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We're pleased to announce the release of 4SEO version 2.1.0. This is a feature and maintenance release with multiple improvements and fixes!
IMPORTANT: 4SEO version 2.0.0 introduced a new feature: import data from sh404SEF. While 4SEO itself is stable and meant for normal use on live sites, sh404SEF data import is currently undergoing a beta testing phase. This means that while generally expected to operate normally, bugs and other issues may be experienced when using that import feature that were not seen during development and our own internal testing.
We recommend using sh404SEF data import on test copies of your website only. If you decide to test on your real website, make sure you have a backup on hand so that you can restore things to their previous state in case something goes wrong.
Here are the highlights:
Dynamically compute canonical link for com_content articles and category pages instead of relying on first-found page to be the canonical
Errors during sh404SEF metadata and redirects import are now caught and logged to file, before any error would stop the import process
Refactored sh404SEF metadata and redirects import to share mode code
Added protection against 3rd-party extensions causing fatal errors when rendering a 4SEO error page
Can now bypass nofollow meta tag effect during analysis. Added a new option under Pages | Settings | Site analysis to toggle this bypassing.
sh404SEF import of metadata fails when an item has a OpenGraph image set
Some imported sh404SEF redirects are not converted to SEF when non-SEF
Nofollowed pages should be included in sitemap
Please see this page for a full changelog. This release is immediately available both from the download area and using the one-click Joomla! updater of your web site.
We're pleased to announce the release of 4SEF version 1.0.0 - Beta. This is a pre-version, test-only of the final upcoming release of 4SEF!
IMPORTANT: 4SEF is still in beta testing phase. This means it's in the final stages of testing and should be used only with caution as some bugs may happen when used in the real world. Beta testing is meant to identify these issues that cannot be discovered during develoment and internal testing.
We recommend using it on test copies of your website only. If you decide to test on your real website, make sure you have a backup on hand so that you can restore things to their previous state in case something goes wrong.
Here are the highlights:
Added automatic loading of plugins in the forsef folder, allowing 3rd-party providers
When customizing multiple pages with paginated versions, there is a missing / between the customized path and the pagination string
Please see this page for a full changelog. This release is immediately available both from the download area and using the one-click Joomla! updater of your web site.
We're pleased to announce the release of 4SEO version 2.0.0. This is a feature and maintenance release with multiple improvements and fixes!
IMPORTANT: 4SEO version 2.0.0 introduces a new feature: import data from sh404SEF. While 4SEO itself is stable and meant for normal use on live sites, sh404SEF data import is currently undergoing a beta testing phase. This means that while generally expected to operate normally, bugs and other issues may be experienced when using that import feature that were not seen during development and our own internal testing.
We recommend using sh404SEF data import on test copies of your website only. If you decide to test on your real website, make sure you have a backup on hand so that you can restore things to their previous state in case something goes wrong.
Here are the highlights:
Working meta data, redirects and canonical import from sh404SEF
When a SEF URL is customized in 4SEF, propagate the change to all recorded data in 4SEO for that SEF URL
Permanently remove Bing sitemap submission, as they stopped the service officially May 13 and even if the alternate endpoint appears to still be working.
Do not take into account presence of a category id in the URL when deciding whether a single contact page is canonical, as it may or may not be present without changing the page content
Optimized query that counts total number of URLs before displaying the main pages list
Hikashop structured data not output on all Hikashop versions
Restricting a rule to some components may not work for some component, rule is never executed
Properly encoded spaces in links found in pages are reported as 404
Consider URLs with Unicode slugs and their URL encoded version as the same for triggering URL-based rules, such as redirects
Fatal mysql error in Hikashop integration when a product has reviews
Update access key may be lost from Joomla 4 update sites page list on some sites.
Added side outline to drop-down sections of main menu
Main menu active now highlighted with accent color
Some external links with redirects may be reported as 404 instead while they are valid
Hikashop structured data not output on all Hikashop versions
Properly encoded spaces in links found in pages are reported as 404
Please see this page for a full changelog. This release is immediately available both from the download area and using the one-click Joomla! updater of your web site.
We're pleased to announce the release of 4SEF version 0.9.0. This is a feature and maintenance release with multiple improvements and fixes!
IMPORTANT: 4SEF is still in beta testing phase. This means it's in the final stages of testing and should be used only with caution as some bugs may happen when used in the real world. Beta testing is meant to identify these issues that cannot be discovered during develoment and internal testing.
We recommend using it on test copies of your website only. If you decide to test on your real website, make sure you have a backup on hand so that you can restore things to their previous state in case something goes wrong.
Here are the highlights:
Import resume function does not work if import is started again right away, or is cancelled, without reloading the page.
Rss and Atom feeds should not be imported as they are now dynamically generated
Possible double .html suffix when importing URLs from sites where this Joomla option is enabled.
Please see this page for a full changelog. This release is immediately available both from the download area and using the one-click Joomla! updater of your web site.
