WordPress plugin comparison
SEO Smart Link Targets vs Yoast SEO
At a glance
- Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against 40+ for SEO Smart Link Targets.
- On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 126,808 times, SEO Smart Link Targets about 2.
- SEO Smart Link Targets is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 27,820 reviews.
- Yoast SEO was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Jul 22, 2016 for SEO Smart Link Targets.
- Yoast SEO is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for SEO Smart Link Targets.
- Yoast SEO has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for SEO Smart Link Targets.
Line by line
Yoast SEO leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  SEO Smart Link Targets |  Yoast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #22,743 | #2 |
| Active installs | 40+ | 10M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 34 | 11.1M |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.8(27.8K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 93% |
| Tested up to | 4.5.33 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×7.96 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 14 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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