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v1.0.238 February 12, 2025

Fixed: PHP error on the Scheduled Actions page caused by another plugin or theme using an outdated version of the Action Scheduler package
Fixed: Content generated by the Fix SEO Tests was not being highlighted when it contained nested blocks
Fixed: Plugin block styles were loaded in non-block themes, even when no block was added to the content
Fixed: Remove Category Base feature was not working properly when a category slug contained uppercase encoded characters
Fixed: Taxonomy Sitemap was missing when the Archive Robots Meta setting was set to noindex
Fixed: SERP Preview was displaying incorrect description for products using the Block Editor

Added: Option to include Authors without any posts in the Sitemap
Improved: Updated the Redirections sources field type to longtext to support large texts
Fixed: Content Analysis was not working in Elementor editor when the Optimized Markup feature of Elementor was enabled
Fixed: Content Analysis was not working properly when special characters were added to the Focus Keyword
Fixed: PHP warning on Guest Author pages created using the Co-Author Plus plugin

Added: [NEW!] Option to fix the SEO tests using AI in 1-click
Added: Option to remove the selected About & Contact page from Local SEO settings
Improved: Strengthened the security of the plugin’s Schema feature, thanks to Webbernaut for responsibly disclosing the issue
Fixed: Pasting any text into the Source URL field of Redirections was overwriting the existing text
Fixed: Missing border in the Destination field of Redirections
Fixed: PHP Deprecated warning related to WpeCommon::clear_maxcdn_cache()

Added: New Filters to modify the query used for generating the HTML Sitemap
Improved: Tooltip text in the SEO Performance Overview Report for better clarity
Fixed: Primary Category was not used in post links
Fixed: Setting a Primary Category on WooCommerce products caused a redirection loop on certain setups
Fixed: Redirection Fallback Behavior to Homepage was not working on sites using plain URLs
Fixed: Email Reports was not working after the last plugin update

Fixed: Product pages were showing a 404 error on some sites due to an incorrect Primary Category stored in the database
Fixed: Error on the Settings page when using a PHP function name as a value in any field