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Yoast SEO 28.8 Released

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What’s new in Yoast SEO 28.8

Released: 2026-10-27

Active installations: 10,000,000

Tested up to WordPress 7.1.3

Requires PHP 7.4

Adds AI-powered image alt text generation for WooCommerce product images, including a dedicated Image alt text tab in the bulk editor for Yoast WooCommerce SEO.
Adds Yoast abilities that let agents turn site-wide features on and off: llms.txt, Open Graph data, Schema Aggregator, Schema Framework, X card data, and XML sitemaps.
Adds a Yoast ability that lets agents update Site representation settings.
Adds the sf:contentType element from NLWeb’s Schema Feeds specification to the schema map.
Fixes a bug where AI Optimize buttons were shown in the content analysis when AI features were turned off.
Fixes a bug where the AI features’ free trial was treated as already started after the Yoast SEO settings were saved.
Fixes a bug where the bulk editor kept the SEO analysis active when the user had turned it off in their profile.
Fixes a bug where the time the schema aggregation endpoint was enabled was not recorded when the setting was saved from the Site features page.
Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 7.0.

28.7

Allows agents to update titles and descriptions via the respective Yoast Ability.