Yoast SEO

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Screenshots of yoast.com, captured by Honeyb.

AI visibility by engine

How many of the 41 buyer questions each engine named Yoast SEO in.

Claude

1

of 41 questions

Perplexity

1

of 41 questions

Where AI answers name Yoast SEO

The buyer questions where at least one AI model named Yoast SEO, and how many of the four named it.

AI visibility last measured 29 July 2026. How this is measured.

FAQ

What is Yoast SEO?

Yoast SEO is a WordPress plugin handling on-page SEO fundamentals: titles and meta descriptions, XML sitemaps, canonical tags, schema output and readability checks. Its website is yoast.com.

Who is Yoast SEO best for?

WordPress sites wanting on-page and technical SEO basics handled correctly without custom development.

What are the main strengths of Yoast SEO?

Covers the technical fundamentals correctly by default, which prevents common mistakes. Free version is sufficient for most small sites. Automatic schema output and sitemap generation. Very large user base, so help and documentation are easy to find.

What are the limitations of Yoast SEO?

WordPress only. Content analysis is rule-based and can mislead if followed literally. Adds meaningful weight to the WordPress admin on large sites. Internal linking and redirect features require the paid version.

Do AI models recommend Yoast SEO?

Yoast SEO is a WordPress plugin handling on-page SEO fundamentals: titles and meta descriptions, XML sitemaps, canonical tags, schema output and readability checks. In Honeyb's measurements, AI names Yoast SEO in 1 of 41 buyer questions we track, across 2 of 4 answer engines. It is named by Claude and Perplexity. Last measured 29 July 2026.

Which AI answer engines name Yoast SEO?

Across the questions Honeyb measures, Yoast SEO is named by Claude and Perplexity. Claude names it in 1 question, Perplexity names it in 1 question.

What is Yoast SEO most recommended for by AI?

Its strongest appearance is the question "What's the best SEO plugin for WordPress?", where Yoast SEO was named by 2 of 4 models.

How is Yoast SEO's AI visibility measured?

Honeyb asks Claude and Perplexity real buyer questions and records which tools each names. This page aggregates those measurements for this tool. See the methodology page for the full method.

Other content optimization tools

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Surfer SEO

Surfer SEO is a content optimisation platform combining SERP-driven on-page scoring, content briefs and an AI writing layer, now positioned around AI-search visibility.

Named in 3 of 41 questions

Clearscope

Clearscope is a content optimisation platform that grades drafts against the pages already ranking for a term, and has extended into monitoring discoverability in AI answers.

Named in 2 of 41 questions

Market Muse

MarketMuse is a content planning and optimisation platform that models topical authority, telling teams which topics to cover and in what depth rather than only how to optimise a single page.

Named in 2 of 41 questions

Frase

Frase is a content platform covering research, brief building, drafting and optimisation, explicitly positioned around SEO, GEO and AEO in one workflow.

Named in 1 of 41 questions

NeuronWriter

NEURONwriter is a content optimisation tool using semantic analysis of ranking pages to guide drafts, with AI-visibility monitoring added alongside.

Named in 1 of 41 questions

AltTextLab

AltTextLab is an AI alt-text generator that writes descriptive alternative text for images in bulk.

Yoast SEO resources

• Product page
• Wikipedia

Further reading

• Does Schema Markup Help With AI Visibility?