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:
Open your post in the WordPress Block Editor.
Add the new block from the “Yoast AI Blocks” section
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 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.
Do you want to take your site’s SEO to the next level? Yoast SEO Premium can help you out! But there is also a free version of Yoast SEO. So, what exactly is the difference between the free version of Yoast SEO and Yoast SEO Premium? How do these two compare? And is Yoast SEO Premium worth it? Let’s uncover the ten reasonswhy you should buy Yoast SEO Premium today!
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Yoast SEO free vs premium: what is the difference?
Do you want to compare the main differences between Yoast SEO Free and Premium? This table will give you quick insights:
Yoast SEO Premium
Includes Local SEO, Video SEO, and News SEO plugins
Yoast SEO Premium provides everything you need to improve your website’s visibility, whether you’re a business owner, publisher, agency, or content creator.
(Beta) Get AI-powered suggestions to optimize your content
Get optimization suggestions and apply changes instantly with Yoast’s AI features, saving you time and ensuring your content is search engine-friendly. This feature is currently in beta.
(Beta) Get high-quality titles and meta descriptions with Yoast AI
Yoast’s AI helps you craft optimized SEO titles and meta descriptions for search and social, boosting your CTR while saving you time.
Optimize for up to five keyword synonyms by adding variants
Include up to four keyword synonyms for a broader reach, and receive a complete SEO analysis for each one.
Automatic redirects: so no more dead links or 404 errors
Effortlessly redirect old or renamed pages to maintain satisfaction for both your visitors and Google.
Get real-time suggestions for internal links
As you write, you’ll receive suggestions for internal links to other pages, which Google favors and can boost your ranking.
Preview your page on Facebook and Twitter/X
You have complete control over your page’s social media appearance, ensuring it entices users to click.
24/7 support
Our helpful and expert support team is ready to assist you with any questions via email or live chat.
Safeguard your content from being used to train AI bots
Easily protect your intellectual property and data privacy by blocking AI bots from scraping your content with a simple toggle.
Includes 1 free seat to the Yoast SEO Google Docs add-on
Create and optimize your SEO content in Google Docs with Yoast’s guidance, ideal for teamwork with internal and external partners. Enjoy 1 free seat, valued at $5/month.
Yoast SEO Free
Find other ways to optimize your website for SEO
No comprehensive SEO solution. You’d need to find other ways to optimize your website, especially if you have a local business, a news website, or if you have a lot of videos.
No AI
You have to manually optimize all your content yourself.
No AI
You have to manually write and optimize all your SEO titles and meta descriptions yourself.
Only 1 keyword per page
Optimize for one keyword per post or page.
No redirect manager
Forgetting to set up a redirect results in visitors hitting a 404 page, which displeases both them and Google.
You need to guess which links would work best
Identify which pages to link to for improved rankings, for both new and existing pages on your site.
No preview of your page on social media
Without a preview of social snippets, you’re left guessing and hoping for the best.
No support
No support
You can help yourself with our extensive knowledge database.
Manually edit robots.txt file
Manually edit your robots.txt file to block AI bots, at the risk of making mistakes.
No free access to the Yoast SEO Google Docs add-on
Transferring draft content from Google Docs to your website for SEO optimization slows your workflow and makes collaboration with internal and external teams more time-consuming.
Yoast SEO Premium vs Yoast SEO Free
Includes Local SEO, Video SEO, and News SEO plugins
Yoast SEO Premium provides everything you need to improve your website’s visibility, whether you’re a business owner, publisher, agency, or content creator.
Find other ways to optimize your website for SEO
No comprehensive SEO solution. You’d need to find other ways to optimize your website, especially if you have a local business, a news website, or if you have a lot of videos.
(Beta) Get AI-powered suggestions to optimize your content
Get optimization suggestions and apply changes instantly with Yoast’s AI features, saving you time and ensuring your content is search engine-friendly. This feature is currently in beta.
No AI
You have to manually optimize all your content yourself.
(Beta) Get high-quality titles and meta descriptions with Yoast AI
Yoast’s AI helps you craft optimized SEO titles and meta descriptions for search and social, boosting your CTR while saving you time.
No AI
You have to manually write and optimize all your SEO titles and meta descriptions yourself.
Optimize for up to five keyword synonyms by adding variants
Include up to four keyword synonyms for a broader reach, and receive a complete SEO analysis for each one.
Only 1 keyword per page
Optimize for one keyword per post or page.
Automatic redirects: so no more dead links or 404 errors
Effortlessly redirect old or renamed pages to maintain satisfaction for both your visitors and Google.
No redirect manager
Forgetting to set up a redirect results in visitors hitting a 404 page, which displeases both them and Google.
Get real-time suggestions for internal links
As you write, you’ll receive suggestions for internal links to other pages, which Google favors and can boost your ranking.
You need to guess which links would work best
Identify which pages to link to for improved rankings, for both new and existing pages on your site.
Preview your page on Facebook and Twitter/X
You have complete control over your page’s social media appearance, ensuring it entices users to click.
No preview of your page on social media
Without a preview of social snippets, you’re left guessing and hoping for the best.
24/7 support
Our helpful and expert support team is ready to assist you with any questions via email or live chat.
No support
No support
You can help yourself with our extensive knowledge database.
Safeguard your content from being used to train AI bots
Easily protect your intellectual property and data privacy by blocking AI bots from scraping your content with a simple toggle.
Manually edit robots.txt file
Manually edit your robots.txt file to block AI bots, at the risk of making mistakes.
Includes 1 free seat to the Yoast SEO Google Docs add-on
Create and optimize your SEO content in Google Docs with Yoast’s guidance, ideal for teamwork with internal and external partners. Enjoy 1 free seat, valued at $5/month.
No free access to the Yoast SEO Google Docs add-on
Transferring draft content from Google Docs to your website for SEO optimization slows your workflow and makes collaboration with internal and external teams more time-consuming.
What are the benefits of Yoast SEO Premium?
For over fifteen years, Yoast SEO has provided small businesses, bloggers, marketers, and online and offline stores with almost everything they need to compete in the search results. Over the years, we made the plugin better and better — following feedback from users, through thorough research and insights from insiders at the search engines. Today, Yoast SEO is run by a team of passionate SEO experts and built by very talented developers.
While the free version of Yoast SEO gives you a lot of tools to help you do well in the search results, Yoast SEO Premium makes many tasks much easier. It saves precious time that you can invest in other ways. Yoast SEO Premium also gives you additional tools, like, for instance, Local SEO, AI features, internal linking suggestions, and the redirect manager. You can use all of these tools to build an impressive site structure. All of this helps make your site a great fit for users and search engines alike. As such, Yoast SEO Premium is a wise investment.
Buy Yoast SEO Premium now!
Unlock powerful features and much more for your WordPress site with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin!
1: Yoast SEO Premium comes with amazing AI features
Yoast SEO Premium now offers AI-powered features that streamline your SEO tasks. With Yoast AI Generate, you can create engaging titles and meta descriptions effortlessly. Choose from multiple options or generate more until you find the perfect fit. Meanwhile, Yoast AI Optimize provides smart suggestions to enhance your existing content, ensuring SEO best practices are met with just a click. These tools integrate smoothly into your workflow, saving you time and effort while keeping your content search-engine friendly. Available for WordPress and Shopify, these features help you maintain control over your content’s final look and feel.
2: Yoast SEO Premium comes with all add-ons
Yoast SEO Premium now includes various separate add-ons, such as News, Video, and Local SEO, in one convenient package. This comprehensive suite enhances your optimization capabilities without needing additional purchases. However, the WooCommerce SEO add-on is not included and is available separately. Enjoy a streamlined experience to boost your site’s performance across different content types and media.
3: Yoast SEO Premium is a time-saver
One of the most important things you need to remember about SEO is that it is never done. There’s always more to do, better content to write, or fixes to make. Luckily, there’s a WordPress SEO plugin that’s glad to be of assistance. As you might know, Yoast SEO is not a set-it-and-forget-it kind of tool. You need to work with it, whether it’s improving your content or building your site structure. In the free version, you still need to do much of the work yourself. Yoast SEO Premium comes with a number of AI tools that can save you lots of time.
4: Use Yoast SEO in Google Docs
The Yoast SEO Google Docs add-on allows you to draft and optimize your SEO content directly within Google Docs. This tool is ideal for seamless collaboration with both internal teams and external partners. You can work on content, refine it, and ensure it aligns with SEO best practices, all without leaving your document. This efficiency streamlines your workflow and enhances team cooperation. Plus, Yoast SEO Premium includes one user seat for this add-on, typically valued at $5 per seat.
You can enjoy the same Yoast SEO analyses in Google Docs
5: Makes doing site maintenance easier
If working on your site is turning into a day job, you might need some help! Premium makes site maintenance easier. For one, Premium comes with a stale cornerstone content finder that reminds you to update your most important content.
Another tool that helps you work on your pages is the redirect manager. Whenever you make changes to pages or URLs, this tool makes sure to add a redirect for you. All you have to do is say where the new URL needs to lead. With the redirect manager, you can also fix your 404 errors in no time. No developer necessary. It’s so helpful that 58% of Premium users praise the redirect manager as the best feature in Yoast SEO Premium!
Building a solid site structure is one of the quickest routes to success. Making your content easily accessible to users and search engines helps them both make sense of your site. Yoast SEO Premium comes with a number of tools that help you build relevant links that can build a solid foundation for your site structure. Our plugin comes with internal linking blocks, an orphaned content finder and a targeted internal linking suggestion tool.
With the internal linking suggestions, relevant content will automatically be suggested while you’re writing your new content. There’s no need to remember that all those posts are pages!
“While the free Yoast SEO plugin offers many great features, the Premium version takes things to the next level. The internal linking suggestions feature ensures our blog is organized in a cohesive manner. It also ensures that link equity passes to other posts. This feature alone saves a tremendous amount of time as the plugin suggests links as we write. As the site grows, this feature only becomes more valuable! If you’ve ever tried to develop an interlinking strategy for an established blog, you’ll know exactly what I mean…“
Andrew Evans
7: An advanced language analysis that makes writing more natural
Yoast SEO is famous for its SEO and readability analyses — a.k.a. the colored traffic lights. The feedback these analyses give you helps you produce a great piece of content that adheres to a range of SEO best practices. This works splendidly, but Premium makes this process a lot more natural and flexible.
Premium has a very smart feature called word forms support. This innovative language analysis looks not only at the exact match of the focus keyphrase you enter but also at all the grammatical forms of that word. If you use, for instance, “decoration”, we will find word forms like “decorated” and “decorates” in your text as well, just like Google does. The words don’t even have to be in the same order when your focus keyphrase consists of more than one word.
8: Use synonyms and related keyphrases in your text to make it richer
Search engines get smarter every day, and context is key in SEO. They use the context in which a keyword appears to determine what a text is about. Synonyms and related terms, therefore, are more important than ever. In the free version of Yoast SEO, you can only add a single focus keyphrase. The plugin uses this to help you optimize your post. Yoast SEO Premium has more tricks up its sleeve, making it a much smarter solution. What is that?
Well, you can add a number of synonyms and related keyphrases to your post. By using these, you can make your content come alive. The Premium analysis makes sure that you use these synonyms and related keyphrases correctly in your post. Awesome, right? You can even use the Semrush integration to gather data and trends about your related keyphrases. Premium users can add the related keyphrases Semrush uncovers for you to their post with a single mouse click.
9: Boost AI visibility while maintaining control
Yoast SEO introduces AI-focused features such as llms.txt and AI bot blockers to protect your site’s content and maintain data privacy. The llms.txt file helps AI tools understand your site’s structure and important content. Meanwhile, the AI bot blocker feature lets you safeguard your intellectual property with a simple toggle, preventing AI bots from scraping your content for training purposes. This ensures that your valuable information remains secure and under your control.
10: 24/7 access to our world-class support team
What if you run into issues with the plugin? It would be good if you could contact a real person to help you figure out what the problem is. Luckily, if you sign up for Yoast SEO Premium, you get just that: Premium support. Our helpful support staff is available around the clock to get you up and running in no time.
An incredible bonus: free access to Yoast SEO Academy
Every Yoast SEO Premium subscription comes with complimentary access to Yoast SEO Academy. This is a big deal. We don’t just provide you with the number one WordPress SEO plugin to help you do well in search engines — we also supply many hours of instructional material. We offer several of our courses free of charge to get you started with the basics. But when you sign up for Yoast SEO Premium, you get access to all our SEO courses! Learn about Yoast SEO, SEO copywriting, keyword research, structured data, ecommerce SEO, and many other topics related to SEO!
Invest in Yoast SEO Premium: it pays off!
You see, there are many good reasons to get a Yoast SEO Premium subscription today. A Premium subscription can save you lots of time and gives you access to incredible tools that make working on your site easier and more fun. Plus, you’ll get unrestricted access to Yoast SEO Academy for hundreds of hours of SEO training. And, of course, you get to contact our support team if you should ever run into a problem.
How much does Yoast SEO Premium cost?
You can buy Yoast SEO Premium for $118.80 excluding VAT per year, or €118.80/£118.80 per year, depending on where you are in the world. For this, you not only get Yoast SEO Premium, all the additional plugins like Local SEO and Video SEO, and its awesome tools, but you also get a year of support, updates, and access to all our Yoast SEO Academy courses. Check out all of our products here.
Get Yoast SEO Premium now!
Convinced? Make sure to grab your copy!
Buy Yoast SEO Premium now!
Unlock powerful features and much more for your WordPress site with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin!
Edwin is an experienced strategic content specialist. Before joining Yoast, he worked for a top-tier web design magazine, where he developed a keen understanding of how to create great content.
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.
A smarter analysis in Yoast SEO Premium
Yoast SEO Premium has a smart content analysis that helps you take your content to the next level!
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.
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.
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.
Optimize your content directly inside Google Docs. Yoast SEO’s new Google Docs add-on provides real-time SEO and readability analyses in your writing environment, eliminating the need for multiple apps or CMS logins. You’ll produce fully optimized content faster, collaborate smoothly, and deliver content your audience and search engines love.
Here’s why you’ll love it:
Speed up your content workflow by collaborating and optimizing seamlessly in your existing Google Docs environment, reducing back-and-forth revisions.
Eliminate unnecessary CMS access, ideal for freelancers and agencies managing multiple client relationships without extra logins.
Easily export WordPress-ready content or quickly copy optimized text to your CMS, instantly ensuring your content is publish-ready. Gain immediate visibility into your content’s performance with clear, actionable insights for SEO and readability, saving you valuable time.
Yoast SEO Google Docs Add-on features:
Alongside the ability to work across multiple accounts on the same document and export in WP-compatible format or copy to your own CMS, you’ll get:
Yoast SEO Analysis:
Yoast SEO analysis helps you easily optimize your content so search engines can understand and rank it better. The Yoast traffic light system scans your texts, providing practical feedback on your keyword usage, content structure, and overall optimization. This gives you actionable insights on optimizing your content for better SEO.
Yoast Readability Analysis:
Yoast Readability analysis ensures you create content that your audience loves. It checks key readability aspects such as sentence length, paragraph structure, use of headings, and more. This gives you a straightforward insight into improving readability, making your content accessible to wider audiences, and keeping your audience engaged and on your page for longer.
You get one free linked Google account! You can directly add a Google account to MyYoast and download the Yoast SEO Google add-on. Learn more at by visiting our help article how to get started with the Google Docs add-on.
Pricing
Yoast SEO Premium includes access to one Google account, with additional accounts available for just $60 per year (or $5 per month) per account.
Activate the Google Docs add-on today and streamline your content optimization instantly.
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.
During the initial rollout, we discovered a technical issue where unintended classes were being added to content for some users. While these added classes are harmless and do not impact the functionality or appearance of your content, they should not have been added, that’s on us.
We take this seriously, and to maintain the quality you expect, we’ve been actively working on a solution. We’re pleased to share that a fix has now been released, and the issue has been resolved. For users already affected, we are automatically cleaning up the unintended classes as part of the fix, no action is needed on your part.
As part of our commitment to delivering reliable and thoughtful features, we have also temporarily disabled the AI Optimize feature for the Classic Editor. This will give us time to reconsider our approach and develop an improved solution. We’ll keep you updated and reintroduce the feature as soon as we’re confident in its performance.
Please update your Yoast SEO plugins to the latest version where available. Should you have any concerns, feel free to contact our support team.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
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.
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
Update your Yoast plugin to the latest version.
Go to your Yoast Dashboard in WordPress.
Follow the steps in the Site Kit installation widget.
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!
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.
We’re excited to announce that Yoast AI Optimize is now also available when using the Classic Editor in WordPress!
You’ve finished your copy, great! But those pesky Yoast SEO Analysis lights aren’t all green and you have to make manual changes. That’s where Yoast AI Optimize comes in. With Yoast SEO Premium, you can now get AI-powered suggestions right inside your Classic Editor to help fine-tune your content.
What is Yoast AI Optimize?
Yoast AI Optimize brings smart, targeted SEO support into your writing flow. It gives AI-powered suggestions for specific assessments in the Yoast SEO analysis, such as length, structure, and keyphrase distribution. You’ll see exactly where improvements can be made and get quick, editable suggestions to help you fix them. You can quickly apply or dismiss them; the final decision always remains yours.
Benefits:
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
Whether you’re using the Classic Editor or sticking with the Block Editor, Yoast AI Optimize helps you improve your SEO score faster, without losing the personal touch.
If you’re curious to know how we built this feature, check out our developer blog post with all the behind the scenes.
Ready to optimize smarter? Update to Yoast SEO Premium to try AI Optimize in the Classic Editor today!
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.
With the new Yoast SEO Dashboard, you can see how your site is doing at a glance. Instead of hunting through pages, you’ll find all your key metrics in one place. It’s easy to spot which posts need attention, see where you can improve, and figure out what to tackle first so you can spend more time refining your content and less time searching for data.
We know it can be challenging to improve your content when you have to dig through every post and page. That’s why we created a dashboard that instantly shows your site SEO Perfomance. It streamlines the process so you can focus on what matters: making your content shine.
What you get from the Yoast SEO Dashboard:
Top-level overview of your SEO: see critical insights at a glance without hunting through individual pages
Filterable views of SEO and readability scores: quickly spot where you can make the most significant improvements
Designed for clarity and direction, our dashboard makes it easy to check in, prioritize your next steps, and enhance your content strategy immediately. It’s straightforward, efficient, and all about helping you work smarter.
How to access the Yoast SEO Dashboard:
To access the Yoast SEO Dashboard, you just need to:
Ensure your Yoast SEO is up-to-date: In your WordPress admin area, go to “Plugins” and update Yoast SEO to the latest version
Navigate to the Dashboard: Click on “Yoast SEO” in your WordPress sidebar to land on the dashboard, or click on “Dashboard”
Explore your insights: Review the overview, filter your scores, and start working through your task list
Ready to see how much simpler managing your SEO can be? Get Yoast SEO today and let your new dashboard guide you toward better performance.
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.
Take your content strategy to the next level with expanded Semrush insights in the Yoast SEO plugin! Simplify your SEO process and focus on what matters the most: crafting and optimizing content that resonates and ranks. The Yoast Semrush integration means all Yoast SEO users can access keyword intent, and keyword difficulty and track and analyze up to four keywords. All powered by Semrush—seamlessly integrated into Yoast’s focus keyphrase section.
Keyword difficulty and intent:
Make your keyword choices smarter with data-driven insights:
Keyword difficulty shows how challenging it is to rank for a specific keyword, helping you focus on keywords that are within reach and maximize your chances of ranking.
Keyword intent, or search intent, reveals whether users searching for a keyword are looking for information, products, or services. This gives you the context to create content that genuinely connects with their needs.
These insights empower you to shape content that ranks and resonates—right from Yoast SEO’s analysis section.
Terms can sometimes be overwhelming, so the Yoast team prepared a comprehensive glossary with all the SEO terms you need to build and implement an SEO strategy successfully.
Get started
Click “Get related keyphrases” below the focus keyphrase box to get started. If you haven’t activated your Yoast Semrush integrations, you will be redirected to the Semrush login page. Afterward, you will instantly see keyword insights in the related keyphrases section. This makes adapting your content strategy seamless, allowing you to make quick, data-driven adjustments as you write.
Get started in simple steps:
Click “Get related keyphrases” below the focus keyphrase box.
If you haven’t activated your Yoast Semrush integrations, you will be redirected to the Semrush login page.
You will instantly see keyword insights in the related keyphrases section.
This makes adapting your content strategy seamless, allowing you to make quick, data-driven adjustments as you write. To learn more about activating your integrations within Yoast SEO, visit our help center.
About Yoast Semrush integration
Expanded Semrush insights are available at no additional cost to all users with a Semrush account. Just update your plugin and enjoy the data you need to rank higher, right next to your keywords—effortless, real-time SEO insights, all within Yoast!
Integrate your Semrush account into your Yoast SEO and boost your ranking with valuable data within the plugin. Directly bringing comprehensive keyword research tools to your fingertips without switching platforms. Learn more about the Yoast Semrush integration.
