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Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI

v28.8

by Yoast · updated 12 days ago

Real-time SEO guidance, schema, and AI built in. Help search engines and AI systems understand your content. All AI tools included, no hidden fees.

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Rank
#2
No change0 vs yesterday
Active installs
10M+
As WordPress.org reports it
Total downloads
1B
1,019,402,826 all-time
Rating
4.8/5
27,820 reviews
Support resolved
100%
45 of 45 threads, last 2 months
Declining·Downloads -12.1% (30d)·Toward 9M+ · ETA ~25d

Yoast SEO at a glance

Yoast SEO is a WordPress plugin by Yoast with 10M+ active installs, the #2 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 128,375 times, 12% fewer than the month before. It’s rated 4.8 out of 5 from 27,820 reviews. Version 28.8 came out on Oct 27, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.4. It leads the 44 plugins tagged “Content analysis”. It was first released in 2010.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 9, 2026, 31 days.

Showing the last 30 days. Full history comes with any paid plan.See plans

Downloads over time

Download stats

11.2M downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Yoast SEO Compare series
Downloads over time: 30 days across 1 series.01M2M3MOct 9Oct 14Oct 19Oct 24Oct 28Nov 2Nov 7Oct 30, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateYoast SEO
Nov 7, 202663,811
Nov 6, 2026104,589
Nov 5, 2026116,263
Nov 4, 2026127,957
Nov 3, 2026152,272
Nov 2, 2026180,025
Nov 1, 2026111,169
Oct 31, 2026103,503
Oct 30, 2026184,537
Oct 29, 2026412,249
Oct 28, 20261,204,726
Oct 27, 20262,672,370
Oct 26, 2026128,792
Oct 25, 202678,002
Oct 24, 202682,853
Oct 23, 2026143,428
Oct 22, 2026206,688
Oct 21, 2026187,343
Oct 20, 2026152,222
Oct 19, 2026182,659
Oct 18, 2026110,946
Oct 17, 202699,151
Oct 16, 2026169,241
Oct 15, 2026225,307
Oct 14, 2026748,449
Oct 13, 20262,873,215
Oct 12, 2026106,342
Oct 11, 202667,350
Oct 10, 202666,194
Oct 9, 2026105,732

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

Estimated installs
Estimated installs build up from our daily snapshots, one point a day.

Rank over time

#2

Popular rank
Popular rank: 16 days across 1 series.#1#2#3Oct 16Oct 19Oct 27Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8Oct 30, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 2026#2
Nov 7, 2026#2
Nov 6, 2026#2
Nov 5, 2026#2
Nov 4, 2026#2
Nov 3, 2026#2
Nov 2, 2026#2
Nov 1, 2026#2
Oct 31, 2026#2
Oct 30, 2026#2
Oct 29, 2026#2
Oct 28, 2026#2
Oct 27, 2026#2
Oct 21, 2026#2
Oct 19, 2026#2
Oct 16, 2026#2

Growth %

Growth %, day over day
Growth shows once there are two days of estimated installs.

Active installs band

10M+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 16 days across 1 series.9.5M10M10.5MOct 16Oct 19Oct 27Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8Oct 30, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 202610M+
Nov 7, 202610M+
Nov 6, 202610M+
Nov 5, 202610M+
Nov 4, 202610M+
Nov 3, 202610M+
Nov 2, 202610M+
Nov 1, 202610M+
Oct 31, 202610M+
Oct 30, 202610M+
Oct 29, 202610M+
Oct 28, 202610M+
Oct 27, 202610M+
Oct 21, 202610M+
Oct 19, 202610M+
Oct 16, 202610M+

Search rankings

Where it appears in WordPress.org search for the searches you track, checked every day.

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
  1. Rank #2 → #2Downloads -29.3%
    • Tested up to 7.1.3 → 7.1.4
  2. Rank #2 → #2Downloads -20.4%
    • Released 28.8 (was 28.7)

Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

  • v28.835%
  • v28.76.3%
  • Other59%

Rating trend

4.8★★★★★27,820 reviews · steady in the last 30 days

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
28.8
Requires WordPress
7.0
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
7.4
First released
Oct 11, 2010
Last updated
Oct 27, 2026
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Yoast SEO

How many websites use Yoast SEO?

Yoast SEO is active on 10M+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #2 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has Yoast SEO been downloaded?

1,019,402,826 times in total since 2010. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 128,375 times. See download stats

When was Yoast SEO last updated?

Version 28.8 came out on Oct 27, 2026 (1 week ago). See every release

Is Yoast SEO compatible with the latest WordPress?

Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.

Does Yoast SEO have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 34 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Yoast SEO up to date. See its security record

Is Yoast SEO still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 1 week ago. Its authors resolved 45 of the 45 support threads opened in the last two months.

What rating does Yoast SEO have?

4.8 out of 5 from 27,820 reviews on WordPress.org. 93% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to Yoast SEO?

The plugins most like Yoast SEO, by the tags they share, are Rank Math SEO (4M+), All in One SEO (2M+) and SiteSEO (400K+). Compare all alternatives

Latest reviews

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Review stats

4.8

★★★★★

27,820 reviews

  • 5 stars: 25,991 reviews, 93%
  • 4 stars: 642 reviews, 2%
  • 3 stars: 202 reviews, 1%
  • 2 stars: 139 reviews, 0%
  • 1 stars: 846 reviews, 3%
Positive
96%4–5★
Mixed
1%3★
Critical
4%1–2★
  • About 4,494 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.9.
  • Each new 1★ review takes 22 five-star reviews to balance out.

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Metric
Yoast SEO
Estimated installs10M+
Reported installs10M+
Rating4.8
Reviews27,820
Total downloads1B
AuthorYoast
First releasedOct 11, 2010
Version28.8
Requires WP7.0
Requires PHP7.4
Last updatedOct 27, 2026

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