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Yoast SEO Premium
Yoast SEO Premium is a WordPress plugin from Team Yoast that helps you optimize posts and pages for search engines.
Product facts
- Version
- 28.8
- Released
- 27 October 2026
- Type
- Plugin
- Licence
- GPL
- Included in
- Every plan, or $13.99 on its own
Overview
Search optimization involves many small tasks: choosing keywords, writing titles and meta descriptions, linking related pages and fixing dead URLs. Yoast SEO Premium brings these tasks into the WordPress editor. It builds on the free Yoast SEO plugin and adds AI-powered suggestions, keyword synonym support and an automatic redirect manager, so you see what to improve while you write rather than after you publish.
The plugin also looks at the technical side. When you rename or delete a page, it can redirect the old URL so visitors do not land on a 404 error. It checks SEO and readability for each keyword variant you add and offers internal linking suggestions as you draft. It suits blogs, online stores and business sites, and it works with the content you already create in WordPress.
Features
- AI-powered content suggestions: Built-in AI gives real-time suggestions while you write, helping you fine-tune your content without guessing which changes matter for search.
- Titles and meta descriptions: Generate SEO titles and meta descriptions for search engines and social media, so each page has a clear summary ready for search results and shared links.
- Keyword synonym support: Add synonyms and related terms to optimize for up to five keyword variants, which widens the range of searches a page can match.
- Automatic redirect manager: Redirect old or renamed URLs to prevent 404 errors, so visitors reach a live page instead of a dead end when you rename or remove content.
- Internal linking suggestions: Get recommendations for linking to other pages on your site as you write, which helps you connect related content and organize your site structure.
- Social media previews: Preview how a page will look when shared on Facebook and Twitter/X, and adjust the snippet before you publish.
- Protection from AI scraping: Toggle protection features that guard your content from being scraped and used to train AI bots.
- Detailed SEO and readability analysis: Receive evaluations of SEO, readability and overall optimization status for every keyword variant you include, with step-by-step guidance in the editor.
Best for
- Bloggers and content creators who publish often
- Online store owners managing many product pages
- Business sites that rename or remove pages over time
Changelog
Version 28.8 — 27 October 2026
- New Enhances the Yoast ability that updates Site representation settings with Premium fields, like additional organization info and organization identifiers.
- New Enhances the Yoast ability that updates Site representation settings with Premium fields, like additional organization info and organization identifiers.
- Improved Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 7.0.
- Improved Improves the SEO analysis required error notice in the bulk editor, to include how to turn the SEO analysis on when it is disabled in the user profile.
- Improved Bumps the minimum required version of Yoast SEO to 28.8.
Earlier versions
- 28.7 (13 October 2026): 1 improved, 2 fixed
- 28.6 (29 September 2026): 1 improved
FAQ
Is Yoast SEO Premium free?
The code of Yoast SEO Premium is licensed under the GPL, so anyone may use, change and share it. Buy GPL is a paid service: a plan or a purchase of Yoast SEO Premium gives you the download and its updates. The developer's own support, licence key and online services are not included.
Which version of Yoast SEO Premium is this?
Version 28.8, released 27 October 2026. New versions appear here when the developer publishes them.
How do I update Yoast SEO Premium?
Install Buy GPL Updater on your site and paste your key from My Account. It installs new versions of Yoast SEO Premium for you.




