Introduction
The Kirby SEO Audit plugin provides comprehensive SEO analysis directly within the Kirby Panel. It helps you, your clients, and editors optimize content for search engines with real-time analysis and actionable recommendations. Built on the Yoast SEO v3 engine, the plugin lets you improve your website's SEO the way millions of Yoast WordPress users do.
Key Features
- 🔍 28 SEO & Readability Assessments: Comprehensive analysis powered by Yoast SEO v3 with improved performance and updated metrics.
- 🎛️ Panel Integration: Direct analysis from the Kirby Panel with a view button and blueprint section.
- 🔒 Local Analysis: All assessments run locally in your browser – no external web services needed.
- 📊 Categorized Results: Results organized into Good, OK, Bad, and Feedback categories for clear prioritization.
- 🎯 Keyphrase Analysis: Advanced keyword density, distribution, and optimization insights.
- 🖼️ Image SEO: Automated checks for alt attributes, image optimization, and keyphrase usage.
- 🌐 Multi-language Support: Language-specific assessments and region-aware SEO recommendations.
- 🔧 Flexible Configuration: Customizable assessments, content selectors, and per-blueprint settings.
Analysis Categories
Kirby SEO Audit organizes assessment results into three clear categories to help you prioritize optimization efforts:
| Category | Description | Visual Indicator |
|---|---|---|
| Good | ✅ Assessments that pass SEO best practices | Green indicators |
| OK | ⚠️ Areas that could be improved but aren't critical | Orange indicators |
| Bad | ❌ Issues that should be addressed for better SEO | Red indicators |
| Feedback | 💡 Suggestions for further improvements | Gray indicators |
Assessment Engine
Kirby SEO Audit analyzes your content using two categories of assessments:
- SEO Assessments: Assessments covering keyword optimization, meta data, links, and technical SEO
- Readability Assessments: Assessments focusing on content structure, sentence length, and readability
All assessments run locally in your browser using the Yoast SEO v3 engine – no external web services or API calls are made. Results are organized into Good, OK, Bad, and Feedback categories regardless of their SEO or readability classification.