A WordPress SEO plugin for XML sitemaps, meta descriptions, canonical URLs, and robots meta settings.

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Stella SEO is a WordPress SEO plugin for managing SEO titles, meta descriptions, canonical URLs, robots meta controls, social metadata, and XML sitemap settings.
The plugin integrates with the WordPress Sitemap API and adds a post editor metabox so you can configure SEO metadata directly while editing posts and pages.
After activation, open the <code>Stella SEO</code> admin menu to review XML sitemap settings, post type coverage, taxonomy coverage, and indexing-related options. Then use the metabox on posts and pages to set the SEO title, meta description, canonical URL behavior, robots meta directives, and social fields.
<h3>🚀 Key Features (Free):</h3>
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<li>XML Sitemap Controls: Integrated with the WordPress Sitemap API for posts, pages, and taxonomies.</li>
<li>On-Page SEO Editor: Tabbed metabox for SEO title, meta description, and robots controls.</li>
<li>Robots Meta Controls: Set <code>noindex</code> and <code>nofollow</code> per post or page.</li>
<li>Canonical URL Support: Output canonical tags for singular content.</li>
<li>Snippet Preview: Review how SEO title and meta description may appear in search results.</li>
<li>Sitemap Exclusions: Exclude specific content IDs from sitemap output.</li>
</ul>
<h3>⚡ Pro Features (Upgrade to Pro):</h3>
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<li>Advanced Schema Markup: Add additional JSON-LD schema controls for richer structured data output.</li>
<li>Social Meta: Configure Open Graph titles and descriptions for social sharing.</li>
<li>Canonical Override: Set custom canonical URLs for specific content when needed.</li>
<li>Extended SEO Tools: Access advanced sitemap, schema, diagnostics, and workflow features.</li>
</ul>

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