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Rank Math SEO 1.0.278 Released

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What’s new in Rank Math SEO 1.0.278

Released: [Sep 08, 2026]

Active installations: 4,000,000

Tested up to WordPress 7.1

Requires PHP 7.4

Added [HUGE!] MCP Tools now allow users to connect with AI assistants through OAuth.
Added new MCP Tools to fetch Redirections, Robots.txt, and LLMs.txt data.
Added Content AI support to pre-fill the Focus Keyword field using the keywords already added to the post.
Fixed the Post/Page editor incorrectly showing “Review 1 change” with a save prompt on every load when using block themes.
Fixed the Recalculate SEO Score option showing in Redirections & Schema plugin importers, where it does not apply.
Fixed 404 Monitor exclude paths losing their comparison key when multiple paths were saved at once.
Fixed a compatibility issue with WPML where the Local SEO Contact page was missing the ContactPage Schema type for non-default languages.