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Yoast Video SEO changelog - page 2

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13.1

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a last_fetched tag would be output for videos in the video sitemap.

13.0

Enhancements​

  • No longer outputs an og:video:secure_url meta tag, because it would always be output next to a similar og:video.
  • Changes the value of the og:type meta tag from video.other to the default article type on posts and pages containing a video.

Other​

  • Metadata for YouTube video embeds now gets refreshed every 30 days, to fix a compliance issue with the YouTube terms of service wherein public data may only be cached for a maximum of 30 days.
  • Makes the VideoObject schema functionality compatible with the Yoast SEO 14.0.
  • Sets the minimum supported Yoast SEO version to 14.0.
  • Sets the minimum WordPress version to 5.3.

12.5

Enhancements​

  • Added inLanguage property to the VideoObject schema piece.

12.4.1

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where YouTube videos would not be recognized, which meant that they wouldn’t be included in the XML Video Sitemap and the video settings in the metabox wouldn’t be available. You can re-index your YouTube videos with the Re-Index Videos button in the Video SEO options.

13.5

Enhancements​

  • Adds a hook (wpseo_video_supported_plugins) to allow developers to add support for plugins not officially supported by Yoast. Props to Ian Jenkins.
  • Outputs "no description" when the video has no set description to prevent invalid videoObject schema.

12.4

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the ya:ovs:upload_date meta tag would output an incorrect time.
  • Fixes a bug where incorrect video metadata would be saved on multisite environments in combination with MultilingualPress.

12.3.1

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where a fatal error would be thrown when Yoast SEO was used in combination with another plugin or theme containing a class named Date_Helper.

Other​

  • Sets the minimum Yoast SEO version to 12.6.1.

12.3

Other​

  • Sets the minimum required WordPress version to 5.2, the minimum YoastSEO version to 12.6, and the minimum PHP version to 5.6.20.
  • Replaces the HelpScout Beacon 1.0 on the Video SEO admin page with the Beacon 2.0.
  • Fixes potential "Undefined index" notices when the RSS feed is being viewed.

12.2

Enhancements​

  • Shows a floating Save Settings button on the Yoast SEO Video admin page when the normal button is not visible in the browser window.

Other​

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 12.2

12.1

Other​

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 12.1

12.0

Other​

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 12.0

11.9

Enhancements​

  • This add-on now has its own tab in the Yoast SEO metabox, even if you have multiple Yoast SEO add-ons installed.

Other​

  • Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 11.9.

11.8

Bugfixes​

  • Fixes a bug where the video title assessment and video body assessment were not loaded.

Other​

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 11.8

11.7

Other​

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 11.7

11.6

Other​

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 11.6

11.5

Other​

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 11.5

11.4

Other​

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 11.4

11.3

Other​

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 11.3

11.2

Other​

  • Compatibility with Yoast SEO 11.2