Free Changelog » Rank Math

v1.0.256 October 22, 2025

Improved: A notice would now display if any table creation fails
Fixed: Missing SEO score and Schema data for the first posts on the Posts list page after the last update
Fixed: Missing Featured Image and drag options on the Product Category page after the last update when Add SEO Controls option is enabled
Fixed: Content Analysis Focus Keyword tests failed when an apostrophe was used in the keyword
Fixed: Option to Remove Parent Slug did not work unless the Remove Base or Remove Category Base option was enabled
Fixed: Missing Permalink in the SERP Preview modal for draft posts on non-English sites
Fixed: Invalid characters added in the Post description on some setups in the LLMs.txt file
Fixed: PHP error on some setups on SEO Analyzer page due to an incorrect URL value stored in the database
Fixed: Strings translated using the Loco Translate plugin were not working
Fixed: Reloading a post without making changes incorrectly showed the Page contains unsaved changes prompt
Fixed: Error occurring after updating posts on some setups when the Elementor plugin is active

Added: Option to view and edit SEO Title & Description columns on Taxonomy Terms lists page
Fixed: Keyboard shortcut // for opening the Content AI command box was not working
Fixed: Removing the Open Graph Thumbnail from Titles & Meta settings was not working
Fixed: PHP warning related to the missing Phone number type
Fixed: Missing Preview in the Content AI Prompts library modal

Fixed: Update SEO Score tool was not considering the Product’s short description when calculating the SEO score
Fixed: PHP warning when using Focus Keyword variable with keywords containing special characters
Fixed: Deprecated capability used in the plugin to access Rank Math Dashboard
Fixed: Fallback behaviour was not working when URL contained query parameters of page IDs
Fixed: Updating the Sitemap settings was not clearing the Sitemap cache

Fixed: Missing option to select Primary term when filter to disable Rank Math’s Sidebar integration was used
Fixed: Custom Field variable was not working in the SERP fields
Fixed: Duplicate entries were created in the Analytics objects table when updating a post after switching it from Elementor’s Top Bar
Fixed: Incompatibility with the AffiliateWP plugin when Remove Base option was enabled

Fixed: Incompatibility with the Inline CSS when the Slack Enhanced Sharing option is enabled