WordPress 6.9 issue with the Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI #7

[MiCRO-6]

Please give us a description of what happened

To Reproduce

Step-by-step reproduction instructions

1. WordPress 6.9
2. Page Builder by SiteOrigin - breaks layout, CSS not functioning properly
3. Shortcodes ultimate - breaks layout, CSS not functioning properly
4. Tablepress - breaks layout, CSS not functioning properly
5. Disabling Yoast reverts issue

Expected results

1. The CSS of the said plugin should work properly

Actual results

1. Pagebuilder by Site origin layout a mess display

Screenshots, screen recording, code snippet

If possible, please provide a screenshot, a screen recording or a code snippet which demonstrates the bug.

Please refer to the image below: the bottom side shows the Paranaque website running on WordPress 6.9 with the Yoast SEO plugin disabled, while the top side shows the website with the Yoast SEO plugin activated.

Technical info

• If relevant, which editor is affected (or editors):

• Block Editor
• Gutenberg Editor
• Classic Editor
• Other: Custom pages

• Which browser is affected (or browsers):

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Safari
• Other: Edge, Brave

Used versions

• Device you are using: PC
• Operating system: Windows 10/11
• PHP version: 8.3.27
• WordPress version: 6.9
• WordPress Theme: GWT-WordPress-27.0.0
• Yoast SEO version: 26.5

Resolution

Note: This is only a temporary solution while we await the updated version of the Yoast SEO plugin (likely version 26.6 or later)

• Downgrade to WordPress version 6.8.3
• Temporary disable the Yoast Seo Plugin
• Add the following filter at the very end of your theme’s functions.php file, located at :
  /public_html/wp-content/themes/gwt-wordpress-27.0.0/functions.php