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Edward — WordPress SEO Plugin

Edward – AI SEO Autopilot & Content Writer

by edwardseo · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1.2 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

Edward has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 962 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 29, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Edward at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
962
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Edward well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Publishes articles as standard WordPress posts
  • Sets SEO title, focus keyword, meta description, canonical URL, noindex flag, Open Graph + Twitter Card tags for Yoast SEO, Rank Math, and All in One SEO…
  • Attaches featured images from external URLs with explicit alt text and caption support
  • Supports tags, categories, and scheduled publishing (via WordPress’s built-in scheduled-post mechanism)
  • Idempotency keys prevent duplicate posts on retry
  • Slug-conflict detection avoids SEO cannibalization
  • Optional IndexNow integration for near-instant Bing/Yandex re-crawl notifications
  • Diagnostics endpoint for support troubleshooting (PHP version, WP version, SEO plugin detection, file permissions)
  • Site discovery endpoints (authors, categories, tags) so the MeetEdward dashboard renders accurate dropdowns
  • Survives hosts that disable the fileinfo PHP extension via a four-tier mime detection ladder
  • Survives hosts that block the WordPress REST API for anonymous requests via a scoped bypass filter (Edward’s own routes still require the API key)
  • SSRF guard on external image URLs (blocks loopback, private IP ranges, link-local, ULA)

Details

AI autopilot for WordPress: write articles with AI, auto-publish on a schedule, and sync focus keyword & meta to Yoast SEO, Rank Math, or AIOSEO.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Edward competes in

Tags

  • AI
  • autopilot
  • content
  • publishing
  • seo
Version
1.1.2
Last updated
Jul 29, 2026
First published
Jun 1, 2026
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Edward FAQ

What does Edward do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Edward offers Publishes articles as standard WordPress posts, Sets SEO title, focus keyword, meta description, canonical URL, noindex flag, Open Graph + Twitter Card tags for Yoast SEO, Rank Math, and All in One SEO, Attaches featured images from external URLs with explicit alt text and caption support, Supports tags, categories, and scheduled publishing (via WordPress’s built-in scheduled-post mechanism) and Idempotency keys prevent duplicate posts on retry.

How many active installs does Edward have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Edward as of September 7, 2026.

Is Edward still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on July 29, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Edward free?

Edward is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.