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Stella SEO<\/strong> is a WordPress SEO plugin for managing SEO titles, meta descriptions, canonical URLs, robots meta controls, social metadata, and XML sitemap settings.<\/p>\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n

After activation, open the 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.<\/p>\n\n

\ud83d\ude80 Key Features (Free):<\/h3>\n\n
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  • XML Sitemap Controls<\/strong>: Integrated with the WordPress Sitemap API for posts, pages, and taxonomies.<\/li>\n
  • On-Page SEO Editor<\/strong>: Tabbed metabox for SEO title, meta description, and robots controls.<\/li>\n
  • Robots Meta Controls<\/strong>: Set noindex<\/code> and nofollow<\/code> per post or page.<\/li>\n
  • Canonical URL Support<\/strong>: Output canonical tags for singular content.<\/li>\n
  • Snippet Preview<\/strong>: Review how SEO title and meta description may appear in search results.<\/li>\n
  • Sitemap Exclusions<\/strong>: Exclude specific content IDs from sitemap output.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

    \u26a1 Pro Features (Upgrade to Pro):<\/h3>\n\n
      \n
    • Advanced Schema Markup<\/strong>: Add additional JSON-LD schema controls for richer structured data output.<\/li>\n
    • Social Meta<\/strong>: Configure Open Graph titles and descriptions for social sharing.<\/li>\n
    • Canonical Override<\/strong>: Set custom canonical URLs for specific content when needed.<\/li>\n
    • Extended SEO Tools<\/strong>: Access advanced sitemap, schema, diagnostics, and workflow features.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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      1. Upload the stella-seo<\/code> folder to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory.<\/li>\n
      2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n
      3. Configure your settings under the 'Stella SEO' menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
        \n

        Does this replace the default WordPress sitemap?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

        Yes, Stella SEO enhances and extends the core WordPress sitemap functionality to give you more control while maintaining compatibility.<\/p><\/dd>\n

        What can I configure in the free plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

        You can configure XML sitemap settings, included post types and taxonomies, SEO titles, meta descriptions, robots directives, canonical behavior, and social metadata fields for posts and pages.<\/p><\/dd>\n

        Is there a one-time payment for Pro?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

        Yes! We believe in keeping the web simple. You can upgrade to Stella SEO Pro for a one-time fee at mariastellatech.com.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

        1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • Initial release. Core SEO Meta, Sitemap, Robots, and Canonical features active.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"A WordPress SEO plugin for XML sitemaps, meta descriptions, canonical URLs, and robots meta settings.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/301734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301734"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/mariastellatech"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=301734"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=301734"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=301734"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=301734"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=301734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}