The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. v5.1.4
The fastest feature-complete SEO plugin for professional WordPress websites. Secure, fast, unbranded, and automated SEO. Do less; get better results.
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- Audit coverage Up to date 16 versions audited
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 3, 2026
- Last audited Sep 3, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires PHP 7.4.0+
- Requires WordPress 6.0+
- Tested up to WP 6.9 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 84% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 99 Passed
- 22 Warnings
- 4 Failed
31 of 37 checks passed.
49 of 61 checks passed.
9 of 12 checks passed.
6 of 6 checks passed.
1 of 3 checks passed.
3 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
732.4 KB
2.2 MB unzipped
Total files
333
across all file types
Lines of PHP
49,042
in 262 files Large
File types
- PHP
- JS
- CSS
- OTHER
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 31 High
- 259 Medium
- 80 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 16 audited versions of The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless., Compatibility improved the most (+33). The largest regression was in Privacy (-67). The codebase grew 108% in size.
Audited 2.6.6 → 5.1.4 · 16 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
6,690
downloads
Today
1,223
downloads
Week over week
+2%
vs previous week
Month over month
+6%
vs previous month
Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: Moderate.
Version intelligence
16% of installs run an older version
≈ 31.2K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v4.2
- v5.0
- v5.1
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
8 mo ago
Dec 10, 2025
Release cadence
~ every 217 days
average between releases
Total releases
16
since Jun 2016 · 10 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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