Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI v28.4
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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- Audit coverage Not yet audited newest version pending
- On Plugin Auditor since Aug 25, 2026
- Last audited Sep 1, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires PHP 7.4+
- Requires WordPress 6.8+
- Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 97 Passed
- 24 Warnings
- 4 Failed
26 of 37 checks passed.
56 of 61 checks passed.
6 of 12 checks passed.
5 of 6 checks passed.
2 of 3 checks passed.
2 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
4.9 MB
16.1 MB unzipped
Total files
1,951
across all file types
Lines of PHP
204,437
in 1,670 files Large
File types
- PHP
- JS
- SVG
- CSS
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 20 High
- 90 Medium
- 32 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 29 audited versions of Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI, Accessibility improved the most (+16). The largest regression was in Security (-6). The codebase grew 33% in size.
Audited 25.5 → 28.2 · 29 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
928,127
downloads
Today
253,116
downloads
Week over week
−80%
vs previous week
Month over month
+3%
vs previous month
Download trend: Steady. Abandonment risk: None.
Version intelligence
100% of installs run the current version
- Other
- v28.1
- v28.2
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
This month
Aug 4, 2026
Actively maintainedRelease cadence
~ every 13 days
average between releases
Total releases
125
since Jan 2022 · 4 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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