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SmartCrawl breaks Gutenberg link popup

SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer · support · 2025-08-22T13:32:00+00:00

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aberkow resolved
SmartCrawl seems to break Gutenberg’s link popup. This issue appears to have been first reported on this forum in March , but it seems to be unresolved in the last four updates. When using the plugin, the console logs the warning index.ts:93 wp.blockEditor.__experimentalLinkControl is deprecated since version 6.8. Please use wp.blockEditor.LinkControl instead. That script is enqueued at smartcrawl-wordpress-seo/includes/core/controllers/class-assets.php:622 When the script is dequeued (or the plugin deactivated), linking returns to normal. However, dequeueing the script prevents SmartCrawl from being added to its metabox which prevents being able to update post/page data. Steps to reproduce I had thought that perhaps this was an issue related to my specific WordPress installation. Therefore, I used a WordPress Playground. Create WordPress Playground Install and activate only SmartCrawl Open any page or post Select text and attempt to link it The following issues are visible in the provided screenshots. The first is with SmartCrawl activated, the second is the default editing experience. The link input box is misplaced The site pages are not shown below the search input The link icon is different Do you have a timeline for resolving this issue? Is there a beta or pre-release version of the plugin to try? I’d prefer not to deactivate or remove the plugin, but I may be left with no choice. Thanks, Adam Hi @aberkow , I’m afraid, at the moment, we don’t have an exact ETA we could provide regarding the fix. I’m checking with our SmartCrawl team if there are any further updates we could provide regarding the status of the issue. Will keep you posted once we get further feedback asap. Regards, Nithin Hi Nithin, Thanks for getting back to me. Hopefully there will be an update soon. This issue is breaking core WordPress functionality. I’m going to keep this ticket open for now until there’s more information. Thanks, Adam Hi @aberkow We apologize for the delay. A fix for this issue will be implemented by the end of September in the 3.15 version. Kind Regards, Kris Hi Kris, No problem and thanks very much for the update. I’ll make sure to update at that time. I hope you’re having a good week, Adam

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Nithin – WPMU DEV Support 2025-08-22T16:19:00+00:00

Hi @aberkow , I’m afraid, at the moment, we don’t have an exact ETA we could provide regarding the fix. I’m checking with our SmartCrawl team if there are any further updates we could provide regarding the status of the issue. Will keep you posted once we get further feedback asap. Regards, Nithin

aberkow 2025-08-22T20:18:00+00:00

Hi Nithin, Thanks for getting back to me. Hopefully there will be an update soon. This issue is breaking core WordPress functionality. I’m going to keep this ticket open for now until there’s more information. Thanks, Adam

Kris – WPMU DEV Support 2025-09-09T11:02:00+00:00

Hi @aberkow We apologize for the delay. A fix for this issue will be implemented by the end of September in the 3.15 version. Kind Regards, Kris

aberkow 2025-09-09T13:01:00+00:00

Hi Kris, No problem and thanks very much for the update. I’ll make sure to update at that time. I hope you’re having a good week, Adam