08/13/2021
Yoast SEO, one of the most popular SEO WordPress plugins, announced yesterday that they've been acquired by Newfold Digital (https://yoast.com/exciting-news-yoast-joins-newfold-digital/).
Newfold Digital, which was previously EIG, is known for running cheap hosting companies (https://newfold.com/brands) that tend to have issues and do not have a great reputation within the WordPress communities we are involved with.
The Yoast SEO plugin has continued to be riddled with bloated options, ads, and notices and our prediction is that it is only going to get worst with this acquisition.
Our suggestion is to consider using one of the better alternatives. Our preference and the one we use on the Watchdog Studio website is SEOPress: https://watchdogstudio.com/go/seopress/ (affiliate link)
If you're interested in migrating from Yoast SEO to another SEO plugin and need assistance, get in touch: https://watchdogstudio.com/contact
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