Changelog

New Features, updates and fixes

Version 4.7.3

Updated

  • “?replytocom” query parameter for comment reply links now removed by default to optimize crawl quota.
  • Added support for Salient WPBakery plugin.
  • Added new filter to allow users to hide the WooCommerce shop page from the breadcrumbs trail.
  • Improved performance of the SEO Overview widget.
  • Various minor improvements and bug fixes for Keyword Rank Tracker.

Fixed

  • Canonical URLs for term archive pages correctly include the paginated part in the URL again.
  • Headline Analyzer score removed from AIOSEO Details column in post list screen if the Classic Editor is active.
  • Local SEO sometimes not importing all data from other plugins.
  • Activating Pro license on secondary languages sections of WPML powered site no longer counts as a separate, additional activation.
  • Sitemap priority score couldn't be saved as 0.0.
  • Post meta import from other plugins not always importing the correct data.
  • Opening the Notification Center drawer would sometimes freeze the page.
  • Incorrect pagination and total item count in redirect logs when searching.
  • Encoded characters in source URLs for redirects were displayed when selecting posts or pasting in URLs.
  • Redirects compatibility with the TranslatePress Multilingual plugin.
  • Redirect target URL with hash is no longer saved with a trailing slash.
  • PHP warning when using the WPBakery page builder integration.
  • PHP warnings when importing redirects from SEOPress.
  • PHP warning after analyzing the site using the SEO Analyzer.
  • Multisite user query not using the correct table prefix.
  • EEAT reviewer dropdown sometimes not loading correctly.

Version 4.7.2

New

  • SEO Email Reports – Get a weekly or monthly SEO performance report delivered to your inbox so you can dive into your top-performing pages and discover growth opportunities!
  • Bulk CSV Import/Export – Due to popular demand, we've added support for importing/exporting your SEO data via CSV files so you can bulk-edit it in your favourite spreadsheet app and re-upload it to your site.

Version 4.7.1.1

Fixed

  • Addon updates sometimes not displayed on Plugins page.

Version 4.7.1

New

  • Remove Category Base feature now available for free for AIOSEO Lite users!

Updated

  • Added additional TruSEO Spanish transition words for more accurate analysis.
  • The Overview dashboard widget is now hidden when TruSEO is disabled.
  • Improved DB performance of sitemap terms last modified date query for large sites using MariaDB.
  • Added filter to customize the Table of Contents block URL anchor prefix.
  • Redirects log cleanup to run hourly for more efficient log management.
  • Social meta image custom field option now supports ACF gallery fields.
  • Local SEO locations block now supports hierarchical locations.

Fixed

  • Permissions check for Redirects server test route.
  • Deactivation survey would sometimes not open correctly.
  • Schema now outputs the correct country code for South Korea.
  • Custom headers for Redirects are no longer applied in Divi/Elementor builder pages.
  • Headline Analyzer editor toolbar button not appearing in WordPress versions below 6.4.
  • Removed the Headline Analyzer score from the All Products screen for WooCommerce Products.
  • Dashboard widget now only displays posts eligible for page analysis.
  • HTML Sitemap URL validation for subfolder installations.
  • Max-snippet tag is no longer removed when set to ‘0' in Global Robots Meta.
  • Incorrect TruSEO results for content written in hebrew.
  • Facebook article tags sometimes not rendered after page refresh.
  • Misplacement of graph data when deleting repeatable graph sections in Schema Generator.
  • Pre-Publish Panel edit icons sometimes not fully working correctly.
  • Duplication of meta tags conflict with WPBakery 7.4 SEO toolkit.
  • Date and Priority fields were not being imported correctly when importing CSV for Additional Pages for Sitemaps.
  • Publish and Last Modified dates were not being displayed correctly for multilingual posts in sitemaps.
  • Breadcrumbs trail with HTML tags in a post/page title not rendered correctly.
  • Redirect's logs and 404 logs bulk actions would deselect all items when opening the confirmation modal.

Version 4.7.0

New

  • Keyword Rank Tracker – Track your most important keywords and add them to groups to see how your site is performing for key topics in Google search results.

Fixed

  • AIOSEO Pro and all AIOSEO addon plugins should now auto-update correctly (if enabled) after a new update is released.

Version 4.6.9

Updated

  • Added support for Meta Keywords to frontend SEO Preview.
  • Added support for newer OpenAI API key formats.
  • AI Title/Description Generator will use WooCommerce's Product Short Description if no Product Description is present.
  • “aioseo_crawl_cleanup_blocked_args” table is now dropped when plugin is uninstalled.

Fixed

  • Local SEO multiple locations slug preview and redirect source/target URL now correctly support subdirectory sites/languages.
  • Elementor integration menu now displays the correct AIOSEO icon again.
  • Blank title column in Search Statistics Keyword Performance table.
  • Review schema should not be output if rating value is 0.
  • “isFamilyFriendly” property not output for Video schema if set to false.
  • Date format in Video schema now matches ISO 8601 format.
  • Links not added when pressing ENTER key in the post editor.
  • Metabox in Divi page builder would close after using any date picker field.
  • Various UI compatibility issues with the Extra theme.
  • AIOSEO Overview widget now correctly updates when a Focus Keyphrase is removed from a post.
  • Keyword tags list search would sometimes appear empty.
  • Compatibility between AIOSEO Redirects and B2B King plugin.
  • Removing a Focus Keyphrase would sometimes keep the UI in a loading state.
  • Last modified date for terms incorrect in rare cases when site DB fills up previously dropped IDs.
  • Sitemap stylesheets now properly display non-English characters.
  • Canonical URL for posts with paginated comment pages no longer incorrectly refers to comment pages when using a block theme.
  • Redirects support for WPML urls in subdirectories.

Version 4.6.8.1

Fixed

  • Block Editor sidebar components not loading in post editor for older WordPress versions.

Version 4.6.8

New

  • Product Review schema – make your editorial product review pages stand out in search results by listing the product's pros and cons.
  • Vehicle Listing schema – display your car inventory in rich search snippets and allow users to easily search, filter and learn about your vehicles that are for sale.
  • Table of Contents schema – our Table of Contents block now automatically outputs schema to help search engines understand how your posts are structured.

Updated

  • Our Product schema has been updated to match Google's latest specifications for product variations and grouped products.

Fixed

  • The Schema Validator code editor field would sometimes not render due to a dependency error.
  • Deprecation warnings in the Post Editor for WordPress 6.6.

Version 4.6.7.1

Fixed

  • Error when calculating shipping for WooCommerce Product schema.

Version 4.6.7

Updated

  • Added a new notice in the admin bar for when the site is noindexed, improving visibility for users.
  • Added review & rating support to Recipe schema.
  • Organization schema employee range now has a minimum value of 0.

Fixed

  • Data filled into Add New Redirect section no longer cleared when switching tabs.
  • Yoast Duplicate Post now correctly carries over SEO meta when published a scheduled republished post.
  • Chinese and Unicode special characters encoding issue for Additional Sitemap Pages.
  • Google Search Console verification code still output in source code not removed after disconnecting from Google Search Console.
  • Javascript console error after disconnecting Google Search Console.
  • Shipping Schema changing the Country field value in User Profile when updating a WooCommerce Product.
  • Added scroll functionality for Schema Generator template list.
  • Plugin conflict with the Facebook for WooCommerce plugin.
  • Plugin conflict with 3D Flipbook plugin related to Primary Category.
  • Removed ‘Cornerstone Content' field from SEO revisions for attachment pages.
  • Title and alt field columns not showing up in the media gallery for webp images.
  • Various styling fixes for our Extra theme & Divi page builder integrations.
  • Changing the Primary Term value did not trigger the generation of a new SEO Revision.
  • Chrome and Firefox converted URLs with Unicode characters to encoded form in AIOSEO.
  • Link Assistant would sometimes break block attributes when inserting a link if they used single quotes.
  • Robots.txt rule overlap when there are two identical user agents.
  • EEAT author bio field editor would sometimes not render when switching between tabs.
  • Error in post schema when FAQ has no question.
  • Error caused by a redirect duplicated rule.