used for AI Optimize feature in Classic editor were not cleaned up when a post is saved or published.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 25.3.1.
• Temporarily disables the AI Optimize feature in the Classic editor.

Enhancements​

• Improves the placement of the AI Optimize introduction popover in the Classic editor.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 25.3.
• Disables the code editor switch button in Classic editor when the Yoast AI Optimize notification is visible.