Title: Backing U SEO Lite Author: backingu Published: September 12, 2026 Last modified: September 12, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/backing-u-seo-lite/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3692309) ![](https://ps.w.org/backing-u-seo-lite/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3692309) # Backing U SEO Lite By [backingu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/backingu/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/backing-u-seo-lite.1.1.3.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/backing-u-seo-lite/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/backing-u-seo-lite/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/backing-u-seo-lite/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/backing-u-seo-lite/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/backing-u-seo-lite/) ## Description Backing U SEO Lite gives WordPress sites a practical SEO toolkit without requiring an external subscription or Google API key. Lite includes: * SEO dashboard and read-only site audits for metadata, indexability, content, links and image-alt issues. * Industry-based Local Keyword Rank with 24 industry bodies, local-area relevance scoring and unlimited rolls of 50 keyword opportunities. * Media Library scanning, image SEO metadata generation and safe image compression for the 150 most recent media items. * Built-in performance diagnostics for response time, HTML weight, scripts, stylesheets, images, cache/compression signals and local WordPress indicators. * Reviewed WordPress-level performance fixes with a rollback snapshot. * LMS-aware content scanning for supported course systems. * Curated XML sitemap generation and XML download. * Detection of common SEO plugins including Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO, SEOPress and SiteSEO. Backing U SEO Pro is a separate commercial plugin available from the Backing U Development Hub. Pro adds bulk SEO editing and rollback, schema tools, unlimited Media Library optimisation, internal-link automation, Google PageSpeed Insights enhancements, first-party analytics and Google Search Console integration. The Pro implementation is not bundled inside this WordPress.org package. Locked Pro pages in Lite are static feature previews with an optional upgrade link. Upgrade information: https://backingu.com.au/development-hub/ ## Screenshots [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ ## Installation 1. Install and activate Backing U SEO Lite. 2. Open Backing U SEO > Setup and review the detected SEO/LMS integrations. 3. Add optional business, service-area and default-industry details. 4. Run an SEO Audit, Local Keyword Rank scan, Media scan or Performance analysis. 5. Review the curated sitemap under Sitemaps. ## FAQ ### Does the SEO Audit change my pages? No. The general Lite SEO Audit is read-only. Media Optimiser can write attachment metadata only after you explicitly save it. ### Is Local Keyword Rank available in Lite? Yes. The industry keyword engine, local variations, page-fit analysis and Roll Another 50 feature are available in Lite. Pro can additionally overlay Search Console query performance for owned properties. ### What is the Media Optimiser limit? Lite can edit and optimise the 150 most recent Media Library items. If a site has a larger library, older items remain visible but require Pro for optimisation. This is a permanent Lite scope, not a time-limited trial or consumable credit. ### Does Performance require a PageSpeed API key? No. Lite includes the built-in WordPress/page performance scanner and reviewed local fixes. Pro can optionally combine those results with Google PageSpeed Insights and Lighthouse/Core Web Vitals data. ### Which SEO plugins can Lite read? Lite can read common metadata from Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO, SEOPress and SiteSEO. The Media Optimiser can also sync attachment title, keyphrase and description into the selected integration. ### Does Lite work with LMS course content? It can detect course post types from Tutor LMS, Masteriyo, LearnPress, Academy LMS, Sensei LMS and MasterStudy LMS where those integrations are available on the site. ### What is included in Pro? Backing U SEO Pro adds bulk optimisation and rollback, schema tools, unlimited media optimisation, internal-link suggestions and insertion, PageSpeed Insights enhancements, first-party analytics and Google Search Console integration. ### Will my Lite settings carry over to Pro? Yes. The commercial Pro package imports compatible Lite setup values during activation and then deactivates Lite to avoid duplicate menus and sitemap endpoints. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Backing U SEO Lite” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ backingu ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/backingu/) [Translate “Backing U SEO Lite” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/backing-u-seo-lite) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backing-u-seo-lite/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/backing-u-seo-lite/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/backing-u-seo-lite/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/backing-u-seo-lite/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.3 * Sanitized the audit content-type request array immediately after nonce verification for WordPress.org Plugin Check compliance. #### 1.1.2 * Moved audit request-data access into the nonce-verified AJAX handler for WordPress. org Plugin Check compliance. #### 1.1.1 * WordPress.org submission cleanup: explicit audit nonce verification and translator context for dynamic SEO integration labels. #### 1.1.0 * Unlocked the industry-based Local Keyword Rank tool in Lite. * Added unlimited Roll Another 50 keyword opportunities by selected industry. * Added Media Optimiser and image SEO for the 150 most recent Media Library items. * Added safe compression, repeat-compression warnings and media rollback. * Added built-in Performance diagnostics and reviewed WordPress-level fixes. * Added a Pro PageSpeed Insights preview inside Performance. * Reworked locked Pro tabs with semi-transparent feature workspace previews. #### 1.0.0 * Initial WordPress.org Lite release. * Added read-only SEO audits, integration detection and LMS-aware content selection. * Added curated XML sitemap and download. * Added static Pro feature previews with an optional upgrade link. ## Meta * Version **1.1.3** * Last updated **2 days ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [audit](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/audit/)[keywords](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/keywords/) [performance](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/performance/)[seo](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/) [sitemap](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sitemap/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/backing-u-seo-lite/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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