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Changelog

27.1.1

Release date: 2026-03-03

Bugfixes

  • Fixes a bug where Schema aggregator endpoints were returning a fatal error when trying to access response pages other than the first one by using slash syntax.

27.1

Release date: 2026-03-03

New: Introducing the Schema Aggregation feature. Futureproof your website for an agentic future. Read the full release post here.

Enhancements

  • Introduces the Schema aggregation feature. Thanks to Syde for helping us with testing it!
  • Introduces a more robust HTML processing and highlighting approach for the transition words assessment.

Bugfixes

  • Fixes a bug where sentences containing transition words failed to be highlighted in transition words assessment when they contained elements excluded from the analysis such as <code>.
  • Fixes a bug where Slovak two-part transition words weren’t recognized when running the readability analysis.

27.0

Release date: 2026-02-17

Yoast SEO 27.0 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Enhancements

  • Introduces an images array attribute to FAQ and How-to blocks to allow for explicit image handling.
  • Integrates html-react-parser to improve HTML string handling within React components.
  • Migrates FAQ block question and answer fields from arrays to HTML strings to improve compatibility with WordPress components.
  • Migrates How-to block step name and text fields from arrays to HTML strings to improve compatibility with WordPress components.
  • Refines the design of the search appearance mode switcher.

Bugfixes

  • Fixes a bug where the inline link icon was missing when editing a synced pattern in the Block Editor on WordPress 6.9.
  • Fixes a bug where the AI Optimize buttons remained active even when another button had been pressed.
  • Fixes a bug where the subheading distribution assessment threw an error when the content contained text without subheadings followed by a block that included a subheading (such as a Table of Contents block).

Other

  • Updates the design of the Generate 5 more button and the preview background within the AI generator.
  • Modernizes plugin translation handling by removing obsolete load_plugin_textdomain() calls.
  • Restores the visibility of the suggestions title and the Generate 5 more button while suggestions are in the loading state.
  • Renames the Yoast SEO AI+ card on the plans page for better clarity.

Earlier versions

For the changelog of earlier versions, please refer to the changelog on yoast.com.

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Author
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Version:
27.1.1
Last Updated
March 3, 2026
Active Installs
10000000
Requires
WordPress 6.8
Tested Up To
WordPress 6.9.1
Requires PHP
7.4

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