Free Changelog » Rank Math

v1.0.80 January 5, 2022

Improved: [HUGE!] Made several significant code improvements that have made the plugin even FASTER. Now, the plugin folder is lighter than 450 KB
Added: Slack sharing option in all the post types
Fixed: Slack item number tag was not showing on the custom taxonomies
Fixed: Missing article:published_time & article:modified_time tags on posts using default Article Schema from Titles & Meta settings
Fixed: Article Schema was not showing the default Heading & Description value from the general settings on the new posts
Fixed: External link tests was not working properly when NoFollow External links option was enabled
Fixed: #current_year variable was not getting imported from the AIO SEO plugin
Fixed: PHP notice on archive pages

Added: [HUGE!] Enhanced Sharing on Slack
Improved: Renamed Exclude this Image from sitemap label to make it more contextualized
Fixed: PHP warning when using the rank_math_contact_info shortcode
Fixed: Thumbnail Overlay was not working on the server where allow_url_fopen is not enabled
Fixed: SEO data was not updating on Classic editor when the Enter key is used to submit the form
Fixed: Saving a page with Firefox using Divi Backend editor was showing an error on some setups
Fixed: Editing a product made with Divi Backend editor was showing a popup
Fixed: Product short description was not updating after editing a product using Divi Backend editor
Fixed: Deleting Focus keyword was not working after the last update

Added: You can now use/select Rank Math variables in Twitter/Facebook title & description fields
Improved: Moved Tagify library inside the vendors folder to reduce the plugin code
Improved: Prevent saving of the Classic Editor post when Enter key is pressed inside the Content AI’s focus keyword field
Fixed: Conflicts happening with other plugins which were modifying the wp_query
Fixed: Rating data was not getting imported from the WP Schema PRO plugin
Fixed: ‘Use Focus Keyword at the beginning of your content’ test was not working well when special characters were used in the Focus Keyword
Fixed: ‘At least one external link should be dofollow’ test was not working well after selecting the Open in New tab option from the Link modal

Fixed: Classic Editor was showing an alert when Content AI module was active, and the site was not connected to the Rank Math Account

Added: [HUGE!] Extended headless support, you can access SEO meta tags, Open Graph, and Schema Markup using a REST API endpoint, learn more
Added: New button to refresh the Content AI credit count
Improved: Code to prevent double-clicking on the Content AI Refresh icon
Improved: The priceValidUntil property. By default, the Product schema will show the date +1 year from the current year
Improved: Dark mode styling of the Content AI in the Elementor editor
Fixed: Unable to change the Content AI metabox position from side to below content area
Fixed: Autogenerated description in SERP Preview was stripping the ampersand(&) symbol
Fixed: Focus Keyword test were not working correctly with the ampersand(&) symbol
Fixed: PHP Warning on some setups when a primary category was not selected
Fixed: BuddyPress’ Activate your account page was showing 404-page title
Fixed: Author name was missing on the bbPress’ Author profile page
Fixed: Incompatibility with the Create by Mediavine plugin
Fixed: The robots.txt data was getting removed after enabling the Site visibility option
Fixed: Content AI was showing the cached data even after clicking the refresh icon
Fixed: Content AI was not counting the images added from Divi Backend editor
Fixed: Missing SEO tags on Web Stories posts
Fixed: MySQL error on some setups
Fixed: Connecting Google Analytics account for the first time will now redirect to the General settings
Fixed: Marking page as noindex was not working well from the Admin Menu Bar