Changelog

New Features, updates and fixes

Version 4.1.3.3

Fixed

  • Additional permissions related issues for Authors and Contributors.

Version 4.1.3.2

Fixed

  • AIOSEO Details column not appearing for Editor and other non-admin roles.

Version 4.1.3.1

Updated

  • Added caching to Access Control and the options to improve performance.

Fixed

  • HTML Sitemap widget options not always saving correctly.
  • Links not appearing under Quick Links cards in the Dashboard.

Version 4.1.3

New

  • HTML sitemap using blocks, widgets or shortcodes.

Updated

  • Added support for custom roles to Access Control, along with various other improvements and bug fixes.
  • WooCommerce Cart, Checkout and Cart pages are now noindexed by default by AIOSEO for new users.
  • Image Sitemap now includes external URLs.
  • Posts/terms can now also be excluded from the sitemap by ID/slug.
  • Added a filter hook to exclude posts from the sitemap by ID.
  • Added various filter hooks to control the output of our visual breadcrumbs.
  • Added a filter hook to filter the output of our JSON schema.
  • Additional compatibility with third-party multi-lingual plugins.
  • Schema.org URLs for Opening Hours now use the HTTPS instead of the HTTP protocol.
  • Reordered currencies list so most traded currencies appear on top; others appear in alphabetical order.
  • Restoring/deleting a backup now first opens a modal that asks for confirmation.

Fixed

  • AggregateRating is now output for WooCommerce Products with new reviews disabled if they already have existing reviews.
  • Added a line break underneath our robots.txt content to prevent conflicts with other plugins that filter the robots.txt file.
  • Image Sitemap now includes large downscaled images.
  • Social Network settings can now be exported.

Version 4.1.2.2

Updated

  • Compatibility with WordPress 5.8

Version 4.1.2.1

Fixed

  • Image sitemap not including images embedded in NextGen galleries.

Version 4.1.2

New

  • Headline Analyzer to optimize post titles for better SEO and traffic.
  • Support for full site redirects and site aliases.

Updated

  • TruSEO no longer runs until the post title has been entered.
  • Added notice for unsupported WordPress Core versions.
  • Added support for WooCommerce galleries to Image Sitemap.
  • Added ability to export Breadcrumbs settings.
  • Added link to documentation when SEO Analysis fails.

Fixed

  • aioseo_description hook running twice.
  • Emoji stripped from our metabox when using Classic Editor.
  • Custom term columns sometimes not rendering.
  • Shortcodes with parameters ignored when filtering conflicting shortcodes.
  • PHP 8.0 compatibility.
  • Invalid price date for generic products.
  • Allow 0 as price for SoftwareApplication schema.
  • Compatibility with sites using Snuffleupagus.
  • WooCommerce Price smart tag output.

Version 4.1.1.1

Fixed

  • Dynamic post type/taxonomy settings backup triggering PHP errors
  • Conflict with Create by Mediavine plugin where our metadata is wiped after saving

Version 4.1.1

New

  • Visual breadcrumb trails with block, widget and shortcode support

Updated

  • Added support for WooCommerce Variable Products to Product schema and WooCommerce smart tags
  • Added support for Duplicate Post plugin
  • Added new block to list Location Categories
  • Added support for additional macros when importing data from other SEO plugins
  • Added support (via filter hook) for using cover block images as the autogenerated social meta image
  • Added support for VideoPress shortcodes
  • Added support to control the business type for each Location

Fixed

  • TruSEO score shown on All Posts/Pages screen when metabox is disabled
  • V3 migration now also stores migrated data as localized post/term data for WPML
  • Phone/fax numbers in Local Business schema weren’t stripped of formatting
  • JavaScript console error when editing an ACF field group
  • JavaScript console error when adding a Focus Keyphrase when there is no post content yet
  • Text heart emoji stripped from title/description
  • Missing server redirects notification is now automatically dismissed after adding the redirect files to the server configuration

Version 4.1.0.2

Updated

  • UI enhancements for Redirection Manager
  • Added support for searching for posts by slug when adding a redirect
  • Timestamps for redirect/404 hits are now localized to user’s timezone
  • Added more caching for title/description
  • Added some security hardening recommended by Vincent Michel

Fixed

  • Redirect tables and Local SEO posts/terms not dropped when plugin is uninstalled
  • Hide server exports when using PHP redirects
  • All Posts/Pages screens time out when user has high post display count
  • Conflicting REST API header
  • Deleting redirect in paginated results refreshes back to first page
  • Plugin sends requests to Semrush after user denied authorization
  • Incorrect “plugin is already on the latest version” notice when bulk updating plugins