Yoast Test Helper — WordPress Sitemap Plugin
by Yoast · WordPress.org page · Website
Yoast Test Helper has 60,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 890,215 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 18, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Yoast Test Helper at a glance
Is Yoast Test Helper well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Easily enable Yoast SEO development mode
- Saving and restoring Yoast SEO and Yoast SEO extension options, to test upgrade paths
- Add options debug info to Yoast SEO admin pages
- Reset the internal link counter, prominent words calculation and other features
- Add two post types (Books and Movies) with two taxonomies (Category and Genre) each and optionally disable the block editor for them
- Easily add an inline script after a selected script
- Replace your .test TLD with example.com in your Schema output, so you can easily copy paste to Google’s Structured Data Testing Tool
- Change the number of URLs shown in an XML Sitemap
- Easily change your MyYoast URL
Yoast Test Helper reviews and ratings
12 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Resolve problem with Canonical URLs
After migration, I had a problem with canonical URLs still pointing to the staging site. A quick 'Reset Indexables & Migrations' and everything was back to normal! Thank you for this indispensable tool.
npittet -
Worked like a charm!
One week trying to find how to solve 404's around content translated with WPML that Yoast was messing around with till I found that. Installed this plugin, made a reset on Yoast tables and plugins, made a new onboarding and a new optimization of the plugin (same process like when you install it for the first time) and everything solved in 15 minutes. And without losing any canonicals, titles, or descriptions. Thanks for this little plugin team Yoast!
cXD4931 -
The the data optimization tool got stuck - Fixed
Hi all, My the data optimization tool got stuck. After following the instructions from Jose V. @ Yoast, this plugin solved the problem instantly. Wonderfull tool! Thank you!
pretobrazza -
Fixed breadcrumbs URLs after migration
In order to automate things in a script the wp-cli support is missing
erniecom -
Fixed yoast breadcrumb issue
Fixed yoast breadcrumb issue
hawbsl -
A test review
Because it's a test plugin.
brilpoetsdoekje
Where Yoast Test Helper ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Yoast Test Helper appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Sitemap Plugins | #53 in search, not tagged | #91 | – |
| Best Schema Plugins | #61 in search, not tagged | #93 | – |
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Details
This plugin makes testing Yoast SEO, Yoast SEO add-ons and integrations and resetting the different features a lot easier.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- development
- Yoast
- Yoast SEO
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- Version
- 1.19
- Last updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- First published
- Apr 6, 2020
- Requires WordPress
- 6.8
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Yoast Test Helper FAQ
What does Yoast Test Helper do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Yoast Test Helper offers Easily enable Yoast SEO development mode, Saving and restoring Yoast SEO and Yoast SEO extension options, to test upgrade paths, Add options debug info to Yoast SEO admin pages, Reset the internal link counter, prominent words calculation and other features and Add two post types (Books and Movies) with two taxonomies (Category and Genre) each and optionally disable the block editor for them.
How many active installs does Yoast Test Helper have?
WordPress.org reports 60,000+ active installs for Yoast Test Helper as of September 7, 2026.
Is Yoast Test Helper still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 18, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is Yoast Test Helper free?
Yoast Test Helper is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Yoast Test Helper rank among Sitemap Plugins?
Yoast Test Helper is #91 in the WordPress.org Sitemap Plugins ranking.