4SEO changelog
2023-12-05Version 5.2.0
newSitemaps are now submitted to Google using the Search Console connection, if present. Manual submission also possible from within the Sitemaps page.newRedesigned Sitemaps page. When connected to Google Search console, now shows details of sitemaps registered with Google, including pages and images submitted
newAdded content replacer rule option to prevent replacement to happen in title tags content (H1, H2, H3, etc)
newAdded new type of redirect rule, to redirect one or more non-SEF URLs to their SEF version
newAdded support for upcoming `INP` Google Core Web Vitals metric to Performance measurement
chgAdded help text to Aliases page, that they are created using the Aliases tab of any page
chgRemoved some logging instructions that may cause sometimes memory errors
chgEnforce links protection in replacer rules if replacement is set to Metadata
chgAdded ability to extract images that are lazy-loaded with javascript, reading the image URL by default from the data-src attribute. Also added a filter to add more attributes as needed
chgFor all rules, if `When to run` URL starts with `/index.php?`, the `Disregard query string` is now automatically disabled
chgWhen analyzing external pages, do not send the 4SEO security key. If the other site also runs 4SEO, it will respond with a 404 even if the page actually works, because the security cron keys don't match
bugNotification icon misses a title
bugKeywords list on Dashboard Google Search Console display is not keyboard-accessible
bugText color for red background warnings lacks contrast on small text
bugWhen rendering error page on Joomla 4 and 5, some events may not be triggered
bugAdd/refresh page dialog is not full height