# Yoast/wordpress-seo

Yoast SEO for WordPress

Repository: https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wordpress-seo
Homepage: https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: wordpress, php, seo, yoast, plugin, metadata, opengraph, xml-sitemap, yoast-seo, breadcrumbs
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:13:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5038, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 13, "n_releases_24m": 54}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1985, forks 968 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:02.611012+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: templating, documentation
- domain: web-development, cms, developer-tools
- platform: php, self-hosted
- tags: wordpress-plugin, seo, xml-sitemaps, opengraph, schema-org, breadcrumbs, meta-tags, readability-analysis, metadata, search, wordpress, web-server

## Member repositories
- Yoast/wordpress-seo (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:02.611012+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:03:15.814434+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:02.611012+00:00, sha 39ceec633b07)
  - homepage: https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:43:41.814168+00:00, sha 2f14d986efc2)
  - site_page: https://yoast.com/product/google-docs-addon (fetched 2026-08-29T10:43:41.825949+00:00, sha 6fc9420def28)
  - site_page: https://yoast.com/about-us (fetched 2026-08-29T10:43:41.836839+00:00, sha 1c987ee25e81)
  - site_page: https://yoast.com/about-us/core-values (fetched 2026-08-29T10:43:41.838820+00:00, sha fdb3784bc40e)
  - site_page: https://yoast.com/shop (fetched 2026-08-29T10:43:41.823946+00:00, sha 243812d4f068)
  - site_page: https://yoast.com/tag/content-seo (fetched 2026-08-29T10:43:41.827933+00:00, sha f4a5d3f01a59)
  - site_page: https://yoast.com/tag/technical-seo (fetched 2026-08-29T10:43:41.829819+00:00, sha 627b935756af)
  - site_page: https://yoast.com/tag/release-post/page/2 (fetched 2026-08-29T10:43:41.832013+00:00, sha 8baa00bb173f)
  - site_page: https://developer.yoast.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:43:41.834556+00:00, sha 9205566f6eb7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.