Changelog

New Features, updates and fixes

Version 4.9.0

New

  • Table of Contents Block 2.0 – Our revamped Table of Contents block now supports multiple blocks on the same page, with a standalone or synced mode. We also added accordion support so you can collapse or expand it.
  • Recipe Block – Highlight your best recipes with a new block that also comes with schema markup to get your recipes featured in search results.
  • Products Block – Showcase your products with granular controls and Product schema markup to drive more organic traffic to your page.

Fixed

  • Rare PHP error when action scheduler arguments are not a JSON object.
  • DB lock issue when checking table schema in MariaDB.

Version 4.8.9

Updated

  • Improved user permission checks to display Site Audit action buttons.
  • Added filter to disable AI Image Generator buttons in the block editor.

Fixed

  • Conflict with Avada theme where post content was disappearing in backend editor.
  • Elementor Side Cart automatically opening even when the cart is empty on single product pages.
  • Category title missing from meta descriptions on new sites.
  • Redundant schema queries when database schema cache fails to update.
  • JS error when accessing string offsets in SEO revisions data processing.
  • Keyword Rank Tracker button broke in the Post editor if the Spectra or Starter Templates plugin was activated.
  • Homepage meta description character counter breaks when the site is set as an Organization.
  • New feature popups rendering outside the viewport on smaller screens.

Version 4.8.8

New

  • AI Assistant Block – Generate any type of content right inside the post editor: blog articles, summaries, comparison tables, and more. Whatever you need, the AI Assistant block makes it happen.
  • AI Image Generator – Instantly create eye-catching visuals for your posts and use them anywhere—from featured images to inline content. You can even edit existing images to give them a unique twist.
  • LLMs.txt Improvements – The new llms-full.txt file makes it easy for AI engines to index your site without overloading your server. We’ve also added post-to-Markdown conversion and new settings to control exactly what content gets included.

Updated

  • All existing AI Content features have been made compatible with all our supported page builders. You can now auto-generate SEO titles, meta descriptions, FAQs, keypoints and social posts directly inside Elementor, Divi, SeedProd, Avada, WPBakery, SiteOrigin and Thrive Architect!
  • The llms.txt file is now generated as a static file, removing the need for rewrite rules (e.g. on WP Engine).
  • Moved llms.txt under Sitemaps menu.

Fixed

  • Site Audit sometimes not showing results when all content types are included.
  • PHP error when Site Audit cannot scan post due to uninstantiated social class.
  • PHP error when dashboard widget failed to fetch RSS news feed.

Version 4.8.7.2

Updated

  • Added additional hardening to REST API routes.

Version 4.8.7.1

Fixed

  • WooCommerce products being automatically added to the cart.

Version 4.8.7

Updated

  • Hardened API routes to prevent unauthorized access.
  • Added support for tracking breadcrumb setting changes in SEO Revisions.
  • Added support for WooCommerce GTIN field to Product schema.
  • Added support for .avif images to Image Sitemap and Image SEO addon.
  • Review limit for Product schema can now be modified via a new filter hook.
  • Use site URL instead of home URL for llms.txt to handle WP installs in subdirectories.
  • Remove all user meta when AIOSEO is uninstalled.
  • Improved performance of Cornerstone Content filtering.

Fixed

  • Product shipping details schema clearing cart content in rare case where logged-in user adds a product to the cart and then edits a product in the admin panel.
  • ProfilePage schema sometimes invalid due to incorrect author URL.
  • Hide AIOSEO custom link fields inside the Edit Link modal in WPBakery visual builder to prevent plugin conflict.
  • AIOSEO Settings not successfully saving before post is published in WPBakery visual builder.
  • The SEO title and description were not persisting if the post content is too large.
  • Theme conflict with Neve where the EDD Checkout block does not show if Run Shortcodes is enabled.
  • Breadcrumb block not updating when changing the post title.
  • If WooCommerce brand is selected as primary category, it is now correctly used in the URL.
  • Headline Analyzer layout breaks when entering very long headlines.

Version 4.8.6.1

Updated

  • Prevent potential plugin conflicts caused by loading dependencies multiple times.
  • Local SEO render options for Opening Hours are now hidden when feature is disabled.

Fixed

  • Loading spinner for SEO Revisions in sidebar menu not aligned.

Version 4.8.6

New

  • Site Audit – Get a detailed report of SEO issues for all posts and terms on your site, discover why these issues are important and how you can fix them. 🔨

Fixed

  • Multisite subsite requests to Search Statistics server sometimes fail due to missing license.
  • Rare PHP error when breadcrumbs cannot be determined for non-standard pages.

Version 4.8.5

Updated

  • Author SEO (E-E-A-T) addon and Writing Assistant data are now fully removed when uninstalling the plugin.
  • Product Schema now favours WooCommerce brand field over its own custom field.
  • PHP version notices are now only shown to Administrators.

Fixed

  • Breadcrumbs taxonomy preview now correctly refreshes when user toggles between using the default settings.
  • WooCommerce Brand smart tag not correctly converted to expected value in previews.
  • AIOSEO Details column now correctly reloads after quick-editing a post.
  • Image URLs are no longer forcefully converted to lowercase in the Image Sitemap.
  • Focus Keyword now saves correctly again for Divi built posts.
  • Image SEO no longer breaks Divi built posts in rare cases.
  • Multisite subsites no longer incorrectly inherit the “Block AI Crawlers” and “Block Crawling of Internal Site Search URLs” setting values from the main site in the network.
  • Notifications no longer contain encoded HTML entities
  • Default options for new redirects not localized.
  • PHP error in rare cases when breadcrumb link is a WP_Error.
  • PHP error due to plugin conflict with MasterStudy LMS.

Version 4.8.4.1

Fixed

  • PHP error for multisites when AI credits don't manage to update correctly.