Changes compared to: 26.8-RC3

Non user facing:

• Changes the site feature icons gradient to css instead of svg to reduce the plugin size. #22878

Changes compared to: 26.8-RC2

Non user facing:

• Enables Premium to fix an unreleased bug where the schema section was present in the frontend inspector even when schema was disabled. #22873

Changes compared to: 26.8-RC1

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where the Search and Social appearance modals looked off on WordPress 7.0 or with Gutenberg 22.3.0. #22866

Non user facing:

• Replaces gradient backgrounds for feature items in the site features on the settings page from png to svg. #22865
• Fixes an unreleased bug where the emoji picker design did not match the replacement variable button when using a lower version of Yoast SEO premium. #22869

= 26.7 =

Release date: 2026-01-07

New: Yoast SEO (free) now includes full access to the Site Kit by Google integration in your Dashboard. Read the full release post here.

Enhancements

• Changes the Schema output to render Article entities even when the publisher property is left empty.
• Rolls out the Site Kit integration for all Yoast users.

Bugfixes

• Fixes a bug where the Yoast AI consent modal would incorrectly pop up when interacting with unrelated buttons or fields on Profile setting page.

Other

• Hides the llms.txt task in multisites, since the feature is disabled in such setups.
• Increases disabling opcache invalidation on plugin upgrade, now applied to a bigger subset of the userbase.

Changes compared to: 26.7

Enhancements:

• Replaces Yoast product logos with new designs across the plugin’s interface. #22808
• Adds a schema settings page to allow users more control over the Yoast Schema Framework API. #22772
• Implements the new design to the site's features section. #22813

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where inserting Yoast blocks via Content blocks collapsible was not possible when editing in template-locked mode inside Block Editor. #22817
• Fixes a bug where the alert for signing up to the newsletter didn't support rtl direction for buttons and inputs in RTL languages. #22841
• Fixes a bug where WordPress link classes were not being recognized when Yoast SEO was active. Props to benoitchantre. #22822
• Fixes a bug where the assessments highlighting feature did not work when editing in template-locked mode in the Block Editor. #22817

Other:

• Adds optin notification for the task list feaature on the general page. #22836
• Updates the product URL inside the marker presenter for Yoast SEO and Yoast SEO Premium. #22807
• Improves the translatability of some tasks' title in the task list. #22824
• Documentation improvement #22850

Non user facing:

• Updates the AI buttons styles. #22580
• Improve CI #22857
• Improve CI security #22858
• Prevents license check when add-on is disabled on Plans page. #22842
• Adds a checkbox for testing the PR in Yoast SEO for Google Docs in the PR template. #22827
• Fix CI #22859
• Adds unit tests for the task list. #22804
• Updates @yoast/grunt-plugin-tasks to version 2.5. #22843
• Adds tracking for user behavior regarding the task list feature. #22815
• Improves the message displayed when Schema output is disabled. #22845
• Updated dev dependencies #22847
• Improve CI #22851
• Improve CI #22852
• Improve CI #22853
• General maintenance #22849
• Improve CI security #22854
• General maintenance #22856
• Improve CI security #22855

Changes compared to: 26.7-RC1

Other:

• Hides the llms.txt task in multisites, since the feature is disabled in such setups. #22825

= 26.6 =

Release date: 2025-12-15

Yoast SEO 26.6 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Enhancements

• Introduces a task list for reminding site admins about relevant SEO tasks.
• Improves the llms.txt structure by moving the sitemap mention into an option section at the end of the llms.txt file.

Bugfixes

• Fixes a bug where the Show more list for categories and content types would collapse when clicking on menu items in the settings sidebar navigation.
• Fixes a bug where translations for the content analysis were not displayed on WordPress 6.9.
• Fixes a security bug that would allow users with limited capabilities to read metadata of posts that they should not have access to.

Other

• Highlights the Google Docs & Yoast Duplicate post add-ons on the Plans page.
• Improves the behavior of the upgrade button in the Yoast sidebar and admin menus.
• Improves the focus behavior for some buttons and links in the Yoast SEO admin pages.
• Redesigns the AI Brand Insights button in the Yoast sidebar and admin menus.

Changes compared to: 26.6

Enhancements:

• Rolls out the Site Kit integration for all Yoast users. #22816
• Changes the Schema output to render Article entities even when the publisher property is left empty. #22818

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where the Yoast AI consent modal would incorrectly pop up when interacting with unrelated buttons or fields on Profile setting page. #22806

Other:

• Increases disabling opcache invalidation on plugin upgrade, now applied to a bigger subset of the userbase. #22812

Non user facing:

• Updates parse5 dependency to ^8.0.0 and updates the documentation of yoastseo package. #22778
• Implements AI button variants in the upsell modals and editor. #22692
• Releases a new version of the JavaScript package yoastseo. #22782

Changes compared to: 26.6-RC4

Non user facing:

• Fixes an unreleased bug where the Delete the Hello World post task might make users delete legit tasks. #22819

Changes compared to: 26.6-RC3

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a security bug that would allow users with limited capabilities to read metadata of posts that they should not have access to. #22797
• Fixes a bug where translations for the content analysis were not displayed on WordPress 6.9. #22793

Other:

• Improves the focus behaviour for some buttons and links in the Yoast SEO admin pages. #22796

Non user facing:

• Finalizes the copy changes to the sidebar ads. #22795