=== WP Smart SEO === Contributors: Annubis Donate link: http://www.chefblogger.me Tags: seo, meta title, meta description, open graph, google search Version: 2.4 Stable tag: 2.4 Requires at least: 6.0 Tested up to: 6.9.4 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Lightweight, powerful SEO for WordPress — control your meta titles, descriptions, Open Graph tags and more. No bloat, just results. == Description == **WP Smart SEO** gives you full control over how your content appears in search engines and on social media — without the overhead of a massive SEO suite. Whether you run a blog, a business website or an online shop: every page, post and category gets its own SEO fields, and you decide exactly what the world sees. = What WP Smart SEO generates for you = For every **Page, Post and Category**, the plugin automatically outputs: * `og:type`, `og:title`, `og:description`, `og:image` — for perfect Facebook & LinkedIn previews * `twitter:title`, `twitter:description`, `twitter:image` — for crisp Twitter/X cards * **Meta Robots Tag** — fine-grained control with `index`, `follow`, `noindex`, `nofollow` = 🤖 AI Clipboard Buttons = Working with AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini? With a single click, WP Smart SEO copies your page text, blog post or product description — together with a ready-made prompt — straight to your clipboard. Paste it into your favourite AI and get an optimised SEO text in seconds. *Mit einem Klick den Seiteninhalt inklusive Prompt in die Zwischenablage kopieren und direkt in die lieblings-KI eingeben — SEO-Texte schneller als je zuvor.* = 🌍 Multilingual = WP Smart SEO is available in **English** and **German** — more languages welcome via the WordPress translation community. = 🔍 SEO Overview in Post & Page Lists = Your SEO titles and descriptions are shown directly in the WordPress post and page overview — so you can spot missing or weak SEO texts at a glance, without opening every single entry. = ✏️ Smart Auto-Fill = When you enter the page title, it is automatically pre-filled into the SEO title field — saving you time while still letting you customise it whenever you need to. = 📏 Character Counter = Built-in character counters for title and description fields help you stay within the recommended lengths for Google — no guesswork required. = Recommended companion plugins = * Need a sitemap? → [Simple XML Sitemap Generator](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-xml-sitemap-generator/) * Need Google Analytics? → [Quick Google Analytics](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/quick-google-analytics/) == Installation == 1. Upload or install the plugin through the WordPress plugin directory. 2. Activate it under **Plugins → Installed Plugins**. 3. Open any post, page or category and fill in the SEO fields in the meta box. 4. That's it — your meta tags are live. == Frequently Asked Questions == = Does this plugin conflict with Yoast SEO or other SEO plugins? = It is recommended to use only one SEO plugin at a time to avoid duplicate meta tags. = Can I migrate from the old wpseo.de plugin? = Yes — since v1.4.9 there is a migration path. See the changelog for details. = Is the plugin translation-ready? = Yes. English and German are included. Additional translations can be contributed via the WordPress translation platform. == Screenshots == 1. SEO meta box on the post edit screen 2. SEO columns in the post overview 3. AI clipboard button in action == Changelog == = v2.4 (04/03/2026) = * Meta Box field now open for rest-api / AI actions = v2.3 (03/25/2026) = * Add Media library button next to the image URL field for quick image selection * Live Preview = v2.2 (03/21/2026) = * Add AI Prompt reset Button = v2.1 (03/21/2026) = * Add Form Field for AI Prompt Text = v2.0 (03/20/2026) = * Improved input sanitizing for better security = v1.9 (05/24/2025) = * Further sanitizing improvements = v1.8.1 (01/06/2025) = * Updated language files * Added new support link = v1.7 (12/12/2024) = * Compatibility update for latest WordPress version = v1.6.6 (08/24/2024) = * SEO texts now visible in post & page list overview = v1.6.4 (08/24/2024) = * Page title is now auto-copied into the SEO title field = v1.6.3 (04/08/2024) = * Bug fixes = v1.6.2 (03/12/2024) = * Added SEO columns to overview screens = v1.6.1 (02/02/2024) = * Bug fixes = v1.6 (10/09/2023) = * WordPress version compatibility update = v1.5 (01/31/2023) = * Bug fixes = v1.4.9 (10/19/2022) = * Added migration support from the wpseo.de plugin = v1.4.5 (10/08/2022) = * Added character counter for title and description fields * Bug fixes = v1.4.2 (09/22/2022) = * Minor text updates = v1.4.1 (09/21/2022) = * Added multilingual support (English, German, Swiss German) = v1.4 (08/28/2022) = * Added JavaScript enhancements to input fields = v1.3.5 (04/04/2022) = * Minor updates = v1.3.1 (12/10/2019) = * Minor updates = v1.3.1 (11/10/2019) = * Added meta tags for category pages = v1.3 (12/07/2019) = * Added meta tags for category pages = v1.2 (11/07/2019) = * Added colour coding to fields * Added Meta Robots indexing field = v1.0 (06/07/2019) = * Initial release on WordPress Plugin Directory = v0.1 (23/06/2018) = * Plugin created == Upgrade Notice == = 2.0 = Security improvement: updated input sanitizing. Recommended update for all users.