Wordpress SEO by Yoast or SEO Ultimate Plugin??

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Hello Warriors!

This is a question for the WP tech-geeks in here.

I'm really really happy with both "Wordpress SEO by Yoast" and "SEO Ultimate" from SEO Design solutions and I use them both on separate blogs...

Now my question is - Which is the best and why?
I've spend hours trying to figure out the pros and cons for the two plugins and basically there's no reviews anywhere comparing the two plugins.

Do you have experience with these two amazing plugins (good and bad)?
Have you tried using them both at the same time on a site/blog, and what was your learnings 'n' findings (good and bad)?

Best regards
#search engine optimization #plugin #seo #seo ultimate #ultimate #wordpress #yoast
  • I'd use Yoast anyday. That guy really knows where he is talking about.
    Despite many IM'ers use other plugins I will never go back.

    Just read yoast*com or yoast*nl if you are dutch.
  • Overall I'd prefer to Yoast plugin, you can count and consider the responses of other people here
  • Most here will recommend Yoast, and it is the most feature-packed free Wordpress SEO plugin.

    However, any gains one offers over the other are marginal. Don't waste a lot of time over-thinking this choice - use whichever plugin you like best.
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    • I'm actually researching the same. I've tried both today.

      Overall, I like the clarity of Yoast. SEO Ultimate breaks things into more tabs, less on one screen, I prefer to see it all. Yoast also does some nice on-page assessment.

      What I like about SEO Ultimate is the Juggernaut feature, which is used to build links between pages. Running both at the same time can cause problems (from what I've read) but I have both running and I've turned off every feature in Ultimate except the Juggernaut. I'm going to test that method.

      ONE VERY IMPORTANT TIP: Before testing & changing anything, be sure to BACK UP. I switched plugins and lost 250 titles and 250 descriptions on 250 pages... I didn't realize they were stored in the plugin's tables, and when I deactivated & reactivated, it was gone. That's why they've created additional plugins to help export data from these plugins.... Sheesh, plugins for plugins...

      Any other thoughts on one over the other -- OR -- potential problems having both configured the way I do?
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  • I'm a Yoast Wordpress SEO user. I avoided using this for some time as I found it complicated when I first looked at it. Then I took a second look and began using it. I am now fully converted to Yoast on all of my sites.
  • I'll be honest with you, I haven't tried SEO Ultimate but I absolutely love Yoast SEO for a number of reasons:

    1. It includes all SEO settings I can think and give you access to change them, all nicely packed into one plugin
    2. It's free
    3. The way you can change titles for your specific types of pages is just great.

    All in all, I love the Yoast SEO plugin.
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  • I use Yoast in my wordpress blogs. So far is working great for me.
  • Hello again there people!
    Thanks for your feedback, always appreciated ;o)

    By now I've come to the following (part) conclusion:
    SEO Ultimate is great.
    Wordpress SEO is great.

    .... Soooooo, not really figured out which is the champion. It's kinda like Coke vs. Pepsi!

    I came across a programmer that asked me an interesting question - Which of the plugins loads fastest (to ensure awesome PageSpeed reports)?
    Not a programmer, so new question for you fellow geeks out there:

    - How to test speed performance of the plugins, to find a winner??

    Looking forward to hear from you.
  • Yoast.

    I used to use AllInOne, but Yoast is doing better right now.

    Peace
  • I have installed Yoast SEO plugin yesterday to website in my signature. In just 24 hours, my site goes up 10 places in Google. So for me definitely Yoast SEO !
  • I'll just repost this one, cause it's the most interesting issue currently:

    Which of the plugins loads fastest (to ensure awesome PageSpeed reports)?
    Not a programmer, so new question for you fellow geeks out there:

    - How to test speed performance of the plugins, to find a winner??

    Looking forward to hear from you.
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    • I would do this:

      1) disable and remove both plugins
      2) Go to a speed test site (just google it, there are a bunch) and run the speed test to get a base line
      3) run the test 2 more times to make sure you are getting consistent numbers
      4) Install Yoast - run the test a few more times
      5) Disable and remove Yoast
      6) Install the other plugin - run the test a few times
      7) See which has better results


      On another note, if you're looking into speed performance. Once you have decided on your SEO plugin install a cache plugin like W3 Total Cache - then run the speed test again. You should see some good improvement.
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  • Don't need neither of them, if you got wordpress, it's already there.
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    If you consider a plugin as SEO, then it doesn't matter which one you pick, lol.
  • I use Yoast on a few sites and All in one on others. Yoast is great as an all round solution but I do not mean that in a fire and forget capacity - it has very good on page analysis which is useful when targeting keywords. If I use all in one I combine it with an on page SEO plugin such as clickbump SEO...

    Both pretty good and integrate well with most themes
  • I haven't used any of these plugins and I don't know how to use them ? are they paid or available free ?

    Need some explanations guys
  • What I would tell is "SEO ultimate" is free and it is SEO friendly too, it would work for all-in-one-SEO plugin too, easy to use...I have used it on my several blogs.
  • Another vote for Yoast.
  • SEO Smart links is very good. It's paid tool.
  • I am using SEO Yoast, so far so good, I did not try another plugin for SEO purposes. These days, they have options to set up Google Authorship too - That is really a good thing for people who are struggling to add their Google plus authorship.
  • I use all in one SEO and click bump together but interested in using the link juggernaut function in SEO ultimate on my large authority site. Any one used this combination and any other tools for interlinking better than link juggernaut?
  • How is SEO ultimate in terms of support?

    I had an issue with Yoast duplicating open graph titles when sharing on Pinterest or Facebook. I reported it to dev via Wordpress.org, email and Twitter a long time ago but it's not fixed yet.
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    • I use .

      I disable the SEO Ultimate modules that would conflict with Yoast. I installed and set up Yoast first but I don't think it matters. Note that on your plugin page, SEO Ultimate gives you this message:
      Just ignore it.
  • Another vote for Yoast! It is free does a good job why pay for others.

    Anne L
  • I'd use yoast
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    • Gentlemen and -women.

      As I wrote in the start of the thread, both plugins are great and fabulous - BUT, I'm trying to figure out which is the better one...

      Please don't vote (it's not about popularity).
      Please don't generalize

      PLEASE DO tell about the technical reasons for you to choose one over the other.

      PLEASE Do tell about the benefits one has over the other.

      We're trying to find the pro's and con's of the 2 plugins.
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  • ya, seo yoast is better but using little bit more resource, its fine if plugin cache installed
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    • Yoast is great.. But what about 'SEO ULTIMATE' ?
      I want to know about this tool. So can anyone give me any idea about how i will get benefited by using this plugin.
  • HI there,

    I don't see Platinum SEO pack mentioned here at all?

    Sasha.
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    • That's because the thread is about Yoast vs. SEO Ultimate.

      I like both plugins, and I must admit that I'm not certain on which is the better. That being said, there's another dude in this thread talking about installing both plugins and working with them. I'd definitely recommend NOT doing that...
    • ...Cause we're discussing "Wordpress SEO by Yoast or SEO Ultimate Plugin". That's why we're ignoring the other ones

      A lot of love for Yoast in this thread (mostly Yoast get's love...), but nobody has answered the followup question regarding loadspeed unfortunately
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  • WP SEO by Yoast is one of my favorite plug-ins. It simply makes optimizing your website easier. I also just found out that you can use WP SEO to include the rel=author tag in your website.
  • I would prefer Yoast Wordpress SEO plugin, which we mainly use for our WP websites.
  • Hands down to Wordpress SEO by Yoast. This is one of the most reliable free Wordpress plugin to be used by many bloggers who want to fully optimize their own blogs.
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    • Very interesting debate. Lively as always.
      I've been helping my clients install and configure Yoast SEO. It helps them boost their google ranking. Why? Because it helps them write better content that is optimized to 1 keyword. It helps them, and makes money for them.

      However, SEO Ultimate has the "Deeplink Juggernaut" feature, which Yoast does not have..yet. It helps to crosslink relevant content on your site based on your chosen keywords. This is could potentially help on-page relevancy, if you have enough useful content on your site.

      You can use both plugins. You just need to disable everything else in SEO Ultimate, except the "Deeplink Juggernaut". Use Yoast WordPress SEO for everything else.

      Rightfully said, there's not enough reviews or comparison of these two very useful on-page optimization tools. So I'm going to write one. As soon as its ready, I will post a link here.

      Disclaimer: I'm not an affiliate to anyone. SEO has nothing to do with WordPress SEO by Yoast, or SEO Ultimate, or Platinum SEO. Optimization is about knowing what gets results, and doing just that. Plugins are tools. You can also do everything by hand. None of the above is a guarantee of Google ranking.
  • Yoast is better one, it's reliable and it works accurate.
  • I like Yoast and All-In-One Seo pack...
  • You can never get a deal better than the yoast plugin
  • Awesome thread! I was asking this particular question and was glad to see it was being discussed on the Warrior forum where I feel like people will be honest.

    Regarding using deeplink juggernaut from seo ultimate, and disabling everything else to use Yoast, this seems like a lot of extra code to add to the site for that one feature. I would suspect that it might cause some issues at some point, and depending on how good seo ultimate is at loading just what is enabled, it probably would have an effect on performance.

    I'm going to watch for a plugin to just do that one piece, as it seems like that makes more sense. I'm trying out SEO Auto Link but I don't think it has the same level of control.
  • I'm using SEO Ultimate now on my oldest website, and I've a good ranking in Google. At other websites I use the plugin from Yoast and I could save time to switch from Ultimate to Yoast. Is it possible that the switch influences my google ranking? In other way... could my SEO be worse by changing the plugin?
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    • I use the plugin by Yoast and i'm happy with it
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  • I agree with Abigo, and Justinfm. Perhaps it's not the best idea to run both plugins at the same time. But for those who want SEO Ultimate features at same time as Yoast SEO, it is possible to get the best of both.

    I only suggested my experience, based on the original question. Mileage obviously varies widely.

    I don't expect a massive performance hit in running both plugins. As long as they are both co-configured, there will be no issues at all. I certainly haven't experienced any as a result. I don't have performance metrics to back me up yet, so you decide what works for you.

    It's all a matter of preference. To be safe, only run one of either SEO plugins at a time, but if you need the added features, why not.

    Also, in my opinion, if you already have good ranking in Google, no need to switch. Just do more of what you're doing, and enjoy the results.
  • I use Yoast in my wordpress blogs. So far is working great for me.
  • All in one or seo yoast work fine
  • Most people nowadays are using Wordpress SEO by Yoast.
  • 1 vote for Wordpress SEO by Yoast
  • No Doubt It is
  • SEO by yoast is my choice... many feature that will we use. fo example we can custom preview description on google snippet.. and many more.
  • I am using ALL IN ONE SEO plugin for word press sites.
  • I am using Yoast plugin for my main WordPress and am satisfied withe the features it provides.
  • I'm using Yoast Wordpress SEO. So far, so good. Didn't have any problem once it setted up finally.
  • I think Wordpress SEO by Yoast is the best one.
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  • WordPress SEO by Yost is by far the most advanced and complete solution. They do have a tool for you to switch to them to port your settings.
  • I am using ALL IN ONE SEO plugin and it works great .
  • Yoast is the best in my opinion, but make sure you set it up right! That is KEY with Yoast. It's not setup right out of the gate.
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  • I am using Yoast plugin for my main WordPress. I like it
  • No matter what wordpress plugin you use, Google doesn't depend now on any of keywords or meta tags,title(because it changes your title too in the search engine). So, both the plugins are dead.
  • I am yoast plugin user, am using this tool last 2 years very help full tool for seo purpose.
  • SEO by Yoast forever xD
  • I use SEO by Yoast - best plugin for On page SEO optimisation
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  • learn the basics of seo, and applied your knowledge to create good content, any plugin will do, it's who uses them differ.
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    • Yeah I think so too. I've personally gave up on SEO a long time ago though and go all the way by paid traffic lazy as I am
  • All in one SEO plugin is best so far i used but also yoast is good. choice is yours.
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    • I use both SEO Ultimate and Yoast SEO. I use SEO Ultimate on some sites where Yoast has compability problems with another plugin. Here is what I have found out:

      The SEO evaluation tool (red/yellow/green light) in Yoast is very useful for SEO newbies. I can manage without it though.

      But there are some things that Yoast has that is missing in SEO Ultimate:

      1. The option to add trailing slash to categories (just migrated a site from Joomla and really needed it to preserve old urls with trailing slash)

      2. The function to add canonical tag to category and tag archives (I really miss that one in SEO Ultimate - add it please!)

      3. The Bulk Editor in Yoast allows you to show items with a certain status (published/draft) which I have found useful sometimes. On the other hand, SEO Ultimate allows you to edit Robot tags (noindex/nofollow) in bulk. Also very useful.

      One feature with SEO Ultimate (I think someone mentioned it before) that can be useful is the Deeplink Juggernaut that creates great internal links for you, with all the necessary settings to make it really good and not too excessive as some other plugins I've tried.
  • I also vote for Yoast:

    - easy to use
    - good job on all basic SEO needs
    - up to date
    - reliable
  • I am using "All in one seo"WordPress plugin.
  • hello

    I use the wordpress seo by yoast my blogLearn another language - How to learn a new language It's a good plugin , recommended by many top bloggers , and it work very well for me . I can create my meta description in meta-tag for google the right way.
  • ello

    I use the wordpress seo by yoast on my blog: Learn another language - How to learn a new language It's a good plugin , recommended by many top bloggers , and it work very well for me . I can create my meta description in meta-tag for google the right way.
  • Iwould prefer Yoast plugin.Yoast plugin is mush better than seo ultimate...
  • I'm using this plugin to all my wordpress blogs.
  • I use Yoast, but I doubt there is a big advantage to using one over the other.

    To be honest, even using Yoast is more of a left over habit from my early days. I don't think it would make a lot of difference to me if I didn't use it.
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