Yoast Local SEO changelog

Other​

• Compatibility with Yoast SEO 9.6.1

Enhancements​

• Opening hours block now shows 'Loading opening hours' label in the editor when loading data.
• When a location needs to be selected, the label 'Please select a location in the sidebar on the right' is shown in the editor. This makes it more clear where the location selector can be found.
• Adds margin to the Location Select dropdown for UI improvement.

Bugfixes​

• Names of week days were misspelled. They now contain the mandatory capital.

Bugfixes​

• Locations category sitemap was not generated. It is now. From now on it's only excluded when no categories are available.
• Fixes JS error when no shipping zones were set.
• Fixes undefined index enhanced_search

Enhancements​

• This version introduces two new Gutenberg blocks to work with:

• The opening hours block

• The store locator block

• Blocks are now categorized under 'Yoast Structured Data Blocks'

Bugfixes​

• Fix a missing line break in the 2nd address line.
• Fix a bug that caused dimension for the store locator map not to work.
• Fix a typo in the custom permalinks description on the settings page.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a bug that caused password protected locations to show up.
• Changed the unique identifier in the JSON-LD output to prevent conflicts with the breadcrumbs
• Fixed a undefined variable in localization data.

Bugfixes​

• The wp-seo-local-frontend.js file was included in the footer of every admin page. It is now only included when it's needed.
• Prevent unnecessary geocoding calls.

Enhancements​

• Yoast SEO: Local SEO for WooCommerce has been integrated into Local SEO.

• You can use your Yoast SEO Local locations as pickup store in your WooCommerce shop.

• Adds a screen in the WooCommerce section which shows you an actual overview of the orders which should be delivered at your pickup store(s).

• Configure a pick up location as tax address.

• If you had a Local SEO for WooCommerce license, this has been converted into a Local SEO license.

• Read more about it in this KB article: https://yoa.st/local-woo-local.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a bug that caused the 2nd address line no to be outputted in the .kml file.
• Fixed a bug that caused the business logo's not to show up when showing all location addresses.
• Show the location category taxonomy in the Gutenberg sidebar.
• Fixed a bug where a PHP warning would be displayed when php_uname has been disabled for security reasons.

Other​

• Added description to clarify the used of the business image in the Yoast SEO: Local settings.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a bug that caused custom classes not to be added to the address- and map-block output.
• Fixed a bug that prevented a business logo from being shown in the address shortcode and block.
• [wpseo_map id="all"] and [wpseo_address id="all"] now actually show all locations instead of a maximum of 10.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a bug that caused the Yoast SEO: Local enhanced search not to work.
• Fixed a bug that made the message that a location is open 24/7 not show up.

Enhancements​

• The enhanced search can now be enabled / disabled from the settings page.

Other​

• Change the json-ld output to better reflect the desired output for schema.org for opening hours for 24h and 24/7 opening times.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a bug where opening hours were not correctly shown in the header for Facebook Open Graph.

Other​

• Added Slovenian translation for the plugin.
• Diverse code quality improvements.

Bugfixes​

• Opening hours options were still showing, even though the 24/7 option was selected.
• Fixed a bug with the Open/Closed widget. It now shows the correct messages at the correct times.

Enhancements​

• Introducing Gutenberg Blocks.

• Added address block.

• Added Google Maps block.

• Bug fixes

• Fixed a typo that caused the shortcode generator for the store locator to no longer work.

Other​

• Improved code quality

Bugfixes​

• Prevent double output of JSON-LD structured data when using opening hours in address shortcode.

Enhancements​

• Add option for 24/7 and 24 hour opening hours
• Add phone/phone2/fax options to single map
• Add height/width/zoom options to store locator map
• Disabled route planner option in shortcode settings for single map when multiple locations are selected

Other​

• Bumped YoastSEO.js to 1.35.5

Bugfixes​

• Fix invalid XML sitemap output by escaping URLs.

Enhancements​

• Changed UI for permalinks and labels on the general settings page to be more user friendly.
• Better aligned labels for input fields on the general settings page to make it clearer what field they belong to.

Other​

• Improved code quality.
• Improved code security.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a bug where if wpseo_json_ld_output was set to false, Local SEO still ouputted JSON-LD data.
• Fixed a bug where wpseo_show_opening_hours_after was used as an action instead of as a filter.
• Fixed a bug where Show URL was not an option in the Show Address widget.
• Fixed a typo in the word 'consider'.
• Fixed a typo in assignment vs comparison operator.

Other​

• Updated YoastSEO.js to 1.35.1.
• Improved code quality.
• Improved code security.
• Various i18n fixes.

Enhancements​

• Move business types to own repository.
• Make business types filterable with yoast-local-seo-business-types filter.
• Make business types translatable.

Other​

• Updated Yoast SEO JS to 1.34.0.
• Removed deprecated business types.
• Improved code quality.

Bugfixes​

• Changed faulty text for showing address on one line in shortcode.
• Remove leading comma in address when business name is hidden.
• Remove leading comma in address when business address is hidden.

Enhancements​

• Make output in .kml human readable and not encoded.

Other​

• Added link to Yoast KB about HTTPS when HTTPS is disabled.
• Improved code quality.
• Added Security Advisories package.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a bug that caused the 'draggable' option for the Store Locator not to work.

Enhancements​

• Add filter yoast-local-seo-search-label to edit Search Label for store locator.

Other​

• Extend WPSEO_Admin_Asset_Manager class to manage assets.
• Update YoastSEO.js to 1.31.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a bug where closed days were not hidden when the option was selected in the widget or shortcode.

Enhancements​

• Added option to set a custom 'closed' label.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a bug where Select2 wasn't working on location pages.
• Fixed link to Locations CPT in shortcode dialog if no locations are present.

Other​

• Converted knowledge base link to shortlink.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed JSON-LD output for opening hours.

Enhancements​

• Extended JSON-LD with @id parameter.
• Automatically sets the Yoast SEO setting for company or person to company, in order to make full use of the JSON-LD output.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed output of JSON+LD under widgets and shortcodes.
• Fixed undefined variable for options in Locations Repository class
• Cast location ID as an array to make it countable.
• Images on the shortcode buttons weren't showing due to a wrong path.
• Fixed a bug where the Local SEO Shortcode buttons no longer appeared when adding a new post/page/cpt.

Enhancements​

• Added two filters to disable enhanced search and enhanced search results: yoast_local_seo_enhanced_search_enabled and yoast_local_seo_enhanced_search_result_enabled

Other​

• Moved enhanced search functions to own class.
• Split the enhanced search posts_clauses function filter into posts_where, posts_join and posts_orderby.
• Updated YoastSEO.js to 1.30

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a bug where all scripts for the shortcode buttons were loaded on all the admin pages.

Enhancements​

• Optimised queries for getting locations in shortcode dialogs.

Other​

• Added deprecation notice to wpseo_local_get_address_format().
• Moved from NPM to Yarn for dependency management.
• Changed the output of JSON+LD. In a single location setup the output is only done in the `` on the front-page and also under every shortcode and widget. In a multi location setup, the output is done on every single location page and under every shortcode and widget.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a bug where you couldn't upload an SVG as business image.

Enhancements​

• Added filter yoast_seo_local_cpt_with_front to enable or disable prependeding the locations permalink with the front base.
• Replace schema.org markup with JSON-LD output.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed an error whereby widgets were not show on "current location" pages (only appeared when using multiple locations).

Enhancements​

• Add a filter yoast_seo_local_change_map_location_url to alter the URL for a location in the maps info window.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed an error whereby widgets were not show on "current location" pages (only appeared when using multiple locations).

Bugfixes​

• Added a check if the wpseo_locations locations exists to prevent a notice from being thrown.
• Check if a lat/long has a numeric value to prevent an error from being thrown.
• Added 2nd line of business address to .kml file.
• Changed business:contact_data:country to business:contact_data:country_name to resolve Open Graph error.

Enhancements​

• Allow a maximum number of results to be set for the Store Locator, Map and Address shortcodes.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a bug where, if multiple ID's were passed to the Locations Repository, only 1 ID was returned.
• Only show a link to a location in the map or store locator when the location CPT is set to public
• Fixed a bug where location detection wasn't working in Firefox.

Enhancements​

• The page will now automatically jump to the Store Locator form when a search is done.
• Added schema markup OpeningHoursSpecification from http://schema.org/OpeningHoursSpecification to opening hours output.

Bugfixes​

• The 24h option is now also usable for multiple locations as well as single locations.

Other​

• Changed Server Key description.

Enhancements​

• The page will now automatically jump to the Store Locator form when a search is done.
• Show opengraphs tags on every page when using the single location setup.
• Added support for Beaver Builder front-end editing.
• Updated this readme for 3.3.1 version to make it clear that we removed the Tools section from the admin panel.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a bug where only an array of ID's could be passed to the Locations Repository. It can now also be a single ID.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed undefined index issue for 'hide_closed' option in WPSEO Opening Hours widget
• Fixed issue that caused 'show price range' option to be unselectable in WPSEO Address widget
• Added Price Range asfield to Opening Hours stand-alone output
• Fixed a fatal error that occurred when Local SEO was deactivated and Yoast SEO (Free or premium) was not active.

Enhancements​

• Added geotags for Single Location installs and singluar locations in Multi-location installs
• Added a dashicon for Yoast Local SEO.

Enhancements​

• Make use of the new wpseo_manage_options capability. See https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/issues/7831 for more information.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a notice when saving widgets.
• Fixed location detection.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a bug where the ability to show or hide opening hours when using multiple locations wasn't available
• Notifications in the Yoast Notification Center created by Yoast Local SEO are now removed upon deactivating the plugin

Enhancements​

• Textual changes to benefit UX.

Bugfixes​

• Show country on correct position in map info popup
• Check on business city in URL didn't work correctly.

Enhancements​

• Flush KML transient cache after saving Local SEO options.

Bugfixes​

• Show country in info-popup of map, when it's set in the shortcode options.

Enhancements​

• Updated Travis config in order to match Yoast SEO's version.

Bugfixes​

• Company logo for a single location is now displaying correctly
• The open/closed widget in some cases threw a wp_error which caused a fatal error and the page to stop rendering.

Enhancements​

• Added automatic location detection which was already present in the Store Locator to route planner in the map.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a bug that caused the content analysis to show a red bullet for a address shortcode with valid schema.org, even though it was there.
• The company logo wasn't outputted, even though a logo was set in Yoast SEO.
• The URL in the Google Maps Info Window popup now is the correct one.
• VAT, Tax and COC id were not shown, they are now.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a big that caused other locations in the 'copy from location' select box to not show up.
• Removed duplicate second phone number from Google Maps info window
• Removed duplicate second e-mail address from Google Maps info window

Bugfixes​

• Fixed a bug that prevented a correct calculation of the route to a location

Enhancements​

• Added phone number to .kml file for locations
• Add a <meta> with the location business name to output when business name is hidden.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed an issues where some data, such as phone number, in the shortcodes wasn't outputted because of wrong variable checks.

• Enhancements:

• A rewrite of the way locations are fetched. A new Locatons Repository class is added. This class returns an array of all the location data and can be called by using new WPSEO_Local_Locations_Repository();. With the methods get() you can fetch the locations. Get accepts a number of arguements. Check the code in /classes/class-locations-repository.php for more detailed information.

• A business image is now scaled to medium size when displaying on the Local SEO settings page.

Bugfixes​

• Build in a check for touch devices, to avoid issues with map properties as draggable and gestureHandling.
• Changed to in the opening hours HTML output to achieve a correct HTML spec. The datetime attribute was invalid.

Enhancements​

• Make the route label in the store locator filterable by using wpseo_local_location_route_label.
• Added the shortcode buttons for address, map, storelocator and opening hours to other editor windows such as terms and categories.

Enhancements​

• Added better content check when using the store locator. More info at: http://www.localseoguide.com/store-locator-sucks-dont-surprised-got-hammered-possum/
• Added a content check for using city in h1/h2 elements on location pages.
• Added a check to see whether Schema.org is used on location page.
• Added a check for the use of focus keyword in h1/h2 elements on location pages.
• Obfuscates email address to make harvesting by bots a bit harder.

Bugfixes​

• Fixed fatal error when (de)activating Yoast SEO: Local when Yoast SEO is not *yet) activated.
• Fixed an issue with publish date of imported locations.

Enhancements​

• Added second address to import/exort of locations.

Bugfixes​

• Moved textdomain call to make sure that if a user chooses a different backend language, everything is translated correctly.

Enhancements​

• Added schema.org to infoWindow poup when showing a map
• Removed redundant title attributes from buttons in admin
• Added filters to admin labels so they can be altered to the users desire.
• Add a notification to shortcodes when multiple locations are used and no locations are added yet.
• Added gesture handling to Google Maps

Bugfixes​

• Fixes fatal error due to yoast_i18n class
• Fixes notice in geo-sitemap

Enhancements​

• Added marker clustering as an option. If enabled markers within close proximity will be clustered. Marker clustering can be enabled or disabled by a specific setting in shortcodes (for map and store locator) and the map widget.
• Added a new filter for using custom cluster images wpseo_local_marker_cluster_image_path.
• To prevent a repeating world map (in most cases), the minimal zoom level for maps is now set at 1.
• Added price range fields for schema.org markup.

Bugfixes​

• Resolved issue where only published locations were shown in the map for logged in users.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the Store Locator map to show up for non logged in users.
• Added missing datetime property for opening hours.
• Fixed wrong output from wpseo_local_show_address() when a logo was shown.