Semrush SEO Writing Assistant for WordPress Plugin Directory
Semrush SEO Writing Assistant is a WordPress app, with a 2.8 average rating from 25 reviews, as of July 8, 2026.
Semrush SEO Writing Assistant is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by SEMrush CY LTD. With a rating of 2.8★ from 25 reviews.
AppRanks data: Semrush SEO Writing Assistant ranks #0 in Content analysis on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
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Semrush SEO Writing Assistant is a mixed-rating WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Content analysis category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 25 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by SEMrush CY LTD — established developer track record
Cons
- −Average rating below 4.0 (2.8★) — read recent low-star reviews before committing
- −Limited review base (25) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Semrush SEO Writing Assistant works
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For your content to be successful, it needs to be visible and engaging. SEO Writing Assistant—our smart editor tool—ensures that your text ticks both of these boxes by providing recommendations and improvements in real time.
The tool integrates seamlessly with WordPress and offers key readability and SEO suggestions based on the best-performing content in Google’s SERPs. Whether you’re writing your own copy or editing someone else’s, SEO Writing Assistant makes the end product as impactful and effective as possible—for readers and search engines.
Key Features
Readability: Use the Flesch-Kincaid score to assess and improve your text’s readability
Recommended Keywords: Receive semantically related keyword suggestions that can help boost your visibility
Tone of Voice: Ensure that your tone is smooth and consistent across your text
Plagiarism Check: Verify that your writer has submitted original content and avoid penalization
Rephraser: Rework pieces of text to improve quality, target different channels, or overcome writer’s block
Overall Score: Evaluate and maximize the SEO potential of your text based on key on-page factors
How Does It Work? The SEO Writing Assistant plugin allows you to write, assess, and edit your content in WordPress.
To set it up, follow these steps:
Click “Download” at the top of this page. The plugin will automatically save as a .zip file.
Log in to the admin area of your WordPress account.
Find “Plugins” in the main menu, and click on “Add New”.
Find and click “Upload Plugin” at the top of the page and select the .zip file.
Once the plugin has been installed, it should be activated in your “Installed Plugins” list (if it isn’t, ensure that you do so). Go to the page or post you want to optimize and click on “Connect SEO Content Template” (you will need to be logged in to your Semrush account).
Limits To use SEO Writing Assistant, you need to first specify your target keywords. This requires a Semrush account.
With a Free or Pro Semrush account, you can create one recommendation set (tied to a document) for a lifetime. Higher tier accounts have different keyword budgets depending on the subscription plan, as well as full access to the powerful Semrush Content Marketing Platform.
Technical details Please be aware that the plugin uses a third-party code provided by the Semrush SEO Writing Assistant tool that is not reviewed by the WordPress team. To analyze your text, the plugin will send it to Semrush API where texts can also be stored for statistical analysis. To improve user experience, telemetry data is collected by Google Analytics.
See also
Semrush Privacy Policy
Semrush Terms and Conditions
Category rankings
As of Jul 8, 2026- Content analysis#0of 13Top 1%
- Content marketing#0of 12Top 1%
- Readability#0of 9Top 1%
- SEO#63of 851Top 8%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where Semrush SEO Writing Assistant stands in the Content analysis category
Semrush SEO Writing Assistant ranks #0 of 13 apps in the Content analysis category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Semrush SEO Writing Assistant?
Semrush SEO Writing Assistant is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 2.8-star rating from 25 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Content analysis category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by SEMrush CY LTD.
Who uses Semrush SEO Writing Assistant?
Currently around 9,000 active stores have installed Semrush SEO Writing Assistant. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Content analysis category on WordPress.