Software releases and updates archives

Today, we’re excited to welcome Yoast AI Summarize to our growing family of AI features. Just like our other AI tools, this new feature is designed to make your publishing process faster and easier by putting powerful, practical AI right where you work, in the WordPress Block Editor.  Yoast AI Summarize is perfect for bloggers, …

We just introduced two new updates to Yoast SEO Premium that focus on clarity and speed. Yoast SEO Redirect Manager just got a cleaner, more user-friendly workspace. After heavy testing, Yoast AI Optimize is now available for the Classic Editor. It helps you optimize your copy for readability and SEO without disrupting your workflow or …

Writing the right SEO title or meta description can be time-consuming, especially when unsure what works best. That’s where Yoast AI Generate comes in. Now, all Yoast SEO users can try it with 10 free Sparks.  What does Yoast AI Generate do?  Yoast AI Generate suggests SEO titles and meta descriptions based on your content …

AI tools are changing how people discover your website, and not always in the way you’d want.  They might surface old blog posts, low-priority pages, or content that no longer reflects your brand. That can confuse users, damage trust, and dilute your expertise.  That’s where llms.txt comes in. And now, you can personalize it.  Choose …

Today we’ve launched a redesigned onboarding experience for Yoast SEO for Shopify, built to guide, support, and empower every user from the moment they install. Customer-centric marketers and designers know, first impressions matter, and thoughtful onboarding is the first step to long-term success.  A new onboarding, designed with care  We’ve simplified the setup process, removed unnecessary …

Optimize your content directly inside Google Docs. Yoast SEO’s new Google Docs add-on provides real-time SEO and readability analyses in your writing environment, eliminating the need for multiple apps or CMS logins. You’ll produce fully optimized content faster, collaborate smoothly, and deliver content your audience and search engines love. Here’s why you’ll love it: Yoast …

Recently, we announced the rollout of Yoast AI Optimize for the Classic Editor in WordPress. We’re excited to see the positive response and engagement with this new feature.  During the initial rollout, we discovered a technical issue where unintended classes were being added to content for some users. While these added classes are harmless and …

Increased usage of AI is changing how people discover businesses and services online. While your website may be optimized for traditional search engines, large language models (LLMs) process your website’s information differently. Our new feature, llms.txt offers to bridge the gap. Yoast SEO generates a file that highlights the most important, up-to-date content on your …

Ever feel frustrated having to jump between different apps just to check your site’s SEO performance? We’ve simplified things for you. Yoast now seamlessly integrates insights from Site Kit by Google (Google Analytics and Search Console) right into your Yoast Dashboard, giving you one clear view to manage your website’s SEO effectively. Here’s why you’ll …

We’re excited to announce that Yoast AI Optimize is now also available when using the Classic Editor in WordPress! Please note: there has been an update to this feature. Learn more. What is Yoast AI Optimize? You’ve finished your copy, great! But those pesky Yoast SEO Analysis lights aren’t all green and you have to …