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Yoast SEO 24.0 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Enhancements​

• Improves keyphrase recognition for word forms ending in -er in English.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where AI Optimize suggestions would not be styled correctly in tablet or mobile mode.
• Fixes a bug where AI Optimize suggestions would not be styled correctly in WordPress 6.7.
• Fixes a bug where the inclusive language filter would be displayed on the WooCommerce orders overview page.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 24.0.

23.9​

November 19, 2024
Yoast SEO 23.9 brings enhancements to the Yoast SEO Semrush integration and various bug fixes. Find more about Yoast SEO 23.9 in our release post!

Enhancements​

• Implements a new design for the buttons for adding/removing related keyphrases in the Semrush integration.
• Improves the compatibility of the Yoast blocks with WordPress 6.7.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the highlighting marker button would be incorrectly enabled when switching the editor mode from code to visual, while the AI Optimize toast notification was still visible.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 23.9.
• Stops PHP notices on WordPress 6.7 about _load_textdomain_just_in_time loading incorrectly.

23.8​

November 5, 2024
Yoast SEO 23.8 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 23.8.
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.7.

23.7​

October 22, 2024
Yoast SEO 23.7 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Enhancements​

• Introducing a new feature: AI SEO title and meta description generation for WooCommerce product categories and tags! To unlock this SEO magic, make sure you have both Yoast SEO Premium and Yoast WooCommerce SEO installed.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the Table of Contents block title would not be translated when it was added to a page.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 23.7.

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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.

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21.5​

October 31, 2023
In Yoast SEO Premium 21.5, we've enhanced our crawl optimization settings. You now have the option to block web crawlers used to train various AI, like OpenAI's GPTBot, Common Crawl's CCBot, and Google-Extended, from accessing your content. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 21.5 in our release post!

Enhancements​

• Adds a filter to disable the Table of Content block to prevent auto generation of html anchors for headings.
• Adds optional blocking of the Google-Extended, ChatGPT and CCBot user-agents.
• Improves the word compexity assessment for English by expanding the list of frequently used words.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 21.5.
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.4.

21.4​

October 17, 2023
Yoast SEO Premium 21.4 is out today. This release comes with several fixes that improve how various features function. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 21.4 in our release post!

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the actionable buttons would not focus on the input fields when clicking on them in the sidebar.
• Fixes a bug where the Maximum heading level option within the Table of Contents block would not work as expected.

Other​

• Adds output escaping to the redirect message after adding a new redirect.
• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 21.4.

21.3​

October 3, 2023
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. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 21.3 in our release post!

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.

21.2​

September 19, 2023
Yoast SEO Premium 21.2 is out now. This release brings fixes and enhancements, including an easier-to-use sidebar and improvements to the social media preview. Check it out! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 21.2 in our release post!

Enhancements​

• Renames the Social preview sections to clarify which preview applies to which platform.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the cornerstone and inclusive language columns would be inadvertently displayed on product attribute terms.
• Fixes a bug where the Table of Contents block header would be displayed in the user language instead of the site language.

Other​

• Allows user to manage their consent when using the AI Generator even if the feature is turned off.
• Avoids registering the routes related to the AI Generator when the feature is disabled.
• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 21.2.
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.2.

21.1​

September 5, 2023
Yoast SEO Premium 21.1 is out today. This release brings improvements and enhancements, including ones to our new AI feature. Be sure to try that feature if you still need to! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 21.1 in our release post!

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 21.1.
• The AI generator functionality is unavailable if the SEO Analysis is turned off. We now show an error immediately alerting users to this after leaving the AI introduction modal.

21.0​

August 22, 2023
Yoast SEO Premium 21.0 comes with AI! You can now generate titles and meta descriptions with help from generative AI. Our AI reads your content, understands it, and creates accurate, engaging titles and descriptions. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 21.0 in our release post!

Enhancements​

• Introduces the AI title & description generator. You can now speed up your workflow with high-quality suggestions for titles and descriptions for your search and social appearance, at the click of a button.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 21.0.
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.3.

20.13​

August 8, 2023
Yoast SEO Premium 20.13 is out today. This release brings performance improvements, leading to a better user experience. Read all about it! Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 20.13 in our release post!

Enhancements​

• Introduces the Yoast\WP\SEO edirects_options_autoload filter, which can be used to override the default setting of having the redirect options autoloaded.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 20.13.
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.3.

20.12​

July 25, 2023
Yoast SEO Premium 20.12 is here and it brings you new fixes and enhancements. This update comes with optimized functionalities that will enhance your SEO efforts and simplify your journey towards better rankings. Find out more about what's new in Yoast SEO Premium 20.12 in our release post!

Enhancements​

• Adds an edit button to the SKU and Product identifier assessments on product pages if the Yoast WooCommerce SEO plugin is installed (version 15.8 or higher).
• We've made it easier to select a value for the site policies.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where a heading would not be included in the table of contents when it was created by transforming a paragraph block.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required Free version to 20.12.

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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
January 24, 2023
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
January 10, 2023
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.

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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!

Enhancements​

• Adds the Internal linking suggestions collapsible to the Yoast metabox.
• Removes a box in the Redirects page that prompts users to help with translating the plugin in their site language.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where a fatal error would be thrown in the Classic editor when Yoast SEO Premium is used in combination with plugins that misuse metabox hooks.
• Fixes a bug where enabling the removal of unregistered URL parameters would trigger errors in the Block editor and would make the customizer and the Divi builder unusable.
• Fixes a bug where the Internal linking suggestions collapsible would be displayed wrongly when editing posts through the Classic editor.

Other​

• Bumps the Yoast SEO minimum required version to 19.12.
• Reduces noise from PHP 8.1 deprecations.
• Improves compatibility with PHP 8.2.
• Disallows setting or unsetting any dynamic properties on the Helpers_Surface.
• Removes the beta badge from the word complexity assessment.
• Removes the inclusive language analysis from Yoast SEO Premium as it has been moved to Yoast SEO.

Yoast SEO Premium 18.1 is out today! This release includes more fixes and enhancements to enjoy. We’ve improved word form recognition for the Turkish language. Happy optimizing! Read more about what’s new in Yoast SEO 18.1 in our release post in English or our release post in Spanish!

Enhancements:

• The Facebook and Twitter Preview now uses an image instead of a background image.
• Improves stemming of Turkish word forms with an apostrophe.
• Solidifies auto-redirect generation by not generating a redirect when updating a post from, or to, a non-public post status.

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where publishing a post in a secondary language in Polylang would generate an automatic redirect.
• Fixes a bug where the Zapier integration would show both connected and not connected messages.
• Fixes a bug where selecting .htaccess/Web Server as redirect method would to potentially dangerous outcomes on multisite.

Other:

• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 18.2.

18.0
February 8th, 2022

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.

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
December 14th, 2021

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
November 30th, 2021

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
November 16th, 2021

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
November 2nd, 2021

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
October 19th, 2021

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
October 5th, 2021

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!

Enhancements:

• Improvements to the Cornerstone workout:
  • Merges the first three steps, allowing users to search and add cornerstone articles from within the workout.
  • Improves the step where users can check how well their cornerstones are doing. Cornerstone articles with few links are now listed at the bottom of the table to better indicate they need attention.
  • Gives users control over which cornerstones they want to optimize, instead of always only showing linking suggestions for the three least linked cornerstones.
  • Loads all data for the workout when the workout is opened instead of on the page load.
• Improvements to the Orphaned workout:
  • No longer includes terms (categories / tags) as part of the orphaned workout. In the majority of cases terms are very shallow in content and should be optimized in different ways.
  • Fixes a bug where redirect suggestions were fetched for all orphaned articles instead of only when an article is being removed.
  • Makes sure the reset button actually resets the entire workout.
• Makes sure linking suggestions in both the Cornerstone and the Orphaned workout no longer include articles which already link towards the article you are trying to optimize.

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where the sitewide social image was provided to the Algolia search service, instead of the post specific featured image. If you use the social image from the Algolia search results on your search results page, you will have to reindex your Algolia database.
• Fixes a bug where a notification would be shown to redirect a post that was already redirected while trashing it via the Orphaned Content workout.

17.2
September 21st, 2021

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
September 9th, 2021

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
September 8th, 2021

Bugfixes:

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

17.1
September 7th, 2021

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!

Enhancements:

• Only calculates internal link suggestions when the internal links sidebar (or metabox in the classic editor) is opened. This should improve performance in all editors, especially for large sites.
• Makes the internal linking suggestions load faster by improving query performance.
• Improves word form recognition for irregular stem-changing verbs in Italian (e.g., fare, dire, piacere, scegliere, produrre).

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where the weights of prominent words in your post would always be updated in the database, even when their weights were unchanged. This should improve performance when updating a post.
• Fixes a bug which caused additional loading time for admin pages, when multiple languages and plugins were installed.
• Fixes a bug where we incorrectly labeled a related keyphrase as the focus keyphrase in the keyphrase length assessment on cornerstone pages.

17.0
August 24th, 2021

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!

Enhancements:

• Speeds up load times of admin pages by preventing unnecessary counts of unindexed posts and terms related to our internal linking suggestions.
• Improves word form recognition for stem-changing verbs in Spanish.
• Cleans up items from the database that are not used anymore, thereby reducing the size of many sites’ database.

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where the Zapier settings were not visible and available when the site interface was in another language than English.
• Fixes a bug where noindexed posts would show up in the orphaned content workout.

Other:

• Deprecates the Yoast\WP\SEO\Routes\Link_Suggestions_Route class in favor of the Yoast\WP\SEO\Premium\Repositories\Link_Suggestions_Route class.
• Deprecates the Yoast\WP\SEO\Routes\Prominent_Words_Route class in favor of the Yoast\WP\SEO\Premium\Repositories\Prominent_Words_Route class.
• Deprecates the Yoast\WP\SEO\Routes\Zapier_Route class in favor of the Yoast\WP\SEO\Premium\Repositories\Zapier_Route class.

16.9
August 10th, 2021

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!

Enhancements:

• Introduces a new SEO workout: the Orphaned content workout. This workout will take you through a step-by-step process of deciding what to do with content with very few links, potentially updating it and adding links to it. It will help you to clean up your site and to make your content more findable by linking to it.
• Reduces the load time of admin pages, by reducing the number of database queries and optimizing the queries themselves.

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a compatibility issue with WordPress 5.6 in the workouts feature.

Other:

• Deprecates the Yoast\WP\SEO\Repositories\Prominent_Words_Repository class in favor of the Yoast\WP\SEO\Premium\Repositories\Prominent_Words_Repository class.
• Bumps the minimum required Yoast SEO Free version to 16.9.

16.8
July 27th, 2021

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
July 13th, 2021

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:

• Introduces an integration with the Algolia plugin by WebDevStudios. This will improve the quality of your site search if you use Algolia!

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
June 29th, 2021

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!

Enhancements:

• Introduces SEO workouts to help users improve their site’s SEO fitness. This release adds the Cornerstone approach, an SEO workout to help users rank their most important pages better.
• Adds a thank you page that triggers after Yoast SEO Premium has been activated.
• Excludes the Table of Contents block from the SEO and readability analysis.
• Optimizes the generation of linking suggestions.

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where activating Yoast SEO would result in a fatal error on all admin pages, when Yoast SEO Premium was installed through Composer but not activated. Props to andyblackwell.
• Fixes a bug where Premium users with an inactive Premium subscription would be prompted indefinitely to restart their SEO data optimization. We now show an error message informing them how to activate their subscription.

16.5
June 15th, 2021

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!

Enhancements:

• Introduces the Social Appearance Templates feature. This will give you the possibility to set title and description templates and a default image for social sharing of all your content types, archives and taxonomies.
• Improves the stemming of Spanish words that look like ending in suffix -mente, e.g. "clemente" was incorrectly stemmed to "cl", now it’s stemmed to "clement".

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where the Yoast\WP\SEO\enable_notification_{$watch_type}_{$notification_type} filter name was not correctly registered.

Other:

• Deprecates the Yoast\WP\SEO\Integrations\Admin\Prominent_Words\Indexing_Integration class in favor of the Yoast\WP\SEO\Premium\Integrations\Admin\Prominent_Words\Indexing_Integration class.
• Deprecates the Yoast\WP\SEO\Integrations\Admin\Prominent_Words\Metabox_Integration class in favor of the Yoast\WP\SEO\Premium\Integrations\Admin\Prominent_Words\Metabox_Integration class.
• Deprecates the Yoast\WP\SEO\Helpers\Prominent_Words_Helper class in favor of the Yoast\WP\SEO\Premium\Helpers\Prominent_Words_Helper class.
• Deprecates the Yoast\WP\SEO\Helpers\Zapier_Helper class in favor of the Yoast\WP\SEO\Premium\Helpers\Zapier_Helper class.
• Deprecates the Yoast\WP\SEO\Conditionals\Zapier_Enabled_Conditional class in favor of the Yoast\WP\SEO\Premium\Conditionals\Zapier_Enabled_Conditional class.
• Deprecates the Yoast\WP\SEO\Integrations\Third_Party\Elementor_Premium class in favor of the Yoast\WP\SEO\Premium\Integrations\Third_Party\Elementor_Premium class.
• Deprecates the Yoast\WP\SEO\Integrations\Third_Party\Zapier class in favor of the Yoast\WP\SEO\Premium\Integrations\Third_Party\Zapier class.
• Deprecates the Yoast\WP\SEO\Integrations\Third_Party\Zapier_Classic_Editor class in favor of the Yoast\WP\SEO\Premium\Integrations\Third_Party\Zapier_Classic_Editor class.
• Deprecates the Yoast\WP\SEO\Integrations\Third_Party\Zapier_Trigger class in favor of the Yoast\WP\SEO\Premium\Integrations\Third_Party\Zapier_Trigger class