Best SEO optimization plugins for WordPress
The most popular SEO optimization plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Textmetrics leads with 400+ active installs, ahead of Smart Internal Links (100+) and Bulk Meta Tags Updater (50+). All 13 plugins tagged “seo optimization” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 SEO optimization plugins
- 1.
TextmetricsThe most installed SEO optimization plugin, with 400+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 7 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Smart Internal Links100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 3.
Bulk Meta Tags Updater50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
Redirect Cleanup20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
AI Article Generator for WordPress10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.OneClickAI Site Optimizer
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 7.
Disable RSS Feeds10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.
BlogCopilot.io10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 9.
ThemeMiles SEO AgentFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 10.
Addlly AIFewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
All 13 plugins tagged “seo optimization”

Textmetrics
Down in the last 7 days:76#9,590by Israpil7 months ago
Textmetrics is the easiest way to create SEO proof content to rank higher and get more traffic. Realtime optimization, keyword research and more.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.3(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Smart Internal Links
Down in the last 7 days:66#13,674by Daniyal Hassan5 months ago
Smart Internal Links automatically suggests and inserts relevant internal links in your posts to boost SEO and improve site navigation.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Bulk Meta Tags Updater
#21,120by Sourabh Nagori1 year ago
Efficiently update meta titles and descriptions in bulk for WordPress posts and pages.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Redirect Cleanup
#26,313by Aleksandr Samokhin9 months ago
Redirect Cleanup is a powerful tool that helps you identify and fix redirect issues in your WordPress site, specifically designed to work with Yoast S …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AI Article Generator for WordPress
#28,468by contentscom1 year ago
Enhance your WordPress writing experience with Contents.ai's innovative AI plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
OneClickAI Site Optimizer
Down in the last 7 days:369#31,771by oneclickseo8 months ago
You no longer need to spend a lot of time on SEO for WordPress — just one click, and our tool will generate meta-tags for all URLs and fix parameters
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Disable RSS Feeds
Up in the last 7 days:732#32,422by Matteo Enna1 month ago
Disable all RSS/Atom feeds on your site. Lightweight, fast, and ideal for SEO and privacy. No configuration required.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

BlogCopilot.io
#48,478by bcopilot2 years ago
BlogCopilot.io: Effortlessly generate SEO-optimized posts with images using AI to captivate your audience. Start without any configuration, or API int …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ThemeMiles SEO Agent
#60,140by Theme Miles2 months ago
Full site SEO audit with priority scoring and 15 free AI fixes/month. Find broken meta, thin content, missing schema — no API key needed to audit.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Addlly AI
Up in the last 7 days:980#62,793by addlly1 year ago
Create SEO-optimized blogs in one click with the best AI writer for WordPress. Get topic suggestions, keywords, meta tags, FAQ schema.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Azuqe
Down in the last 7 days:3,199#72,873by azuqe3 months ago
Publish SEO-optimized blog posts from Azuqe (https://seo.azuqe.com) directly into WordPress with a single secure API key.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

CRAI Content Updater
#73,869by mark4563215 months ago
AI-powered content refresh tool. Keep your WordPress posts accurate and ranking with Claude, OpenAI, or Gemini. Unlimited refreshes — free, forever.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day