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

by Yoast

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.

Version 28.5 4.8 / 5 rating

Active Installs: 10M+
Rating: 4.8 / 5
Requires PHP: 7.4
Tested Up To: 7.1.1
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2026

External Links

WordPress.org plugin page Plugin website

BenchWP Test Runs

8 total

PHP 8.2 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.2 · WordPress 7.0

Queued

PHP 8.3 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.3 · WordPress 7.0

Queued

PHP 8.4 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.4 · WordPress 7.0

Queued

PHP 8.5 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.5 · WordPress 7.0

Queued

PHP 8.2 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.2 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 100

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 100
Duration: 8s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.20s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 0.10s
Completed: Jun 20, 2026 8:38 PM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "php_version": "8.2",
    "wordpress_version": "7.0",
    "base_url": "https://php82-wp70.runner.benchwp.com",
    "install_passed": true,
    "activation_passed": true,
    "homepage_status_code": 200,
    "homepage_time_seconds": 0.203021,
    "admin_status_code": 302,
    "admin_time_seconds": 0.095868,
    "plugin_errors": 0,
    "plugin_warnings": 0,
    "plugin_deprecated": 0,
    "plugin_notices": 0,
    "runner_errors": 0,
    "runner_warnings": 0,
    "runner_deprecated": 0,
    "runner_notices": 0,
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    "debug_deprecated": 0,
    "debug_notices": 0,
    "score": 100,
    "started_at": "2026-06-20T20:38:28Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-06-20T20:38:34Z",
    "duration_seconds": 8.440424,
    "runner": "wp-cli-local",
    "note": "WP-CLI local runner completed"
}

PHP 8.3 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.3 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 100

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 100
Duration: 8s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.21s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 0.10s
Completed: Jun 20, 2026 8:38 PM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "plugin_slug": "wordpress-seo",
    "php_version": "8.3",
    "wordpress_version": "7.0",
    "base_url": "https://php83-wp70.runner.benchwp.com",
    "install_passed": true,
    "activation_passed": true,
    "homepage_status_code": 200,
    "homepage_time_seconds": 0.212826,
    "admin_status_code": 302,
    "admin_time_seconds": 0.095597,
    "plugin_errors": 0,
    "plugin_warnings": 0,
    "plugin_deprecated": 0,
    "plugin_notices": 0,
    "runner_errors": 0,
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    "debug_notices": 0,
    "score": 100,
    "started_at": "2026-06-20T20:38:35Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-06-20T20:38:42Z",
    "duration_seconds": 8.16821,
    "runner": "wp-cli-local",
    "note": "WP-CLI local runner completed"
}

PHP 8.4 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.4 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 100

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 100
Duration: 7s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.23s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 0.10s
Completed: Jun 20, 2026 8:38 PM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 212
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "plugin_slug": "wordpress-seo",
    "php_version": "8.4",
    "wordpress_version": "7.0",
    "base_url": "https://php84-wp70.runner.benchwp.com",
    "install_passed": true,
    "activation_passed": true,
    "homepage_status_code": 200,
    "homepage_time_seconds": 0.227212,
    "admin_status_code": 302,
    "admin_time_seconds": 0.095363,
    "plugin_errors": 0,
    "plugin_warnings": 0,
    "plugin_deprecated": 0,
    "plugin_notices": 0,
    "runner_errors": 0,
    "runner_warnings": 0,
    "runner_deprecated": 212,
    "runner_notices": 0,
    "debug_errors": 0,
    "debug_warnings": 0,
    "debug_deprecated": 0,
    "debug_notices": 0,
    "score": 100,
    "started_at": "2026-06-20T20:38:43Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-06-20T20:38:49Z",
    "duration_seconds": 7.620997999999999,
    "runner": "wp-cli-local",
    "note": "WP-CLI local runner completed"
}

PHP 8.5 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.5 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 100

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 100
Duration: 8s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.22s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 0.10s
Completed: Jun 20, 2026 8:38 PM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 212
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "plugin_slug": "wordpress-seo",
    "php_version": "8.5",
    "wordpress_version": "7.0",
    "base_url": "https://php85-wp70.runner.benchwp.com",
    "install_passed": true,
    "activation_passed": true,
    "homepage_status_code": 200,
    "homepage_time_seconds": 0.217842,
    "admin_status_code": 302,
    "admin_time_seconds": 0.096591,
    "plugin_errors": 0,
    "plugin_warnings": 0,
    "plugin_deprecated": 0,
    "plugin_notices": 0,
    "runner_errors": 0,
    "runner_warnings": 0,
    "runner_deprecated": 212,
    "runner_notices": 0,
    "debug_errors": 0,
    "debug_warnings": 0,
    "debug_deprecated": 0,
    "debug_notices": 0,
    "score": 100,
    "started_at": "2026-06-20T20:38:50Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-06-20T20:38:56Z",
    "duration_seconds": 8.041732,
    "runner": "wp-cli-local",
    "note": "WP-CLI local runner completed"
}