As of April 2026, WP REST Yoast Meta is a WordPress api plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 32K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP 5.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 12% this week. Top alternative: WP Consent API.
5/56 reviews
1.0K+active installs
32K+total downloads
7 yearssince 2019
Overview
This plugin is no longer updated, but is open for adoption
As of Yoast SEO version 16.7 the functionality provided by this plugin is now part of the Yoast SEO plugin itself. This plugin will no longer be updated, but is open for adoption. If you are interested in adopting this plugin, please contact the authors.
Are you using WordPress for a headless set-up, using the WP REST API? And would you like to use the Yoast SEO plugin just like you would for any other project? This plugin adds the meta tags generated by the Yoast SEO plugin to the WP REST API output, allowing your headless set-up to implement them. Also when you are using Yoast SEO Premium you have the option to retrieve redirects throught the API: this plugin adds a custom endpoint (/wp-rest-yoast-meta/v1/redirects) to provide t…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
This plugin is what I’m looking for!
by AnnemarieH·5 years ago
Thank you! This plugin helped me to get all the Yoast meta data in JSON format, so I can use it in my website build with React in combination with Headless WordPress.
No problems
by mantasdaraciunas·5 years ago
Returns everything needed from the first time
Works As Expected!
by mread1208·6 years ago
Install, activate, and boom… instantly started seeing all of the SEO by Yoast fields in my JSON responses.
Headless WordPress
by Cris·6 years ago
Must Have for applications using WordPress as headless CMS. Much better to make use of the existing Yoast SEO settings. Thanks for this plugin for making it available on the REST API.
Must have for Single Page Applications
by Rory Michael Heaney·6 years ago
This is an awesome plugin and is a must-have for a headless setup.
Download Trends
Today: 10Yesterday: 10This week: 99Period total: 4K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.7+ requiredTested up to 5.7.15 |
| PHP | 5.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v2025.1
53.9%
v2021.1
37.5%
v2020.2
6.3%
Other
2.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2021.1.2
Release Date: July 1st, 2021
Bugfix: The yoast_title wasn’t set correctly for consecutive posts in an overview request.
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