---
title: "Yoast SEO WordPress Search Optimization Plugin"
description: "Yoast SEO is the long-running WordPress SEO plugin from Yoast, used to manage metadata, XML sitemaps, schema output, readability checks, and search appearance settings from inside wp-admin. It fits content teams and site operators who need repeatable on-page SEO controls without custom code for each site."
verification: "listed"
source: "https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo"
author: "Yoast"
category:
  - "WordPress & CMS"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "Yoast/wordpress-seo"
  github_stars: 1938
---

# Yoast SEO WordPress Search Optimization Plugin

Yoast SEO is the long-running WordPress SEO plugin from Yoast, used to manage metadata, XML sitemaps, schema output, readability checks, and search appearance settings from inside wp-admin. It fits content teams and site operators who need repeatable on-page SEO controls without custom code for each site.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Documentation

- https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/yoast-seo-wordpress-search-optimization-plugin/)