Simple SEOv1.5.0
The SEO basics: a title, a description and a "don't index" checkbox for every page. Small, fast, and no upsell banners all over your admin.
Alternatives to MetaMax
Plugins below are selected for functional relevance and current directory signals. Active-install counts do not affect this ranking.
Relevant replacements
WordPress plugins with similar use cases
Compatibility and update metadata provide context, not a quality guarantee. Review each plugin’s details for your site.
SEO Readyv2.4.1
Lightweight WordPress SEO plugin for meta titles, descriptions, schema, social sharing, breadcrumbs, and FAQ content.
Write SEO titles and meta descriptions with AI in bulk. Saves them straight into Yoast SEO, Rank Math or All in One SEO. Free plan included.
See the SEO title and meta description every page really outputs, find what is missing, too long or duplicated, and fix it from one screen.
AI SEO title and meta description generator for posts, pages, products and categories, with snippet score, live preview and bulk generation.
Finds the posts Google cannot see: noindex, thin content, missing meta description, stale pages. Read-only, runs locally, next to Yoast and Rank Math.
R-Pie SEO meta tagv1.1.0
Applies the SEO title and meta description from R-Pie to your active SEO plugin, or outputs the tags directly when no SEO plugin is present.
OrioleOne Custom Fieldsv1.1.2
Lightweight SEO plugin with an integrated SEO metabox for custom meta title, custom/automatic meta description, and per-post noindex.
WP Smart SEOv2.6
Lightweight, powerful SEO for WordPress — control your meta titles, descriptions, Open Graph tags and more. No bloat, just results.
Lightweight SEO: titles, descriptions, Open Graph, XML sitemap, 301 redirects, AI crawler control, content rating, WooCommerce-friendly.