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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

★ 1stars

Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/gaupoit/jesuspended-seo/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
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.