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CSPG Basic SEO Helper is a lightweight, performance-focused WordPress SEO plugin designed to simplify essential on-page SEO and social sharing optimization without unnecessary complexity.
The plugin automatically generates: 
– Open Graph meta tags for Facebook and social platforms 
– Twitter Card metadata 
– Schema.org structured data 
– Dynamic SEO titles and descriptions using configurable templates 
– XML sitemaps for improved search engine indexing
All features are built to work automatically out of the box while still giving administrators full control through clean, easy-to-use settings pages.
Perfect for small businesses, bloggers, and developers who want modern SEO fundamentals without bloated overhead.
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Automatic Open Graph meta tags</li>
<li>Built-in Twitter Card support</li>
<li>Schema.org structured data output</li>
<li>Dynamic Meta Templates for SEO titles and descriptions</li>
<li>10+ dynamic variables including <code>{site_name}</code>, <code>{post_title}</code>, <code>{excerpt}</code>, and more</li>
<li>Custom field variables using <code>{custom_field:key}</code></li>
<li>Live SEO template preview in the admin panel</li>
<li>Free XML Sitemap generation</li>
<li>Improved sitemap performance and reliability</li>
<li>Clean, user-friendly admin interface</li>
<li>Improved admin UI consistency</li>
<li>Optimized for performance and stability</li>
<li>Compatible with modern WordPress versions (6.4+)</li>
</ul>

CSPG Basic SEO Helper

Lightweight SEO helper adding Open Graph, Twitter Cards, Schema.org markup, meta templates, and XML sitemaps.

JS Morisset

Extends the WordPress Sitemaps XML:
Improve the WordPress sitemaps XML with article modification times, alternate language URLs, news sitemaps, images sitemaps, video sitemaps (requires WPSSO Core Premium for video details) and more.

Include Alternate Languages:
Include <a href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/crawling/localized-versions#sitemap" rel="nofollow ugc">localized pages for Google</a> (ie. alternate language URLs) from PolyLang and WMPL.
Include Images and Videos:
Optionally include images and videos in the WordPress sitemaps XML. Note that video information requires the WPSSO Core Premium plugin for video details.
Include Post Type Archives:
Include missing post type archive pages in WordPress sitemaps (like the WooCommerce shop page and The Events Calendar events page).
Select Post Types and Taxonomies:
Optionally include or exclude post types and taxonomies from the WordPress sitemaps XML.
Exclude Noindex and Redirected URLs:
Exclude noindex and redirected posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomies (categories, tags, etc.), and user profiles pages from the WordPress sitemaps XML.
<h3>WPSSO Core Required</h3>
WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML is an add-on for the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpsso/" rel="ugc">WPSSO Core plugin</a>, which creates extensive and complete structured data to present your content at its best for social sites and search results – no matter how URLs are shared, reshared, messaged, posted, embedded, or crawled.

WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap

Extend the WordPress sitemaps XML with article modification times, alternate languages, news sitemaps, image sitemaps, and video sitemaps.

CSPG Basic SEO Helper vs WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap