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v1.0.42.1 April 16, 2020

Added: One can add the permalink to a new post/page in Rank Math without saving it as a draft first
Improved: The output code of Recipe Schema now includes more data
Fixed: Classic Editor’s content analysis wasn’t working when an apostrophe was used in the focus keyword field
Fixed: An issue with Gutenberg plugin’s latest version, v7.9.0
Fixed: Some tests were missing in the newly created pages
Fixed: An inability to add a hyphen at the end of the permalink
Fixed: Social previews were not showing the auto description. Though, the social media sites were picking them just fine
Fixed: Incorrect word-count when the text from the main content was copied into WooCommerce product’s short description field
Fixed: Missing save/cancel buttons in the SEO details post-column when using the bulk editing feature
Fixed: HTML code was not stripped from the SEO title in the Classic Editor
Fixed: Trying to get property 'slug' error on the Post list page when there was no category set, and debug was turned on
Fixed: Added missing arguments in the save_post

v1.0.42 April 14, 2020

Added: HUGE! Classic Editor now uses Gutenberg aka Block Editor’s content analysis library to avoid test mismatch
Added: Dedicated SEO tests for the static page set as a homepage
Added: Text explanations in few areas to help understand options better
Added: A way to detect if a site was compromised and remove any data related to it in the redirections
Added: A filter to decode Shortcodes in the Schema data
Updated: List of German power words. Props to Peter Schieche
Improved: Sitemap’s code by adding new filters and hooks. Check all the Sitemap filters and hooks here
Improved: SEO score on the homepage won’t show up by default even if the option is turned on. One has to add a Shortcode in the homepage’s content to show the SEO score
Improved: Schema Pro plugin’s import now imports the default settings strategically
Improved: Strengthened the plugin security further
Improved: If a newer stable version is detected, the Beta update does not show anymore
Improved: Excerpt preview trims properly in the Titles & Meta options in the options panel
Improved: Changed ALT text’s default value to use the filename instead of the post’s title. One can change the setting to any other variable
Fixed: Address field not getting saved in Job Posting Schema in the Block Editor
Fixed: An issue where the redirection type wasn’t allowed to be changed on saved posts using the dropdown. Though, the redirections were getting saved correctly
Fixed: Schema auto description not matching with the Custom SEO Meta description set in the WooCommerce products
Fixed: A problem with WooCommerce’s Remove Category Base & Remove Parent slug options where an extra slash was getting added into the product’s category URL. Though, the canonical URL was printing correctly
Fixed: An error related to SEO Score Shortcode in the frontend
Fixed: Quick edit save breaking Rank Math columns
Fixed: The Schema data is not updating unless the default value is changed in the Block Editor options
Fixed: How To Section of the Recipe Schema not saving the data in the block editor
Fixed: wp_rank_math_internal_meta related error appearing in the Query Monitor on some installations
Fixed: Sitemap showing a blank page if Query Monitor and Debug is enabled
Fixed: A PHP Error on the Help & Support Page
Fixed: Small visual issue related to the Search form in the Add Link popup

v1.0.41.2 March 31, 2020

Added: A new auto-update test in the SEO Analyzer tool
Improved: The performance of the option to edit the .htaccess file inside the WordPress admin area
Improved: It should now be easier to locate the tests that require further improvements. Such tests would now display an orange color
Improved: Removed rotating effect from the beta warning. Now users can manually update to a beta version if they rolled back to an older version
Improved: Removed ‘Schema Type’ select dropdown from the Elementor Editor for WooCommerce products
Improved: ‘Category’ taxonomy in the Sitemap step of the Setup Wizard now shows the correct state, matching the value from the database
Fixed: Newly published posts showing 404 error on some installations due to default value set in the Global Redirections setting
Fixed: Social image was not getting fetched by Facebook on some installations
Fixed: ‘Author’ role was unable to save/edit Focus Keywords in the Gutenberg and Elementor editor
Fixed: Social tab not working in the Elementor editor
Fixed: Missing Schema tab icon in the Block editor when No Schema type was selected in the global settings
Fixed: Permalink field was not accepting a hyphen or space in the Block Editor and Elementor
Fixed: The %category% variable was not working in the new Block Editor
Fixed: Software Application Schema's rating was not displaying on the frontend
Fixed: A problem with the Auto Post redirect option where it was throwing an error
Fixed: A glitch with the rolled-back versions where an update notice was showing even if someone was on the latest version of the plugin
Fixed: An edge-case where forcing an update check inside WordPress was throwing a warning on some servers

v1.0.41.1 March 26, 2020

Fixed: CMB2 errors throwing up on some installations

v1.0.41 March 26, 2020

Added: [NEW!] A way for users to connect their Google API App to Rank Math for fetching the data from the Google Search Console
Added: A notice to NGINX server users, showing a code to be added in the configuration file if the Sitemaps were not opening
Added: 3 new English Power words into the list
Added: The left sidebar’s menu items appear instantly when a new module is activated from the Rank Math’s dashboard area
Added: An option to ignore cases when creating a new redirection
Improved: The scoring system in the plugin. You might notice a minor mismatch in the scores. You can revisit your posts/pages and follow this updated guide to score better points
Improved: Removed URL decoding to allow special characters in the redirection’s destination field
Improved: Synced all the default values for the Setup Wizard Options with the Options Panel
Enhanced: If the ‘Rich Media’, ‘Keyword Density’ & ‘Length of Content’ tests do not reach 100%, they will now show different colors so users would know these tests need more work. One can read more about these test in this scoring guide
Enhanced: Streamlined editing workflow for the SEO title using variables while editing posts/pages/CPTs. Previously, when you’d start entering a new meta title, the pre-defined variables would be removed, which made it difficult for some to make changes. This has now been changed so that this is no longer the case
Fixed: Authorization issues when connecting Google Search Console due to permission related inconsistencies
FIXED: A couple of REST API security issues reported by Wordfence team
Fixed: WooCommerce’s Product page was not getting redirected to the new base when Remove Category Base option was enabled
Fixed: URLs with Cyrillic characters were not showing correctly in the permalink field
Fixed: An issue where they were a score mismatch between the Classic & the new Block editor
Fixed: Filter to remove the Rank Math’s tests work with the new Block/Gutenberg editor as well
Fixed: Polylang’s SERP preview URL was not showing language code in term’s edit page
Fixed: A redirection issue on a sub-directory installation, where Rank Math was throwing a 404 error when a user tried to access the admin from the main domain. Fixed it following WordPress’s guidelines
Fixed: A WooCommerce issue where a trailing slash was getting added incorrectly to the product category pages when the ‘Remove Category Base’ & ‘Remove Parent slug’ options were enabled. Though, the Canonical URLs were working fine