Yoast SEO

Founded by Joost de Valk in 2010

WordPress plugin that makes SEO simple and effective.

Cost

Free Tier, Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Immediate

Use Yoast to optimize your WordPress site for search engines with real-time analysis, readability checks, XML sitemaps, and schema support. It guides you through on-page SEO improvements—like keywords, meta tags, internal linking—and offers advanced features in Premium such as redirect management, internal linking suggestions, and AI-generated titles. With over 5 million active installs and compatibility across platforms like Shopify, it’s ideal for bloggers, developers, and marketers aiming to improve search rankings.

What Yoast SEO does

Optimize on-page SEO with keyword analysisCheck readability and writing qualityGenerate XML sitemapsAdd structured data/schema markupManage redirects and fix broken linksSuggest internal linksGenerate social meta tags and previewsUse AI to generate titles and meta descriptionsReal‑time SEO and readability analysisXML sitemap generationSchema and social metadata supportRedirect manager (Premium)Internal linking suggestionsAI‑powered title and meta generation

Tutorials & Demos

Frequently asked

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