Description
Simple SEO is an ultra-lightweight, fast, and ad-free alternative to bloated SEO plugins like All in One SEO (AIOSEO).
Engineered for speed, performance, and author ease-of-use, Simple SEO lets you manage essential SEO metadata without bloating your database or slowing down your WordPress website.
Key Features
- Maximum Performance: Lightweight code (< 400 lines), zero external API calls, zero bloatware.
- Automatic All in One SEO Recovery: Dynamic fallback and 1-click migration tool to preserve 100% of your historical titles and descriptions.
- Real-time SEO Score: Live score gauge (0 to 100%) calculated instantly inside the post editor.
- Author Checklist: Real-time optimization guidance (title length, meta description length, focus keyword presence).
- Open Graph & Twitter Cards: Live preview and custom social sharing image support.
- XML Sitemap: Seamless integration with WordPress native XML sitemaps.
- Admin Post Column: View SEO scores directly inside the WordPress posts and pages list table.
Installation
- Upload the
simple-seo-customfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory or upload the ZIP via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- (Optional) Go to Settings > Simple SEO & Migration and click the migration button to import your data from All in One SEO.
FAQ
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Is my historical All in One SEO data preserved?
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Yes, absolutely. Simple SEO automatically reads existing AIOSEO metadata and provides a 1-click migration tool to copy all your data.
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Is the plugin compatible with Gutenberg and the Classic Editor?
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Yes, Simple SEO works seamlessly with both Gutenberg and the Classic Editor.
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Contributors & Developers
“Simple SEO by Eighteen26” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.1.0
- Added real-time SEO score and author optimization checklist.
- Added SEO Score column in admin post list table.
- Added Focus Keyword support.
1.0.0
- Initial release with Open Graph, Meta Title, Description, Noindex, and All in One SEO migration support.