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Jesp SEO

A lightweight, blazing-fast WordPress SEO plugin. No bloat, no ads, just essential SEO.

by Paul · github.com/gaupoit/jesuspended-seo · website

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/gaupoit/jesuspended-seo/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/gaupoit/jesuspended-seo ↗

Jesp SEO - Lightweight WordPress SEO Plugin

A blazing-fast, no-bloat SEO plugin for WordPress. Built as an alternative to heavy SEO plugins like Yoast.

Why Jesp SEO?

Feature Jesp SEO Yoast SEO
Lines of Code ~2,000 ~87,000
Ads in Dashboard None Many
Page Load Impact Minimal Noticeable
Features Essential only Everything + kitchen sink

Features

  • Meta Tags - Custom title and description for posts/pages
  • Open Graph - Facebook and social media sharing optimization
  • Twitter Cards - Twitter-specific meta tags
  • XML Sitemap - Auto-generated sitemap at /sitemap.xml
  • Schema Markup - JSON-LD structured data (Article, WebPage, WebSite)
  • Canonical URLs - Automatic canonical tag generation
  • Robots Meta - noindex option for individual posts

Installation

  1. Download the plugin
  2. Upload to /wp-content/plugins/jesuspended-seo
  3. Activate in WordPress admin
  4. Configure at Settings > Jesp SEO

Usage

Post/Page SEO

Edit any post or page and find the "Jesp SEO" meta box:

  • SEO Title - Custom title for search engines (60 chars recommended)
  • Meta Description - Description for search snippets (160 chars recommended)
  • Social Title/Description - Override for social sharing
  • Noindex - Exclude from search results

Global Settings

Navigate to Settings > Jesp SEO:

  • Title separator (default: |)
  • Homepage title and description
  • Enable/disable features (sitemap, schema, Open Graph)
  • Twitter card type and handle

XML Sitemap

Your sitemap is automatically available at:

  • yoursite.com/sitemap.xml - Index
  • yoursite.com/sitemap-posts.xml - Posts
  • yoursite.com/sitemap-pages.xml - Pages

Requirements

  • WordPress 6.0+
  • PHP 8.0+

Development

Built using the WordPress Development Skill for Claude Code.

Coding Standards

  • PSR-12 + WordPress Security rules
  • Strict types enabled
  • All input sanitized, all output escaped
  • Prepared statements for database queries
# Check coding standards
composer install
composer phpcs

License

GPL v2 or later

Author

Created by Paul - Addressing the common complaints about bloated SEO plugins.