Basic-SEO
Applies basic search engine optimisations to your WordPress powered site.
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·30 active installs·Updated 14 years agoAs of April 2026, Basic-SEO is a WordPress seo plugin with 30 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 9.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time….
4/51 reviews
30active installs
9.6K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
Applies the following simple search engine optimisations to your blog:
- Shows “Site Title” in page title always no matter what content your viewing
- Shows any content descriptor (page/post title etc.) first in page title
- Uses post excerpt as value of “description” meta tag
- Uses post tags as value of “keywords” meta tag
- Uses tag name as value of “keywords” meta tag when viewing posts for a tag
- Uses category name as value of “keywords” meta tag when viewing posts for a category
- Uses date as value of “keywords” meta tag when viewing posts for a date
That’s it really, pretty simple stuff.
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
0.4 (04/03/12)
- Fixed output of description meta tag when it contains quotes (thanks to Dave Hope for fix)
Contributors
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