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@yoastbot yoastbot released this 01 Nov 09:24

Changes compared to: 19.9

Enhancements:

  • Improves the call-to-action feedback string of the Flesch Reading Ease insight when the text is recognized as fairly difficult. #19057

Bugfixes:

  • Introduces the wpseo_indexable_excluded_taxonomies filter, to allow manually excluding taxonomies from being indexed. #19077
  • Fixes a bug where indexables were created for users when author archives were disabled. #19078
  • Fixes a bug where an entry to the indexable DB table would be added when saving, or updating or accessing a post (or term) for a non-public post type (or taxonomy). #19077
  • Prevent duplicate indexable records for the same object #19079
  • Fixes a bug where indexables for users did not get removed when a user would not have any publicly viewable posts anymore. #19078
  • Fixes a bug where indexables for users did not get removed when author archives were disabled. #19078
  • Fixes a bug where the SEO optimization would error out when a post type is manually excluded via a filter. #19083
  • Fixes a bug where Yoast SEO-related post meta data would not be saved if a user without the manage_options capability would save a post in Elementor. #19041
  • Fixes a bug where users with site-wide basic access authentication would be prompted to insert their credentials when saving a post in Elementor if they didn't have the manage_options capability. #19041
  • Fixes a bug where indexables were created for users who did not have any publicly viewable posts. #19078

Other:

  • Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.1. #19094
  • Ensures compatibility with the High Performance Order Storage feature in WooCommerce 7.1+. #19085
  • Deprecates the hooks used to add custom content to the Yoast SEO settings pages, in preparation for future releases. The following hooks have been deprecated: wpseo_tools_overview_list_items, wpseo_settings_tab_crawl_cleanup, wpseo_settings_tab_site_analysis, Yoast\WP\SEO\admin_author_archives_meta, Yoast\WP\SEO\admin_date_archives_meta, Yoast\WP\SEO\admin_post_types_beforearchive, Yoast\WP\SEO\admin_post_types_archive, Yoast\WP\SEO\admin_taxonomies_meta, wpseo_admin_other_section, wpseo_admin_opengraph_section, wpseo_admin_pinterest_section, wpseo_admin_twitter_section, wpseo_import_other_plugins. #19056

Non user facing:

  • Removes cat=-1 from the URL when it is present. #19012
  • Reduces the amount of data that is stored in the yoast_indexables table. #19087
  • Adds tracking for multiple options from the local addon. #19048
  • Adds an upsell for the Internal linking suggestions in metabox and sidebar. #19038
  • Change the version number from 19.10 to 19.11. #19090
  • Adds a sale badge to the upsell on our main settings page, that is temporarily shown. #19063
  • Adds two watchers to detect when post types or taxonomies switch from being public to private and vice-versa. #19095
  • Do not build indexables when they have an object id of 0. #19096