9.4-RC5

Changes compared to 9.4-RC4:

Other

• Set PHP version in travis.yml back to 7.2 to prevent compatibility errors in Travis.

NB. This RC only has a tag, no zip

9.4-RC4

Changes compared to 9.4-RC3:

Other

• Skip tests on tag builds.

9.5-beta2

Changes compared to 9.5-beta2

Enhancements:

• Completes the readabilty analysis for Swedish by adding the transition words, sentence beginnings and passive voice assessments.

9.4-RC3

Changes compared to 9.4-RC1*:

Enhancements:

• Adds a URL filter for adjacent-rel links: wpseo_adjacent_rel_url.

Other:

• Avoids irrelevant warning and error in the WPEngine PHP Compatibility plugin.
• Adds Shortlinker data to the upsell buttons in the metabox and sidebar under the "Focus keyphrase".
• Replaces duplicate usage of pe-premium-page shortlink with unique ones that better describe the context they are used in.

*NB. We've skipped 9.4-RC2 for wordpress-seo. 9.4-RC2 only exists for wordpress-seo-premium

9.5-beta1

Enhancements:

• Improves the transition word assessment for German.
• Improves the error logging when there is an error in an SEO or readability assessment.

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where the Ryte endpoint would be called when the Ryte feature has been disabled.
• Fixes a bug where the 'Show archives for authors without posts in search results?' toggle would be shown when the 'Show author archives in search results?' toggle was disabled in the search appearance settings.
• Fixes a bug where the front page would be shown in the page sitemap. Props to stodorovic.

Deprecated:

• Deprecates the methods WPSEO_Utils::get_user_locale() and WPSEO_Utils:: get_language().

Other:

• Adds a Courses Page showing an overview of the available online courses offered by Yoast Academy.

9.4-RC1

Changes since 9.4-beta1:

• Removes Swedish readability and linking suggestions
• Activates the recalibration beta

9.3

Release Date: December 18th, 2018

Enhancements:

• Reapplies the markers in Gutenberg when the content changes to make sure they stay up-to-date.
• Changes the output of schema preventing unnecessary escaping of forward slashes, only available on sites running PHP 5.4 or higher.
• Changes the website schema @id attribute to include the home URL to be a unique identifier.
• Adds the page number to the breadcrumbs when an archived page is entered.
• Removes a redundant Edge-specific CSS fix for the tooltips in the post overview. Props mkronenfeld.

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where the 'Select primary category' label in the primary taxonomy picker would overlap the 'Add new category' button.
• Fixes a bug where the cornerstone filter was still visible with the metabox disabled.
• Fixes a bug where non-functional markers are shown for taxonomy pages.
• Fixes a bug where the og:description tag would remain empty after setting the author description.
• Fixes a bug where texts in the configuration wizard would overlap each other and break out of the columns in Internet Explorer 11. Props DrGrimshaw.
• Fixes a bug where keyphrases weren't recognized in the URL when the words in the URL were separated by underscore characters instead of hyphens.
• Fixes a bug that caused numbers to be stripped when marking a keyphrase containing a number, e.g. 'Yoast SEO 9.3'.
• Fixes a bug where the first tab of the metabox would be empty when using WordPress 4.8.x.
• Fixes a bug where private post types would have a sitemap with their 'private' entries.

Other:

• Implemented performance optimizations in FAQ and How To blocks.

9.3-RC3

Changes since 9.3-RC2:

• Performance improvements in FAQ and How To blocks

9.3-RC2

Changes compared to 9.3-RC1:

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where private post types would have a sitemap with their 'private' entries.

9.3-RC1

Changes since 9.3-beta2

• Adds a warning message at the top of the metabox and sidebar for when the web worker initialization or analysis fail when using the recalibrated analysis beta.
• Fixes a bug where the first tab of the metabox would be empty when using WordPress 4.8.x.
• Fixes a bug where the cursor would jump from the keyphrase input field to the post content when typing in the keyphrase input field when a marking was active.
• Fixes a bug where an error would be thrown in the console when typing in the focus keyphrase field, while a marker is active.
• Disabled recalibration for 9.3.