{"id":80731,"date":"2023-10-03T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=80731"},"modified":"2024-01-12T02:28:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T00:28:10","slug":"the-seo-framework-vs-yoast-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/the-seo-framework-vs-yoast-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"The SEO Framework vs Yoast SEO: Which Is Better?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Comparing The SEO Framework and Yoast SEO may seem challenging. The reason being is because they are two of the most popular search engine optimization (SEO) plugins for WordPress. Millions of users rely on them. Plus, if you&#8217;ve been doing SEO for a while, you may have a bias toward one or the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>But, if you&#8217;re still on the fence about which SEO plugin to use, this article will help you make an informed decision. Once you know what each option has to offer, you&#8217;ll be better equipped to decide how you want to tackle SEO (and which tool can best help you with that).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcda In this article, we&#8217;ll compare The SEO Framework vs Yoast SEO in terms of on-page optimization, readability suggestions, ease of use, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s get to it!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-an-overview-of-the-seo-framework-and-yoast-seo\">An overview of The SEO Framework and Yoast SEO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper aligncenter wp-pic-card\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic wp-pic-card plugin wp-pic-ajax scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-wordpress-seo\"data-type=\"plugin\" data-slug=\"wordpress-seo\" data-image=\"\" data-expiration=\"\"  data-layout=\"wp-pic-card\" data-slugs=\"[]\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-body-loading\"><div class=\"signal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper--><link rel='stylesheet' id='dashicons-css' href='https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/css\/dashicons.min.css?ver=6.8.5' type='text\/css' media='all' \/>\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='wppic-style-css' href='https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/dist\/wppic-styles.css?ver=6.1.1' type='text\/css' media='all' \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1\" id=\"jquery-core-js\"><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1\" id=\"jquery-migrate-js\"><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"wppic-script-js-extra\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\nvar wppicAjax = {\"ajaxurl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themeisle.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-admin\\\/admin-ajax.php\"};\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/assets\/js\/wppic-script.min.js?ver=6.1.1\" id=\"wppic-script-js\"><\/script>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper aligncenter wp-pic-card\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic wp-pic-card plugin wp-pic-ajax scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-autodescription\"data-type=\"plugin\" data-slug=\"autodescription\" data-image=\"\" data-expiration=\"\"  data-layout=\"wp-pic-card\" data-slugs=\"[]\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-body-loading\"><div class=\"signal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yoast SEO<\/strong> is probably the most popular SEO plugin on the market (here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/yoast-seo-review\/\">our full Yoast SEO review<\/a> if you&#8217;re interested). It boasts over five million active installations and it&#8217;s the only tool a lot of WordPress users know when it comes to SEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This plugin has set the tone for the experience that most WordPress SEO tools offer. With Yoast SEO, you get access to suggestions on how to optimize each page both for SEO and readability. These suggestions come in the form of checklists that help you meet best practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SEO Framework is not as popular as Yoast SEO, but it&#8217;s also much newer to the market. This is a more modular plugin than Yoast SEO. The free version of The SEO Framework focuses on tools that will help you generate meta tags for your content:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The SEO Framework<\/strong> can automatically generate titles and descriptions for your content that meet <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/docs\/essentials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Search Essentials<\/a> guidelines. You can also use <a href=\"https:\/\/theseoframework.com\/extensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free and premium extensions<\/a> that add more features to the plugin, including guidelines for keyword optimization (similar to Yoast). This way, you can pick and choose what features you want access to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the free version of The SEO Framework does less than the free version of Yoast SEO, at least out of the box. Yoast SEO is designed to hold your hand with on-page optimization, whereas The SEO Framework is a better fit for users who don&#8217;t require guidance when it comes to using keywords. \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83d\udcbb<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-features-compared\">Key features compared<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By now, you have a basic idea of how The SEO Framework compares with Yoast SEO. In this next section, we&#8217;ll dig into the core tools and features both plugins offer. This way, you&#8217;ll have a better understanding of what using each one is like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#on-page-optimization\">On-page optimization<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#readability-suggestions\">Readability suggestions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#advanced-seo-tools\">Advanced SEO tools<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#ease-of-use\">Ease of use<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#pricing-compare\">Pricing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t<div class='ti-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='ti-tweet_wrapper'>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_text'>\n\t\t    \t\t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=%23The+%23SEO+Framework+%F0%9F%86%9A+%23Yoast+%23SEO+%F0%9F%A5%8A+which+is+better%3F+%F0%9F%A4%94&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/the-seo-framework-vs-yoast-seo\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>#The #SEO Framework \ud83c\udd9a #Yoast #SEO \ud83e\udd4a which is better? \ud83e\udd14<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_sharebtn'>\n\t\t    \t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=%23The+%23SEO+Framework+%F0%9F%86%9A+%23Yoast+%23SEO+%F0%9F%A5%8A+which+is+better%3F+%F0%9F%A4%94&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/the-seo-framework-vs-yoast-seo\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"on-page-optimization\">1. On-page optimization \u2699\ufe0f<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/improve-wordpress-on-page-seo\/\">On-page optimization<\/a> tools are probably the defining feature for most SEO plugins. Many websites rely on Yoast SEO optimization &#8220;scores&#8221; to determine if they&#8217;re using keywords correctly and if their content is well-written <sup>[1]<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yoast SEO enables you to do this by including an <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/seo-checklist\/\">SEO checklist<\/a> in every post and page. You can set a &#8220;focus keyphrase&#8221; for your content and use that checklist to determine if you&#8217;re optimizing your content properly:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=285825690  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1416\" height=\"971\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-analysis.png\" alt=\"Yoast SEO analysis.\" class=\"wp-image-80849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1416\/h:971\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-analysis.png 1416w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:206\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-analysis.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:702\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-analysis.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:527\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-analysis.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:34\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-analysis.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:350\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-analysis.png 350w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:579\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-analysis.png 579w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:875\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-analysis.png 875w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:216\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-analysis.png 216w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:284\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-analysis.png 284w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:197\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-analysis.png 197w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1416\/h:971\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-analysis.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s important to understand that following these guidelines doesn&#8217;t ensure your content will rank well for a keyword. They&#8217;re there to provide a reminder of best practices. They can be incredibly useful if you work with content creators that need guidance when it comes to SEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re well-versed in <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/get-started-with-wordpress-seo\/\">the basics of SEO<\/a>, you can mostly ignore these guidelines. At least that&#8217;s the approach The SEO Framework takes. The plugin only includes tools to help you optimize titles and meta descriptions for pages out-of-the-box:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=2115184022  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1501\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-settings.png\" alt=\"Using The SEO Framework.\" class=\"wp-image-80850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1501\/h:545\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-settings.png 1501w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:109\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-settings.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:372\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-settings.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:279\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-settings.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:18\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-settings.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:174\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-settings.png 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:288\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-settings.png 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1200\/h:436\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-settings.png 1200w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:107\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-settings.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:142\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-settings.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:98\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-settings.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1501\/h:545\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-settings.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As we mentioned, you can also expand the plugin&#8217;s base functionality by using free or premium extensions. This makes The SEO Framework much more customizable than Yoast SEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an example, the <strong><em>Focus<\/em><\/strong> extension adds on-page keyword optimization and readability checklists. This is very similarly to how Yoast SEO does it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, <strong><em>Focus<\/em><\/strong> is a premium extension. If you want access to all the tool&#8217;s extensions <a href=\"https:\/\/theseoframework.com\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plans start at $84 per year<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1734813473  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1504\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-framework-on-page.png\" alt=\"Comparing The SEO Framework vs Yoast SEO in terms of on-page optimization.\" class=\"wp-image-80852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1504\/h:741\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-framework-on-page.png 1504w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-framework-on-page.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:505\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-framework-on-page.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:378\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-framework-on-page.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:25\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-framework-on-page.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:236\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-framework-on-page.png 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:391\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-framework-on-page.png 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1200\/h:591\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-framework-on-page.png 1200w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:146\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-framework-on-page.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-framework-on-page.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:133\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-framework-on-page.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1504\/h:741\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-framework-on-page.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>When you compare the on-page optimization suggestions both plugins make, you&#8217;ll notice that Yoast SEO focuses more on small details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, The SEO Framework provides a shorter checklist of suggestions to follow, but it gives you greater control over how many keywords to optimize for. However, you <em>can<\/em> optimize for multiple keywords using the premium version of Yoast SEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The premium plan <a href=\"https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">costs $99 per year<\/a>, which is a bit more expensive than The SEO Framework&#8217;s starting premium plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll talk about The SEO Framework and Yoast SEO pricing in more depth later on.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"readability-suggestions\">2. Readability suggestions \ud83d\udca1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When comparing The SEO Framework and Yoast SEO in terms of readability options, we&#8217;re dealing with a similar scenario as with on-page optimizations. Yoast SEO offers readability improvement checklists with every page and post:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1927337665  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/readability-suggestions.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1404\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/readability-suggestions.png\" alt=\"Readability suggestions from Yoast SEO.\" class=\"wp-image-80853\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1404\/h:803\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/readability-suggestions.png 1404w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1049\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/readability-suggestions.png 1049w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:259\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/readability-suggestions.png 259w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:341\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/readability-suggestions.png 341w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:236\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/readability-suggestions.png 236w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1404\/h:803\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/readability-suggestions.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Additionally, if you click on the <strong><em>Insights<\/em><\/strong> tab in your right-hand panel, Yoast provides you with another type of reading rating:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1995063451  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flesch-reading-ease-score.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1922\" height=\"1568\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flesch-reading-ease-score.png\" alt=\"The Flesch reading ease score in Yoast SEO.\" class=\"wp-image-81196\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1323\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flesch-reading-ease-score.png 1922w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:245\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flesch-reading-ease-score.png 300w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:165\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flesch-reading-ease-score.png 165w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1323\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flesch-reading-ease-score.png 2x\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=1995063451  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1922\" height=\"1568\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flesch-reading-ease-score.png\" alt=\"The Flesch reading ease score in Yoast SEO.\" class=\"wp-image-81196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1323\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flesch-reading-ease-score.png 1922w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:245\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flesch-reading-ease-score.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:835\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flesch-reading-ease-score.png 1024w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:735\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flesch-reading-ease-score.png 735w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:181\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flesch-reading-ease-score.png 181w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:239\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flesch-reading-ease-score.png 239w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:165\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flesch-reading-ease-score.png 165w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1323\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flesch-reading-ease-score.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is called <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/what-is-flesch-reading-ease\/\">the Flesch reading ease score<\/a>. This scoring system measures things like sentence length, number of syllables in words, etc. It takes a more holistic approach when assessing readability. You&#8217;ll want this score to be above a 60.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although both of these readability features are popular and highly useful, it&#8217;s important to understand that readability doesn&#8217;t directly impact SEO <sup>[2]<\/sup>. The more &#8220;readable&#8221; or easy to understand your content is, the better engagement it tends to get. In theory, that translates to a lower <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/what-is-bounce-rate\/\">bounce rate<\/a>, more potential clicks on internal links, and a happier audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re very confident in your writing skills, you might want to ignore <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/readability-score\/\">readability scores<\/a> and suggestions from Yoast SEO. Once again, The SEO Framework outright doesn&#8217;t include this type of checklist in its base version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, its <strong><em>Focus<\/em><\/strong> extension provides a built-in dictionary you can use to look up synonyms if you&#8217;re stuck while writing:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=445756400  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-framework-synonyms.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-framework-synonyms.png\" alt=\"Synonym suggestions from The SEO Framework.\" class=\"wp-image-80854\" 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:105\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-framework-synonyms.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1520\/h:591\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seo-framework-synonyms.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you want a greater degree of writing aid while working on content, Yoast SEO might be a better fit due to its readability checklist. In our experience, following checklist guidelines often results in content that is easier to understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, if you want to focus on SEO and not get distracted with readability scores, The SEO Framework might be a better fit.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"advanced-seo-tools\">3. Advanced SEO tools \ud83e\uddf0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>SEO plugins shouldn&#8217;t just focus on on-page optimization and readability suggestions. A great plugin will also offer advanced options to work on other aspects of your site&#8217;s SEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To give an example, you can use both Yoast SEO and The SEO Framework to <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/xml-sitemap\/\">generate XML sitemaps<\/a> for your WordPress website. Both plugins do this automatically. 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:345\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/site-connections-yoastc.png 345w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:239\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/site-connections-yoastc.png 239w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1406\/h:795\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/site-connections-yoastc.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can also optimize how search engines crawl your site by choosing what elements the robots should ignore. That includes options such as <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-rest-api\/\">REST API<\/a> links, information about plugins, and more:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1593156612  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/crawl-optimization.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1822\" height=\"921\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/crawl-optimization.png\" alt=\"Crawl optimization settings for Yoast SEO.\" class=\"wp-image-80859\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1822\/h:921\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/crawl-optimization.png 1822w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:267\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/crawl-optimization.png 267w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1822\/h:921\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/crawl-optimization.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The plugin also empowers you to configure breadcrumbs for your site and to enable them for your active theme. 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For a lot of users, the Yoast SEO experience begins and ends with the on-page SEO and readability suggestions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you start digging into Yoast SEO&#8217;s settings, it becomes a whole different beast. The plugin offers a staggering amount of configuration options and integrations, but they&#8217;re clearly geared toward more advanced users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of usability, it&#8217;s worth noting that Yoast SEO has a tendency to send users a lot of notifications, which some might find annoying. For example, if you have <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/orphaned-content\/\">orphaned content<\/a>, it might constantly remind you about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, when you&#8217;re using the premium versions of Yoast SEO, you might run into a lot of advertisements. 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In comparison, Yoast SEO would cost $1,584 to use it on 20 sites and $9,900 to use it on 200 sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\">Conclusion \ud83c\udfc1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Both <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/autodescription\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The SEO Framework<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Yoast SEO<\/a> are fantastic <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-seo-plugins\/\">SEO plugins<\/a>. They&#8217;re not geared toward the same kind of user and they offer very distinct experiences. That means your choice will largely come down to how much help you want with on-page optimization and what extra features you&#8217;d like access to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t<div class='ti-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='ti-tweet_wrapper'>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_text'>\n\t\t    \t\t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=%23The+%23SEO+Framework+%F0%9F%86%9A+%23Yoast+%23SEO+%F0%9F%A5%8A+which+is+better%3F+%F0%9F%A4%94&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/the-seo-framework-vs-yoast-seo\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>#The #SEO Framework \ud83c\udd9a #Yoast #SEO \ud83e\udd4a which is better? \ud83e\udd14<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_sharebtn'>\n\t\t    \t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=%23The+%23SEO+Framework+%F0%9F%86%9A+%23Yoast+%23SEO+%F0%9F%A5%8A+which+is+better%3F+%F0%9F%A4%94&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/the-seo-framework-vs-yoast-seo\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When comparing The SEO Framework vs Yoast SEO, Yoast SEO is a much more comprehensive and beginner-friendly option. 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