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v1.0.262 January 14, 2026

Updated: Twitter logo in the Social Media Options
Fixed: Content AI Write tool was not working in the Elementor editor
Fixed: Keyword density test was not working properly when a dash - was used in the keyword
Fixed: Removed deprecated packages used in the Post & Site editor that were causing the browser to show deprecated warnings
Fixed: Instant Indexing was not working properly with the secondary language posts created using the WPML plugin
Fixed: Update SEO Scores tool was recalculating score of posts where the score was already set, even when option to Include posts/pages where the score is already set was not selected
Fixed: SEO Desc column in the Posts lists was not showing the default SEO description
Fixed: PHP error on some setups using the WooCommerce version 9.7 or lower

Added: OnlineBusiness & OnlineStore Schema to the Local Business Schema types
Improved: Mobile Snapshot UI in the SEO Analyzer
Fixed: Focus keyword in the SEO Title test fails when an apostrophe is used in the title
Fixed: PHP error on some setups due to the use of %s variable in the Breadcrumbs Archive format
Fixed: Product Schema was incorrectly adding InStock to the availability property for backorder products
Fixed: Schema translation issue on secondary language posts created using the WPML plugin
Fixed: Analytics Account field was not showing all accounts when more than 200 accounts were present
Fixed: Typos in various files

Improved: Multiple Focus keywords are now allowed on taxonomy pages
Fixed: Missing TinyMCE editor on taxonomy pages after the last update
Fixed: Keyword Density test was not working properly on non-English sites
Fixed: Selecting Primary category was not working in Classic Editor after the last update
Fixed: Missing SEO metabox on the User Profile page
Fixed: Word limit added to the Schema headline & description preview shown in the Titles & Meta settings
Fixed: Untranslated strings on the Setup Wizard page
Fixed: Power word in SEO Title test was not working properly when the plural form of the word was used in the title
Fixed: UI issue in the FAQ block action buttons on responsive devices
Fixed: Compatibility issue with Colibri Page Builder PRO, causing the Rank Math SEO metabox to not display
Removed: mythemeshop/wordpress-helpers package as it’s no longer used in the plugin

Fixed: Rank Math SEO metabox not appearing on Product Category pages after the last update
Fixed:Compatibility issues with certain plugin and theme shortcodes when the Slack Enhanced Sharing option is enabled
Fixed: Minor UI issue in the Schema type field in WordPress v6.9

Added: Compatibility with WordPress 6.9
Improved: Converted the CMB2 metabox code of Link Suggestions to the core WP metabox
Fixed: Time to Read in Enhanced Slack Sharing was not accounting for shortcodes in the content
Fixed: Focus keyword tests were failing when a comma or other special characters were used in keywords added in the title, content, or description
Fixed: Console error in the Content AI module related to undefined cleanForSlug on some setups
Fixed: Blank page was shown when Chat with AI returned an error
Fixed: Compatibility issue with Colibri Page Builder PRO was causing the Rank Math SEO metabox to not display
Fixed: Invalid Renew Content AI credits date was being shown on some setups
Removed: React Settings UI from the modules page