SEO settings. Nothing else.
Most of what moves rankings happens outside a plugin. Bare Bones SEO handles the handful of settings that belong inside one, then stays out of your way.
Version 1.0 is in review for the WordPress.org plugin directory.
The whole skeleton
Six parts. Each one handles something a plugin should control, and nothing here asks for your attention once it's set.
Indexation controls
Set indexing and sitemap behavior for every post type from one screen.
Page-level overrides
Title, description, JSON-LD schema, and indexing on every post. A page can be stricter than the site setting, never looser.
Bulk meta editor
Audit and edit titles, descriptions, and indexing across the whole site without opening each editor.
301 redirects
Handle moved pages and external redirects. Runs only on 404s, so normal page loads pay nothing.
404 monitor
A read-only log of broken paths, so you can see what visitors are hitting.
Health notices
Flags common misconfigurations, like a site set to discourage search engines, with a one-click fix.
What we left out, on purpose
"Bare bones" is the philosophy, not a phase. Features that belong outside a plugin won't be added, no matter how common they are elsewhere.
Content analysis and readability scoresKeyword tracking and rank monitoringTraffic-light gradesDashboard widgetsUpsells and nag noticesTelemetryTracking script injection
Built for people who already know SEO
Developers and agencies managing sites where precision matters more than wizards. You get direct control over the technical basics and a settings screen you can understand in one pass. The rest of your SEO work, the part that actually moves rankings, stays where it belongs.
Free, GPL-licensed, and meant to be your only SEO plugin. Read the code before you install it.