Yoast WooCommerce SEO changelog

Enhancements​

• Updates the logic to determine which page @type to output in the schema for a Product page.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where screen reader text was rendered in the search appearance preview.

Other​

• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 7.0.
• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 27.3.
• Confirmed compatibility with PHP 8.5. Please report any issues you may still see.
• Modernizes how translations of the plugin work by removing the unneeded load_plugin_textdomain() calls.
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.8.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.2.

Enhancements​

• Adds support for the new priceSpecification schema type format introduced by WooCommerce 9.5.0.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 24.1.
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.7.

Other​

• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.5.

Enhancements​

• Adds the ability to set a page as the designated return policy page, which gets added in the structured data graph.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the feedback for the SKU assessment would not be translated when the SKU was missing.
• Fixes a bug where wp_get_attachment_image_src gets called with a non-existing image id, thus returning false instead of an array.

Other​

• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 23.5.
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.4.
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.6.

Yoast WooCommerce SEO 16.2 delivers the schema update we've been promising! Webshop customers will now have better control over how their product variants show online, ensuring a better overall experience for shoppers. Check out the release post for more details about the impact of Yoast WooCommerce SEO 16.2!

Enhancements​

• Adds ProductGroup schema to be compatible with Product variant schema.

Other​

• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 22.0.
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.5.

Other​

• Prevents future update problems for Woo marketplace subscribers who have purchased Yoast WooCommerce SEO from Yoast.com.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where, if a product page had a previously selected page type, that page type would be added in the schema together with WebPage and ItemPage.
• Fixes a bug where Twitter fallback image would be used, even when not applicable.

Other​

• Includes various code improvements.
• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 22.0.
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.3.

The last release of WooCommerce SEO received generative AI support for product titles and meta descriptions. In WooCommerce SEO 16.0, we added another great feature: easy import and export of global identifier values like GTIN8 and UPC. Check out this great timesaver! Find out more about what's new in Yoast WooCommerce SEO 16.0 in our release post!

Enhancements​

• Adds support for global identifier values (GTIN8, GTIN12 / UPC, GTIN13 / EAN, GTIN14 / ITF-14, ISBN, MPN) into the Import/Export feature of the WooCommerce Product.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 21.7.
• Adds checks to ensure that the plugin has no known incompatibilities with PHP 8.3.
• Improves the discoverability of the security policy.

Give your store the edge with our AI-enhanced WooCommerce SEO tools! Rapidly generate standout product titles and descriptions that capture attention and convert. This AI update -- for which you need Yoast SEO Premium -- integrates seamlessly with WooCommerce, making your products irresistible to search engines and shoppers. Revamp your product SEO and watch your sales grow! Find out more about what's new in Yoast WooCommerce SEO 15.9 in our release post!

Enhancements​

• Adds an edit button to the SKU and Product identifier assessments on product pages if the Yoast SEO Premium plugin is installed (version 20.12 or higher).
• Ensures compatibility of the breadcrumbs replacement feature with WooCommerce 7.9.0 when using blockified template for single products.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the Yoast SEO metabox would not load when the short description metabox had been deactivated.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 20.12.
• Sets the minimum supported WooCommerce version to 7.1.
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.1.

Enhancements​

• Makes the SKU and product identifiers assessments available for grouped products.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where new translations would not be translated.

Other​

• Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 20.6.
• Drops compatibility with PHP 5.6, 7.0 and 7.1.
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.2.

Other​

• Improves the Breadcrumb settings' link to point to a more specific section in the new Yoast settings.
• Makes product schema creation compatible with the latest Yoast Free changes
• Makes Woo SEO compatible with the indexable changes of the 20.2 release of Yoast SEO
• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 20.2.
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.0.

Enhancements​

• Improves the Schema output for Product, including a fix for a bug affecting setups where prices are inserted without taxes but displayed with taxes or viceversa.

Other​

• Sets the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 19.14.

Enhancements​

• Removes a box in the WooCommerce SEO page that prompts users to help with translating the plugin in their site language.

Other​

• Removes the beta badge from the word complexity assessment.
• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 19.12.

Enhancements​

• Adds a material property to product pages’ schema.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the Product description assessment would also appear under the Readability analysis tab when the Cornerstone content toggle would be switched on.

Other​

• Bumps the Yoast SEO minimum required version to 19.10.
• Ensures compatibility with the High Performance Order Storage feature in WooCommerce 7.1+.
• Sets the WordPress “tested up to” version to 6.1.

Enhancements​

• Adds assessments for SKU and product identifiers. Product identifiers help search engines understand your products. To remind you to fill them out, we've added assessments that check whether products (or product variants) have an identifier. We use the details to fill in the necessary product schema that search engines love.
• Improves the Schema output for offers and priceSpecification to match Google's recent changes to their guidelines.
• Adds a feature to select a custom taxonomy for products to describe their pattern in the Schema output.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the Product Schema output would trigger a "Duplicate field" warning for the color property for non-variable products.
• Fixes a bug where two prices would be shown in the Slack integration metadata when a product is on sale.

Other​

• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 19.7.

Other​

• Makes Yoast WooCommerce SEO compatible with the new analysis edit buttons in Yoast SEO Premium.
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 5.9.
• Sets the minimum supported Yoast SEO version to 19.5.

Enhancements​

• Improves the readability analysis for English by adding a word complexity assessment for Product pages.
• Updates the Schema manipulation to follow the new best-practice for the @id of the WebPage piece introduced by Yoast SEO 19.3.

Bugfixes​

• Fixes a bug where the keyphrase distribution assessments would error, or fail to mark the found keyphrases in the text, when using keyphrases that include some regular expression control characters, for example brackets.

Other​

• Edits typo in id name for product variants identifiers.
• Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 19.3.