Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI vs HTML Post Editor

The plugin adds HTML editor to the default post editor. The editor is accessible through a new HTML tab. When opening the tab the editor loads the raw HTML source of the post, formats it and applies Ace Editor to the input area. So the edit area has main features from this web editor: syntax highlight, line numbers, highlight of matching tags and brackets, keyboard shortcuts. The plugin is based on the ACE Editor for WP plugin. It’s updated for WordPress 4.1 and Ace editor 1.1.8. Features Syntax highlighting Line numbers Line highlighting Highlight of matching tags and brackets Syntax checking Multicursor Ace Editor keyboard shortcuts Search box Resizable area Emmet HTML snippets Full screen mode Toggle word wrap option Custom shortcuts Options page Usage Before switching to the HTML tab first make sure you are on the Visual tab because the script loads the data from the TinyMCE editor which is loaded only when the Visual tab activates. When you are on the Text tab the HTML tab is disabled and has a light red background so you won’t be able to switch to it until you activate the Visual tab. When the HTML tab is activated the Text tab becomes disabled so you may only switch to the Visual tab. This is done to prevent the conflicts of content which is loaded when appropriate tab is activated. If you edit some content in the HTML mode and want to save it and update the post first switch to the Visual tab so the edited HTML code loads to the TinyMCE editor. It’s required because the content synchronization is performed only after switching off the HTML tab. Working with features Multicursor lets you edit multiple regions at the same time. You can use default shortcuts to add remove regions or select multiple blocks with mouse holding Ctrl key. Default keyboard shortcuts for the Ace editor can be found on the Ace GitHub Wiki page or on the Ace Editor Shortcuts page I created for the WordPress version of this editor. Here I selected some shortcuts and organized them by categories. The Search box gives additional functions: Search All instances Use of Regular expressions Whole word search Replace content Replace All It shows with Ctrl+F and Ctrl+H combinations. The editor area can be resized using the bottom (southern) handle but it doesn’t remember its size after switching. Emmet snippets are used to improve code typing. The documentation: Basic Usage Full list of HTML and CSS snippets Full screen mode is not a default Ace Editor feature. I’ve taken the idea from a demo page in the Ace build package. The page is named scrollable-page.html. It adds a new custom shortcut to the editor which toggles the full/normal mode. So I set this function to the F11 key. The function extends the editor container to the Wordpess admin boundaries but doesn’t hide top and left menus. It also works if the window size is changed or the left menu is collapsed. But to fill the available space in these cases the F11 key must be pressed two times when the editor is in the full screen mode. If you need to change this F11 key to other write me a request and I’ll add an option to the options page. The Word Wrap checkbox appears when the HTML tab is switched to. By default the editor has word wrapping enabled. You can toggle this option with the checkbox. But it only remembers its state in the current editor session. I’ve also added some custom shortcuts: Ctrl+Enter adds a new line below the current one regardless of what is the current position the cursor on the current line Ctrl+R switches to the Visual tab The Options Page Font size of the editor may be set in any CSS units (px, pt, em). Editor themes dropdown shows default Ace Editor theme list plus my custom theme Sublime which is the default theme for the plugin. The options form is submitted using Ajax so the page doesn’t reload, just wait until the save button is enabled and the success message appears at the top. Then reload the edit post page to see the editor changes. Other Notes Emmet plugin works on the specially built package for the Ace Editor. Its source is here. And I reduced its size by removing the Underscore.js part and CSS snippets. So the final package is here. When the HTML tab is loaded the source code is first represented as one long line. So I used the JS Beautifier tool and exactly its beautify-html.js subscript to format that line so it has some readable structure. Additionally I applied my own function to have some blank lines before , and tags. I’ve put only the minified version of the Ace Editor scripts to the plugin package. To get the full uncompressed files go to its GitHub repository. Resource Links Ace Editor Main Site and GitHub repository. Ace Builds GitHub repository with sources. Ace Editor Demo Pages. Ace Editor Keyboard Shortcuts and my edition. Emmet plugin: Main Site, Documentation, List of Abbreviations. Special Emmet package for the Ace Editor. JS Beautifier. This plugin’s GitHub repository: https://github.com/mortalis13/html-post-editor. Detected Problems When switching to the full-screen mode (F11) and the “Enable full-height editor and distraction-free functionality” Screen option is enabled the post tabbar stays on the front. If cursor doesn’t match its established position (e.g., should be in the line end after the last character but displays with offset to the left) try installing Consolas fonts to the Fonts folder (this problem detected in Windows XP where no Consolas fonts installed by default). Install all 4 types of Consolas (Regular, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic). I’ve taken them from Windows 7 Fonts folder.

Real-time SEO guidance, schema, and AI built in. Help search engines and AI systems understand your content. All AI tools included, no hidden fees. Yoast SEO: the #1 WordPress SEO plugin Since 2008, Yoast SEO has helped site owners get their content found. More than 10 million websites now run it, from small local businesses to some of the most visited sites on the web. Our mission is SEO for everyone. You should not need a specialist, a big budget, or a technical background to give your content a fair chance of being discovered. Yoast SEO gives you everything you need to manage your on-site SEO. The Yoast SEO Premium plugin and its extensions unlock more advanced and AI-powered tools. Ready for search, and ready for AI People no longer only type queries into Google. They ask AI assistants, and those answers are built from content the AI has crawled, understood, and trusted. Yoast SEO helps you prepare for both. Schema.org structured data, so search engines and AI systems can understand what your content is actually about. Premium outputs significantly more schema types, including the E-E-A-T signals (experience, expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness) that help AI systems understand who you are. Schema aggregation for NLWeb (Premium), which combines your site’s structured data into a single, deduplicated graph, so AI agents get a complete picture of your content in one request. Turn it on with a single toggle. LLMs.txt management, to guide how large language models interact with your content, including manual control over which pages are included. Bot blocker (Premium), to control which AI crawlers can use your content for training, including GPTBot, CCBot, and Google-Extended. Abilities API, so AI tools, dashboards, and automated workflows can read your SEO, readability, and inclusive language scores directly. Algorithm changes have been arriving for over 15 years, and Yoast has tracked every one of them. Keeping the plugin updated means you benefit from ongoing technical improvements, schema updates, and AI advancements automatically, all guided by our signature traffic light approach. Real-time guidance while you write SEO is one of the most consistent and cost-effective sources of website traffic, though it can be complex. Whether you are just starting out or you have done this for years, Yoast SEO tells you what to fix before you publish, not after. Red, orange, green. That is the whole idea. You get in-depth content and readability analysis that helps you create content designed to perform well in search, without needing to learn a new discipline first. Quick and easy setup Setting up Yoast SEO is quick and straightforward. No technical background required. Our step-by-step configuration wizard walks you through the essentials, so Yoast SEO can generate accurate structured data that helps search engines understand your site. Switching from another SEO plugin? Migration is seamless. You can import your existing SEO data and settings safely with our built-in import and export tools. AI tools built into your workflow Yoast’s AI tools come with Yoast SEO Premium, and they sit inside the editor you already use. There is no separate AI subscription, no extra login, and no credit top-up to buy. Every suggestion waits for your approval before anything saves. Yoast AI Generate: creates five SEO-friendly titles and meta descriptions instantly, with one-click regeneration for more options. Yoast AI Optimize: suggests improvements to keyphrase placement, including introduction, distribution, and density, with the option to apply or dismiss each edit. Yoast AI Summarize: generates a quick summary of your post to place anywhere in the block editor, so readers grasp the value fast. Yoast AI Content Planner (Premium): suggests five site-specific post ideas and builds a structured starter draft the moment you open a new post. Ideas are grounded in your own site, not generic topics, so your team never begins from a blank page. Bulk editor with AI drafts: review and fix titles, meta descriptions, and focus keyphrases across your whole site from one workspace, with search and status filters and a dedicated view per content type. The bulk editor is free. With Premium, select what needs work and AI drafts the metadata, including social sharing titles and descriptions, for you to approve. All AI tools included: no extra accounts, no separate credit purchase, no hidden costs. Content analysis and optimization SEO analysis to guide your keyword targeting, with up to 5 keyphrases in Premium and support for 20+ languages. Readability analysis for clear, engaging, user-friendly writing. Inclusive language analysis, so your content is more considerate and accessible. SERP previews for both desktop and mobile results. HowTo and FAQ blocks with built-in schema support. Breadcrumbs block for improved navigation. Semrush integration for keyword research directly inside Yoast SEO. Wincher integration to track keyword performance from your dashboard. Elementor integration for optimization inside your favorite builder. Technical SEO, handled for you Yoast SEO takes care of much of your site’s technical SEO automatically, which frees you to focus on your content. Automated meta tag optimization right out of the box. Canonical URLs to prevent duplicate content issues. Advanced XML sitemaps for clear site indexing. Deep Schema.org integration to improve how search engines and AI systems understand your site. Complete breadcrumb control for visitors and crawlers. Performance improvements that help reduce load times. Crawl settings to manage how bots access your site and reduce unnecessary server load. Every update delivers ongoing technical SEO enhancements automatically. Keep your website in perfect shape Whether you are a creator, a business owner, or a developer, Yoast SEO helps you maintain your site’s SEO health: Cornerstone content tools to organize and prioritize your key pages. Front-end SEO inspector to view and edit titles, descriptions, and schema live. SEO roles to delegate plugin access securely across your team. Regular 2-week update cycle, so you stay compatible with the latest SEO standards and search engine changes. Powerful integrations Yoast SEO works seamlessly with popular WordPress tools: Google Site Kit: access insights from Search Console, Analytics, and PageSpeed inside WordPress. Advanced Custom Fields (ACF): combine with ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO for advanced field optimization. Elementor: use full Yoast SEO functionality inside Elementor’s editor. Algolia: improve internal search accuracy and performance. Semrush: discover and optimize for high-value keywords. Wincher: track keyword positions and trends in Google Search. Jetpack: manage SEO and social previews in one place. Easy Digital Downloads (EDD): improve digital product visibility with integrated schema. Mastodon: verify your website on Mastodon with Yoast SEO Premium. WooCommerce: optimize ecommerce SEO with the dedicated WooCommerce extension. Yoast SEO Premium: AI-powered SEO for WordPress Yoast SEO Premium builds on everything above with advanced automation, AI tools, and professional support. It helps you optimize efficiently for both traditional search and AI-driven discovery. What it helps you tackle: Keeping pace with algorithm changes and AI search. Reaching the right audience. Automating redirects, crawl controls, and internal linking. Finding orphaned content and improving your site structure. Getting expert help when you need it. Premium highlights: AI-generated titles and meta descriptions, page by page or in bulk. AI Content Planner, so you never open a blank page. Smart internal linking suggestions to strengthen your site structure. Social previews for Facebook and X. Redirect manager with bulk tools, CSV import and export, and automatic prompts when you move or delete content. Bot blocker for AI crawlers, including GPTBot, CCBot, and Google-Extended. Schema aggregation for NLWeb, plus significantly more schema types than free. IndexNow integration, so search engines hear about your updates the moment you publish. Front-end SEO inspector for real-time editing. SEO workouts for orphaned and cornerstone content. Task list, unlocked in full, showing what to work on next with priority levels and time estimates. Google Docs add-on, so writers can run the full Yoast analysis before content ever reaches WordPress. One seat included. 24/7 premium support from SEO specialists. Included at no extra cost: Yoast Local SEO: help nearby customers find you, with local schema, a store locator, and opening hours management. Yoast Video SEO: help Google understand your videos, with video sitemaps and schema. Yoast News SEO: help your news content get discovered in Google News and Top Stories. Yoast WooCommerce SEO: advanced SEO for online stores Yoast WooCommerce SEO builds on Yoast SEO Premium with ecommerce-specific tools for your store’s visibility. Key ecommerce features: WooCommerce-specific XML sitemap that excludes non-shopping content. Product structured data for rich results, including price, reviews, and availability. Canonical URL management to prevent duplicates. Ecommerce-focused content analysis for GTINs, SKUs, and short descriptions. AI Generate for ecommerce: optimized titles and meta descriptions for product and category pages, at page level or drafted in bulk for products and categories. What that gets you: Better product visibility through automated structured data. More efficient crawling for large catalogs. Time saved through metadata templates and automation. Metadata across your whole catalog without editing rows one at a time. Built for WooCommerce, trusted by thousands of online stores worldwide. For developers Yoast SEO is built with developers in mind. With modern APIs, hooks, and a unified indexables system, you can extend or integrate SEO functionality across custom themes, plugins, or headless setups. REST API Retrieve SEO metadata for any post or URL, including meta tags, Open Graph, Twitter Cards, and Schema.org data. Learn more about the REST API. Surfaces API Access SEO data directly in code via YoastSEO()->meta->for_current_page(). Supports titles, descriptions, canonicals, and schema. Read the Surfaces API documentation. Metadata API Use the Metadata API to filter, override, or extend meta tags with WordPress hooks such as wpseo_title, wpseo_metadesc, and wpseo_canonical. Schema API The Schema API lets you modify or extend Schema.org graph pieces, including Article, Organization, Person, Breadcrumb, and WebPage entities. Abilities API integration Let AI tools, dashboards, and automated workflows read Yoast SEO data programmatically, including SEO, readability, and inclusive language scores for recent posts. Block editor compatibility Yoast SEO integrates directly with the WordPress block editor. It outputs schema for HowTo and FAQ blocks by default, and you can extend schema for custom blocks. Indexables At the core of Yoast SEO lies the indexables system, unifying all SEO data for faster queries and consistent metadata across outputs. Ongoing support and education Yoast is powered by expert developers, testers, and SEO specialists who keep improving the plugin. We are committed to helping you grow your SEO skills: Yoast SEO Academy: free and premium SEO courses, included in all paid plans. Yoast SEO blog, newsletter, and webinars. Yoast SEO Update podcast for the latest SEO insights. Bug reports on GitHub, for issue tracking rather than support. Yoast SEO: built to make search optimization accessible, reliable, and ready for the future of AI search.