New: From longform to key takeaways, in seconds. Meet Yoast AI Summarize

Today, we’re excited to welcome Yoast AI Summarize to our growing family of AI features. Just like our other AI tools, this new feature is designed to make your publishing process faster and easier by putting powerful, practical AI right where you work, in the WordPress Block Editor. 

Yoast AI Summarize is perfect for bloggers, content teams, agencies, and publishers who want to give readers instant value while also making sure their posts clearly communicate the intended message. 

What does Yoast AI Summarize do? 

You’ve finished drafting your post, great! But before you hit “Publish,” wouldn’t it be helpful to instantly see the core points your content is actually conveying? That’s exactly what Yoast AI Summarize does. 

With one click, you can insert a Key Takeaways block into your content. Yoast AI Summarize scans your post’s main body and creates a short, bullet-point summary, giving your readers a quick, scannable snapshot, and giving you a chance to check if your post is truly saying what you want it to. 

How you can access the new feature 

Yoast AI Summarize is automatically available to all Yoast SEO Premium customers. Just make sure you’ve updated to the latest version and granted consent to use AI. 

Once enabled, simply: 

1. Open your post in the WordPress Block Editor. 

2. Add the new block from the “Yoast AI Blocks” section 

3. Click to generate summary, and watch your Key Takeaways section appear in seconds. 

Where you can use Yoast AI Summarize 

Right now, Yoast AI Summarize works in the WordPress Block Editor on posts and pages. The block is fully editable, you can change the title, rewrite bullet points, or move it anywhere in your content flow. 

Pricing and usage 

There are no hidden costs for Yoast AI Summarize, it’s included in Yoast SEO Premium. Like our other AI features, it uses our spark counter to track usage. 

• A spark is a single click on an AI feature. 

• Generating one summary = one spark. 

• Your spark counter resets at the start of each month. 

• There’s currently no hard limit, so you can experiment freely. 

Limitations 

Yoast AI Summarize is currently in beta. That means you may notice a few restrictions: 

• Only available in the WordPress Block Editor. 

• Summaries are excluded from Yoast SEO and Readability Analysis to protect your scores. 

• Currently works only on published or drafted content within supported blocks. 

• For very long posts, it may take a few seconds for the summary to generate. 

Try out Yoast AI Summarize today 

Upgrade to Yoast SEO Premium to unlock this and all our AI features, including the award-nominated Yoast AI Generate and the powerful Yoast AI Optimize. With Yoast AI Summarize, you can work faster, keep your content aligned with your intent, and give your readers instant value with clear, scannable takeaways. 

Update to the latest version and try it out today! 

Beth Parker

Beth is Product Marketing Manager at Yoast. Before joining the company, she honed her digital marketing and project management skills in various in-house and agency environments.

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 A smoother Redirect Manager and Yoast AI Optimize for Classic Editor 

We just introduced two new updates to Yoast SEO Premium that focus on clarity and speed. Yoast SEO Redirect Manager just got a cleaner, more user-friendly workspace. After heavy testing, Yoast AI Optimize is now available for the Classic Editor. It helps you optimize your copy for readability and SEO without disrupting your workflow or website performance. 

Redirects, made simpler 

The Redirect Manager helps you prevent errors like 404s and 410s by automatically prompting you to create redirects when you move or delete content. The core functionality remains the same. The new design makes redirect management easier and clearer. 

Here’s a quick reminder of what the Redirect Manager helps you do: 

• Quickly set up and manage redirects without digging through menus 
• See exactly where each redirect starts and ends 
• Import and export multiple redirects in bulk using CSV files 
• Apply advanced regex rules to support more complex setups, such as full migrations 

Whether you’re making small updates or handling a major restructuring, everything is easier to manage. No extra tools or technical steps required. It’s all built into your Yoast SEO Premium. 

Yoast AI Optimize in the Classic Editor 

Yoast AI Optimize brings smart, targeted SEO support into your writing flow. After heavy testing, we extended it to the Classic Editor. Improvements are easy to review and apply, and the final decision stays within the editor, under your complete control. 

Optimize faster, keep your control: 

• Get real-time AI suggestions that help improve SEO and readability 
• Edit suggestions to match your style and tone of voice 
• Apply or dismiss suggestions easily without breaking your writing flow 
• Use it in both the Classic and Block editors with Yoast SEO Premium 

Supports optimization for: 

• Keyphrase in introduction 
• Keyphrase distribution 
• Keyphrase density 
• Sentence length 
• Paragraph length 

Yoast AI Optimize helps improve SEO scores faster while keeping a natural writing style, in both the Classic and Block editors. 

Carl Henry Addoumieh

When I first started working in marketing, Yoast SEO was the first plugin I used. Today, I work with the tool that I depended on the most. I’m Carl Henry, my background is in SaaS marketing with a focus on content. I like basketball, padel, painting, and gaming.

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Updated llms.txt: More control for future discovery 

AI tools are changing how people discover your website, and not always in the way you’d want. 

They might surface old blog posts, low-priority pages, or content that no longer reflects your brand. That can confuse users, damage trust, and dilute your expertise. 

That’s where llms.txt comes in. And now, you can personalize it. 

Choose what AI sees 

The llms.txt file points large language models to the content on your site that deserves attention. With the latest update, you’re in control: 

• Manual mode: Pick the exact posts or pages you want to include. 
• Automatic mode: Let Yoast handle it by prioritizing cornerstone content and sticky posts, updated for you weekly. 
• Easy toggle: Turn the feature on or off anytime. No coding, uploads, or extra tools. 

Why this matters 

AI is already influencing how people experience your site and brands through summaries, answers, and search results. 

If it highlights the wrong content, it can: 

• Misrepresent your business 
• Confuse your audience 
• Undermine your credibility 

This update gives you more control over how your site is understood by large language models now and as AI-driven search continues to evolve. 

Built for the future of SEO 

• Fully integrated in Yoast SEO and Yoast SEO Premium 
• No third-party plugins needed 
• Designed specifically for AI visibility, not just general SEO 

You’ll find all llms.txt settings in the Site Features panel. Just flip the switch and choose the setup that works best for you. 

Learn how to set up llms.txt in Yoast SEO 

Carl Henry Addoumieh

When I first started working in marketing, Yoast SEO was the first plugin I used. Today, I work with the tool that I depended on the most. I’m Carl Henry, my background is in SaaS growth marketing with a focus on content. I like basketball, padel, painting, and gaming.

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Site Kit by Google insights in your Yoast SEO Dashboard

Ever feel frustrated having to jump between different apps just to check your site’s SEO performance? We’ve simplified things for you. Yoast now seamlessly integrates insights from Site Kit by Google (Google Analytics and Search Console) right into your Yoast Dashboard, giving you one clear view to manage your website’s SEO effectively.

Here’s why you’ll love this:

Connect once, get instant clarity: Easily link your Yoast Dashboard and Site Kit by Google just once, avoiding multiple logins and complex workflows.

Instantly see where to focus your efforts: Efficiently recognize your best opportunities to boost visibility and rankings, allowing you to prioritize SEO tasks effectively.

Stay effortlessly informed: The Yoast Dashboard integration with Site Kit by Google connects your analytics and search data seamlessly in one place, so you can quickly see important metrics like organic traffic, impressions, clicks, and bounce rates without switching tabs.

How to connect your Site Kit by Google to the Yoast SEO Dashboard

1. Update your Yoast plugin to the latest version.
2. Go to your Yoast Dashboard in WordPress.
3. Follow the steps in the Site Kit installation widget.
4. Start reviewing insights directly in your Yoast Dashboard.

Connect Site Kit by Google to your Yoast Dashboard today and simplify your SEO workflow!

Disclaimer!

Please note that we’re rolling out this new feature in phases. This means that you might not see the Site Kit integration in your Yoast Dashboard yet. Eventually, this integration will be available to everyone, so stay tuned!

Carl Henry Addoumieh

When I first started working in marketing, Yoast SEO was the first plugin I used. Today, I work with the tool that I depended on the most. I’m Carl Henry, my background is in SaaS growth marketing with a focus on content. I like basketball, padel, painting, and gaming.

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