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Yoast SEO — WordPress SEO Plugin

Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI

by Yoast · WordPress.org page · Website

v28.5 Tested up to WP 7.1.2 PHP 7.4+ Paid version available

Yoast SEO has 10 million+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,002,768,878 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 15, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.2.

Yoast SEO at a glance

Active installs
10 million+
Total downloads
1,002,768,878
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Yoast SEO well maintained?

Support threads resolved
23 of 34
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.2, the current release is 7.1.2
One-star reviews
3%
846 of 27,820 reviews on WordPress.org

Yoast SEO reviews and ratings

27,820 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

27,820 reviews

5★
25,991
4★
642
3★
202
2★
139
1★
846

Download and install history

6,670,885 downloads over the last 23 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Yoast SEO downloads per day01.3M2.5M3.8M5MSep 5Sep 16Sep 27Downloads per day
Active installs
Yoast SEO active installs02.5M5M7.5M10MSep 5Sep 16Sep 27Active installs
Rating out of 5
Yoast SEO rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 16Sep 27Rating out of 5
Reviews
Yoast SEO review count012.5k25k37.5k50kSep 5Sep 16Sep 27Reviews

Where Yoast SEO ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Yoast SEO appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best SEO Plugins #1 by tag, #2 in search #1 –
Best Schema Plugins #1 by tag, #4 in search #3 –
Best Ecommerce Plugins #5 in search, not tagged #25 –
Best Automation Plugins #17 in search, not tagged #37 –
Best Sitemap Plugins #6 in search, not tagged #40 –
Best FAQ Plugins #22 in search, not tagged #52 –
Best Newsletter Plugins #40 in search, not tagged #73 –
Best Redirect Plugins #41 in search, not tagged #73 –
Best Product Filter Plugins #49 in search, not tagged #84 –
Best Import Plugins #43 in search, not tagged #86 –

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Details

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.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • Content analysis
  • Readability
  • schema
  • seo
  • xml sitemap

More from Yoast

Version
28.5
Last updated
Sep 15, 2026
First published
Oct 11, 2010
Requires WordPress
6.9
Tested up to
7.1.2
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free, paid version available

Yoast SEO FAQ

How many active installs does Yoast SEO have?

WordPress.org reports 10 million+ active installs for Yoast SEO as of September 27, 2026.

Is Yoast SEO still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 15, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.2.

Does Yoast SEO have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 23 of 34 recent support threads for Yoast SEO are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Yoast SEO free?

Yoast SEO is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.

Where does Yoast SEO rank among SEO Plugins?

Yoast SEO is #1 in the WordPress.org "seo" ranking as of today.