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Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI

by Yoast · 10,000,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: 4 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security70
Support96
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoSEC-34 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
joostdevalk21 May 2012 to 1 Apr 2020, 284 commits
Yoast26 Jun 2018 to 4 Nov 2026, 1428 commits
ireneyoast14 Mar 2019 to 14 Apr 2020, 17 commits
lopo4 Jul 2024 to 17 Mar 2026, 6 commits

4 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
8 days ago
Releases, 24 months
55
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
Q1 20248
Q2 20246
Q3 20246
Q4 20246
Q1 20256
Q2 20258
Q3 20257
Q4 20257
Q1 20268
Q2 20266
Q3 20267
Q4 20262

Last release 27 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

96% of 45 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
24 Jul 2026Yoast SEO <= 28.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Slug (post_name)6.4<= 28.028.10
26 May 2026Yoast SEO <= 26.5 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via 'post_id' Parameter4.3<= 26.526.60
21 Mar 2026Yoast SEO <= 27.1.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'jsonText' Block Attribute6.4<= 27.1.127.20
5 Feb 2026Yoast SEO <= 26.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'yoast-schema' Block Attribute6.4<= 26.826.90
14 May 2024Yoast SEO <= 22.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 22.622.70
6 May 2024Yoast SEO <= 22.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 22.522.60
24 Nov 2023Yoast SEO <= 21.0 - Authenticated (Seo Manager+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 21.021.10
2 Mar 2023Yoast SEO <= 20.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 20.220.2.10
5 Oct 2021Yoast SEO <= 17.2 - Full Path Disclosure5.3< 17.317.3316
9 Jul 2019Yoast SEO <= 11.5 - Authenticated Stored Cross Site Scripting6.4<= 11.511.6-RC5n/a
6 Nov 2018Yoast SEO <= 9.1.0 - Race Condition to Remote Code Execution6.6<= 9.1.09.2.0n/a
22 Nov 2017Yoast SEO <= 5.7.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 5.7.15.8.0n/a
2 Aug 2016Yoast SEO <= 3.4.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.4< 3.4.13.4.1652
14 Jun 2016Yoast SEO <= 3.2.5 - Cross-Site Scripting4.7<= 3.2.53.3.0701
6 May 2016Yoast SEO <= 3.2.4 - Sensitive Data Exposure5.3<= 3.2.43.2.5740
20 Apr 2015Yoast SEO <= 2.0.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 2.12.11122
11 Mar 2015Yoast SEO <= 1.7.3.3 - Blind SQL Injection8.8<= 1.5.6, 1.6 to 1.6.3, 1.7 to 1.7.31.5.7406
10 Mar 2015Yoast SEO <= 1.7.3.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery7.5<= 1.5.6, 1.6 to 1.6.3, 1.7 to 1.7.3.31.5.7407
1 Aug 2014Yoast SEO <= 1.4.6 - Missing Authorization6.5<= 1.4.61.4.7628
31 Oct 2012Yoast SEO <= 2.1.1 - Cross Site Scripting via post_title parameter6.1<= 2.1.12.22023

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
Q2 20264.1
Q3 20263.8
Q4 20264.3

Average rating rose from 4.1 to 4.3 between Q2 2026 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star25991
4 star642
3 star202
2 star139
1 star846
Latest low reviews

Momentum

10,000,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
4 May 2026334,178
11 May 20264,445,985
18 May 20261,153,870
25 May 20264,458,066
1 Jun 2026932,560
8 Jun 20264,434,202
15 Jun 2026903,878
22 Jun 20264,402,922
29 Jun 2026878,343
6 Jul 20264,768,772
13 Jul 2026869,183
20 Jul 20264,473,622
27 Jul 2026918,775
3 Aug 20264,881,177
10 Aug 2026832,590
17 Aug 20264,685,506
24 Aug 2026854,735
31 Aug 20264,587,455
7 Sep 2026791,945
14 Sep 20264,723,209
21 Sep 2026989,845
28 Sep 20264,374,106
5 Oct 20261,267,869
12 Oct 20264,332,651
19 Oct 20261,033,195
26 Oct 20264,817,346
2 Nov 2026180,025

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 2% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version28.8
AuthorYoast
Added11 Oct 2010
Last updated27 Oct 2026
Active installs10,000,000+
Requires WordPress7.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > SEO & Search Optimization
Tagsseo, schema, Readability, xml sitemap, Content analysis

Other plugins by this author: Yoast Duplicate Post, ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO, Yoast Test Helper, Custom field finder, Redirectioner, Term Menu Order

Questions

Is Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI still maintained?

Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI was last updated on 27 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI safe?

Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 4 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI?

The wordpress.org author is Yoast. Recent committers: Yoast, lopo, ireneyoast, joostdevalk, atimmer. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI?

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.

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