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1 === All in One SEO – Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic ===
2 Contributors: aioseo, smub, benjaminprojas
3 Tags: SEO, Google Search Console, XML Sitemap, meta description, schema
4 Tested up to: 7.0
5 Requires at least: 5.7
6 Requires PHP: 7.2
7 Stable tag: 4.9.9
8 License: GPLv3 or later
9 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt
10
11 AIOSEO is the most powerful WordPress SEO plugin. Improve SEO rankings and traffic with comprehensive SEO tools and smart AI SEO optimizations!
12
13 == Description ==
14
15 ### AIOSEO - The Best WordPress SEO Plugin & Toolkit ###
16
17 All in One SEO is the original WordPress SEO plugin started in 2007. Today, over 3 million website owners and SEO experts use AIOSEO for higher SEO rankings.
18
19 Our users consistently rate [AIOSEO](https://aioseo.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin 'All in One SEO for WordPress') as the most comprehensive WordPress SEO plugin and marketing toolkit. It's the fastest way to optimize WordPress SEO settings, add schema markup, create XML sitemap, add local SEO, track SEO keyword rankings, automate internal linking, perform SEO audits, add Author SEO (EEAT), monitor SEO revisions, connect Google search console, and basically everything a SEO Pro would use to rank higher in search engines.
20
21 We have AI SEO features that help you optimize your posts for SEO by automatically generating SEO titles, meta descriptions, FAQs, key points, social media posts, and more.
22
23 > <strong>AIOSEO Pro</strong><br />
24 > This is the lite version of the All in One WordPress SEO Pro plugin that comes with all the powerful SEO features you will ever need to rank higher in search engines including **smart SEO schema markup, advanced SEO modules, powerful SEO sitemap suite, local SEO module, SEO keyword ranking tracking, automatic internal linking, WooCommerce SEO**, and tons more. [Click here to purchase the best premium WordPress SEO plugin now!](https://aioseo.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin 'All in One SEO for WordPress')
25
26 Here's why smart business owners, SEO experts, marketers, and developers love AIOSEO, and you will too!
27
28 [youtube https://youtu.be/UbOYEEIvXvY]
29
30 ### What Makes AIOSEO Better than Other WordPress SEO Plugins ###
31
32 AIOSEO is leading the innovation in WordPress SEO space, and our SEO features will give you a competitive advantage.
33
34 * **Easy SEO Setup Wizard**
35 Our SEO setup wizard optimizes your website's SEO settings based on your unique industry needs in less than 5 minutes.
36
37 * **Smart Schema Markup (aka Rich Snippets)**
38 Get better click through rate (CTR) and Google rich featured snippets using advanced SEO schema markups like FAQ schema, product schema, recipe schema markup, and dozens more using our custom [Schema Generator](https://aioseo.com/features/rich-snippets-schema/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin 'Schema Generator').
39
40 * **AI Content**
41 Create anything you need, such as blog articles and tables, with our AI Assistant block. Generate stunning visuals instantly with the built-in AI Image Generator. Save time by automatically generating SEO titles, meta descriptions, FAQs, key points, social media posts, and more with our [AI Content Generator](https://aioseo.com/features/ai-content/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin 'AI Content').
42
43 * **Unlimited SEO Keywords**
44 Optimize for unlimited SEO keywords using our SEO content analyzer. Our TruSEO score gives you detailed content & readability analysis, so you can get higher SEO rankings.
45
46 * **Google Keyword Rank Tracking**
47 Easily track how your website is ranking for different keywords in Google from your [WordPress dashboard](https://aioseo.com/features/search-statistics/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin 'Google Keyword Rank Tracker').
48
49 * **Automatic Link Assistant**
50 Automate internal links between your pages using our smart [internal linking algorithm](https://aioseo.com/features/internal-link-assistant/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin 'Link Assistant') that will help improve on-page SEO.
51
52 * **Local Business SEO**
53 Improve your local SEO presence with local business schema, support for multiple local store locations, business opening hours, Google Maps integration, contact info (business email, business phone, business address, etc), and more with our [Local SEO module](https://aioseo.com/features/local-seo/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin 'Local SEO').
54
55 * **Site Audit**
56 Get a detailed report of SEO issues for all posts and terms on your site, discover why these issues are important and how you can fix them.
57
58 * **SEO Revisions**
59 Keep a [historical record of SEO changes](https://aioseo.com/seo-revisions/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin 'SEO Revisions'), monitor the impact of changes, and restore previous versions in one click.
60
61 * **Content Decay Tracking**
62 Never lose traffic to competitors. Quickly detect which content is losing traffic / SEO rankings, so you can optimize it to regain your rankings with our [Search Statistics module](https://aioseo.com/features/search-statistics/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin 'Search Statistics').
63
64 * **Smart XML Sitemap**
65 Advanced XML sitemaps to boost your SEO rankings (with easy setup inside Google Search Console). Also includes Video SEO XML sitemap, News SEO XML sitemap, RSS sitemap, and HTML sitemap.
66
67 * **404 Error Monitor**
68 Automatic 404 error monitor helps you track and redirect 404 errors, so you don't lose SEO rankings.
69
70 * **Author SEO**
71 Add [custom author profile pages, author bio box, and relevant author schema](https://aioseo.com/features/author-seo-google-e-e-a-t/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin 'Author SEO (E-E-A-T)') to boost Google EEAT score to help with Google's Helpful Content Update (HCU).
72
73 * **LLMs.txt Generator**
74 Generate an llms.txt file to help AI engines discover your site's content more easily so your content can rank in AI search results.
75
76 * **SEO Audit Checklist**
77 Improve your SEO ranking with our comprehensive SEO audit checklist.
78
79 * **Knowledge Graph Support**
80 Improve your website's search appearance with SEO Knowledge panel.
81
82 * **Table of Contents**
83 Automatically generate a table of content, customize headings, anchors, and you can also hide or reorder the headings.
84
85 ### Advanced SEO Plugin Features ###
86
87 * **User Access Control**
88 Control who can manage your SEO settings with our advanced SEO access control.
89
90 * **WordPress REST API**
91 Manage your SEO metadata with WordPress REST API. Great for headless WordPress installations.
92
93 * **Advanced Robots Meta SEO Settings**
94 Granular controls for no index, no follow, no archive, no snippet, max snippet, max video, etc.
95
96 * **RSS Content for SEO**
97 Stop content scraping from hurting your SEO rankings.
98
99 * **Full Site Redirects**
100 Merging websites or switching domains? Full site redirect makes it easy to switch domains without losing SEO rankings.
101
102 * **Smart Meta Title & Description**
103 Automatic SEO generation, dynamic SEO smart tags, include Emoji, add shortcodes, and more features to stand out in search results.
104
105 * **Smart Breadcrumbs**
106 Add Breadcrumb navigation to improve user experience and boost your SEO rankings. Comes with full SEO JSON+LD support.
107
108 * **Automatic Image SEO**
109 Helps your images rank higher by autogenerating image title, clean SEO image filenames, and more.
110
111 * **Advanced SEO Canonical URLs**
112 Prevent duplicate content in SEO with automatic canonical URLs.
113
114 * **SEO Cleanup / Manual SEO Penalty Removal**
115 Domains Report feature in Link Assistant automatically removes all links for specific domains with just one click. Huge time saver when doing SEO cleanups.
116
117 * **Link Opportunities Report**
118 See better internal link opportunities with our smart algorithm. Easily add internal links with just a few clicks.
119
120 * **Robots.txt Editor**
121 Manage and customize SEO robots.txt files in WordPress.
122
123 * **Crawl Quota Management**
124 Crawl Cleanup feature manages your search engine crawl quota and index your important content faster.
125
126 * **Title and Nofollow for SEO**
127 Easily add title and nofollow to external links.
128
129 * **Headline Analyzer**
130 Analyze your page / posts headlines to improve CTR and SEO rankings.
131
132 * **Competitor Site SEO Analysis**
133 Use competitor SEO analysis to outrank them with better SEO optimization.
134
135 * **SEO Code Snippets**
136 Integration with [WPCode plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/insert-headers-and-footers/) for SEO code snippets to further customize every aspect of your SEO.
137
138
139 ### WordPress SEO Integrations ###
140
141 * **Google Search Console Integration**
142 Connect with Google webmaster tools and Google Search Console to see SEO insights (like content rankings, keyword rankings, page speed insights, post index status, etc) directly in your WordPress dashboard.
143
144 * **WooCommerce SEO**
145 Improves your WooCommerce SEO rankings. Easily optimize WooCommerce product pages, product categories, and more for best eCommerce SEO results.
146
147 * **Knowledge Panel SEO**
148 Improve website SEO appearance by adding social media profile links for Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, Instagram, LinkedIn, Yelp, YouTube, and more.
149
150 * **Webmaster Tool Integrations**
151 Connect with all webmaster tools including Google Search Console, Bing SEO, Yandex SEO, Baidu SEO, Google Analytics, Pinterest site verification, and more.
152
153 * **Social Media Integration**
154 Facebook SEO, Twitter SEO, and Pinterest SEO with better website previews.
155
156 * **Google AMP SEO Integration**
157 Improve your mobile SEO rankings with Google AMP SEO.
158
159 * **Semrush SEO integration**
160 See additional SEO keywords with Semrush SEO integration.
161
162 * **Microsoft Clarity Integration**
163 See visitor interactions with heatmaps and session recordings.
164
165 * **IndexNow Integration**
166 Instantly notify Bing and Yandex for faster SEO indexing.
167
168 * **Elementor SEO**
169 Better Elementor SEO for landing pages.
170
171 * **Divi SEO**
172 Better Divi SEO for landing pages.
173
174 * **Avada SEO**
175 Better Avada SEO for landing pages.
176
177 * **WP Bakery SEO**
178 Better WP Bakery SEO for landing pages.
179
180 * **SeedProd SEO**
181 Optimize SeedProd landing pages for SEO.
182
183 * **SiteOrigin SEO**
184 Better SiteOrigin SEO for landing pages.
185
186 * **Open Graph Support**
187 Improve SEO rankings with open graph meta data.
188
189 ### WordPress SEO Plugin Importer ###
190
191 Not happy with your current SEO plugin? We make SEO migration easy with our point-and-click automated SEO data transfer tool. We currently support SEO migration from following SEO tools:
192
193 * Yoast SEO Importer
194 * Yoast SEO Premium Importer
195 * RankMath SEO Importer
196 * SEOPress
197
198 We also support importing SEO redirects from the following plugins:
199
200 * Redirection Plugin
201 * Simple 301 Redirects Importer
202 * Safe Redirect Manager
203 * 301 Redirects Importer
204
205 Aside from that, our SEO migration tool also helps you with:
206
207 * Import / Export AIOSEO settings from one site to another
208 * Create SEO Settings Backup
209 * CSV Sitemap Import to Import additional pages to your XML Sitemaps
210
211
212 **Now you can see why AIOSEO is often rated the best SEO plugin in WordPress.**
213
214 Give AIOSEO a try.
215
216 Want to unlock more SEO features? [Upgrade to AIOSEO Pro](https://aioseo.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin 'All in One SEO for WordPress').
217
218 ### Credits ###
219
220 This plugin is created by [Benjamin Rojas](https://benjaminrojas.net/ 'Benjamin Rojas') and [Syed Balkhi](https://syedbalkhi.com/ 'Syed Balkhi').
221
222 ### Branding Guideline ###
223
224 AIOSEO&reg; is a registered trademark of Semper Plugins LLC. When writing about the WordPress SEO plugin by AIOSEO, please use the following format.
225
226 * AIOSEO (correct)
227 * All in One SEO (correct)
228 * AIO SEO (incorrect)
229 * All in 1 SEO (incorrect)
230 * AISEO (incorrect)
231
232 == Changelog ==
233
234 **New in Version 4.9.9**
235
236 - New: SEO Alerts feature to notify site owners of critical SEO issues via email and Slack.
237 - New: New `#event_start_date` and `#event_end_date` smart tags for events when The Events Calendar plugin is active.
238 - Updated: Sitemap hreflang alternates when using the Universally translation plugin.
239 - Updated: .htaccess editor error messages are now clearer and more actionable.
240 - Updated: Setup wizard now triggers after bulk plugin activation instead of being skipped.
241 - Updated: Improved the posts-list URL Inspection status with clearer messages and a Refresh Status action.
242 - Fixed: PHP 8.2+ dynamic property creation deprecation notice when loading addons.
243 - Fixed: PHP 8.5 deprecation notice when generating descriptions from classic or freeform post content.
244 - Fixed: Elementor's internal post type was included in LLMs.txt by default.
245 - Fixed: Primary Category dropdown was clipped when WooCommerce was active.
246 - Fixed: PHP warnings on taxonomy archives when get_queried_object() returned a WP_Post_Type.
247 - Fixed: Fatal error on the WordPress dashboard when the SEO News widget returned an unexpected response.
248 - Fixed: Divi 5+ layouts displaying stray borders, padding, or alignment issues when AIOSEO Pro is active.
249 - Fixed: PHP warning in sitemap generation for sitemap types that don't support taxonomies.
250 - Fixed: Multisite sub-sites with "Discourage search engines from indexing this site" enabled were missing from the Domain Activation list in Network Admin.
251 - Fixed: Console errors in the Avada Frontend Editor during initialization.
252 - Fixed: PHP warning in Social Networks image handling on non-singular pages.
253 - Fixed: REST API clients can now update the custom canonical using the snake_case field name in addition to the camelCase version.
254 - Fixed: WooCommerce Product schema's valueAddedTaxIncluded now reflects the store's actual tax configuration, and is omitted when taxes are disabled.
255 - Fixed: Editing a page via the Classic Editor could show another post's content when a third-party page builder ran a post loop on the same page.
256 - Fixed: Site Audit scan fatal error on servers where the PHP intl extension is not installed.
257 - Fixed: A conflict where third-party plugins filtering could rename the generated llms.txt or llms-full.txt files.
258 - Fixed: Opening the redirect modal from the side panel when the Metabox Redirects tab is active.
259 - Fixed: Regex redirects no longer produce double slashes mid-path when a capture group matches an empty string.
260 - Fixed: Regex redirects for media files.
261 - Fixed: Regex redirects producing a double trailing slash when the target URL contains a capture group placeholder.
262 - Fixed: Keyword Cannibalization checker was displaying private posts in the results list.
263
264 **New in Version 4.9.8**
265
266 * New: AIOSEO now integrates with the WordPress Abilities API, exposing your site's SEO data as abilities that AI agents can read and write.
267 * New: AIOSEO now includes an MCP server so AI agents like Claude and Cursor can connect to your site and manage its SEO data directly.
268 * New: The AIOSEO REST API addon has been deprecated as the API is now free for all users!
269 * New: Added support for Nano Banana 2 and GPT Image 2 to Image Generator.
270 * Fixed: AI Assistant icons no longer throw React errors or fail to render in the block editor on WordPress 7.0.
271
272 **New in Version 4.9.7.2**
273
274 * Fixed: Cache table on some sites was left in a corrupted state after the 4.9.7 update due to a race condition during the migration, causing cache writes to silently overwrite unrelated entries. The new migration runner now retries the repair until it verifies the state is clean.
275
276 **New in Version 4.9.7.1**
277
278 * Fixed: Resolved an issue where some sites could experience a fatal error and become inaccessible due to a corrupted internal cache entry.
279 * Fixed: Removed outdated database indexes left over from a previous update that could corrupt cache data on certain MariaDB database versions, leading to site errors.
280
281 **New in Version 4.9.7**
282
283 * Updated: Added a filter to customize Site Audit page scan request arguments.
284 * Updated: TOC block now has an option to list all headings, not only the ones after it.
285 * Updated: AI Assistant block now converts generated FAQ content into structured AIOSEO FAQ blocks with schema markup.
286 * Updated: SEO Analysis now automatically re-scans posts and terms older than 6 months, and detects changes to global settings.
287 * Fixed: Third-party plugin imports (Redirection, Rank Math, Yoast SEO, 301 Redirects, WPML) not working correctly.
288 * Fixed: A PHP warning caused by getDefaultAddon() returning an array instead of an object when the CDN is unreachable.
289 * Fixed: Error message not displaying when settings fail to save.
290 * Fixed: "Convert Posts to Markdown" option broke page rendering when URL query parameters contain ".md".
291 * Fixed: AI Assistant block no longer includes its own UI text in generated content.
292 * Fixed: Date sitemap index fails to update the "Last Modified" timestamps when posts are updated.
293 * Fixed: Title output buffering caused broken pages on themes without title-tag support on WordPress 6.9+.
294 * Fixed: Fatal error on multisite installations when the AI helper was not initialized during license validation.
295 * Fixed: PHP warning related to meta description in attachment pages.
296 * Fixed: Console error in Keyword Rank Tracker Groups tab when selecting certain date ranges.
297 * Fixed: Image column incorrectly displayed in taxonomy, author, date, and attachment sitemaps.
298 * Fixed: Image sitemap scan no longer counts hidden `<img>` elements as sitemap images.
299 * Fixed: Fatal error when Lite users with standalone AI credits attempt to use the AI Assistant or Image Generator.
300 * Fixed: Plugin translations loading order.
301
302 **New in Version 4.9.6.2**
303
304 * Updated: Removed deprecated internal option references that could cause error on WooCommerce checkouts for some users.
305 * Fixed: Possible fatal error when activating license via AIOSEO_LICENSE_KEY constant.
306
307 **New in Version 4.9.6.1**
308
309 * Fixed: Possible fatal error during WooCommerce checkout due to an internal option structure.
310
311 **New in Version 4.9.6**
312
313 * New: AI Schema Generator to allow users to generate structured data markup using AI with smart analysis and custom prompts.
314 * New: Bulk action features to generate meta titles, descriptions, and image alt text for multiple posts and media items at once using AI.
315 * New: Added Comment field to redirects for documenting redirect purposes and context.
316 * Updated: Compatibility with WordPress 7.0.
317 * Updated: Added Divi 5 Visual Builder support.
318 * Updated: Add lazy-loading to metabox menu tabs for faster initial render and load times.
319 * Updated: Replaced third-party libraries with lightweight alternatives for faster load times.
320 * Updated: Hardened sensitive data so it can never be exposed on the frontend.
321
322 **New in Version 4.9.5.2**
323
324 * Fixed: License status could occasionally display outdated information.
325
326 **New in Version 4.9.5.1**
327
328 * Fixed: Improved title output buffering compatibility with themes that don't declare title-tag support.
329 * Fixed: AI credits refresh button now preserves the connection state for manually connected Lite users.
330
331 **New in Version 4.9.5**
332
333 * Updated: TruSEO analysis content parser for better compatibility.
334 * Updated: Added custom field smart tag support to the Schema Review Author field.
335 * Updated: Restored the "Download Sample CSV File" link and import instructions on the Redirects Import/Export screen.
336 * Updated: Database table information is now included in the System Status tool and system information exports.
337 * Updated: Added a size-based log cleanup mechanism to prevent performance issues with large Redirects and 404 log tables.
338 * Fixed: SEO Checklist's "Delete Hello World" task no longer suggests deleting repurposed WordPress sample posts.
339 * Fixed: Post archive sitemap returning empty content when sitemap indexes are enabled.
340 * Fixed: Import/Export now list all sites instead of only 20 on Multisite Networks.
341 * Fixed: LLMs.txt button URLs pointing to wrong location on non-standard WordPress installations.
342 * Fixed: Bricks Builder ACF Relationship query loops returning no results when AIOSEO is active.
343 * Fixed: Improved performance of sitemap taxonomy queries for sites with large numbers of terms.
344 * Fixed: Posts with different or external Canonical URLs are now excluded from the sitemap.
345 * Fixed: Posts and terms with custom canonical URLs are now excluded from XML sitemaps.
346 * Fixed: TOC block triggering "unsaved changes" warning even without any changes.
347 * Fixed: Warnings in ProfilePage schema.
348 * Fixed: URL count mismatch between root sitemap index and date sitemap.
349 * Fixed: Fatal error when editing posts with corrupt breadcrumb settings.
350 * Fixed: Local SEO Opening Hours time dropdowns not updating to 24h format when toggling "Use 24h Format".
351 * Fixed: Console warning about navigation throttling when using SiteOrigin Page Builder.
352 * Fixed: SEO Analyzer database error when focus keywords contain double quotes.
353 * Fixed: Rare cases where scheduled actions were duplicated.
354 * Fixed: AI access token sometimes failing to be fetched.
355 * Fixed: PHP warning when analyzing a one-word title starting with the question word in Headline Analyzer.
356
357 **See our [changelog on aioseo.com](https://aioseo.com/changelog/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=aioseo) for previous releases.**
358
359 == Frequently Asked Questions ==
360
361 Please visit our [complete AIOSEO documentation](https://aioseo.com/docs/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin) before requesting support for SEO from the AIOSEO team.
362
363 = Who should use AIOSEO? =
364
365 SEO is essential for all websites. AIOSEO is perfect for business owners, bloggers, marketers, designers, developers, photographers, and basically everyone else. If you want to rank higher in search, then you need to use AIOSEO WordPress SEO plugin.
366
367 = Which themes does AIOSEO support? =
368
369 AIOSEO works with all WordPress themes. Simply enable AIOSEO to make your WordPress theme SEO friendly.
370
371 = Will AIOSEO slow down my website? =
372
373 Nope, AIOSEO will NOT slow down your website. We understand that speed is important for SEO, that's why our code is properly optimized for maximum performance. Remember, faster websites rank higher in search. Use AIOSEO for fast SEO improvements.
374
375 = Can I use AIOSEO on client sites? =
376
377 Yes, you can use AIOSEO on client websites.
378
379 = Are AIOSEO sitemaps better than default WordPress sitemaps? =
380
381 Yes, AIOSEO smart sitemaps are a lot more optimized than the default WordPress sitemaps. Once you enable AIOSEO, our XML sitemaps will override the default WordPress sitemaps, so you can improve your SEO rankings.
382
383 We also offer advanced SEO sitemaps such as News Sitemap, Video Sitemap, and RSS Sitemap.
384
385 Our SEO sitemaps come with granular control such as links per sitemap, enable / disable post types or taxonomies, include / exclude specific links from sitemap, add additional non-WordPress pages to sitemaps, customize sitemap priority & frequency for each section of your site, and more.
386
387 This is why experts rate AIOSEO as the best WordPress SEO plugin.
388
389 = Does AIOSEO help with SEO Verification? =
390
391 Yes. AIOSEO can help you with website SEO verification with various webmaster tools such as Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, Yandex, Baidu, Pinterest, and just about every other site verification you need.
392
393 = Why is AIOSEO better than other SEO plugins? =
394
395 There are many WordPress SEO plugins out there. Unlike others, AIOSEO WordPress SEO plugin is always reliable. Our SEO features are results focused (no bloat), and we offer exceptional customer support.
396
397 AIOSEO is the original WordPress SEO plugin, and it's trusted by over 3 million website owners.
398
399 = Do I really need an XML Sitemap? =
400
401 **Yes! XML Sitemaps help Google and other search engines to find all the pages of your website.**
402
403 An XML sitemap is a list of all the content on your website. The sitemap helps search engine bots to easily see all the content on your site in one place, The XML sitemap file is hidden from your human visitors, however search engines like Google can see it.
404
405 Without an XML sitemap, some of your web pages may never be included in Google search results, and won't get any traffic.
406
407 XML Sitemaps also help you tell Google which pages you DON'T want included in search results. This can help your SEO to prevent keyword cannibalization and duplicate content issues.
408
409 As part of your SEO strategy, **an XML sitemap can help you to improve your domain authority and unlock more traffic from Google, Bing and other search engines**.
410
411 AIOSEO can easily help you get your sitemaps listed inside Google Search Console so your content can start to get indexed today!
412
413 = Does AIOSEO integrate directly with Google Search Console? =
414
415 Absolutely! Our integration with Google Search Console allows you to monitor and maintain your website's presence on Google. With our direct integration, you can easily view important information about your website, such as the number of clicks, impressions, and the average position for each keyword that your website's content appears for in Google search results. You can also track your contents page speed using Google's Page Speed Insights directly inside your WordPress dashboard.
416
417 Additionally, AIOSEO can also provide you with data on the most frequently used keywords, the most popular pages on your website, and any crawl errors or security issues that may arise. By integrating with Google Search Console, AIOSEO provides website owners with valuable insights that can help to improve SEO and overall online visibility. With this integration, you can track your site's progress over time and make data-driven decisions that will help you achieve your SEO goals.
418
419 == Screenshots ==
420
421 1. SEO Content Analyzer (Gutenberg)
422 2. SEO Content Analyzer (Classic Editor)
423 3. SEO Setup Wizard
424 4. SEO Site Analysis
425 5. Webmaster Tools Connect
426 6. Social Media Integrations
427 7. Local SEO
428 8. Sitemaps
429 9. Search Appearance Settings
430 10. Robots.txt Editor
431 11. RSS Content Control
432 12. Headline Analyzer
433 13. Redirect Manager
434 14. Link Assistant
435
436 == Upgrade Notice ==
437
438 = 4.9.9 =
439
440 This update adds major improvements and bug fixes.