=== All in One SEO - Best WordPress SEO Plugin - Easily Improve Your SEO Rankings ===
Contributors: aioseo, smub, benjaminprojas
Tags: SEO, Google Search Console, XML Sitemap, meta description, schema, meta title, rich snippets, woocommerce seo, local seo, open graph, google news sitemap, video sitemap, robots.txt, seo audit, content analysis, seo plugin, redirection
Requires at least: 4.9
Tested up to: 5.7.2
Stable tag: 4.1.2.1
License: GPLv2 or later
Requires PHP: 5.4

The original WordPress SEO plugin. Improve your WordPress SEO rankings and traffic with our comprehensive SEO tools and smart SEO optimizations.

== Description ==

= AIOSEO - The Best WordPress SEO Plugin & Toolkit =

All in One SEO for WordPress is the original WordPress SEO plugin started in 2007. Over 2 million smart website owners use AIOSEO to properly setup WordPress SEO, so their websites can rank higher in search engines.

We believe you shouldn't have to hire an SEO expert or developer to properly setup WordPress SEO. That's why we built <a href="https://aioseo.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin" rel="friend" title="All in One SEO for WordPress">AIOSEO</a> as the most comprehensive WordPress SEO plugin and toolkit, so you can improve your website's SEO rankings and uncover new growth opportunities in less than 10 minutes.

At All in One SEO (AIOSEO), user experience is our #1 priority. From website SEO setup to ongoing SEO optimization, our team of SEO experts have created easy to follow SEO workflows that will help you outrank your competitors in search results. This is why many industry leaders award AIOSEO as the most beginner friendly WordPress SEO plugin that's both EASY and POWERFUL!

AIOSEO's <a href="https://aioseo.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin" rel="friend" title="All in One SEO for WordPress">WordPress SEO plugin</a> features are highly optimized for Google and other popular search engine algorithm because we follow the most up to date SEO standards and SEO best practices. We can honestly say that AIOSEO is the best WordPress SEO plugin in the world.

> <strong>AIOSEO Pro</strong><br />
> This plugin is the lite version of the All in One WordPress SEO Pro plugin that comes with all the SEO features you will ever need to rank higher in search engines including smart schema markup, advanced SEO modules, powerful SEO sitemap suite, local SEO module, Google AMP SEO, WooCommerce SEO, and tons more. <a href="https://aioseo.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin" rel="friend" title="All in One SEO for WordPress">Click here to purchase the best premium WordPress SEO plugin now!</a>

We took the pain out of optimizing WordPress SEO and made it easy. Here's why smart business owners, SEO experts, marketers, and developers love AIOSEO, and you will too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVJuc-xUslI

= Properly Setup WordPress SEO (without Hiring an Expert) =

AIOSEO makes it easy to setup WordPress SEO, the RIGHT WAY. Our smart WordPress SEO setup wizard helps you optimize your website's SEO settings based on your unique industry needs.

In less than 10 minutes, you will be able to setup all the advanced WordPress SEO features like XML sitemaps, optimized search appearance, SEO meta title, SEO meta description, SEO keywords, Open Graph SEO Knowledge Panel information, social media integration, SEO search console / webmaster tool connections, local SEO, schema markup, and more.  

But don't just take our word. See what another website owner like yourself is saying:

> Swift, honest, full control. After all these years and having used almost every WP SEO plugin I’m amazed by AIOSEO’s depth, simplicity and fast workflow ❤️<br>
> @aaronbol

= Optimize Your Pages for Higher SEO Rankings with TruSEO Analysis =

Creating SEO optimized content used to be hard. Why?

Because most business owners aren't SEO experts. 

That's why we created the TruSEO score. This gives you a more in-depth SEO optimization analysis and an actionable SEO checklist, so you can easily optimize each page on your website to unlock higher SEO rankings and maximum traffic.

Our SEO content analysis tool is enabled by default in both the Gutenberg block editor and Classic Editor, so you can quickly optimize your blog posts and pages to rank higher in search results.

Our SEO readability analysis gives you further insights on how to improve your content for maximum SEO benefits.

The best part about TruSEO analysis is that you can use it to optimize your posts / pages for unlimited SEO keywords.

= Seamless SEO Integrations with Webmaster Tools & Social Media =

All in One SEO for WordPress offers seamless integration with popular social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, and more. 

This ensures that your website preview is optimized for both search engines (SEO), and social media networks.

AIOSEO also makes it easy to connect your website with Google Search Console, Bing webmaster tools, Yandex webmaster tools, Baidu webmaster tools, Google Analytics, and all other SEO webmaster tools.

This helps you easily measure your SEO results and progress.

> I’m a professional SEO and used many tools and extensions. Regarding simplicity, individuality and configurability All in One SEO Pro is by far the best SEO plugin out there for WordPress.<br>
> Joel Steinmann

= Smart XML Sitemaps and Rich Snippets (Schema Markup) =

Proper website SEO markup plays an important role in improving SEO rankings. That's why smart SEO experts use AIOSEO for on-page SEO optimization.

Aside from the comprehensive WordPress XML sitemap feature, we also offer news sitemap and video sitemap to help you improve your website's SEO ranking / traffic.

AIOSEO comes with built-in smart schema makup features to help you get more traffic through SEO rich snippets, Google featured snippets, and image SEO search results.

> The best SEO plugin. All in One SEO is the best SEO Plugin. I personally find it better than Yoast. This plugin offers so much freedom in configuration.<br>
> hanapupu

= Local SEO, WooCommerce SEO, Google AMP, and More =

All in One SEO is the most comprehensive WordPress SEO plugin / toolkit in the market.

We offer complete support for Google Knowledge Graph and Schema.org markup for local businesses. You can add multiple business locations, opening hours, contact info (business email, business phone, business address, etc) and more with our Local SEO module.

AIOSEO also makes WooCommerce SEO easy. With our SEO plugin, you can optimize your product pages and product categories for better SEO rankings (with just a few clicks).

Since AIOSEO is the original WordPress SEO plugin, we have SEO integrations with all popular WordPress plugins such as membership plugin SEO, landing page plugin SEO, etc. AIOSEO also offers Google AMP integration and works seamlessly with all popular speed / caching plugins.  

> Best SEO Plugin for WordPress. We continue to use All in One SEO on all our WordPress sites and Clients sites, and we recommend it too all other clients.<br>
> MySEOGuy

Since SEO is an essential feature, AIOSEO is a must have plugin for every website!

= Full All in One SEO Feature List =

* WordPress SEO Setup Wizard - Properly setup WordPress SEO in less than 10 minutes.
* On-page SEO Optimization - optimize SEO code markup (without hiring a developer)
* TruSEO score - detailed content & readability analysis to help you optimize your pages for higher SEO rankings.
* Smart Meta Title & Description - Automatic SEO generation, dynamic smart tags, and more.
* Unlimited SEO Keywords - our SEO content analyzer helps you optimize your pages for unlimited keywords.
* XML Sitemap - Advanced SEO sitemaps for your site.
* Video SEO Sitemap - Improve your SEO rankings with video sitemap.
* News SEO Sitemap - Increase your SEO traffic with Google News sitemap.
* RSS SEO Sitemap - Improve SEO crawl frequency with RSS sitemap.
* Automatic Image SEO - Our image SEO module helps your images rank higher.
* Local Business SEO - Improve your local business SEO presence with our local SEO module.
* Rich Snippets Schema - Get better click through rate (CTR) and increase SEO rankings with rich snippets schema.
* Knowledge Graph Support - Improve your website's search appearance with SEO Knowledge panel.
* Sitelinks Search Box - Helps you get a search box in Google SEO rankings.
* Google Site Links - Our SEO markup can help you get sitelinks for your brand.
* Robots.txt Editor - Control what SEO robots can see with our easy SEO robots.txt editor.
* SEO Audit Checklist - Improve your website's SEO ranking with our SEO audit checklist.
* Google Search Console - Connect your WordPress site with Google webmaster tools to see additional SEO insights.
* Search Engine Verification Tools - Easily integrate with other popular SEO webmaster tools to improve search visibility.
* Google AMP SEO - Improve your mobile SEO rankings with Google AMP SEO.
* Advanced SEO Canonical URLs - Prevent duplicate content in SEO with automatic canonical URLs and boost your SEO rankings.
* Advanced Robots Meta SEO Settings - granular controls for no index, no follow, no archive, no snippet, max snippet, max video, and more.
* RSS Content for SEO - Stop content theft from hurting your SEO rankings with our RSS Content tool.
* User Access Control - Control who can manage your SEO settings with our advanced SEO access control.
* Competitor Site SEO Analysis - Use our competitor SEO analysis to outrank them by improving your website's SEO optimization.

= WordPress SEO Integrations =

* WooCommerce SEO - optimize your WooCommerce product pages and improve your store's SEO rankings.
* MemberPress SEO - optimize your MemberPress course pages and improve your membership site's SEO rankings.
* Elementor SEO - add SEO optimization for your landing pages.
* LearnDash SEO - SEO optimization for LearnDash courses.
* Facebook SEO - SEO optimize your website preview on Facebook.
* Twitter SEO - SEO optimize your website preview on Twitter.
* Pinterest SEO - SEO optimize your website preview on Pinterest.
* Open Graph Support - improve your SEO with open graph meta data.
* Knowledge Panel SEO - improve website SEO apperance by adding social media profile links for Facebook, Twitter, Wikpedia, Instagram, LinkedIn, Yelp, YouTube, and more.
* Webmaster Tool Content - Connect your WordPress site with various webmaster tools to improve SEO rankings.

= WordPress SEO Plugin Importer =

* Yoast SEO Importer - easily switch from Yoast SEO to AIOSEO with our settings migrator.
* RankMath SEO Importer - easily switch from RankMath SEO to AIOSEO with our settings migrator
* SEO Settings Backup - create a backup of your AIOSEO settings.
* Advanced SEO Import / Export - easily import / export AIOSEO settings from one site to another.

After reading this feature list, you can probably imagine why AIOSEO is the best WordPress SEO plugin in the market.

Give AIOSEO a try.

Want to unlock more features? <a href="https://aioseo.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin" rel="friend" title="All in One SEO for WordPress">Upgrade to AIOSEO Pro</a>.

= Credits =

This plugin is created by <a href="https://benjaminrojas.net/" rel="friend" title="Benjamin Rojas">Benjamin Rojas</a> and <a href="https://syedbalkhi.com/" rel="friend" title="Syed Balkhi">Syed Balkhi</a>.

= Branding Guideline = 

AIOSEO&reg; is a registered trademark of Semper Plugins LLC. When writing about the WordPress SEO plugin by AIOSEO, please use the following format.

* AIOSEO (correct)
* All in One SEO (correct)
* AIO SEO (incorrect)
* All in 1 SEO (incorrect)

= What's Next =

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== Changelog ==

**New in version 4.1.2.1 – Released on June 29, 2021**

* Fixed: Image sitemap not including images embedded in NextGen galleries.

**New in version 4.1.2 – Released on June 22, 2021**

* New: Headline Analyzer to optimize post titles for better SEO and traffic.
* New: Support for full site redirects and site aliases.
* Updated: TruSEO no longer runs until the post title has been entered.
* Updated: Added notice for unsupported WordPress Core versions.
* Updated: Added support for WooCommerce galleries to Image Sitemap.
* Updated: Added ability to export Breadcrumbs settings.
* Updated: Added link to documentation when SEO Analysis fails.
* Fixed: aioseo_description hook running twice.
* Fixed: Emoji stripped from our metabox when using Classic Editor.
* Fixed: Custom term columns sometimes not rendering.
* Fixed: Shortcodes with parameters ignored when filtering conflicting shortcodes.
* Fixed: PHP 8.0 compatibility.
* Fixed: Invalid price date for generic products.
* Fixed: Allow 0 as price for SoftwareApplication schema.
* Fixed: Compatibility with sites using Snuffleupagus.
* Fixed: WooCommerce Price smart tag output.

**New in version 4.1.1.1 – Released on May 21, 2021**

* Fixed: Dynamic post type/taxonomy settings backup triggering PHP errors
* Fixed: Conflict with Create by Mediavine plugin where our metadata is wiped after saving

**New in version 4.1.1 – Released on May 12, 2021**

* New: Visual breadcrumb trails with block, widget and shortcode support
* Updated: Added support for WooCommerce Variable Products to Product schema and WooCommerce smart tags
* Updated: Added support for Duplicate Post plugin
* Updated: Added new block to list Location Categories
* Updated: Added support for additional macros when importing data from other SEO plugins
* Updated: Added support (via filter hook) for using cover block images as the autogenerated social meta image
* Updated: Added support for VideoPress shortcodes
* Updated: Added support to control the business type for each Location
* Fixed: TruSEO score shown on All Posts/Pages screen when metabox is disabled
* Fixed: V3 migration now also stores migrated data as localized post/term data for WPML
* Fixed: Phone/fax numbers in Local Business schema weren’t stripped of formatting
* Fixed: JavaScript console error when editing an ACF field group
* Fixed: JavaScript console error when adding a Focus Keyphrase when there is no post content yet
* Fixed: Text heart emoji stripped from title/description
* Fixed: Missing server redirects notification is now automatically dismissed after adding the redirect files to the server configuration

**New in version 4.1.0.2 – Released on April 27, 2021**

* Updated: UI enhancements for Redirection Manager
* Updated: Added support for searching for posts by slug when adding a redirect
* Updated: Timestamps for redirect/404 hits are now localized to user’s timezone
* Updated: Added more caching for title/description
* Updated: Added some security hardening recommended by Vincent Michel
* Fixed: Redirect tables and Local SEO posts/terms not dropped when plugin is uninstalled
* Fixed: Hide server exports when using PHP redirects
* Fixed: All Posts/Pages screens time out when user has high post display count
* Fixed: Conflicting REST API header
* Fixed: Deleting redirect in paginated results refreshes back to first page
* Fixed: Plugin sends requests to Semrush after user denied authorization
* Fixed: Incorrect “plugin is already on the latest version” notice when bulk updating plugins

**See our <a href="https://aioseo.com/changelog/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin" target="_blank">changelog</a> for previous releases.**

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

Please visit our <a href="https://aioseo.com/docs/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin">complete AIOSEO documentation</a> before requesting support for SEO from the AIOSEO team.

= Who should use AIOSEO? =

SEO is essential for all websites. AIOSEO is perfect for business owners, bloggers, marketers, designers, developers, photographers, and basically everyone else. If you want to rank higher in search, then you need to use AIOSEO WordPress SEO plugin.

= Which themes does AIOSEO support? =

AIOSEO works with all WordPress themes. Simply enable AIOSEO to make your WordPress theme SEO friendly.

= Will AIOSEO slow down my website? =

Nope, AIOSEO will NOT slow down your website. We understand that speed is important for SEO, that's why our code is properly optimized for maximum performance. Remember, faster websites rank higher in search. Use AIOSEO for fast SEO improvements.

= Can I use AIOSEO on client sites? = 

Yes, you can use AIOSEO on client websites.

= Are AIOSEO sitemaps better than default WordPress sitemaps? =

Yes, AIOSEO smart sitemaps are a lot more optimized than the default WordPress sitemaps. Once you enable AIOSEO, our XML sitemaps will override the default WordPress sitemaps, so you can improve your SEO rankings.

We also offer advanced SEO sitemaps such as News Sitemap, Video Sitemap, and RSS Sitemap. 

Our SEO sitemaps come with granular control such as links per sitemap, enable / disable post types or taxonomies, include / exclude specific links from sitemap, add additional non-WordPress pages to sitemaps, customize sitemap priority & frequency for each section of your site, and more.

This is why experts rate AIOSEO as the best WordPress SEO plugin.

= Does AIOSEO help with SEO Verification? =

Yes. AIOSEO can help you with website SEO verification with various webmaster tools such as Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, Yandex, Baidu, Pinterst, and just about every other site verification you need.

= Why is AIOSEO better than other SEO plugins? =

There are many WordPress SEO plugins out there. Unlike others, AIOSEO WordPress SEO plugin is always reliable. Our SEO features are results focused (no bloat), and we offer exceptional customer support.

AIOSEO is the original WordPress SEO plugin, and it's trusted by over 2 million website owners.


== Screenshots ==

1. SEO Content Analyzer (Gutenberg)
2. SEO Content Analyzer (Classic Editor)
3. SEO Setup Wizard
4. SEO Site Analysis
5. Webmaster Tools Connect
6. Social Media Integrations
7. Local SEO
8. Sitemaps
9. Search Appearance Settings
10. Robots.txt Editor
11. RSS Content Control

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 4.1.1.1 =

This update adds major improvements and bugfixes.