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1 1 Yoast SEO
2 2 =========
3 -Requires at least: 6.8
4 -Tested up to: 7.0
3 +Requires at least: 6.9
4 +Tested up to: 7.1
5 5 Requires PHP: 7.4
6 6
7 7 Changelog
8 8 =========
9 9
10 -## 27.9
10 +## 28.3
11 11
12 -Release date: 2026-06-22
12 +Release date: 2026-08-18
13 13
14 14 #### Enhancements
15 15
16 -* Improves the performance of the content analysis by reusing previously built HTML trees across assessor runs, related-keyphrase passes and research calls instead of rebuilding the tree for each.
17 -* Passes shortcodes to the Insights analysis data for more consistent analysis result across application.
16 +* Adds a schemamap.xml file at the site root that exposes the aggregated schema map.
17 +* Adds the failing object's type and ID to the SEO data optimization error report when an indexable cannot be built.
18 +* Improves performance when running the SEO optimization by warming post and term caches in bulk.
19 +* Improves the performance of generating XML sitemaps by warming post, term and featured-image caches in bulk.
18 20
19 21 #### Bugfixes
20 22
21 -* Fixes a bug where the recently modified posts were fetched twice when using the Content Planner.
23 +* Fixes a bug where the AI Content Planner inserted an empty paragraph block before the template blocks when a post type had a block template registered.
22 24
23 25 #### Other
24 26
25 -* Adds the web-server family to the server data collected for opt-in tracking.
27 +* Sets the _WordPress tested up to_ version to 7.1.
28 +* Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.9.
29 +* Adds a first-time guided tour to the bulk editor.
26 30
27 -## 27.8
28 -
29 -Release date: 2026-06-09
30 -
31 -#### Enhancements
32 -
33 -* Significantly reduces loading times of the root sitemap on sites with many users.
34 -* Reduces loading times of the author sitemap on sites with many users.
35 -* Makes the schema aggregator faster by drastically reducing the roundtrips to the database, when indexables are disabled.
36 -* Makes the SEO optimization faster by drastically reducing the roundtrips to the database.
37 -* Prevents unnecessary expensive DB queries when admin pages are being visited.
38 -* Optimizes expensive DB queries when performing actions in admin pages related to SEO optimization.
39 -
40 -#### Bugfixes
41 -
42 -* 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.
43 -* Fixes a bug where the dismiss button in the Webinar promo notice in general page was transparent.
44 -* Improves post editor rendering performance by stabilising Redux selector and `withSelect` references in multiple components to prevent unnecessary re-renders.
45 -* Fixes a bug where NaN was set as the Primary taxonomy and triggered a console error.
46 -
47 -#### Other
48 -
49 -* Removes the Yoast group from the filter bar on the WordPress plugins list.
50 -* Sets the title of a child task to "(no title)" in the task list, when the related post has no title.
51 -* Introduces the `wpseo_custom_fields_pre_query` filter, allowing sites to short-circuit the potentially expensive custom-fields lookup in Yoast settings, with a pre-computed list or a custom query.
52 31
53 32 ### Earlier versions
54 33 For the changelog of earlier versions, please refer to [the changelog on yoast.com](https://yoa.st/yoast-seo-changelog).