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Pros
It helps me to understand the holistic vision of SERP ranking factors and gives appropriate suggestions to stand on top in this competitive digital world.
I was successfully able to make happy my clients with the work by using Yoast SEO plugin. Features are great, easy to use, suggests optimizing google ranking factors and that's enough for me.
I love the fact that one could integrate Yoast SEO into many writing or blogging platform to ensure you have a perfect work suitable for search engines.
From finding appropriate keywords to better targeting, Yoast does it all. The readability index is very helpful - it has made a few of our average writers become exceptional at their craft.
Cons
Perhaps, the downside will be that the options in the premium version is too hugely missed in the free version and could be discouraging at times.
When we set up our blog back in 2016, we had no idea how SEO worked.
This gets really annoying when you are entering data in excess of 30 pages.
Or it would say I had no outbound links when I had several. I'm not sure why that would happen but it was annoying getting bad scores even though I had included everything perfectly.
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"Good SEO Tools "
Overall: Is a good solution for clients who have in their team people not so skilled with IT, but who need to manage copywriting, keywords and SEM\SEO.
Pros: If you have YOAST pro, you can find all you need to better manage your SEO in one place, with a very user friendly interface.
Cons: Same tools are available online, like ahrefs, and same settings are possible via code.
"Yoast SEO"
Pros: What I like most about Yoast for my blog is the in-page SEO optimization. This is a helpful feature. I also like the WooCommerce SEO when you upgrade to the paid version.
Cons: I do wish they had better keyword tools.
"Yoast Is Good But Not Secure "
Overall: Overall I am fine to use yoast.
Pros: Now in updated version of 2022 Yoast SEO is providing everything like adding schema, faq schema, knowledge graph and other and its really very helpful to update meta tags of pages and posts on WordPress. My most liked features is it automatically add FAQs schema if i select to add FAQs via Yoast.
Cons: There is nothing related to function i least like but i have faced security issue with Yoast SEO if i didn't update the plugin for long time.
"The best SEO plugin in WordPress that will do On-Page-SEO perfectly"
Overall: My overall experience is in satisficed level with this software, It helped me a lot from all sides. It made my project much easier and effective. I was successfully able to make happy my clients with the work by using Yoast SEO plugin. Features are great, easy to use, suggests optimizing google ranking factors and that's enough for me.
Pros: This plugin is almost an all-rounder that can do everything. There are so many amazing features I noticed in this plugin which is very helpful for a website, even it's a very easy to use. For example, website submission is very easy on Google Search Console or in other webmaster tools like Bing / Yandex. Just a few clicks are able to do that process without pasting the tracking file to the public_html. This plugin shows the page or posts SEO score after adding meta tag, descriptions, keywords, alternative texts on images etc. It also suggests the improvement that the page needs to rank better on search engines. I can edit the htaccess file by using this plugin without going to the cPanel. Another awesome thing is, sitemap creation is super easy with this plugin. Have worked with Yoast SEO so many times to rank webpages on google, I really like this plugin.
Cons: Yoast SEO not will allow you to check the daily or monthly visitors that the website getting. As well as there is a problem with its indexability system. I saw that some websites get SEO errors detected by the Yoast plugin. But there is no easy direction or solution, they suggest Ryte which is really confusing. I don't feel comfortable working with Ryte. Yoast plugin should remove this matter completely. There is a website indexing problem on Google. It takes a long time to Index a website page that is On-Page-SEO optimized through the Yoast SEO plugin.
"Yoast is the best SEO plugin for WordPress"
Overall: Overall it's a great application/plugin for our SEO use. It's the best. I have been using this since I started working in digital marketing.
Pros: Yoast helps with the On-page SEO where you can add proper SEO title, description, slug and keywords. It gives you proper suggestions on how to improve your site's SEO. Even the free version is very useful.
Cons: Some suggestions are difficult to understand.
"Best SEO plugin for WordPress Website"
Overall: For me, Yoast is the best plugin because it is very easy to use and has all the required features.
Pros: What I like the most about Yoast is that Yoast is very easy to use as compared to other WordPress plugins.
Cons: It has less features than other SEO plugins. More features should be added as well.
"WordPress and Yoast SEO"
Overall: Yoast SEO is a "must install" plugin for your WordPress setup. To follow the steps of optimization on each page is not complicated at all, i have some basic knowledge in WordPress.
Pros: Yoast SEO helped me optimize the website SEO to get the best results in search. I ranked up for several keywords quite fast after i installed the the plugin and followed the steps for page optimization. Is easy to setup and customer support was very helpful when I needed some information and how to's.
Cons: You need a separate addon for WooCommerce.
"Work to be done. "
Overall: A good product but has been superseded by others.
Pros: Ease of use and market leader in the outset.
Cons: Large impact on website loading speeds.
"Yoast SEO Wordpress Plugins Makes SEO a Breeze for Small Businesses"
Overall: Ultimately, good SEO boils down to good content and Yoast SEO Plugin for Wordpress provides numerous ways of evaluating content and settings. The configuration page is wizard-like so the initial setup and configuration is straight forward.The things that really stand out are the attention to detail in terms of page content such as readability, keyword focus, and relevance to search phrase. The more I tune a page to take into account the recommendations, the better my page rankings get.
Pros: Being able to manage and analyze SEO within Wordpress is key! Being able to evaluate SEO success in individual pages/posts is essential. There's definitely more than I make use of that can benefit larger operations.
Cons: I can't say there's anything I don't like about Yoast SEO Wordpress Plugin.
"Yoast SEO for SEO"
Overall: Overall, Yoast SEO is a good plugin to manage and increase search engine optimization for every WordPress website. It really does the job when it comes to rank higher on search engines.
Pros: Yoast SEO is easy to deploy and setup. The plugin is light and doesn't interfere with the website performance. Increase SEO parameters for each page is easy and the steps received from it are easy to follow.
Cons: You need other addons for WooCommerce, local, news and video.
"Easy to use and has all the minimum features needed to start the SEO of a website"
Pros: The free version already gives a lot of value and it's really intuitive and easy to use
Cons: I had Yoast on 2 websites when they had an update on the plugin and a of my pages got an error SEO related to the Google search console which had a big impact on my rankings, couldn't get a solution talking with the support.
"My experience using Yoast SEO"
Overall: My overall experience using Yoast is neutral as I have learned so much since the days of using it, I think it would be unreasonable to hold any other position at this time. I do know that other successful SEO experts value Yoast SEO.
Pros: I only used Yoast for a brief period, in my early days of creating SEO-based websites, at that time it was one of the best plugins out there.
Cons: During my time using Yoast SEO, I didn't notice the level of success I now enjoy using another plugin.
"Perfect with WordPress"
Overall: I like it, I find it simple and intuitive. Sometimes, however, the stringency of some parameters that indicate non-existent problems should be reviewed.
Pros: I use it daily. It allows me to better index all the web contents of the company I work for. The features are different, perfectly integrated into the administration panel of the page/post.
Cons: Sometimes the software doesn't recognize when a page is built the way it does for a certain reason and reports non-existent errors.
"Number one Wordpress plugin"
Pros: Yoast SEO provides a comprehensive set of tools and features to optimize on-page elements, such as meta titles, meta descriptions, URLs, and heading tags. Also, Yoast SEO automatically generates XML sitemaps for your website, making it easier for search engines to crawl and index your site.
Cons: While Yoast SEO aims to be user-friendly, some of its features and settings can be overwhelming for novice users or those with limited SEO knowledge. Understanding and configuring advanced settings may require additional learning and experimentation.
""One of the Best SEO Tool on the Market""
Overall: My entire SEO experience has always been profitable, I mean great, and this SEO tool is excellent for bloggers.
Pros: For every website we create for a client, we use Yoast. It handles all of your SEO needs and is easy to use. The ability to integrate with Google Search Console is fantastic. Additionally, it offers the choice of pinging and submitting your updates to GSC for quicker indexing. The category slugs, SILO, and Meta Data are all added to each page using Yoast.
Cons: Actually, there isn't much to dislike. The majority of the functions either contain instructions to assist you to comprehend the selections or are rather simple. They do an excellent job of linking out to well-written documentation clarifying the topic for those alternatives that are very complex. The business also offers no-cost training on a variety of subjects.
"Awesome but pricey. Good things comes with a price, right?"
Overall: Really a fantastic tool, but not the most affordable piece of software.
Pros: The powerful on-page SEO tool is by far one of the best on the market. Just on par with Rankmath.
Cons: The price. The pricing is way too expensive as compared to several other tools available on the market.
"The Best SEO Plugin for WordPress Website"
Overall: My overall experience with Yoast SEO is really amazing because I always use Yoast SEO in my all websites. After adding a new post or page I analyze the SEO score on my page through Yoast SEO, then I edit and modify all these options according to the best SEO options.
Pros: Yost SEO plugin allows you to manage and control all SEO options of your Website. You can add titles, descriptions, and a lot of other SEO options.
Cons: I never faced any issues or cons in the Yoast SEO plugin, because I have increased the ranking of my websites in the search engines using this incredible plugin.
"A must have plugin for On-Page SEO things"
Pros: Yoast SEO helps you take care of some of the basic On-Page things for your Wordpress site. For example, it tells you the readability score, and SEO score for your pages & blogs, which helps you improve things for both readers and bots. Also, it has features for setting social media share images for your blogs & pages, without you needing to know too many technical things about open graph tags, or Twitter cards. One more feature that I like in Yoast is that, if there are any noticeable problems that might affect your SEO efforts e.g. robotx.txt issues or something else, it would show you the notification for the same. So, you can fix things fast.
Cons: None, that I can think of at the moment.
"Yoast was my go to"
Overall: Overall it was better than nothing, and honestly had it not been for other new to the market plugins that were better, I would most likely be still using it. Yoast was for my company a great option for getting clients to look into their organic website traffic.
Pros: When I used yoast, it was about the only recommended SEO plugin on the market. It did the job but it was very limited on the free version and was constantly prompting you to get the paid version. I have to say that it did its job and helped with some of the SEO needed to get a site in better shape than having no tools at all.
Cons: The biggest negative was how "heavy" it was considering it was not the full version of the plugin. It also left out some really vital components of basic SEO, which was justified by the fact that we were using the free version.
"Very Useful "
Overall: I really enjoy the product, will continue to use it and recommend it.
Pros: I love how it scans the page and gives you feedback on its quality for ranking and how it allows you to create meta titles and descriptions for each page. Great for SEO!
Cons: I do wish it offered more in-depth schema markup capabilities.
"Online Business has no future without SEO"
Overall: I am using Yoast SEO plugin for checking the SEO of my content and optimizing content according to its suggestion. Without the plugin, it takes lots of time and effort to create optimized content that will rank on google search.
Pros: SEO and readability checker is the best thing that I like about the Yoast SEO plugin. It is suitable for any templates like eCommerce, blog, or portfolio and easily sync with our data and gives appropriate suggestion for better ranking of our articles.
Cons: While checking SEO, it focuses on exact keywords only and ignores the LSI keyword, which something leads us to over-optimize of our content.
"Perfect for learning SEO"
Overall: I installed the Yoast SEO plugin on my website in an effort to start ranking on Google. I run a small business in my local community and would write a few articles here and there for my website but nothing ever showed up on the first page of Google. I started using Yoast and learned about SEO by following their checklist and suggestions to improve my articles. I am definitely still a newbie when it comes to SEO but I've learned a lot since installing Yoast. I think it's great for anyone just learning SEO.
Pros: Yoast is really easy to use even for someone who is completely new to SEO like me. The plugin ranks your articles and shows you where you can improve by adding more keywords, increasing your word count, etc. It takes all the guesswork out of SEO because it lays it all out for you in an easy-to-understand list. I really like how it provides the "why" behind each category it ranks you on. Under each category, there are links to articles explaining why and how Google ranks you on each category for SEO and what you can do to improve. I really learned most of what I know about SEO through Yoast.
Cons: I had a few problems when I initially installed the Yoast plugin. I had to reinstall it several times before it worked properly. It may have been a problem with an interaction between other plugins I had installed at the time as I had to uninstall several other plugins to get Yoast to finally work.
"Beginner friendly but expensive SEO plugin"
Overall: Yoast has been a trusted SEO plug-in for me. I would definitely recommend this plugin to anyone who is trying to optimize their WordPress website.
Pros: I started using this to help with SEO on my WordPress website. It helped me with choosing the right keywords and rank well .It's really quite intuitive and simple to use. It's helped me a lot in optimizing the website, especially the meta data. It helps me to ensure that my SEO is on point and that my pages are well optimized for search engines.
Cons: It is a little bit expensive. It should have some cheaper options for individual site owners.
"Popular All-in-one SEO Plugin"
Overall: My overall experience with Yoast SEO has been a positive one. The plugin is easy to use. By using this plugin, you can make sure your blog is optimized for search engines. This will give your blog more exposure and more readers.
Pros: Yoast SEO plugin allows you to optimize your website for search engines, social media, and content promotion. It has a wide range of features that make it a go-to tool for any website owner. This plugin also includes a free WordPress SEO audit that provides you with valuable insights into your site's SEO performance. It provides all the tools necessary to optimize your content, whether you are writing a blog post or creating an e-commerce website.
Cons: This plugin has is that it can be overoptimized due to its default settings which can make your site look spammy to search engines like Google and Bing in some cases. Some features are only available through the premium version of this product. All those features, however, are offered free on other SEO plugins.
"Best for optimizing SEO of both page and post content."
Overall: Yoast adds so much value to my website. I've never seen such great features in one plugin. It really makes our page stand out. This is a must-have plugin. There's no other plugin that works like it. It's a great and ultimate way to make our content stand out.
Pros: Yoast SEO is one of the most popular, best, and most used WordPress SEO plugins. It works on our page and posts content, our front page, and internal links. It helps us write better content, and it helps Google and other search engines understand it. Use Yoast SEO to optimize our WordPress blog for search engines.
Cons: I love this WordPress plugin. It's easy to use and has saved me from so many issues. I recommend it to anyone who is trying to grow their business digitally.