All in One SEO Pack vs Better WordPress External Links
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| Feature | All in One SEO Pack v5.0.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Better WordPress External Links v1.1.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2M+ | 400+ |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | June 10, 2014 |
| Editions | All in One SEO · All in One SEO Pro ($) | Better WordPress External Links |
| Pros | XML sitemaps, schema and breadcrumbs in the free edition; WooCommerce product schema handling; Per-post SEO checklist | Nofollow and new-window options for external links; Domain filter to decide what counts as external; No external service calls |
| Cons | Redirects, local SEO and image SEO need Pro or add-ons; AI tools need an AIOSEO account connection; Usage tracking option exists, off by default | Only processes content through the_content; Options page is dense for a simple job; Older framework code base |
| Mentioned in our posts | 3 | — |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | Yes | — |
| XML sitemaps | Yes | — |
| Redirects | Paid | — |
| WooCommerce | Yes | — |
| AI content | Yes | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | XML sitemaps, Schema graphs output, Breadcrumbs, llms.txt output, RSS feed content additions, Per-post SEO checklist, Bulk actions on posts, AI tools connected to an AIOSEO account | Rewrites external links in post content, Nofollow option for external links, Top-level domain and domain filtering for external detection |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | BuddyPress, bbPress, WPCode | — |
| Other | Semrush, SEO Boost, Slack | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.7 | 3.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1.3 | 3.9 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | app.seoboost.com, plugin.aioseo.com, licensing.aioseo.com, aiousage.com | — |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |