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Best WordPress Plugins for Seo

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · SEO

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for seo comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Yoast SEO Best overall 98/100
  2. 2. Rank Math SEO 96/100
  3. 3. Translate WordPress with GTranslate 96/100
  4. 4. All in One SEO 95/100
  5. 5. LiteSpeed Cache 94/100
  6. 6. XML Sitemap Generator for Google 93/100
  7. 7. SEOPress 93/100
  8. 8. W3 Total Cache 91/100
  9. 9. GetGenie 91/100
  10. 10. SureRank SEO 90/100
  11. 11. WP Sitemap Page 90/100
  12. 12. SpeedyCache 89/100
  13. 13. WP Recipe Maker 89/100
  14. 14. SiteSEO 88/100
  15. 15. 404 to 301 88/100
1 Yoast SEO
Best overall Free by Yoast

Yoast SEO

Real-time SEO guidance, schema, and AI built in. Help search engines and AI systems understand your content. All AI tools included, no hidden fees.

4.8★
from 27,819 ratings
10M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
98

WPScore

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2 Rank Math SEO
Free by Rank Math SEO

Rank Math SEO

Grow your organic traffic and AI visibility with powerful SEO tools, XML sitemaps, Schema automation, and built-in AI SEO, all in one place.

4.8★
from 7,496 ratings
4M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
96

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
4 All in One SEO
Free by Syed Balkhi

All in One SEO

AIOSEO is the WordPress SEO plugin. Boost SEO rankings with AI SEO tools, schema, meta descriptions, XML sitemaps & rank tracking.

4.7★
from 5,201 ratings
2M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
95

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
5 LiteSpeed Cache
Free by LiteSpeed Technologies

LiteSpeed Cache

All-in-one unbeatable acceleration & PageSpeed improvement: caching, image/CSS/JS optimization...

4.8★
from 2,764 ratings
7M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
94

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
7 SEOPress
Free by Benjamin Denis

SEOPress

WordPress SEO plugin with AI SEO metadata, schema, XML sitemap, redirections & Search Console. Privacy-first, white-label SEO. Now AI-ready.

4.8★
from 1,246 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
93

WPScore

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8 W3 Total Cache
Free by BoldGrid

W3 Total Cache

Search Engine (SEO) & Performance Optimization (WPO) via caching. Integrated caching: CDN, Page, Minify, Object, Fragment, Database support.

4.4★
from 5,420 ratings
900k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
91

WPScore

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9 GetGenie
Free by Roxnor

GetGenie

AI powered SEO assistant & content writer with 40+ templates, chatbot, NLP keyword research, AEO, GEO, SEO analysis for WordPress,

4.8★
from 118 ratings
80k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
91

WPScore

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10 SureRank SEO
Free by Brainstorm Force

SureRank SEO

Lightweight SEO assistant for meta tags, schema and structured data, XML sitemaps, Open Graph previews, robots.txt, and Search Console.

4.8★
from 41 ratings
400k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
90

WPScore

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11 WP Sitemap Page
Free by Tony Archambeau

WP Sitemap Page

Add a sitemap on any of your page using the simple shortcode [wp_sitemap_page]. Improve the SEO and navigation of your website.

4.8★
from 205 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
90

WPScore

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12 SpeedyCache
Free by Softaculous

SpeedyCache

SpeedyCache is a WordPress cache plugin that helps you improve performance of your WordPress site by caching, minifying, and compressing your website.

4.4★
from 30 ratings
600k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
89

WPScore

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13 WP Recipe Maker
Free by Brecht

WP Recipe Maker

The easy and user-friendly recipe plugin for everyone. Automatic JSON-LD metadata for food AND how-to recipes will improve your SEO!

5★
from 354 ratings
50k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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14 SiteSEO
Free by Softaculous

SiteSEO

SiteSEO is an easy, fast and powerful SEO plugin for WordPress. Unlock your Website's potential and Maximize your online visibility with our SiteSEO!

4★
from 9 ratings
500k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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15 404 to 301
Free by Syed Balkhi

404 to 301

Redirect manager for 301, 302 and 307 redirection. Monitor and fix 404 errors, log every broken link and protect your SEO after a migration.

4.7★
from 311 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org