WordPress plugin comparison
Yoast SEO vs WP API Yoast SEO
At a glance
- Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against 400+ for WP API Yoast SEO.
- On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 126,808 times, WP API Yoast SEO about 8.
- WP API Yoast SEO has no reviews yet.
- Yoast SEO was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Jul 29, 2016 for WP API Yoast SEO.
- Yoast SEO is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for WP API Yoast SEO.
- Yoast SEO has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for WP API Yoast SEO.
Line by line
Yoast SEO leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Yoast SEO |  WP API Yoast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2 | #9,554 |
| Active installs | 10M+ | 400+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 11.1M | 144 |
| Rating | 4.8(27.8K) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 96% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.5.33 |
| Search multiplier | ×8.02 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 13 days ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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