This minor updated fixes some old, leftover bugs. We’ve also removed the sitemap pinging options for Yandex, as they no longer allow this.

Detailed log

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For everyone:

• Changed:
• The pinging transient value has been updated to something more sensical.
• Removed:
• Pinging to Yandex has been disabled, and all related functionality has been removed.
• Fixed:
  • The link relationship URLs work again for the home page as a blog.
  • The pixel counter alignment is now correct when using the block editor.
  • The XSL stylesheet rewrite rule is now properly removed after deactivating the sitemap.
  • Pinging of the sitemap can occur again when WordPress tells the site isn’t discouraged from indexing, rather than the other way around.

For developers:

• Removed:
  • the_seo_framework()->ping_yandex()
• Other:
  • Cleaned up code, like removing redundant function calls.