2026-02-03 – version 26.9
* fix – Fixes a bug where Table of Content block failed to be registered in Widgets when Twenty Twenty-One theme was used.
* fix – Fixes a bug where the EDD schema structurepointed to non-existing nodes when a website represents a person.
* fix – Fixes a bug where the Yoast AI Optimize feature did not work properly when editing content in templated-locked mode in the Block Editor.
* update – Only loads AI Summarize assets on Posts, Pages, and CPTs.
* update – Ensures no deprecated props are used for WordPress components `ToggleControl`, `TextControl`, and `SelectControl` for Estimated reading time and Table of Contents blocks.
* update – Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 26.9.
* update – Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.8.
* update – Makes AI Summarize block not available inside Widgets when Twenty Twenty-One theme is used.