Plugin
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Yoast News SEO Premium
Yoast News SEO Premium is a WordPress plugin by Team Yoast for publishers managing news websites.
Product facts
- Version
- 13.3
- Released
- 4 February 2025
- Type
- Plugin
- Licence
- GPL
- Included in
- Every plan, or $9.99 / year on its own
Overview
News publishers need a way to present their articles in a format intended for news search services. Yoast News SEO Premium generates an XML News Sitemap for a WordPress site, giving publishers a dedicated sitemap for news content. It also adds NewsArticle schema markup to posts, providing structured details about articles for search engines.
Editors can choose which individual articles or categories appear in the News Sitemap, and exclude selected categories when they are not part of the site's news feed. Financial publishers can also add stock market references to news articles. These controls suit editorial teams that want to manage how their news content is represented in a sitemap.
Features
- XML News Sitemap: Generates an XML News Sitemap for news content on a WordPress site, giving publishers a dedicated sitemap for their articles.
- Article inclusion controls: Choose which individual articles appear in the News Sitemap, so editors can manage the news content included there.
- Category controls: Select which categories appear in the News Sitemap, or exclude specific categories from the sitemap.
- NewsArticle schema markup: Adds NewsArticle schema markup to posts, giving search engines structured information about news content.
- Stock market references: Add stock market references to news articles, a feature suited to publishers covering financial topics.
Best for
- WordPress news publishers
- Editorial teams managing article sitemaps
- Financial news websites
Changelog
Version 13.3 — 4 February 2025
- Improved Allows for News Sitemap items to change the language via a new filter Yoast\WP\News\publication_language . Props to dgwatkins .
- Fixed Stops PHP notices on WordPress 6.7 about _load_textdomain_just_in_time loading incorrectly.
- Other Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 24.4.
- Other Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.5.
- Other Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.7.
Earlier versions
- 13.2 (5 March 2024): 1 other
- 13.1 (16 November 2021): 2 improved, 1 other
FAQ
Is Yoast News SEO Premium free?
The code of Yoast News SEO Premium is licensed under the GPL, so anyone may use, change and share it. GPL 247 is a paid service: a plan or a purchase of Yoast News SEO Premium gives you the download and its updates. The developer's own support, licence key and online services are not included.
Which version of Yoast News SEO Premium is this?
Version 13.3, released 4 February 2025. New versions appear here when the developer publishes them.
How do I update Yoast News SEO Premium?
Install GPL 247 Updater on your site and paste your key from My Account. It installs new versions of Yoast News SEO Premium for you.
