Changelog

Release data:

• May 26th 2016

Summarized:

• Simply put, this update fixes a few bugs. One of these bugs caused all recognized Post Types to be judged wrongfully for supporting SEO.
• A very small bug with a major impact has also been fixed. This bug caused WooCommerce Shop Pages to canonicalized to the latest product.
• This update also makes sure all translations of 2.6.0 and later are put into effect.
• UTF-8 required languages are now correctly rendered on PHP5.3 and lower within the SEO bar, like Russian.
• And for developers, the URL generation has been slightly refactored. With more reliable and lighter variables being used throughout the generation.

SEO Tip of the Update – Geo Targeting:

• Is your website about a local business? Then be sure to sign up for Google Businesses. This will massively increase your search presence, by an artificial result.
• It also greatly helps to have your server located near your target audience’s location. The website will not only respond faster, but Search Engines can pick up descriptive signals from it.
• If your business resides and only serves in Belgium, for example, it’s also better to have a “.be” domain name extension rather than a “.com” domain name extension.

Detailed Log

For everyone:

• Added:
  • Polylang is now officially supported, but nothing has been changed for it.
  • Plugin upgrade notices on the plugin update page. Only shown when an important fix is present.
• Improved:
  • Using a custom Canonical URL will no longer slash it for you.
• Fixed:
  • Resolved a possible issue with permalinks on option update change.
  • Resolved an issue where all post types have obtained SEO capabilities, even if they were not supposed to.
  • Diacritic characters weren’t correctly recognized by the SEO Bar on PHP 5.3 and lower.
  • Shortlink URLs on tags, product category pages and other taxonomies now work as intended.
  • Shortlink URL now doesn’t take the custom Canonical URL into account.
  • Canonical URL on Shop Pages is now correct.
• Updated:
  • The language .POT file now contains last-minute linguistic improvements of 2.6.0 and later.

For developers:

• Improved:
  • Supported “in-post” SEO Post Types are now also checked for Rewrite rules. Thanks @realblueorange for the tip.
  • AutoDescription_Metaboxes::nav_tab_wrapper() forth parameter now always works as intended.
• Changed:
  • Class AutoDescription_Query now falls under license GPLv2+, instead of GPLv3. This means the license has been expanded for broader use within WordPress.
  • AutoDescription_Generate_Url::get_relative_url()‘s third parameter is being deprecated. The first parameter can now also be the post ID instead of an object.
  • AutoDescription_Generate_Url::the_url_path_default_permalink_structure()‘s first parameter can now also be the post ID instead of an object.
• Filter Notes:
  • Added:
    • (int) the_seo_framework_current_object_id
    • (string) the_seo_framework_supported_post_type, not to be confused with the (array) the_seo_framework_supported_post_types.
• Other:
  • Cleaned up code.