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The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless.

Figures from the Plugin Directory Census · as of 28 Aug 2026

200,000

Active installs, lower bound

Group: 100,000 to 999,999 installs

261

Days since the last release

Group median: 12

4.9

out of 5, from 378 ratings

Group median: 4.7 (10+ ratings)

16.7%

Support threads marked resolved, two months

Group: 68.2%

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What is The SEO Framework and who is behind it?

The SEO Framework is a WordPress plugin in the “SEO” field, made by Sybre Waaijer. It has been listed in the directory since 29 May 2015, so for 11 years. It is the only plugin by Sybre Waaijer with at least 10,000 installs. With 200,000 to 299,999 active installs it belongs to the 100,000 to 999,999 installs group; its last release came 261 days before the reference date, and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.

This is how the author describes the plugin on wordpress.org:

“The fastest feature-complete SEO plugin for professional WordPress websites. Secure, fast, unbranded, and automated SEO. Do less; get better results.”

Self-description on wordpress.org, retrieved on 10 Sept 2026

When was The SEO Framework last released?

The last release of The SEO Framework came 261 days before the reference date; the group median is 12 days.

Each dot is a plugin in the 100,000 to 999,999 installs group, placed horizontally by days since its last release, on a logarithmic scale. The dashed line marks 365 days.

How many installs does The SEO Framework have?

The SEO Framework had 200,000 to 299,999 active installs on the reference date. Within its group, 139 plugins had a higher band and 79 plugins the same band.

The API reports installs only as a lower bound with one significant figure: 200,000 means at least 200,000 and at most 299,999.

Which WordPress version is The SEO Framework tested with?

No directory notice: tested up to WordPress 6.9, while core stood at 7.1 on the reference date. The notice appears once the field falls below 6.9; that applied to 8.0% of the group.

How does The SEO Framework compare with its group?

The group holds 399 listed plugins. 92.7% of them had a more recent last release than The SEO Framework; 5.3% had no release for more than 365 days.

Figure	The SEO Framework	Group, 399 plugins
Days since the last release	261	median 12
Rating	4.9 (378)	median 4.7 (10+ ratings)
Support threads marked resolved	16.7%	68.2%
Tested up to	6.9	47.6% on 7.1
Requires PHP	7.4	most often 7.4 (41.6%)

All values on the reference date

Slug	`autodescription`
Author	Sybre Waaijer
Active installs	200,000 to 299,999
Last release	261 days before the reference date
Tested up to	WordPress 6.9 · core on the reference date: 7.1
Requires WordPress	6.0
Requires PHP	7.4
Rating	4.9 out of 5 from 378 ratings
Support threads, two months	1 of 6 marked resolved
Listed since	29 May 2015
Total downloads	4,743,127, updates included
Tags	google-search, open-graph, seo, structured-data, xml-sitemap

Tag	Plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag	Rank by installs	Median days since release
google-search	3	1	10
open-graph	5	1	97
seo	60	10	26
structured-data	7	2	9
xml-sitemap	11	8	9

Class of 2015

The SEO Framework has been listed since 29 May 2015. Of the 201 plugins with 10,000+ installs added in 2015, 83.1% released within the 365 days before the reference date.

Same group, shared tags

Not a recommendation; the same figures for comparison. Alphabetical.

Plugin	Active installs	Last release	Rating
ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO	100,000 to 199,999	10 days before the reference date	4.1 (35)
Cloudflare	200,000 to 299,999	46 days before the reference date	3.5 (180)
IndexNow Plugin	100,000 to 199,999	63 days before the reference date	3.2 (47)
LuckyWP Table of Contents	100,000 to 199,999	499 days before the reference date	4.9 (885)
Schema & Structured Data for WP & AMP	100,000 to 199,999	1 day before the reference date	4.5 (252)
SEO SIMPLE PACK	100,000 to 199,999	98 days before the reference date	4.6 (14)
SEOPress	300,000 to 399,999	30 days before the reference date	4.8 (1,246)
SiteSEO	500,000 to 599,999	14 days before the reference date	4.0 (9)

Do you maintain The SEO Framework?

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Source and status

All values come from the full pull of the public wordpress.org API on 28 Aug 2026 (reference time 21:56:30 UTC). The analysis and text on this page are available under CC BY 4.0; the raw values come from the public wordpress.org API and are in the raw data. How the count was made is set out in the method, what the fields do not say under limits. hafenstudios builds WordPress plugins itself, see the conflict of interest. Corrections to moin@hafenstudios.com; a documented correction leads to a new version. From issue 02 this page will also show the change since the previous reference date. Collected and prepared by Horst Wenzel.

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