SEO
Search optimisation, schema, metadata, and crawl control plugins.
Most Popular
Most Downloaded
Highest Rated
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Category Matrix
The matrix below shows the current category leader for active installs, lifetime downloads, and rating at the same time, so it is easy to compare how rankings change by metric.
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SEO
Search optimisation, schema, metadata, and crawl control plugins.
29 plugins sampled · tags: seo, schema
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Security
Firewall, malware scanning, login hardening, and site protection plugins.
31 plugins sampled · tags: security, firewall
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Cache
Caching, minification, and front-end performance optimisation plugins.
32 plugins sampled · tags: cache, performance
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Forms
Contact forms, lead capture, and conversion-focused form builders.
27 plugins sampled · tags: forms, contact-form
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Backup
Backup, migration, restore, and disaster-recovery plugins.
31 plugins sampled · tags: backup, migration
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eCommerce
Online store, checkout, product catalogue, and cart plugins.
33 plugins sampled · tags: woocommerce, ecommerce
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Analytics
Traffic, conversion, and reporting plugins for WordPress sites.
30 plugins sampled · tags: analytics, google-analytics
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Translation
Multilingual, localisation, and auto-translation plugins.
28 plugins sampled · tags: translation, multilingual
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Membership
Subscriptions, gated content, and member portal plugins.
36 plugins sampled · tags: membership, subscriptions
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AI
AI chat, assistants, content generation, and automation plugins.
30 plugins sampled · tags: ai, chatbot
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Search optimisation, schema, metadata, and crawl control plugins.
Firewall, malware scanning, login hardening, and site protection plugins.
Caching, minification, and front-end performance optimisation plugins.
Contact forms, lead capture, and conversion-focused form builders.
Backup, migration, restore, and disaster-recovery plugins.
Online store, checkout, product catalogue, and cart plugins.
Traffic, conversion, and reporting plugins for WordPress sites.
Multilingual, localisation, and auto-translation plugins.
Subscriptions, gated content, and member portal plugins.
AI chat, assistants, content generation, and automation plugins.
Active Installs View
Search optimisation, schema, metadata, and crawl control plugins.
Sorted by active installs.
| Rank | Plugin | Active Installs | Downloads | Rating | Updated |
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1 Gold
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Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
Improve your SEO with real-time feedback, schema, and clear guidance. Upgrade for AI tools, Google Docs integration, and 24/7 support, no hidden fees. Open plugin |
10,000,000+ | 953,391,864 | 4.8/5 | May 12, 2026 |
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2 Silver
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LiteSpeed Cache
All-in-one unbeatable acceleration & PageSpeed improvement: caching, image/CSS/JS optimization... Open plugin |
7,000,000+ | 131,557,953 | 4.8/5 | Apr 1, 2026 |
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3 Bronze
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Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings
Grow your organic traffic and AI visibility with powerful SEO tools, Schema automation, actionable insights, and built-in AI SEO, all in one place. Open plugin |
4,000,000+ | 180,098,263 | 4.8/5 | May 14, 2026 |
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4 Rank
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All in One SEO – Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic
AIOSEO is the most powerful WordPress SEO plugin. Improve SEO rankings and traffic with comprehensive SEO tools and smart AI SEO optimizations! Open plugin |
3,000,000+ | 203,711,279 | 4.7/5 | May 18, 2026 |
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5 Rank
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XML Sitemap Generator for Google
Generate multiple types of sitemaps to improve SEO and get your website indexed quickly. Open plugin |
1,000,000+ | 42,955,064 | 4.8/5 | Feb 7, 2026 |
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6 Rank
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SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance
SpeedyCache is a WordPress cache plugin that helps you improve performance of your WordPress site by caching, minifying, and compressing your website. Open plugin |
600,000+ | 4,215,999 | 4.5/5 | Mar 31, 2026 |
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7 Rank
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SiteSEO – SEO Simplified
SiteSEO is an easy, fast and powerful SEO plugin for WordPress. Unlock your Website's potential and Maximize your online visibility with our SiteSEO! Open plugin |
500,000+ | 1,483,963 | 4.0/5 | Apr 8, 2026 |
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8 Rank
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SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO
WordPress SEO plugin with AI SEO metadata, schema, XML sitemap, redirections & Search Console. Privacy-first, white-label SEO. Now AI-ready. Open plugin |
300,000+ | 18,980,892 | 4.8/5 | May 20, 2026 |
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9 Rank
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SureRank SEO – Smart Assistant with Meta Tags, Social Preview, XML Sitemap, and Schema
SureRank – SEO Assistant with Meta Tags, Social Preview, XML Sitemap, and Schema Open plugin |
300,000+ | 2,221,989 | 4.7/5 | May 20, 2026 |
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10 Rank
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Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO – Easily Fix/Monitor Internal and External links
Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO ensures all links on your website are working. Check your site for broken links and easily fix them to improve SEO. Open plugin |
300,000+ | 2,183,612 | 3.9/5 | Mar 7, 2026 |
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11 Rank
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Cloudflare
All of Cloudflare’s performance and security benefits in a simple one-click install. Open plugin |
200,000+ | 9,370,794 | 3.5/5 | May 12, 2026 |
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12 Rank
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The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless.
The fastest feature-complete SEO plugin for professional WordPress websites. Secure, fast, unbranded, and automated SEO. Do less; get better results. Open plugin |
200,000+ | 4,653,131 | 4.9/5 | Dec 10, 2025 |
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13 Rank
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YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
The best WordPress plugin for displaying related posts. Simple and flexible, with a powerful proven algorithm and inbuilt caching. Open plugin |
100,000+ | 7,966,485 | 4.8/5 | Nov 11, 2024 |
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14 Rank
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Schema & Structured Data for WP & AMP
Schema & Structured Data adds Google Rich Snippets markup according to Schema.org guidelines to structure your site for SEO. Open plugin |
100,000+ | 7,471,569 | 4.5/5 | May 14, 2026 |
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15 Rank
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ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO
WordPress plugin that adds the content of all ACF fields to the Yoast SEO score analysis. Open plugin |
100,000+ | 2,588,545 | 4.2/5 | May 18, 2026 |
Improve your SEO with real-time feedback, schema, and clear guidance. Upgrade for AI tools, Google Docs integration, and 24/7 support, no hidden fees.
All-in-one unbeatable acceleration & PageSpeed improvement: caching, image/CSS/JS optimization...
Grow your organic traffic and AI visibility with powerful SEO tools, Schema automation, actionable insights, and built-in AI SEO, all in one place.
AIOSEO is the most powerful WordPress SEO plugin. Improve SEO rankings and traffic with comprehensive SEO tools and smart AI SEO optimizations!
Generate multiple types of sitemaps to improve SEO and get your website indexed quickly.
SpeedyCache is a WordPress cache plugin that helps you improve performance of your WordPress site by caching, minifying, and compressing your website.
SiteSEO is an easy, fast and powerful SEO plugin for WordPress. Unlock your Website's potential and Maximize your online visibility with our SiteSEO!
WordPress SEO plugin with AI SEO metadata, schema, XML sitemap, redirections & Search Console. Privacy-first, white-label SEO. Now AI-ready.
SureRank – SEO Assistant with Meta Tags, Social Preview, XML Sitemap, and Schema
Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO ensures all links on your website are working. Check your site for broken links and easily fix them to improve SEO.
All of Cloudflare’s performance and security benefits in a simple one-click install.
The fastest feature-complete SEO plugin for professional WordPress websites. Secure, fast, unbranded, and automated SEO. Do less; get better results.
The best WordPress plugin for displaying related posts. Simple and flexible, with a powerful proven algorithm and inbuilt caching.
Schema & Structured Data adds Google Rich Snippets markup according to Schema.org guidelines to structure your site for SEO.
WordPress plugin that adds the content of all ACF fields to the Yoast SEO score analysis.