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w-nada

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I KNOW this was asked many times before, I read all the threads but I am still unable to decide which one is better for my website/blog.

I will start by summarizing what I understood from all the threads I read and you guys can add up to this information and/or correct me if I am mistaking.

All in one Seo:
It's the simplest one of them but it does not control 301 redirects by itself.

Head2Space:
It controls 301 direct by itself and has the same features as all in one.

Yoast:
It has more features than the above two but it's way too complicated for beginners.

So, which one would you guys choose?


Also, and this is a very important point, someone said that these plugins place backlinks in the wordpress's source code without asking for permission, I am not a coder myself so I need someone to confirm or deny this statement.


Thanks guys

 

Enklave

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I used the All in one, but when I discovered Yoast, I stick with it. It has more function and is easier imho.

 

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gammon

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• #3

Yoast is good. I also like Seopressor

 

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ultratr

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• #4

i will use yoast.

 

OldSalt

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Ez WP SEO...

*eidt* I also use All In One SEO

 

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grav6

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Yoast. I tried quite a few others (and used Headspace2 and All In One SEO quite a bit in the past). I started using Yoast last month and no turning back. I found All In One SEO a bit over the top. It adds XML sitemaps functionality, but a bit limited compared to the dedicated plugin. Still, if you need something simple it's good.

 

SOCOM

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OldSalt said:

Ez WP SEO...

*eidt* I also use All In One SEO

Click to expand...

i use both as well

 

meatro

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Yoast. I also started using it a couple months ago and it has since replaced something like 8-9 different plugins for me.

(AIO SEO, SEO Pressor, Sitemaps, Breadcrumbs, WP Category Base, WP Tag Base and a couple of others. Yoast does ALL of these things, in many cases much better than the alternative.)

It is not very complicated either, if you want great on site SEO, then you need these settings in place. Simple as that.

 

ardley216

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SEO Statpress is my fav for stats I do not connect with analytics!

 

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w-nada

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Apparently, everyone suggests Yoast, I will go for it then.
I have a question though if I use separate plugins for XML sitemaps, breadcrumbs, ..etc will they contradict with Yoast or it's OK to use both?

and yea when it comes to stats, I totally agree Statpress is the absolute best.

 

jcsuperstar

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+1 for Yoast

 

meatro

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No, they will not mess with Yoast if you use 3rd party plugins. Just tell Yoast not to do those things.

 

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Nehal

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Easy WP SEO

 

DigitalCity

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w-nada said:

Also, and this is a very important point, someone said that these plugins place backlinks in the wordpress's source code without asking for permission, I am not a coder myself so I need someone to confirm or deny this statement.


Thanks guys

Click to expand...

If you are worried about any plugin inserting backlinks (which I have heard that many do) you can easily wipe that out by editing your robots.txt file in WP

Just do a no follow / disallow on your robots.txt so SE will not follow...

OR

Just go into your plugins folder editor and scan the code to see if you find any links. If you find any just delete.

IMO they are all great plugins so helping them with a link shouldnt hurt your site anyways....

 

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wanna_earn

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• Feb 22, 2012

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1:seo Ultimate:
2:easywpseo
3:seopresser
Believe me guys use 1st 2 and judge the power

For back linking WPSB plugin awesome. for backlinking.

 

Wealthy Wisdom

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• Feb 22, 2012

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Using All in One SEO on my sites for now since i'm still a noob but the plugin seems to work perfectly fine

 

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permo5

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• Feb 22, 2012

• #17

yeah,the plugin seems to work perfectly

 

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markhenry121

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• Feb 22, 2012

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I am using All in one seo and it will be working fine for me.

 

huser21

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Easy wp seo.

 

iiaok

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• Feb 22, 2012

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SEOPressor...if you're just starting out it will really help you maximize your KW in content and in H1-3. The others aren't quite as intuitive.