The SEO Framework

Five years of TSF: Catching up

Sybre Waaijer — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:33:27 +0000

TSF v5.0 rewrote the entire plugin -- new Schema.org graph generator, pool-based API, breadcrumb shortcode, per-post Twitter Cards, and headless mode. v5.1 followed with a robots.txt generator that blocks AI crawlers, a real-time canonical URL tracker, and homepage canonical/redirect fields. Across both majors: post type archive settings, Advanced Query Protection, bulk-edit improvements, and performance gains at every step. Extension Manager v2.6 added Transport for migrating SEO data from Yoast, Rank Math, and SEOPress. v2.7 made the plugin nearly twice as fast, upgraded Honeypot's spam detection, and v2.7.2 introduced Troy -- our decentralized update system that keeps plugins updated even when they're inactive.

5.1.4

Sybre Waaijer — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:18:28 +0000

This tiny update adds a new setting and shortcode attribute for breadcrumb title output, letting you choose between meta titles or page titles. We rushed this one out because our notification didn’t work, and we do not want to send out notifications without giving a feature in return. Enjoy! > View code changes. > View closed GitHub issue.

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2.7.2

Sybre Waaijer — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:58:46 +0000

This minor update fixes a few theoretical bugs and adds support for our new update infrastructure. > View code changes. > No tracking GitHub issues were closed.

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5.1.3

Sybre Waaijer — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:32:21 +0000

This update adds primary term selection to quick/bulk edit, option visibility toggles, comprehensive Avada theme compatibility, improved Elementor handling, and various bug fixes. We also deleted all deprecated code from before TSF v5.0. If you added custom snippets from before 2 years ago without resolving the deprecations, you may experience issues. Feel free to reach out to us in our support…

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5.1.2

Sybre Waaijer — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:25:23 +0000

This patch resolves another issue where saving author meta data could cause an error. > View code changes. > No GitHub issues were closed.

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5.1.1

Sybre Waaijer — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:28:01 +0000

This tiny update resolves issues our community found with the release of TSF v5.1. > View code changes. > No GitHub issues were closed.

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5.1.0 – Profound

Sybre Waaijer — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:31:21 +0000

After the monumental v5.0 “Apex” update, we’re proud to present TSF v5.1 “Profound.” It’s a less impactful update, bringing only 150 improvements, but every single one aims to make TSF even more user-friendly. Meticulously crafted, unlike anything, this update is yet another testament to our dedication to making WordPress SEO bearable. The canonical URL is a critical part of SEO…

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2.7.1

Sybre Waaijer — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:30:36 +0000

This minor update squashes two ugly bugs that were introduced in the previous release. > View code changes. > No tracking GitHub issues were closed.

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2.7.0 – Sane SEO

Sybre Waaijer — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 05:01:50 +0000

In this update, Honeypot now tests against fast commenters that virtually accelerate time. Focus can now make API calls again when creating a new post using the latest Block Editor. We also spent the past year optimizing this plugin, resolving annoyances, and making the plugin almost twice as fast. > View code changes. > No GitHub issues were closed.

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5.0.6

Sybre Waaijer — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:23:05 +0000

This patch addresses an issue where WordPress 6.0 and higher mistakenly tweaks unpaginated queries as comment-paginated, causing indexing issues when using Full Site Editing or themes that prerender Blocks before TSF. > View code changes. > No GitHub issues were closed.

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