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Description
This plugin ensures that Yoast SEO analyzes all ACF content including Flexible Content and Repeaters.
Yoast SEO for WordPress
content and SEO analysis does not take in to account the content of a post’s
Advanced Custom Fields
. This plugin uses the plugin system of Yoast SEO for WordPress to hook into the analyser in order to add ACF content to the SEO analysis.
This had previously been done by the
WordPress SEO ACF Content Analysis
plugin but that no longer works with Yoast 3.0. Kudos to
ryuheixys
, the author of that plugin, for the original idea.
This Plugin is compatible with the free ACF 4 Version as well as with the PRO Version 5. Please be aware that it ignores Pro Add-Ons for Version 4. In that case please upgrade to ACF PRO Version 5.
If you have issues, please
submit them on GitHub
Previously called Yoast ACF Analysis.
Filters
Remove specific field from scoring
add_filter( 'Yoast\WP\ACF\blacklist_name', function ( $blacklist_name ) {
$blacklist_name->add( 'my-field-name' );
return $blacklist_name;
});
Remove field type from scoring
add_filter( 'Yoast\WP\ACF\blacklist_type', function ( $blacklist_type ) {
// text, image etc
$blacklist_type->add( 'text' );
$blacklist_type->add( 'image' );
return $blacklist_type;
});
Define custom field a specific heading value
add_filter( 'Yoast\WP\ACF\headlines', function ( $headlines ) {
// value from 1-6, 1=h1, 6=h6
$headlines['field_591eb45f2be86'] = 3;
return $headlines;
});
Change refresh rate
add_filter( 'Yoast\WP\ACF\refresh_rate', function () {
// Refresh rates in milliseconds
return 1000;
});
Reviews
Nice little plugin for better integration with ACF.

But this should really be integrated into the main Yoast SEO plugin!

Has this every been discussed?
I installed the plugin does not work with Yoast. The new fields I added in the acf extension do not appear in Yoast.
The docs for this plugin say there is a box in the search appearance tab where you can add ‘Custom fields to include in page analysis’ but that box is no longer included in the plugin. I’ve installed it on three sites now, including one with no other plugins installed other than Yoast, so it doesn’t look like a compatibility issue. No answers on the plugin support page and Yoast will only look into issues for premium subscribers unfortunately. Very frustrating.
Thanks a lot for this very good plugin !
Help! This no longer appears to work – we are using WP V 5.5.1, and Yoast 14.9, And ACF Pro 5.9.1… all the latest.. just doesn’t seem to pick up things like content length and outbound links etc
Since a while now (WP 5.5 update), this plugin doesn’t work anymore. Word count stays on 0 for all pages and post types.
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Contributors & Developers
“ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
Yoast
Angry Creative
Thomas Kräftner
Marcus Forsberg
Viktor Fröberg
Joost de Valk
Anton Timmermans
Jip Moors
Richard Sweeney
“ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO” has been translated into 22 locales. Thank you to
the translators
for their contributions.
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Changelog
3.2
Released March 4th, 2025
Bugfixes:
Fixes a bug where browser performance was degraded by useless AJAX calls with an image or gallery field. Props to
mmorris8
Other:
Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 24.6.
Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.6.
Improves discoverability of security policy
The plugin has no known incompatibilities with PHP 8.3.
Users requiring this package via [WP]Packagist can now use the
composer/installers
v2.
3.1
Released May 23rd, 2023
Enhancements:
Improves the analysis by excluding content from the URL and email fields.
Bugfixes:
Fixes a bug where the content in ACF fields was not included in the analysis in Classic editor when WordProof plugin was activated.
Other:
Sets the minimum required Yoast SEO version to 20.8.
Sets the minimum required ACF version to 6.0.0.
Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.1 and “Tested up to” to 6.2.
Drops compatibility with PHP 5.6, 7.0 and 7.1.
3.0.1
Released December 10th, 2020
Bugfixes:
Fixes a bug where ACF Analysis would fail on term pages when using WordPress 5.6.
3.0.0
Released September 29th, 2020
Bugfixes:
Fixes a bug where the content of ACF fields wouldn’t be included in the SEO and readability analysis when using the Classic Editor plugin.
Fixes a bug where changes to the content of ACF fields wouldn’t trigger a live refresh of the SEO and readability analysis.
Other:
No longer supports ACF versions below 5.7.
2.7.0
Released September 1st, 2020
Other:
Compatibility with Yoast SEO 14.9.
2.6.0
Released August 4th, 2020
Bugfixes:
Fixes a bug where the content of ACF blocks in ‘auto’ mode was not taken into account when the block (automatically) switched to preview mode. Props to
TimVevida
2.5.0
Released July 21st, 2020
Other:
Makes the plugin compatible with JavaScript changes introduced in Yoast SEO 14.6. We used to depend on JavaScript files which aren’t there anymore. We now depend on
post-edit.js
or
term-edit.js
Sets the minimum supported Yoast SEO version to 14.6.
2.4.1
Released June 10th, 2020
Bugfixes:
Fixes a bug where an error would be thrown when using the Classic Editor plugin.
Fixes a bug where custom fields were no longer analyzed when using the Classic Editor plugin.
2.4.0
Released June 4th, 2020
Enhancements:
Add support for ACF blocks. Props to
TimVevida
Other:
Fixes a couple of typos in the code documentation. Props to
akkspros
Deprecates
Yoast_ACF_Analysis_Facade::get_filter_name()
. Use hard-coded hook names instead.
Deprecates the yoast-acf-analysis/config
filter hook in favor of the
Yoast\WP\ACF\config` hook.
Deprecates the
yoast-acf-analysis/headlines
filter hook in favor of the
Yoast\WP\ACF\headlines
hook.
Deprecates the
yoast-acf-analysis/blacklist_type
filter hook in favor of the
Yoast\WP\ACF\blacklist_type
hook.
Deprecates the
yoast-acf-analysis/blacklist_name
filter hook in favor of the
Yoast\WP\ACF\blacklist_name
hook.
Deprecates the
yoast-acf-analysis/scraper_config
filter hook in favor of the
Yoast\WP\ACF\scraper_config
hook.
Deprecates the
yoast-acf-analysis/refresh_rate
filter hook in favor of the
Yoast\WP\ACF\refresh_rate
hook.
Deprecates the
yoast-acf-analysis/field_selectors
filter hook in favor of the
Yoast\WP\ACF\field_selectors
hook.
Deprecates the
yoast-acf-analysis/field_order
filter hook in favor of the
Yoast\WP\ACF\field_order
hook.
2.3.0
Released May 15th, 2019
Enhancements:
ACF URL fields are now analyzed as links. Props to
t49tran
2.2.0
Released January 22nd, 2019
Bugfixes:
Fixes a bug where textarea and non-headline text content would not be wrapped in paragraphs for the analysis. Props
skaeser
Enhancements:
Introduces the ‘yoast-acf-analysis/field_order’ filter which allows for adjusting the ACF field order. This also adds the possibility to prepend field content to WordPress’ post_content using a negative field order. Props
skaeser
2.1.0
Released July 10th, 2018
Bugfixes:
* Fixes a bug where attempting to get the ACF version, wouldn’t always be reliable. This would lead the plugin to think that a newer version was installed than what was actually present.
* Fixes potential conflicts with other plugins due to generic variable naming.
* Fixes a bug where the YoastSEO ACF Content analysis would attempted to be loaded, although it wasn’t available.
Other:
* Adds filter examples to the readme.
2.0.1
Released October 19th, 2017
Bugfixes:
* Fixes the mismatch in textdomain according to the plugin slug.
* Fixes using an incorrect path when loading plugin data.
* Fixes a bug with flexible content and repeaters, in combination with ACF 5, causing JavaScript errors.
* Fixes a bug with short array notation which is a problem on sites running on PHP 5.3 or lower.
* Fixes a bug where assets are loaded without checking for required dependencies.
2.0.0
Released August 22th, 2017
Changes:
* Complete rewrite, including full support for ACF 4 and 5.
1.2.1
Released July 24th, 2017
Bugfixes:
* Fixes Yoast SEO Premium social sharing tabs not showing any content when this plugin is active, props
Matt McAchran
1.2.0
Released June 30th, 2016
Bugfixes:
Fixes an incompatibility issue with Yoast SEO version 3.2+ where the assets are registered with a new prefix.
Internationalization:
Improved text in notifications when dependencies are missing.
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Version
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5 months
ago
Active installations
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WordPress version
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Tested up to
6.9.4
PHP version
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Contributors
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