Differences between Rank Math and Classic SEO (note new name).
| Included | Not included |
|---|---|
| 404 Monitor | Setup Wizard |
| Support for ACF | Support for AMP |
| Link Counter | Support for bbPress |
| Local SEO / Knowledge Graph | Support for BuddyPress |
| Redirections | Search Console |
| Rich Snippets | Webmaster tools |
| XML Sitemap | SEO Analysis |
| WooCommerce | Ability to edit .htaccess |
| Role Manager | Ability to edit robots.txt |
| Social meta: Support for Facebook, Twitter, Google Places, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube | Social meta: Removed support for Yelp, FourSquare, Flickr, Reddit, Pinterest, SoundCloud, Tumblr and Myspace |
| Support for Classic Commerce to be added |
One of my key aims, which I stated at the outset, was to keep the plugin as small and as lightweight as possible. Things like Search Console, in my view, adds unnecessary bloat. It’s only showing you the same info you see when logging into GSC.
Similarly, does anyone actually use AMP? That’s another Google offering for which we are eternally hateful (again, imo).
The SEO Analysis tool was removed largely because this requires a RM account so that’s a non-starter.
Support for bbPress and BuddyPress was removed because it’s highly unlikely they’ll continue to work with ClassicPress for too much longer.
If there is anything I have removed that anyone feels is a “must have” before they will consider using Classic SEO, please do let me know.
Thanks.