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Features
59 features across 22 categories
AI(4)
Track and measure brand visibility in AI platforms and build brand reputation with insights (Beta feature)
Help write better, click-worthy titles and descriptions in seconds
Instantly generate optimized titles, descriptions, and content with AI
Generate an llms.txt file effortlessly and guide AI tools to your key content
Accessibility(1)
Ensure accessibility for visually impaired users and help search engines understand content
Analytics(1)
Get a pulse on your content's health at a glance with analytics
Content Analysis(8)
Avoid using duplicate keyphrases to help pages rank better
Automatically calculates the reading time of your content
Make sure you use meaningful keyphrases that will help you rank
Highlight and replace non-inclusive words or phrases to make content relatable for everyone
Use your keyphrase optimally to improve readability and ensure content is enjoyable to read
Write naturally and optimize for synonyms and related keyphrases
Receive immediate feedback on your content's SEO health to stay ahead of the curve
Get your content ready to rank with SEO analysis in Yoast SEO
Content Management(2)
Catch hard-to-find unlinked content and find and fix dead-ends and hidden content
Reminds you to update your most important content
Content Optimization(4)
Make it easy to build how-to content with structured data
Use different blocks in Yoast SEO to improve internal linking
Suggest relevant links automatically and improve site structure with internal linking tool
Optimize content before it hits WordPress with 1 free seat included
Developer Tools(1)
Improve SEO on headless WordPress websites and give you control over SEO metadata
Integrations(3)
Improve the quality of site search and help users find important content
Optimize your content right inside the Elementor site builder
Find out how your content ranks for specific keywords
Keyword Research(1)
Find high-performing keywords that boost quality and relevance of content
Link Building(1)
Add relevant outbound links to your content to avoid dead ends
Local SEO(1)
Get found in 'near me' searches by adding local structured data and keeping NAP info consistent, create pages for each location
News Publishing(1)
Faster indexing and rich results for publishers and news websites
On-Page SEO(3)
Snippet editor to control what your result looks like in search engines
Use variables to set templates for SEO titles and meta descriptions
See and change what posts and pages will look like in search results
Readability(2)
Tools to help write easy-to-read content that readers love
Highlight and replace complex words to make content easier to read
Structured Data(4)
Automatically adds structured data to pages, making them eligible for rich results
Partner integrations with experts to provide the best possible schema outcomes
Add the right schema to help Google understand products, prices, reviews, and availability
Add structured data to get your site noticed by search engines
Technical SEO(13)
Automatically create and manage redirects when you move or delete content
Control unwanted crawlers, block intrusive and AI bots and optimize site performance
Ensure clean, consistent URLs for product content to rank properly without duplication issues
Automatically includes canonical URL tags to help prevent duplicate content
Help search engines focus on your most important content and indicate which parts shouldn't be used to train language models
Apply many redirects instantly with CSV imports
Edit files on your server for robots.txt configuration
Preview how your content performs and check metadata and schema that Yoast SEO outputs
Prevent thin content and excess pages by redirecting attachment URLs to the actual image
Fix or prevent broken links and maintain SEO value
Control where search engines go and what they're allowed to index
Automatically exclude pages that don't need to appear in search and prioritize what does
Help search engines find your content with XML sitemaps
Tools(1)
Easily switch from other SEO plugins to Yoast SEO
Video SEO(1)
Ensure embedded videos are indexed and eligible for rich snippets
eCommerce(1)
eCommerce-specific content analysis that checks image alt tags, product identifiers, and short descriptions
Pricing
Yoast SEO Free
- ✓Real-time content analysis
- ✓Basic SEO analysis
- ✓Meta descriptions
- ✓XML Sitemaps
- ✓Readability analysis
- ✓Structured data
- ✓Image alt attributes check
- ✓LLMs.txt generator
- ✓Dashboard analytics
- ✓Elementor integration
Yoast SEO Premium
Popular- ✓Everything in free version
- ✓AI-enhanced optimization
- ✓Unlimited AI features
- ✓Redirect Manager
- ✓Internal Linking Tool
- ✓Social Preview Tool
- ✓SEO Workouts
- ✓Crawl Optimization Settings
- ✓Front-end SEO Inspector
- ✓Yoast SEO Google Docs Add-on (1 seat)
- ✓Yoast Local SEO
- ✓Yoast News SEO
- ✓Yoast Video SEO
- ✓Premium content analysis
- ✓Stale cornerstone content finder
- ✓Orphaned content finder
- ✓Word complexity analysis
- ✓Inclusive language analysis
- ✓Bot blocker
- ✓CSV import/export
- ✓24/7 support
- ✓Full access to Yoast SEO Academy
Yoast SEO for Shopify
- ✓Real-time SEO guidance
- ✓Content optimization
- ✓Product page optimization
- ✓Dashboard analytics
- ✓SEO workouts
- ✓Yoast SEO Academy
- ✓Support available in 27 languages
Yoast WooCommerce SEO
- ✓Everything in Yoast SEO Premium
- ✓Product-optimized SEO tools
- ✓eCommerce-specific content analysis
- ✓Smart product structured data
- ✓WooCommerce-specific XML sitemaps
- ✓Canonical management for products
- ✓AI-generated metadata for product pages
- ✓Full access to Yoast SEO Academy
- ✓24/7 support
Yoast SEO AI+
- ✓Everything in Yoast WooCommerce SEO
- ✓AI Brand Insights (Beta)
- ✓Brand visibility tracking in AI platforms
- ✓Brand reputation monitoring
- ✓Optimization for visitors, search and LLMs
- ✓Complete access to all on-page and technical SEO
- ✓Full access to Yoast SEO Academy
- ✓Complete support
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Integrations
11 known integrations