Yoast Duplicate Post changelog

Introduces smoother post duplication, more reliable rewrite workflows, and better compatibility across languages and configurations. Read more here!

Enhancements​

• Improves the impact of the plugin on the performance of the site by avoiding useless calls on the gettext filter.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where a section in the Classic Editor's submitbox would be displayed with incorrect margins.

Other​

• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.0.

Enhancements​

• Converts the upgrade notice into a welcome notice for first-time users.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where HTML tags in a Custom HTML block would be removed when republishing a scheduled Rewrite & Republish copy.
• Fixes a bug where the button style would be broken in the Classic Editor.
• Fixes a bug where a fatal error would be triggered in the Widgets page in combination with some themes or plugins.

Other​

• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 5.9.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where Rewrite & Republish copies could be displayed and queried in the front end.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where some strings where not translated.
• Fixes a bug where metadata went missing for duplicate posts created by the Rewrite & Republish feature. Props to ocean90.
• Fixes a bug where the plugin would not initialize if installed via composer.

Other​

• Replaces Mailchimp with MailBlue newsletter integration.
• Improved compatibility for PHP 8.0.
• Improved sort order of the taxonomies list on the options page.
• Most plugin files have been renamed. If you extend this plugin of include any of the files from the plugin from within your own plugin, you may need to adjust the file name used in the include/require statement.

Enhancements​

• Allows plugins such as ACF to add fields to the "Compare changes" screen for Rewrite & Republish.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the "Compare changes" screen for the Rewrite & Republish feature displayed a broken layout in WordPress 5.7.
• Fixes a bug where a post type enabled by filter couldn't be copied.
• Fixes a bug where the "Show links in" settings were reset to the default value on version upgrade.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where editing posts with Elementor could trigger a fatal error.

Enhancements​

• Improves compatibility between Elementor and the Rewrite and Republish feature.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where Rewrite & Republish notices would be shown for regular copies.
• Fixes a bug where the original post of a Rewrite & Republish copy was listed in the Yoast SEO Premium link suggestions.

Other​

• Disables the plugin for WooCommerce products and introduces filter for enabled post types.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where errors or notices could be triggered when using the plugin with some other plugins or custom code.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug that caused a fatal error when used with some plugins.

Enhancements​

• Introduces the Rewrite & Republish feature, offering you the possibility to update a post/page without taking it offline or having to take extra steps. This feature is currently not available when Elementor is active on your site.
• Introduces an integration with the Block Editor.
• Introduces new settings to individually enable/disable the New Draft, Clone and Rewrite & Republish links.

• Compatibility with WordPress 5.5
• Fixed bug about copying comments in WordPress 5.5
• Check user permission when adding option to the bulk actions dropdown list
• Improved update notice to be displayed only on selected screens when updating from < 3.2.5
• Updated template tag documentation link
• Added missing gettext to "Subscribe" button

• First release from Yoast
• Accessibility improvements to the settings page
• Accessibility improvements to the "Show original item" metabox
• Accessibility improvements to the "Show original item" check box in Quick Edit
• duplicate_post_blacklist_filter deprecated in favor of duplicate_post_excludelist_filter

• Options to show original item in post list (in a column or alongside post states) or in a metabox in the edit screen
• Accessibility improvements
• Small other fixes

• Fixes incompatibility with previous versions of CF7
• Now roles without edit_posts capability but having equivalent capability for custom post types can be allowed to copy
• Small other fixes to bugs that could lead to incompatibilities with WPML and others

• The "Admin bar" option shows the link in the post edit screen too, so you can use the plugin with Gutenberg enabled
• Option for "Slug" not set by default on new installations
• Better display of icon in the Admin bar on small screens

• Fixing some issues of the 3.* trunk before major redesign
• Fixes issue when upgrading on multisite
• Improved compatibility with WPML + page builders, thanks to WPML team
• Prevents creating a revision immediately after the cloning

• new website with extensive documentation
• WPML compatibility, thanks to WPML team
• improved Jetpack compatibility (Subscriptions, Markdown)
• small changes to hooks
• improved security with nonces
• various small fixes

• Fix for custom fields not copied