Title: Stella SEO Author: mariastellatech Published: May 13, 2026 Last modified: May 22, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/stella-seo/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3530637) ![](https://ps.w.org/stella-seo/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3530637) # Stella SEO By [mariastellatech](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mariastellatech/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/stella-seo.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/stella-seo/#description) * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/stella-seo/#reviews) * [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/stella-seo/#installation) * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/stella-seo/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stella-seo/) ## Description **Stella SEO** is a WordPress SEO plugin for managing SEO titles, meta descriptions, canonical URLs, robots meta controls, social metadata, and XML sitemap settings. The plugin integrates with the WordPress Sitemap API and adds a post editor metabox so you can configure SEO metadata directly while editing posts and pages. After activation, open the `Stella SEO` admin menu to review XML sitemap settings, post type coverage, taxonomy coverage, and indexing-related options. Then use the metabox on posts and pages to set the SEO title, meta description, canonical URL behavior, robots meta directives, and social fields. ### 🚀 Key Features (Free): * **XML Sitemap Controls**: Integrated with the WordPress Sitemap API for posts, pages, and taxonomies. * **On-Page SEO Editor**: Tabbed metabox for SEO title, meta description, and robots controls. * **Robots Meta Controls**: Set `noindex` and `nofollow` per post or page. * **Canonical URL Support**: Output canonical tags for singular content. * **Snippet Preview**: Review how SEO title and meta description may appear in search results. * **Sitemap Exclusions**: Exclude specific content IDs from sitemap output. ### ⚡ Pro Features (Upgrade to Pro): * **Advanced Schema Markup**: Add additional JSON-LD schema controls for richer structured data output. * **Social Meta**: Configure Open Graph titles and descriptions for social sharing. * **Canonical Override**: Set custom canonical URLs for specific content when needed. * **Extended SEO Tools**: Access advanced sitemap, schema, diagnostics, and workflow features. ## Screenshots [⌊Main Sitemap Settings page.⌉⌊Main Sitemap Settings page.⌉[ Main Sitemap Settings page. 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Configure your settings under the ‘Stella SEO’ menu. ## FAQ ### Does this replace the default WordPress sitemap? Yes, Stella SEO enhances and extends the core WordPress sitemap functionality to give you more control while maintaining compatibility. ### What can I configure in the free plugin? You can configure XML sitemap settings, included post types and taxonomies, SEO titles, meta descriptions, robots directives, canonical behavior, and social metadata fields for posts and pages. ### Is there a one-time payment for Pro? Yes! We believe in keeping the web simple. You can upgrade to Stella SEO Pro for a one-time fee at mariastellatech.com. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Stella SEO” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ mariastellatech ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mariastellatech/) [Translate “Stella SEO” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/stella-seo) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/stella-seo/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/stella-seo/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/stella-seo/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/stella-seo/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. Core SEO Meta, Sitemap, Robots, and Canonical features active. ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **1 month ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/stella-seo/) * Tags * [canonical url](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/canonical-url/)[meta description](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/meta-description/) [seo](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/)[xml sitemap](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/xml-sitemap/) * [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/stella-seo/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stella-seo/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stella-seo/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ mariastellatech ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mariastellatech/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? 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