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Simple SEO by Eighteen26

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Description

Simple SEO is an ultra-lightweight, fast, and ad-free alternative to bloated SEO plugins like Yoast, Rank Math, and All in One SEO (AIOSEO).

Engineered for speed, performance, and author ease-of-use, Simple SEO lets you manage essential SEO metadata without bloating your database or slowing down your WordPress website.

Key Features

  • Maximum Performance: Lightweight code (< 500 lines), zero external API calls, zero bloatware.
  • Smart Page Builder Text Stripper: Intelligently extracts readable text and strips messy shortcode syntax from page builders (WPBakery, Elementor, Divi) for automatic meta descriptions and excerpts.
  • Universal 1-Click SEO Importer: Seamlessly import metadata from Yoast SEO, Rank Math, SEOPress, and All in One SEO (AIOSEO) without modifying original source data.
  • Bulk SEO Audit Dashboard: Quick overview of missing meta descriptions, duplicate titles, and accidental noindex states.
  • Real-time SEO Score: Live score gauge (0 to 100%) calculated instantly inside the post editor.
  • Author Checklist: Real-time optimization guidance (title length, meta description length, focus keyword presence).
  • Open Graph & Twitter Cards: Live preview and custom social sharing image support.
  • XML Sitemap: Seamless integration with WordPress native XML sitemaps.
  • Admin Post Column: View SEO scores directly inside the WordPress posts and pages list table.
  1. Upload the simple-seo-custom folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory or upload the ZIP via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. (Optional) Go to Settings > Simple SEO & Audit and select your previous SEO plugin to import all data in 1-click.
Is my historical SEO data preserved when migrating?

Yes, absolutely. Simple SEO automatically reads existing Yoast, Rank Math, SEOPress, and AIOSEO metadata and provides a 1-click migration tool to copy all your data.

Is the plugin compatible with Gutenberg and the Classic Editor?

Yes, Simple SEO works seamlessly with both Gutenberg and the Classic Editor.

1.3.1

  • Fixed automatic meta description fallback for Page Builders (WPBakery, Elementor, Divi, etc.): automatically strips raw shortcodes like [vc_row], [vc_column] and extracts clean readable text.
  • Enhanced editor real-time keyword and content analysis by ignoring raw builder shortcode markup.

1.3.0

  • Added Universal 1-Click SEO Importer (supports Yoast SEO, Rank Math, SEOPress, and All in One SEO).
  • Added automatic multi-plugin fallback tag parser (%%title%%, %post_title%, #post_title, %%sitename%%).
  • Added dropdown import selector in Admin settings.

1.2.0

  • Added Bulk Audit Dashboard in Admin.
  • Added duplicate canonical tag conflict prevention with active themes/plugins.

1.1.0

  • Added real-time SEO score and author optimization checklist.
  • Added SEO Score column in admin post list table.

1.0.0

  • Initial release with Open Graph, Meta Title, Description, Noindex, and All in One SEO migration support.
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