Yoast SEO changelog - page 12

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where an empty width and height would be outputted in the image schema when there was no retrievable width and height.
• Fixes a bug where using the $context argument in the deprecated wpseo_json_ld_output filter would result in a fatal error when using PHP 7.1 or higher.

Other​

• Adds a notification to explain why users’ Google Search Console reports are no longer showing any entries. Read more about the reasons behind this.
• Removes the Google Search Console step from the configuration wizard.

Enhancements​

• Improves how we generate the image parts for the Schema output. Read more about the ImageObject output.
• Adds filesize to whitelisted properties on $image. Props to cmmarslender.
• Optimizes the code to avoid an unnecessary DB query to remove notifications storage when it's already empty. Props to rmc47.
• Improves the breadcrumbs accessibility by adding aria-current to the active item.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the position of the buttons in the FAQ and How-To structured data blocks was compromised when running the development build of Gutenberg.
• Fixed a bug where social profile settings would be empty because it was relying on the user choosing whether the site represents a company or a person.

We've made huge changes to the schema.org markup we output, adding multiple different types of Schema. Be sure to check our posts on yoast.com about this release!

Enhancements​

• Schema changes:

• Adds Person markup for author pages.

• Adds WebPage markup for all pages.

• Adds Article markup for posts, with Person markup for the author.

• Changes the ‘Organization or Person’ section of the Knowledge graph settings to allow selecting an author that is the ‘Person’ that the website represents.

• Adds MySpace, SoundCloud, Tumblr and YouTube URL input fields to people’s profiles.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes an issue where the metabox would not display on term edit pages when running the development build of Gutenberg.

Bugfixes​

• Reverted a fix relating replacement variables on the block editor, which was causing a slow and unworkable editting experience.
• Fixes a bug where the license information from MyYoast is being saved aggressively, causing updates in MyYoast to take 24 hours to show up in the site.
• Fixes a bug where the rel="publisher" Google+ tag was being output on the frontend if that profile was provided in the past.
• Fixes a bug where the server could experience a high load when using external object cache.
• Fixes the bug where Yoast SEO would contact Yoast.com for license checks on specific Yoast-pages even when no Yoast addons are installed.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes the bug where Yoast SEO would contact Yoast.com for license checks even when no Yoast addons are installed.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where a fatal error can occur on license requests which return an unexpected result.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where network-wide settings were not saved on multisite environments.

Content analysis recalibration (beta):

• As there are already a lot of users who are participating in testing, we currently have enough input to start preparing for the release of the improved analysis.

• Removes the ability to enable beta testing for new installations.

• When the feature is disabled, the ability to re-enable it will disappear.

Content analysis recalibration (beta):

• Adds a toggle feature for subscribing to the recalibration beta under SEO -> General -> Features.

• When the recalibration feature is enabled:

• The single title assessment is added. This assessment makes sure that you don't use superfluous H1s in your text.

• Assessments changes:

• Keyphrase density: changes scoring schema to account for the length of the keyphrase and changes feedback strings so that we give feedback about the number of occurrences rather than a percentage.

• Outbound links assessment: changes the scoring schema so that red bullet instead of an orange bullet is shown when you have no outbound links.

• Image alt attributes: if there are at least 5 images, checks whether the alt tags contain the keyphrase or synoynyms in 30-70% of all images. If there are less than 5 images, 1 image with the keyphrase or synonym in the alt tag is still scored as good.

• Keyphrase in title: function words preceding the exact match keyphrase are ignored when determining the position of the keyphrase in the title.

• Keyphrase length: makes the scoring scheme less strict for languages that don't have function word support, so that for these languages keyphrases with 1-6 words are scored as green, 7-9 as orange, and more than 9 as red.

• Keyphrase in subheading: only takes H2 and H3 level subheadings into account and changes the scoring schema so that 30%-75% of these subheadings need to include the keyphrase or its synonyms. In languages without function word support, a match is only counted if all the words from the keyphrase/synonym appear in the subheading.

• Text length: on taxonomy pages, the recommended minimum text length is increased from 150 to 250 words.

• Assessment removals:

• The assessment checking the length or your URL.

• The assessment checking whether your URL contains stopwords.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the title and meta description field’s cursor would jump to the start when typing.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the metabox was broken when using the classic editor plugin.
• Fixes a bug where the Chrome browser tab would crash on Windows when a French or Italian text contains sentences in passive voice, props CarloCannas.
• Fixes a bug where the Yoast SEO analysis would error if used together with the DelightfulDownloads plugin.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where it was impossible to change the profile in the Search Console integration step in the configuration wizard.
• Fixes a bug where the primary taxonomy picker was not shown in Gutenberg (v4.1).