Changelog

New Features, updates and fixes

Version 4.9.9

New

  • SEO Alerts feature to notify site owners of critical SEO issues via email and Slack.
  • New #event_start_date and #event_end_date smart tags for events when The Events Calendar plugin is active.

Updated

  • Sitemap hreflang alternates when using the Universally translation plugin.
  • .htaccess editor error messages are now clearer and more actionable.
  • Setup wizard now triggers after bulk plugin activation instead of being skipped.
  • Improved the posts-list URL Inspection status with clearer messages and a Refresh Status action.

Fixed

  • PHP 8.2+ dynamic property creation deprecation notice when loading addons.
  • PHP 8.5 deprecation notice when generating descriptions from classic or freeform post content.
  • Elementor's internal post type was included in LLMs.txt by default.
  • Primary Category dropdown was clipped when WooCommerce was active.
  • PHP warnings on taxonomy archives when get_queried_object() returned a WP_Post_Type.
  • Fatal error on the WordPress dashboard when the SEO News widget returned an unexpected response.
  • Divi 5+ layouts displaying stray borders, padding, or alignment issues when AIOSEO Pro is active.
  • PHP warning in sitemap generation for sitemap types that don't support taxonomies.
  • Multisite sub-sites with “Discourage search engines from indexing this site” enabled were missing from the Domain Activation list in Network Admin.
  • Console errors in the Avada Frontend Editor during initialization.
  • PHP warning in Social Networks image handling on non-singular pages.
  • REST API clients can now update the custom canonical using the snake_case field name in addition to the camelCase version.
  • WooCommerce Product schema's valueAddedTaxIncluded now reflects the store's actual tax configuration, and is omitted when taxes are disabled.
  • Editing a page via the Classic Editor could show another post's content when a third-party page builder ran a post loop on the same page.
  • Site Audit scan fatal error on servers where the PHP intl extension is not installed.
  • A conflict where third-party plugins filtering could rename the generated llms.txt or llms-full.txt files.
  • Opening the redirect modal from the side panel when the Metabox Redirects tab is active.
  • Regex redirects no longer produce double slashes mid-path when a capture group matches an empty string.
  • Regex redirects for media files.
  • Regex redirects producing a double trailing slash when the target URL contains a capture group placeholder.
  • Keyword Cannibalization checker was displaying private posts in the results list.

Version 4.9.8

New

  • AIOSEO now integrates with the WordPress Abilities API, exposing your site's SEO data as abilities that AI agents can read and write.
  • AIOSEO now includes an MCP server so AI agents like Claude and Cursor can connect to your site and manage its SEO data directly.
  • The AIOSEO REST API addon has been deprecated as the API is now free for all users!
  • Added support for Nano Banana 2 and GPT Image 2 to Image Generator.

Fixed

  • AI Assistant icons no longer throw React errors or fail to render in the block editor on WordPress 7.0.

Version 4.9.7.2

Fixed

  • Cache table on some sites was left in a corrupted state after the 4.9.7 update due to a race condition during the migration, causing cache writes to silently overwrite unrelated entries. The new migration runner now retries the repair until it verifies the state is clean.

Version 4.9.7.1

Fixed

  • Resolved an issue where some sites could experience a fatal error and become inaccessible due to a corrupted internal cache entry.
  • Removed outdated database indexes left over from a previous update that could corrupt cache data on certain MariaDB database versions, leading to site errors.

Version 4.9.7

Updated

  • Added a filter to customize Site Audit page scan request arguments.
  • TOC block now has an option to list all headings, not only the ones after it.
  • AI Assistant block now converts generated FAQ content into structured AIOSEO FAQ blocks with schema markup.
  • SEO Analysis now automatically re-scans posts and terms older than 6 months, and detects changes to global settings.

Fixed

  • Third-party plugin imports (Redirection, Rank Math, Yoast SEO, 301 Redirects, WPML) not working correctly.
  • A PHP warning caused by getDefaultAddon() returning an array instead of an object when the CDN is unreachable.
  • Error message not displaying when settings fail to save.
  • “Convert Posts to Markdown” option broke page rendering when URL query parameters contain “.md”.
  • AI Assistant block no longer includes its own UI text in generated content.
  • Date sitemap index fails to update the “Last Modified” timestamps when posts are updated.
  • Title output buffering caused broken pages on themes without title-tag support on WordPress 6.9+.
  • Fatal error on multisite installations when the AI helper was not initialized during license validation.
  • PHP warning related to meta description in attachment pages.
  • Console error in Keyword Rank Tracker Groups tab when selecting certain date ranges.
  • Image column incorrectly displayed in taxonomy, author, date, and attachment sitemaps.
  • Image sitemap scan no longer counts hidden <img> elements as sitemap images.
  • Fatal error when Lite users with standalone AI credits attempt to use the AI Assistant or Image Generator.
  • Plugin translations loading order.

Version 4.9.6.2

Updated

  • Removed deprecated internal option references that could cause error on WooCommerce checkouts for some users.

Fixed

  • Possible fatal error when activating license via AIOSEO_LICENSE_KEY constant.

Version 4.9.6.1

Fixed

  • Possible fatal error during WooCommerce checkout due to an internal option structure.

Version 4.9.6

New

  • AI Schema Generator to allow users to generate structured data markup using AI with smart analysis and custom prompts.
  • Bulk action features to generate meta titles, descriptions, and image alt text for multiple posts and media items at once using AI.
  • Added Comment field to redirects for documenting redirect purposes and context.

Updated

  • Added compatibility with WordPress 7.0.
  • Added Divi 5 Visual Builder support.
  • Add lazy-loading to metabox menu tabs for faster initial render and load times.
  • Replaced third-party libraries with lightweight alternatives for faster load times.
  • Hardened sensitive data so it can never be exposed on the frontend.

Version 4.9.5.2

Fixed

  • License status could occasionally display outdated information.

Version 4.9.5.1

Fixed

  • Improved title output buffering compatibility with themes that don't declare title-tag support.
  • AI credits refresh button now preserves the connection state for manually connected Lite users.