Uninstall Yoast SEO deactivates Yoast SEO and then cleans up the WordPress database completely, leaving no traces of Yoast SEO behind.
As of April 2026, Uninstall Yoast SEO is a WordPress delete plugin with 10 active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 13 reviews. It has been downloaded 16K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Bulk Delete.
When you deactivate Yoast SEO via the WordPress admin plugins page, it does not clean up your WordPress database. In case you like to keep your database nice and tidy, Uninstall Yoast SEO is the plugin you need!
Uninstall Yoast SEO deactivates Yoast SEO, in case you haven’t deactivated Yoast SEO already, and then it deletes all database entries related to Yoast SEO. Which leaves you with a clean database.
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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