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We're pleased to announce the release of 4SEO version 3.0.0. 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:
Added custom structured data fields to both default organization and default author
Import selector is only displayed at start of import, should always be available
Removed setting for Facebook App ID in OGP tags (not used in a long time). Also, now outputting a default, sample fb:app_id value in Open Graph tags to prevent false positive warning in Facebook debugger.
Updated and largely expanded list of common tracking query variables that should be discarded from links (Facebook, Google Analytics, Matomo, Hubspot, Mailchimp, Klaviyo,...
Added PriceRange field for LocalBusiness structured data
If Collect external 404s URL is disabled, do not log ANY external 404. Before, we would still collect images external 404s.
Meta data for home page not correctly identified when importing from sh404SEF
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 1.0.2 - 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 text when no item is selected in category or extension selector
Metadata imported from sh404SEF is not used when SEF URL suffix (.html) is enabled in sh404SEF
Added full Russian translation, thanks to Алексей Хорошевский (Aleksej Khoroshevskij)
Added full Turkish translations, thanks to Mehmet Taş
Possible PHP warning on some menu items links (menu item aliases mostly)
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 1.0.1 - 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:
Option to configure which categories to include in an article URL has no effect. Option for categories links was wrongly used instead
Interna refactoring
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 2.1.0. 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.
