SEO Ultimate
At risk: no release in 121 months (last release 3 Nov 2016).
Capped at 59 while a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 10 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 4.6 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 3 Nov 2016. Tested up to 4.6, 25 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Average rating stayed at 1.0 between Q4 2024 and Q2 2026.
| 5 star | 54 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 18 |
| 3 star | 2 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 23 |
- This Plugin Broke my Site - Don’t Install · 1 star · 16 Jun 2026
- Do Not Buy. No Longer Supported. Can’t Log In. Dev Still Charges Subscriptions · 1 star · 13 Nov 2024
- Bad customer service · 1 star · 11 Apr 2023
Momentum
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 50 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 107 |
| 18 May 2026 | 91 |
| 25 May 2026 | 96 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 96 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 138 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 108 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 76 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 87 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 98 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 95 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 108 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 111 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 100 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 130 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 134 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 101 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 92 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 228 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 135 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 179 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 217 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 187 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 157 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 251 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 236 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 45 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 35% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 7.6.5.9 |
|---|---|
| Author | Jeffrey L. Smith |
| Added | 22 May 2009 |
| Last updated | 3 Nov 2016 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.9 |
| Tested up to | 4.6.30 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Marketing & Advertising > SEO & Search Optimization |
| Tags | seo, suite, yahoo, google, seo ultimate |
Questions
Is SEO Ultimate still maintained?
SEO Ultimate was last updated on 3 Nov 2016. Its Canary status is At risk.
Is SEO Ultimate safe?
SEO Ultimate has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is At risk.
Who owns SEO Ultimate?
The wordpress.org author is Jeffrey L. Smith. Recent committers: SEO Design Solutions, JohnLamansky, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of SEO Ultimate?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google, XML Sitemap Generator for Google, The SEO Framework - Fast, Automated, Effortless., CrawlWP SEO - Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search Performance, WP Sitemap Page.