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Edward — WordPress SEO Plugin

Edward – AI SEO Autopilot & Content Writer

by edwardseo · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1.5 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.4+

Edward has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,947 downloads all time. It was downloaded 714 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on September 30, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Edward at a glance

Active installs
200+
was 100+ 30 days ago
Total downloads
1,947
Downloads, last 30 days
714
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Edward well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3

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)

Download and install history

1,018 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Edward downloads per day050100150200Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Edward active installs050100150200Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Edward rating00.30.50.81Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Edward review count00.30.50.81Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

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
1.1.5
Last updated
Sep 30, 2026
First published
Jun 1, 2026
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.1.3
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 200+ active installs for Edward as of October 22, 2026.

Is Edward still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 30, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Is Edward free?

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