Introduction
The Kirby SEO Audit plugin provides comprehensive SEO analysis directly within the Kirby Panel. It helps you, your clients, and editors to optimize content for search engines with real-time analysis and actionable recommendations. Built on the Yoast SEO v3 engine, the plugin allows you to 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.