Yoast Video SEO Premium

Overview

Yoast Video SEO is suited to publishers, educators, and stores that rely on embedded video and want structured search data managed inside WordPress. The plugin can detect supported embeds, add VideoObject schema, and create or update XML video sitemaps. It also adds Open Graph data for video sharing previews and allows custom thumbnails to be set and previewed before publication. Implementation is not entirely automatic in every setup. Videos stored in custom fields require those fields to be added in Yoast’s Video SEO settings, and a force reindex may be needed after configuration changes. Hosting support also varies by platform and embed method: the supplied compatibility documentation lists several supported services, while noting limitations for some Vimeo privacy settings and possible future changes to YouTube behavior. Private videos may not be recognized if they were private before indexing. Test representative embeds, custom fields, sitemap output, and social previews on staging before deploying.

Compatibility and setup context

• Works in WordPress post and page editing contexts through the sidebar and Video SEO meta box.
• The supported-platform list includes Dailymotion, Flickr, Metacafe, Screenr, Veoh, Viddler, VideoPress, Vimeo, Vippy, Vzaar, Wistia, and YouTube, with platform-specific embed methods.
• Some Vimeo videos may not be detected because of privacy settings; YouTube support may change if Google changes its implementation.
• Videos in custom fields require the field names to be added in Yoast SEO’s Video SEO settings; Advanced Custom Fields text fields are documented as a supported setup.
• Private videos may not be recognized when they were private before the plugin indexed them.
• The supplied sources describe Video SEO as included in Yoast SEO Premium, Yoast WooCommerce SEO, and Yoast SEO AI+.

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