WordPress Social and Search Optimization
| Plugin Name | WPSSO Core |
|---|---|
| Summary | Advanced WordPress SEO structured data plugin to present your content at its best on social sites and in search results. |
| Stable Version | 9.2.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 or newer |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 or newer |
| Tested Up To WordPress | 5.8.1 |
| Tested Up To WooCommerce | 5.8.0 |
| Contributors | jsmoriss |
| License | GPLv3 |
| Tags / Keywords | woocommerce, open graph, meta tags, schema, rich results, seo, image seo, video seo, google search, knowledge graph, xml sitemap |
The SEO Plugin Performance Report for Q4 2021 ranks all the popular plugins for 2021 and 2022 - see where the WPSSO Core plugin ranks compared with all other popular WordPress SEO plugins!
WPSSO helps you rank higher and improves click through rates by presenting your content at its best on social sites and in search results - no matter how URLs are shared, reshared, messaged, posted, embedded, or crawled.
Provides structured data markup for:
Uses WordPress, plugin, and remote API data:
There's no need to select or create templates, manually reenter descriptions, titles, product information, or reselect images and videos.
WPSSO can use your existing WordPress content, including custom post types and taxonomies, enhanced user profile data, Media Library image and video information, third-party plugin data, and remote service APIs (Bitly, Facebook, Shopper Approved, Stamped.io, Vimeo, Wistia, YouTube, and many more).
Supports over 500 different Schema types:
WPSSO provides comprehensive Schema markup for posts, pages, custom post types, terms (category, tags, etc.), custom taxonomies, user profile pages, search result pages, archive pages, and Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) pages - including image SEO, video SEO, local business, organization, publisher, person, author and co-authors, extensive e-Commerce product markup, product variations, product ratings, aggregate ratings, reviews, recipe information, event details, collection pages, profile pages, search pages, FAQ pages, item lists for Google's Rich Results Carousel, and much more.
Fixes Google Search and Schema Markup Validator errors, including:
Use WPSSO by itself or extend another SEO plugin:
WPSSO can be your only social and search optimization plugin, or can improve the structured data of another third-party SEO plugin (like All in One SEO Pack, Jetpack SEO Tools, Rank Math SEO, SEO Ultimate, SEOPress, The SEO Framework, WP Meta SEO, Yoast SEO, and more).
★★★★★ - "Unlike competitors, you can literally customize just about every aspect of SEO and Social SEO if you desire to. [...] This plugin has the most complete JSON-LD markup out of any of them, so you won’t have any errors and warnings in search console for WordPress or WooCommerce sites. You can go crazy customizing everything, or you can just set and forget. There aren’t many plugins that allow the best of both worlds." - kw11
★★★★★ - "This plugin makes getting sites structured data ready extremely easy, and it works flawlessly without any issues. It shows messages on the top bar every step of the way to alert you of any issues until everything is set up correctly. It made all my ecommerce products pass Google's validation tests. Great work." - marguy1
★★★★★ - "What a fantastic plugin. If you want to fix all the errors in search console for structured data, this is the plugin to use. Love it." - goviral
★★★★★ - "This plugin saves me so much time, and it has really lifted my SERP rankings. Most of my keywords I now rank 1-3 position. I also noticed after about a week that my impressions have gone up at least 75%. I upgraded to the pro version which gave me even more options." - playnstocks
Provides accurate and comprehensive meta tags and Schema markup for WordPress posts / pages, custom post types, taxonomies, search results, shop pages, and much more.
Enhances the WordPress oEmbed data for LinkedIn, Discord, Drupal, Squarespace, and others.
Offers optimized image sizes for social sites and search engines:
Provides Schema ImageObject markup with image data from the WordPress Media Library (name, alternateName, alternativeHeadline, caption, description, fileFormat, uploadDate, and more).
Provides Schema VideoObject markup with video data from WPSSO Core Premium service APIs (Facebook, Slideshare, Soundcloud, Vimeo, Wistia, YouTube) including the 'embedUrl' and 'contentUrl' properties for Google.
Built-in compatibility with AMP plugins:
Built-in compatibility with caching and optimization plugins:
Built-in compatibility with popular SEO plugins:
Built-in compatibility for advanced WordPress configurations:
The WPSSO Core Standard plugin is designed to satisfy the requirements of most standard WordPress sites. If your site requires additional third-party plugin and service API integration, like WooCommerce shops, embedded video support, or advanced customization features, then you may want to get the WPSSO Core Premium plugin for those additional features.
[Premium] Support for the Twitter Player Card for embedded videos.
[Premium] Detection of embedded videos in content text with API support for Facebook, Slideshare, Vimeo, Wistia, and Youtube videos.
[Premium] Upscaling of smaller images to satisfy minimum size requirements for social sites and Google Rich Results (aka aka Rich Snippets).
[Premium] URL shortening with Bitly, DLMY.App, Google, Ow.ly, TinyURL, or YOURLS.
[Premium] Customize default Open Graph and Schema types for posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomy terms, and user profile pages.
[Premium] Customize post and taxonomy types included in the WordPress sitemap XML.
[Premium] Complete Schema JSON-LD markup for WooCommerce SEO:
The WooCommerce plugin does not provide sufficient Schema JSON-LD markup for Google Rich Results.
The WPSSO Core Premium plugin reads WooCommerce product data and provides complete Schema Product JSON-LD markup for Google Rich Results, including additional product images, product variations, product information (brand, color, condition, EAN, dimensions, GTIN-8/12/13/14, ISBN, material, MPN, size, SKU, volume, weight, etc), product reviews, product ratings, sale start / end dates, sale prices, pre-tax prices, VAT prices, shipping rates, shipping times, and much, much more.
[Premium] Customizable Schema options in the Document SSO metabox:
[Premium] Integrates with other plugins and service APIs for additional image, video, e-Commerce product details, SEO settings, etc. The following modules are included with the Premium version and automatically loaded if/when the supported plugins and/or services are required.
Reads data from 30 third-party plugins:
Reads data from 15 remote service APIs:
Do you need even more advanced features? Activate any of the free complementary add-on(s) you require: