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Yoast SEO Premium
Yoast SEO Premium by Team Yoast is a WordPress plugin that guides you through optimizing your content for search engines. It builds on the free Yoast SEO plugin, adding AI suggestions, keyword synonym support, internal linking suggestions, a redirect manager and social previews.
- Version
- 28.7
- Released
- Oct 13, 2026
- Developer
- Yoast
- Type
- WordPress plugin
- Requires
- Classic Editor
- Licence
- GPL
- Included in
- Every plan, or $15.99 a year on its own
- Topics
- SEO Plugins
What’s new in Yoast SEO Premium 28.7
Version 28.7 · Oct 13, 2026
Latest
- FixedFixes a bug where a PHP warning was emitted on the post edit screen when the global post could not be resolved at admin-enqueue time.
- FixedFixes a bug where a user was able to add arbitrary internal redirects regardless of their role.
- ImprovedBumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 28.7.
What it does
Optimizing every post by hand takes time, and small technical gaps such as renamed or deleted pages can leave visitors on 404 errors. This plugin gives you real-time guidance as you write, with analysis of SEO and readability for each keyword variant you target. Built-in AI can suggest content improvements and generate SEO titles and meta descriptions, which helps when you publish often and want consistent metadata.
It works alongside the free Yoast SEO plugin and fits blogs, online stores and business websites. The redirect manager handles old or renamed URLs automatically, while internal linking suggestions point you to related pages on your own site as you write. You can also preview how pages will look when shared on Facebook and Twitter/X, and switch on settings that help protect your content from being scraped to train AI bots.
Best for
- Bloggers and content creators publishing articles regularly
- Business websites that rename or reorganize pages often
- Online stores and marketers managing many product or landing pages
Features
AI content suggestions
Built-in AI gives real-time suggestions for improving your content while you work on a post or page in WordPress.
Generated titles and descriptions
Create SEO titles and meta descriptions for search engines and social media with AI, saving time on writing metadata for each page.
Keyword synonyms and variants
Optimize a page for up to five keyword variants by adding synonyms and related terms, with analysis shown for each variant you include.
Automatic redirect manager
When you rename or delete a page, the plugin redirects the old URL so visitors and search engines avoid landing on 404 errors.
Internal linking suggestions
As you write, the plugin recommends other pages on your site to link to, helping you build a clearer site structure.
Social media previews
See how a page will appear when shared on Facebook and Twitter/X, and adjust the social title and description before publishing.
Protection from AI scraping
Toggle settings that help keep your content from being scraped and used to train AI bots.
SEO and readability analysis
Get detailed checks on your content's SEO, readability and overall optimization status, with step-by-step guidance inside WordPress.
Yoast SEO Premium older versions
- 28.6Sep 291 improvement
- 28.5Sep 15
- 28.4Sep 1
- 28.3Aug 18
- 28.2Aug 4
- 28.1Jul 21
- 28.0Jul 7
- 27.9Jun 23
- 27.8Jun 10
- 27.7May 28
Members and buyers of this product can download older versions.
89 older versions in all. If you need one that is not listed, ask support.
Questions about Yoast SEO Premium
Do I need the free Yoast SEO plugin as well?
Yes. The Premium version builds on the free Yoast SEO plugin and adds its extra features on top, so the free plugin needs to be on your site for the premium tools to work.
Can it write my SEO titles and meta descriptions?
It can generate SEO titles and meta descriptions with its built-in AI, for both search results and social media. You can review the suggestions and edit them before publishing so they match your content and tone.
What happens when I delete or rename a page?
The automatic redirect manager redirects the old URL to a new location. This keeps visitors and search engines from hitting 404 errors and dead ends after you change your site's structure.
How many keywords can I optimize a single page for?
You can optimize for up to five keyword variants by adding synonyms and related terms. The plugin then provides SEO and readability analysis for each variant you include on that page.
Is Yoast SEO Premium free?
The code of Yoast SEO Premium is licensed under the GPL, so anyone may use, change and share it. GPL Feast is a paid service: a plan or a single purchase gives you the download and automatic updates. The developer's own support, licence key and online services are not included.
Which version of Yoast SEO Premium is this?
Version 28.7, released Oct 13, 2026. New versions appear here when the developer publishes them, and members get them as automatic updates.
How do I update Yoast SEO Premium?
Install the free GPL Feast Updater on your site and connect it with your API key. It installs new versions of Yoast SEO Premium automatically and keeps a backup, so you can roll back.
What does Yoast SEO Premium need?
Yoast SEO Premium needs Classic Editor installed and active.
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