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Yoast SEO 21.5: Helping you block AI bots in Premium

31 October 2023 Edwin Toonen

We are pleased to announce Yoast SEO 21.5, packed with valuable features to elevate your optimization efforts. This release introduces a highly requested option allowing you to block AI web crawlers. Now, you can effortlessly control access to your content and ensure it remains where you want it to be. Blocking bots used to train …

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Yoast SEO 21.5: Helping you block AI bots in Premium

Yoast SEO 21.4 brings more enhancements

17 October 2023 | 2 Comments Edwin Toonen

We are excited to announce the latest release of Yoast SEO, helping you optimize your website’s performance in search engine results. This update improves our features and brings enhancements that will take your SEO efforts to the next level. Get ready for Yoast SEO 21.4! More assessment improvements At Yoast, we understand the importance of …

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Yoast SEO 21.4 brings more enhancements

Yoast SEO 21.3: Performance and readability improvements

3 October 2023 Edwin Toonen

We are happy to announce the release of the latest version of Yoast SEO. This update focuses on enhancing performance, fixing bugs, and improving our features. Don’t forget to check out our recently launched generative AI feature! Here’s Yoast SEO 21.3. Performance enhancements By design, Yoast SEO stores image metadata for every post upon saving, …

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Yoast SEO 21.3: Performance and readability improvements

Yoast SEO 21.1 brings even more improvements

5 September 2023 Edwin Toonen

Today, there’s a constant demand for more efficient and effective SEO practices. Keeping this in mind, we’re constantly updating and refining the features of Yoast SEO. One of our key milestones was the release of Yoast SEO 21.0, where we revealed a pioneering generative AI to redefine SEO optimization. In our next release, Yoast SEO …

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Yoast SEO 21.1 brings even more improvements

Boost your SEO with AI: Now available in Yoast SEO 21.0

22 August 2023 | 11 Comments Edwin Toonen

Say goodbye to the manual labor of creating SEO-optimized titles and meta descriptions! We’re excited to introduce an AI-powered breakthrough in Yoast SEO 21.0 that transforms how you optimize your content. We’ve harnessed the power of generative AI to bring you effortless title and meta description generation at the click of a button. Dive into …

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Boost your SEO with AI: Now available in Yoast SEO 21.0

Yoast SEO 20.13: A few more enhancements

8 August 2023 Camille Cunningham

The latest update of our plugin is here: Yoast SEO 20.13. This release is packed with crucial fixes that improve your SEO workflow. We’ve focused on enhancing compatibility and performance, making your SEO efforts smoother and more effective. So, let’s dive into the details of our latest release. Compatibility with WordPress 6.3 Today, the new …

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Yoast SEO 20.13: A few more enhancements

Yoast SEO 20.12: Improvements and fixes

25 July 2023 | 2 Comments Edwin Toonen

Meet our latest update, Yoast SEO 20.12. It’s loaded with improvements designed to enhance your SEO efforts and simplify your journey toward better rankings. We owe the growth and evolution of Yoast SEO to your constant support and invaluable feedback. This update will benefit your website optimization efforts as we improve our products. More improvements …

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Yoast SEO 20.12: Improvements and fixes

Yoast SEO 20.11: Publishing principles to improve E-E-A-T

11 July 2023 Edwin Toonen

Building trust and establishing authority has become paramount for most online publishers. As Google strives to deliver the most reliable and high-quality content to users — especially in the age of generative AI, they have emphasized a concept known as E-E-A-T: Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness. E-E-A-T serves as a critical framework to evaluate the …

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Yoast SEO 20.11: Publishing principles to improve E-E-A-T

Yoast SEO 20.10 brings a brand-new support/FAQ section

27 June 2023 Edwin Toonen

We are excited to present Yoast SEO 20.10, a release dedicated to fine-tuning your website and delivering an even smoother experience for all our fantastic users. This update focuses on fixing bugs and implementing minor enhancements to ensure your SEO journey is flawless. We’ve added a support section that gives you quick access to helpful …

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Yoast SEO 20.10 brings a brand-new support/FAQ section

Yoast SEO 20.9: Improving the Wincher integration

13 June 2023 | 2 Comments Edwin Toonen

Time to release Yoast SEO 20.9! In this release, we’ve added a new option for the Wincher integration, plus the regular round of enhancements, improvements, and fixes. Enhancing the Wincher rank tracking integration A while ago, Yoast SEO and Wincher joined hands to allow you to track your website’s ranking status in Google straight from …

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Yoast SEO 20.9: Improving the Wincher integration