Yoast/wordpress-seo
Yoast SEO for WordPress observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 13
- age_days: 5038
- days_rel: 15
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 54
Adoption not part of the score
1985 stars · 968 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Yoast SEO is the most popular WordPress plugin for search engine optimization, handling meta tags, XML sitemaps, OpenGraph/social metadata, schema.org structured data, breadcrumbs, and content readability analysis. It is actively maintained by Yoast and runs on over 13 million websites.
Use cases
- optimize wordpress site for google search
- generate xml sitemaps automatically
- add opengraph and social media meta tags
- add schema.org structured data to posts
- manage seo titles and meta descriptions in bulk
- set up breadcrumbs on wordpress
- check readability and keyword usage while writing posts
When to choose
- you run a WordPress site and want comprehensive SEO without coding
- you need sitemaps, schema markup, and social metadata handled in one plugin
- you want in-editor content analysis for SEO and readability
When to avoid
- your site is not on WordPress (consider the Shopify version or other tools)
- you need a headless or framework-based SEO solution rather than a CMS plugin
- you want a lightweight minimal plugin and only need one narrow SEO feature
Facets
plugin · maturity active
templating documentation web-development cms developer-tools php self-hosted wordpress-plugin seo xml-sitemaps opengraph schema-org breadcrumbs meta-tags readability-analysis metadata search wordpress web-server
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo · fetched 2026-08-28 · 39ceec633b07
- homepage: https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2f14d986efc2
- site_page: https://yoast.com/product/google-docs-addon · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6fc9420def28
- site_page: https://yoast.com/about-us · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1c987ee25e81
- site_page: https://yoast.com/about-us/core-values · fetched 2026-08-29 · fdb3784bc40e
- site_page: https://yoast.com/shop · fetched 2026-08-29 · 243812d4f068
- site_page: https://yoast.com/tag/content-seo · fetched 2026-08-29 · f4a5d3f01a59
- site_page: https://yoast.com/tag/technical-seo · fetched 2026-08-29 · 627b935756af
- site_page: https://yoast.com/tag/release-post/page/2 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8baa00bb173f
- site_page: https://developer.yoast.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9205566f6eb7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yoast/wordpress-seo | main | 99 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="Yoast/wordpress-seo")
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