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Yoast SEO 27.8

Yoast SEO 27.8 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here.

Enhancements​

  • Makes the schema aggregator faster by reducing database roundtrips when indexables are disabled.
  • Speeds up the SEO optimization analysis by cutting down the number of database queries it runs.
  • Optimizes resource-heavy database queries when performing actions on admin pages related to SEO optimization.
  • Reduces loading times of the root sitemap on sites with many users.
  • Reduces loading times of the author sitemap on sites with many users.
  • Prevents unnecessary database queries when someone visits an admin page.

Bugfixes​

  • Ensures compatibility with the React 19 version bundled in Gutenberg 23.3 (WordPress 7.1), fixing several screens and components that could otherwise fail to render.
  • Fixes a bug where NaN became the Primary taxonomy and triggered a console error.
  • Fixes a bug where the dismiss button in the Webinar promo notice on the General page was transparent.
  • Improves post editor rendering performance by stabilizing Redux selector and withSelect references in multiple components to prevent unnecessary re-renders.

Other​

  • Introduces the wpseo_custom_fields_pre_query filter, letting sites skip the resource-heavy custom-fields lookup in Yoast settings by supplying a pre-computed list or a custom query.
  • Removes the Yoast group from the filter bar on the WordPress plugins list.
  • Sets the title of a child task to "(no title)" in the task list when the related post has no title.