5 Must Have SEO Plugins for WordPress

Posted by Pure Visibility at 03:41 pm | Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 | Filed in SEO, Search Engine Marketing, Usability, WordPress

Five best SEO WordPress Plugins
When I first started building sites in WordPress a year ago I was disappointed in the quality of the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) plugins available. During that time I put several plugins to the test, and here are the five I use exclusively to optimize my WordPress sites. Remember website optimization still takes that personal touch, but these plugins will help you not only achieve organic traffic but make your life easier.

All in One SEO Pack

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack
This is my favorite and speaks the truth. In one sweet little plugin you can customize title tags, meta keywords and description. Plus if you are lazy, All in One SEO Pack automatically optimizes your WordPress blog for you using your post title and content. A win-win.

Google XML Sitemaps

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-sitemap-generator
If, like me, reading the “How to install” Google XML Sitemaps makes you eyes glaze over, then this plugin is for you. Now you can create a Google sitemaps compliant XML-Sitemap of your WordPress blog in a matter of minutes. The plugin supports all of the WordPress generated pages as well as custom ones. Every time you edit or create a post, your sitemap is updated and all major search engines that support the sitemap protocol, like ASK.com, Google, MSN Search and YAHOO, are notified about the update.

Breadcrumb NavXT

http://mtekk.weblogs.us/code/breadcrumb-navxt
I’ve used a couple version of breadcrumb plugins and this is one of the easiest to install and works like a charm. Breadcrumb NavXT creates a sequential breadcrumb navigation that plays nice with all browsers I’ve seen. Moreover the control panel gives you total custom control.

Image Caption

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/image-caption
This plugin uses the title attribute inside the img tag within your blog post and generates a neat caption directly underneath those images. Supports custom CSS styling for captions. Piece of cake to install and great for usability and organic traffic.

Permalinks Moved Permanently

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/permalinks-moved-permanently
Just in case you’ve migrated your WordPress blog from one permalink structure to another, and you don’t want to lose the traffic that accesses your blog through the old permalinks, this WordPress plugin is a must for you.

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10 Comments »

Duane Cole
February 21, 2008 at 11:50 am

Thanks for the tips, although I have to admit there were a few I have no idea how to use.
Chris Auman
March 3, 2008 at 1:12 pm

Great, quick list. I would agree with the first 4 that they’re essentials. The last one is a little specialized and honestly, I would try to get it right the first time when setting up your blog. That said, this is a great plugin if you have the need.

Thanks for the post!
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September 11, 2008 at 6:30 pm

These are excellent SEO plugins for the WordPress blogging platform. I also really enjoy using the category base killer to remove the /category/ part in permalinks and the yet another relevant post plugin to provide relevant\related posts underneath every post; itâ€™s a great way to boost your internal linking. You should try those two out, make sure if you use the category base killer to 301 redirect old urls!
ton
November 17, 2008 at 7:15 am

Good post.
SEO Notes
March 17, 2009 at 3:46 pm

Hi,
i have tested some SEO plugins like the “All in One SEO Pack” and found a new one that shows realy good. ItÂ´s izio and can found here http://www.goizio.com/
SubmitYOURArticle.com
September 9, 2010 at 1:39 am

Your list of seo plugins for wordpress are somewhat agreeable. I personally use the all-in-one seo pack. But prefer using a different plugin for images, the SEO friendly images. Thanks!
Josh
October 26, 2010 at 12:06 pm

Thanks for such a great article about SEO. One thing most people always miss is that there are two major branches in SEO: Traditional SEO and Social SEO. It’s not a question of whether or not social networking is better than keyword stuffing. Keyword stuffing and social networking differ greatly but they both help boost your rank on the SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages). The end result of your website ranking depends on how well you utilize the social networking tools to boost your standing on the search engines.
seo developer
December 21, 2010 at 6:07 pm

All in one SEO pack should always be on 1st place. I use it all the time.
Bonheur
August 14, 2011 at 8:19 pm

I prefer Platinum Seo which is a good one too
and W3 total cache for caching