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Simply SEO

A lightweight SEO plugin with just the essentials: meta tags, schema markup, breadcrumbs, and redirects.

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Tested up to WordPress 6.9
Current version1.1.3
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.9
Minimum stackWP 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update19 Jan 20269mo ago
Active installations10Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Simply SEO version 1.1.3 as active, updated 9mo ago and tested up to WordPress 6.9.

Overview

About this plugin

Simply SEO provides everything you need for on-page SEO without the bloat of larger SEO plugins.

Features:

  • Custom SEO title per post/page
  • Meta description with automatic fallback to content excerpt
  • Meta keywords support
  • Canonical URL override per post
  • Robots control (noindex/nofollow) per post
  • Custom social media image (Open Graph / Twitter Cards)
  • Configurable title format with placeholders
  • Default fallback image for social sharing
  • Full Gutenberg editor integration
  • Classic editor support
  • Enable/disable per post type
  • Search and 404 page robots settings
  • Clean, WordPress-native UI
  • No external requests
  • Lightweight and fast

2):

  • SEO fields for categories, tags, and custom taxonomies
  • Custom title and description per taxonomy term
  • Social image per taxonomy
  • noindex/nofollow control per taxonomy

2):

  • Automatic structured data output
  • WebSite schema with search action
  • Organization schema on homepage
  • Article schema for blog posts
  • WebPage schema for pages
  • CollectionPage schema for archives
  • BreadcrumbList schema for navigation
  • Rich snippets ready

2):

  • Shortcode: [simply_seo_breadcrumbs]
  • Template function: simply_seo_breadcrumbs()
  • Schema.org markup included
  • Customizable separator and home text
  • Automatic hierarchy detection

6):

  • 301 (permanent) and 302 (temporary) redirects
  • Easy-to-use admin interface
  • Enable/disable individual redirects
  • Hit counter for tracking redirect usage
  • Prevents redirect loops
  • No database tables – uses WordPress options

Available Placeholders for Title Format:

  • %title% – Post/page title
  • %sitename% – Site name
  • %tagline% – Site tagline

Shortcode Attributes:

  • separator – Separator between items (default: ›)
  • home_text – Text for home link (default: Home)
  • show_home – Show home link (default: true)
  • show_current – Show current page (default: true)

Example: [simply_seo_breadcrumbs separator="/" home_text="Start"]

Development

The Gutenberg sidebar panel source code is located in the src/ directory.

To build from source:

  • Install dependencies: npm install
  • Build for production: npm run build
  • For development with watch mode: npm run start

The compiled output is placed in the build/ directory.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • meta tags
  • breadcrumbs
  • redirects
  • schema
  • seo
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.9

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.9.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity19 Jan 20269mo ago

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