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WP REST Yoast Meta
Adds meta tags as generated by Yoast SEO to the WP REST API. And adds a custom endpoint to retrieve all redirects as they are set in Yoast SEO Premium …
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 6
- Active installs
- 1k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 23 Jan 2025
- Added
- Mar 2019
- Requires WP
- 4.7
- Tested up to
- WP 5.7.17
- Requires PHP
- 5.4
- Downloads
- 33,423
Our analysis
AI-assistedWP REST Yoast Meta is a WordPress plugin designed for users implementing a headless setup using the WP REST API. It integrates Yoast SEO functionality into the API output, allowing for the inclusion of meta tags and JSON LD Schema.org data generated by the Yoast SEO plugin.
The plugin also provides a custom endpoint for retrieving redirects in JSON format when using Yoast SEO Premium. However, it is no longer updated and is open for adoption, as its features have been incorporated into the main Yoast SEO plugin since version 16.7.
Best for: This plugin is suited for developers using WordPress in a headless configuration with the WP REST API.
What it does well
- ✓Integrates Yoast SEO meta tags into WP REST API output
- ✓Supports JSON LD Schema.org data
- ✓Provides a custom endpoint for redirects in JSON format
Where it falls short
- •No longer updated and open for adoption
- •Functionality is now part of the Yoast SEO plugin
Verdict
WP REST Yoast Meta offers useful integration for headless setups but is outdated and may not receive further support.
From the developer
Acato's own description of WP REST Yoast Meta, lightly tidied.
This plugin is no longer updated, but is open for adoption
As of Yoast SEO version 16.7 the functionality provided by this plugin is now part of the Yoast SEO plugin itself. This plugin will no longer be updated, but is open for adoption. If you are interested in adopting this plugin, please contact the authors.
Are you using WordPress for a headless set-up, using the WP REST API? And would you like to use the Yoast SEO plugin just like you would for any other project? This plugin adds the meta tags generated by the Yoast SEO plugin to the WP REST API output, allowing your headless set-up to implement them. Also when you are using Yoast SEO Premium you have the option to retrieve redirects throught the API: this plugin adds a custom endpoint (/wp-rest-yoast-meta/v1/redirects) to provide those redirects in a JSON format. Since Yoast 11.0 JSON LD Schema.org data is also supported and is now also available through the WP REST API when using this plugin.
Installation from within WordPress
- Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’ (or ‘My Sites > Network Admin > Plugins > Add New’ if you are on a multisite installation).
- Search for ‘WP REST Yoast Meta’.
- Activate the WP REST Yoast Meta plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Installation manually
- Upload the
wp-rest-yoast-metafolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the WP REST Yoast Meta plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
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