Description

Simple SEO Improvements offers a lightweight solution to enhance your website’s search engine optimization (SEO) effortlessly.

Easily modify HTML titles and META robots fields across all post types and taxonomies.

Content editing allows you to set custom meta values for page titles, descriptions, posts, and other content types.

With flexible configuration options, you can define default values for the “robots” meta field for pages, posts, attachments, and custom content types.

You can prevent the indexing of unwanted pages, such as attachment pages, while keeping the link-follow attribute intact. Additionally, choose whether global settings should apply to new content or be enforced for each content type individually.

Key Features

Add a Facebook application ID.
Integrate IndexNow for Bing.
Add a X site tag.
Insert custom HTML code after the <BODY> tag.
Insert custom HTML code before the </BODY> tag.
Insert custom HTML code in the <HEAD> section.
Set a default og:image for the site.
Set a unique HTML title for individual entries.
Add meta descriptions for the homepage when displaying posts.
Include meta descriptions for each entry.
Apply meta robots to all post types (posts, pages, and media).
Include meta robots for all custom post types.
Customize meta robots for individual entries.
Control meta robots for author archives.
Manage meta robots for date archives.
Remove category prefixes from URLs.
Remove tag prefixes from URLs.
Configure “Max Image Preview” settings.
Set “Max Snippet” options.
Set “Max Video Preview” options.
Add structured data.
Add rel=”nofollow” to externals links.
Add target=”blank” to externals links.
Add own CSS classes to externals links.

Project maintained on GitHub at iworks/simple-seo-improvements.

Room for Improvement?

We’d love your help to make Simple SEO Improvements even better!

Report Bugs: Found an issue? Report it by creating a new topic in the plugin forum. Once verified, the issue will be tracked in GitHub for resolution.
Suggest New Features: Have an idea for a new feature? Share it by creating a topic in the plugin forum to discuss its potential.
Submit Pull Requests: If you’re a developer, contribute by addressing existing issues on GitHub. Be sure to check our contributing guide for developers.

Thank you for helping improve Simple SEO Improvements for everyone!

Screenshots

The entry editing screen.
The taxonomy editing screen.
Plugin configuration screen – posts.

Installation

There are 3 ways to install this plugin:

1. The super-easy way

Navigate to the Plugins > Add menu in your Admin
Search for Simple SEO Improvements
Click to install
Activate the plugin
A new box Simple SEO Improvements will appear in the entry and taxonomy screen
A new menu SEO Improvements in Appearance will appear in your Admin Settings Menu

2. The easy way

Download the plugin (.zip file) on the right column of this page
In your Admin, go to the menu Plugins > Add
Select the button Upload Plugin
Upload the .zip file you just downloaded
Activate the plugin
A new box Simple SEO Improvements will appear in the entry and taxonomy screen
A new menu SEO Improvements in Appearance will appear in your Admin Settings Menu

3. The old and reliable way (FTP)

Upload the Simple SEO Improvements folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
A new box Simple SEO Improvements will appear in the entry and taxonomy screen
A new menu SEO Improvements in Appearance will appear in your Admin Settings Menu

FAQ

Why should I change the title?: I’m not sure… but we have to do it sometimes.
I have a problem with the plugin, or I want to suggest a feature. Where can I do this?: You can do it on Support Threads, but please add your ticket to Github Issues.

Reviews

awalon 20 сакавіка, 2024

Love it, each plugin of urs is simple and effective.Simplicity always is the ebst, no need to make a big fuss like some other plugins and yet they arent doing anything more. Keep it up, hopefuly mroe new plugins on the way, so far i use 3 from this author.

hekatedesign 14 кастрычніка, 2021

Small, simple, easy to configure, not bloated with bazillion options, just all what is necessary.

Sebastian Misniakiewicz 18 лютага, 2022

There are a lot of SEO plugins but all of them put a lot of stress not on the way our WP is running – they have a lot useless features and thus very often tend to corrupt. Simple SEO Improvements plugin has all essential that such a plugin needs to have – and simultaneously do not make our WP unstable. IMHO it is the must choice for everybody that really wants to have light WP that runs stable.

Read all 3 reviews

Contributors & Developers

“Simple SEO Improvements” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Marcin Pietrzak

“Simple SEO Improvements” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.

Translate “Simple SEO Improvements” into your language.

Interested in development?

Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.

Changelog

Project maintained on GitHub at iworks/simple-seo-improvements.

2.2.9 (2025-05-09)

Fixed an issue where the $content string was not parseable as HTML. Props for anoriell – Katarzyna Janoska. #17.

2.2.8 (2025-05-07)

The iWorks Options module has been updated to 3.0.0.
Fixed an issue with saving multiline text. #16.
Added the www prefix to site url during checking externals. #14.

2.2.7 (2025-03-14)

Removed the external class from internal links for improved consistency. Props for Rafał Jendrzejewski.

2.2.6 (2025-03-13)

Removed the external class from internal links for improved consistency. Props for Michał Rogalski.

2.2.5 (2025-03-11)

The iWorks Options module has been updated to 2.9.8.
Too aggressive sanitation has been fixed. Props for Gabi. #12.

2.2.4 (2025-03-09)

The iWorks Options module has been updated to 2.9.7.
Too aggressive sanitation has been fixed. Props for Gabi. #12.
Updating plugin from GitHub releases has been improved.

2.2.3 (2025-02-22)

The iWorks Options module has been updated to 2.9.6.

2.2.2 (2025-02-22)

An error with replacement on older PHP has been fixed.

2.2.1 (2025-02-21)

A typo has been fixed.

2.2.0 (2025-02-21)

The build process has been improved.
The iWorks Options module has been updated to 2.9.5.
The iWorks Rate module has been updated to 2.2.3.
The _load_textdomain_just_in_time() notice has been fixed. #6.
The rel=”nofollow” attribute can be added now. #4. Props for sylwiastein.
The target=”blank” attribute can be added now. #4. Props for sylwiastein.
The translation domain for few strings where been fixed.
Translation placeholders has been added.

2.1.0 (2025-01-26)

Multiple LocalBusiness Type have been added.
The Article has been removed from JSON-LD on LocalBusiness page.
The country select has been improved.
The iWorks Options module has been updated to 2.9.4.
The iWorks Rate module has been updated to 2.2.1.
The LocalBusiness Type list has been improved.
The og:image has been fixed.

2.0.9 (2024-02-14)

The JSON+LD has been improved for a product.
Compatibility with the OG plugin has been improved.
The iWorks Options module has been updated to 2.9.1.

2.0.8 (2024-02-08)

The “offers”/”Offer” field has been added.

2.0.7 (2024-02-06)

The “offerCount” field has been improved.

2.0.6 (2024-02-06)

The “offerCount” field has been added.
Cleaning string has been improved.

2.0.5 (2024-01-31)

The support for WooCommerce product has been added.
The iWorks Rate module has been updated to 2.1.7.

2.0.4 (2023-12-29)

The iWorks Options module has been updated to 2.9.0.
The iWorks Rate module has been updated to 2.1.6.

2.0.3 (2023-11-22)

Check for the LocalBusiness page option has been added to avoid showing the form on all new pages.

2.0.2 (2023-11-15)

The AI bots bloking has been added into the robots.txt file.
The dynamic property has been fixed.

2.0.1 (2023-11-07)

The too-early call of the function get_pages() has been fixed. Props for schulz,
The iWorks Options module has been updated to 2.8.8.

2.0.0 (2023-11-01)

The structured data has been added.

1.5.8 (2023-11-01)

A small typo in structured data has been fixed.

1.5.7 (2023-11-01)

The post data has been added (json-ld).
The sitelinks search box structured data has been added (json-ld).
The logo structured data has been added (json-ld).
The iWorks Options module has been updated to 2.8.7.
The iWorks Rate module has been updated to 2.1.3.

1.5.6 (2023-10-06)

The filter simple-seo-improvements/is_active has been added. It allows you to check if the plugin is active.

1.5.5 (2023-08-03)

Robots.txt options have been moved to the configuration panel.

1.5.4 (2023-06-30)

The FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING flag has been replaced by FILTER_DEFAULT.
The iWorks Options module has been updated to 2.8.5.
The iWorks Rate module has been updated to 2.1.2.
Unnecessary trailing slashes have been removed.

1.5.3 (2023-06-09)

The front page post type has been set.
Every singular post type has been set.
The schema attribute “name” has been set to og:title.
The schema attribute “description” has been set to og:description.

1.5.2 (2023-05-09)

An ability to Google News noindex has been added.
An ability to Google noindex has been added.
An ability to set the “Max Image Preview” value has been added.
An ability to set the “Max Snippet” value has been added.
An ability to set the “Max Video Preview” value has been added.

1.5.1 (2023-01-18)

The check for is_array has been added to avoid warnings in some situations.

1.5.0 (2023-01-17)

iWorks Options has been updated to version 2.8.4.
The meta robots for the author, day, month, and year archives have been added.

1.4.5 (2022-12-16)

Improved robots.txt

1.4.4 (2022-12-02)

Improved PHP syntax compatibility.
iWorks Rate has been updated to 2.1.1.

1.4.3 (2022-09-19)

Fixed a typo in sprintf pattern.

1.4.2 (2022-09-19)

Added ability to use default image as site icon.
Changed iWorks Rate Module repository to GitHub.

1.4.1 (2022-06-29)

Fixed saving attachment data.
Fixed translation domain.
Fixed issue with empty description.

1.4.0 (2022-03-02)

Added improvements to the robots.txt file.

1.3.0 (2022-03-02)

Added IndexNow for Bing.

1.2.4 (2022-02-25)

Fixed display og:image when OG — Better Share on Social Media plugin is installed and activated.
Fixed missing function when editing taxonomy. Props for Michał Ruszczyk.
Updated iWorks Options to 2.8.1.

1.2.3 (2022-02-23)

Fixed filter call order – singular settings were ignored.

1.2.2 (2022-02-22)

Fixed typo in the meta description field.

1.2.1 (2022-02-22)

Fixed display meta description when OG — Better Share on Social Media plugin is installed and activated.

1.2.0 (2022-02-17)

Added meta description for the homepage with posts blog list.
Added default og:image.
Updated iWorks Rate to 2.1.0.

1.1.0 (2022-02-15)

Added the ability to add custom code for HTML HEAD.
Added the ability to add custom code for the beginning of the BODY tag.
Added the ability to add custom code for the end of the BODY tag.
Added ability to remove category URL prefix.
Added ability to remove tag URL prefix.
Added fb:app_id into configuration.
Added integration with OG — Better Share on Social Media.
Added twitter:site into the configuration,
Updated iWorks Options to 2.8.1.

1.0.8 (2022-01-21)

Updated iWorks Options to 2.8.0.
Updated iWorks Rate to 2.0.6.

1.0.7 (2022-01-17)

Fixed link from the plugins page to the configuration page. Props for Sebastian Miśniakiewicz

1.0.6 (2022-01-14)

Added configuration for single entries defaults.

1.0.5 (2021-09-28)

Changed attachment URL to direct URL to file.
Filter attachments on sitemap XML only to images.

1.0.4 (2021-09-28)

Added ability to publish images on Sitemap XML.

1.0.3 (2021-09-04)

Fixed missing data on the blog posts page.
Updated iWorks Rate to 2.0.4.

1.0.2 (2021-06-29)

Strip tags from title and description fields.
Updated iWorks Rate to 2.0.2.

1.0.1 (2021-06-08)

Added integration with OG Plugin to use the same custom title for og:title.

1.0.0 (2021-05-21)

First release.
Added HTML custom title for entries.
Added HTML custom title for taxonomies.
Added HTML meta description for entries.
Added HTML meta description for taxonomies.
Added HTML meta robots for entries.
Added HTML meta robots for taxonomies.