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VS Meta Description

VS Meta Description

With this lightweight plugin you can add a meta description to your website.

4.3

Rating summary

14

Reviews

4K

Active installations

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Overview

Compatibility

Customer support & learning resources

Changelog

Main benefits

Lightweight and easy-to-use

Supports WooCommerce products

Enhances search engine visibility

Customizable for posts and pages

Supports WordPress language packs

About this plugin

Author: Guido
Categories: SEO and Marketing
Version: 7.5
Last updated: 22-06-2024
WordPress version: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.5.5
PHP version required: 7.0
Languages: English (Australia), English (Canada) [+10]
Learning resources: View resources

Overview

This lightweight plugin is designed to enhance the SEO of your WordPress site by allowing you to easily add and manage meta descriptions. Meta descriptions are summaries of the content on your posts or pages and are used by search engines such as Google and Bing to display search results. The plugin offers flexibility to add a meta description to your homepage, individual posts, pages, as well as WooCommerce products, categories, and tags. Simple to use, you can manage settings by navigating to the Settings > Meta Description page after installation. While translations are not included, the plugin supports WordPress language packs and welcomes community contributions for more translations.

Enhanced Search Engine Visibility

  • Allows adding meta descriptions to summarize content.
  • Meta descriptions are used by search engines like Google and Bing.
  • Improves the display of search results.

Comprehensive Coverage

  • Supports meta descriptions for homepage, individual posts, and pages.
  • Compatible with WooCommerce products, categories, and tags.

User-Friendly Setup

  • Easy installation process.
  • Settings can be accessed via Settings > Meta description.

Translation Support

  • Supports WordPress language packs.
  • Encourages contributions for more translations.

Features list

Feature

Free version

Premium version

SEO analysis

Evaluates your content for search engine optimization.

Readability analysis

Assesses the readability of your content.

Google preview

Shows how your content will appear in Google search results.

Keyphrase optimization

Optimizes your content for specific keyphrases.

Breadcrumbs control

Manages the breadcrumb navigation on your site.

Canonical URLs

Prevents duplicate content issues with canonical URLs.

Meta tags

Allows you to set custom meta tags for your content.

XML sitemaps

Generates XML sitemaps for better search engine indexing.

Schema.org integration

Adds structured data to your content using Schema.org.

Content insights

Provides insights into the performance of your content.

Internal linking suggestions

Suggests internal links to improve site navigation.

Cornerstone content

Identifies and optimizes your most important content.

Redirect manager

Manages URL redirects to avoid broken links.

Social media previews

Previews how your content will look on social media.

24/7 support

Offers round-the-clock customer support.

All free features

Includes all features available in the free version.

AI-powered meta description generation

Automatically generates meta descriptions using AI.

Advanced keyword optimization

Optimizes content for multiple keywords and phrases.

Internal linking blocks

Provides blocks to easily create internal links.

Ad-free

Provides an experience without advertisements.

Access to all Yoast SEO courses

Grants access to all educational courses by Yoast SEO.

Synonyms and related keyphrases

Allows optimization for synonyms and related keyphrases.

Orphaned content filter

Identifies content that lacks internal links.

SEO workouts

Provides guided SEO exercises to improve site performance.

Automatic internal linking suggestions

Suggests internal links automatically while writing.

Priority support

Offers prioritized customer support services.

Pricing

Yoast SEO Free

$0 / year

Plan includes

SEO analysis
Readability analysis
Google preview
Keyphrase optimization
Breadcrumbs control
Canonical URLs
Meta tags
XML sitemaps
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Yoast SEO Premium

$99 / year

Plan includes

All free features
AI-powered meta description generation
Advanced keyword optimization
Internal linking blocks
Content insights
Redirect manager
Social media previews
24/7 support
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Rating and reviews

4.3

Rating summary

14

Reviews

4K

Active installations

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User sentiment analysis

Users appreciate the plugin for its simplicity and minimal bloat compared to other SEO plugins. They like how it utilizes built-in post excerpts instead of custom meta, providing needed functionality like displaying manual excerpts in descriptions for social media and search engines. The plugin is praised for being exceptionally lightweight (8KB zipped) and having a responsive developer. However, some issues include it setting the same description for all pages, negatively impacting SEO, and non-functioning Excerpt or Open Graph options. Suggestions for improvement include adding a button for selecting images directly from the library for Open Graph images.
Chris Lovie-Tyler

Chris Lovie-Tyler

18 Apr, 2024

This allowed me to avoid all the other bloated SEO plugins. Thanks!
supportwp93

supportwp93

31 Oct, 2023

It inserts the same description for all pages, basically ruining the SEO of the entire site. This topic was modified 10 months ago by supportwp93.
wbxpress

wbxpress

26 Apr, 2022

it’s perfect solution for me.
gabbsmo

gabbsmo

29 Oct, 2021

Migrated from Yoast to this plugin to get rid of bloat in the admin area. I also like that it uses the built in post excerpt instead of custom meta like Yoast.
pablopiano

pablopiano

19 Jan, 2021

Simple and exactly what I needed. Thanks!

FAQ

How do I set plugin language?

How is the meta description added to my website?

Why does this plugin recommend a certain meta description length?

Why does a search engine ignore my meta description?

Why no excerpt box in the editor?

Why no product section on settings page?

Can I use this plugin with other SEO plugins?

Why is there no semantic versioning?

How can I make a donation?

Other questions or comments?