The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless.

I moved from Yoast because of its aggressive freemium model — too many features locked behind a paywall, too much noise in the interface. The SEO Framework looked like a clean, honest alternative, and for the core plugin it is.

I installed the Extension Manager following the official recommendation to import data from Yoast. It also installs Troy Client — a component that cannot be removed through the WordPress admin. Not by deactivating and removing the Extension Manager. Not by disabling The SEO Framework entirely. The only way to get rid of it is via FTP or file manager.

To make things worse, most of what the free extensions offer can be achieved with a few lines of code in a mu-plugin. Redirecting attachment pages to their parent post, hiding debug comments from the HTML output, fixing title output — these are all trivial to implement without installing anything extra. Pushing users toward an extension ecosystem for things that don’t require one raises questions about the real purpose of that ecosystem.

This is exactly the kind of silent lock-in I was trying to escape. Shipping a component that survives the removal of the plugin that installed it is not acceptable for a project that presents itself as lightweight and transparent.

Also, there is an issue with breadcrumbs:

<nav aria-label="Breadcrumb" class="tsf-breadcrumb">
<ol>
<li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="https://salvatorenoschese.it/">Home</a></li>
<li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="https://salvatorenoschese.it/category/linux/">Categoria: Linux</a></li>
</ol>
</nav>
<style>nav.tsf-breadcrumb ol{display:inline;list-style:none;margin-inline-start:0}nav.tsf-breadcrumb ol li{display:inline}nav.tsf-breadcrumb ol li:not(:last-child)::after{content:'\203A';margin-inline-end:1ch;margin-inline-start:1ch}</style>

Style is added inside body and after it’s element.

• This topic was modified 3 weeks, 1 day ago by Salvatore Noschese. Reason: + CSS issue
• This topic was modified 3 weeks ago by Salvatore Noschese. Reason: one more ⭐

I’m sure many of us using this plugin have moved over from another SEO plugin that has grown into bloatware. This plugin does everything you want for SEO and keeps it light. Perfect. The author, Sybre, also provides brilliant support. Will be using this for all builds from now on.

This is the best SEO plugin under the sun.

Thank you!

Thank you to Sybre Waaijer and the team at The SEO Framework. My agency has achieved measurable results in increasing organic traffic and delivering qualified leads and conversions through search engine optimization. It’s a lightweight plugin with a significant impact on our clients’ bottom line. Keep up the great work!

• This topic was modified 4 months, 2 weeks ago by digitaljibe.

Really lovely small plugin!!! I hope this is will be updated soon.