SO Hide SEO Bloat

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Modified in v3.2.1: remove orange background that shows again on issue counter of sidebar Almost anyone who uses the Yoast SEO plugin will agree that it is a good SEO plugin, but the developers are adding more and more unwanted things to the WordPress backend. The purpose of the SO Hide SEO Bloat plugin, a free addon for the Yoast SEO plugin, is to clean up all those unwanted things. Since version 3.0.0 we have simplified the settings page. The radio buttons with all/none choices are replaced with checkboxes for everything. Ticking the box means hiding (or removing) that particular “feature”. It is a good idea to have a look at the Settings page if only to see what you can fine-tune. The link to the page has been added to the Yoast SEO menu and of course there is also a link to it from the Plugins page. The Default Settings of the current release are as follows: hide the cartoon-style sidebar ads on almost all settings pages of the Yoast SEO plugin hide the tagline nag showing as a Problem in the Yoast SEO Dashboard hide the robots nag showing as a Problem in the Yoast SEO Dashboard and in the advanced tab of Yoast SEO UI in edit Post/Page screen when your site is blocking access to robots hide the Upsell Notice in the Notification box that shows in the Yoast SEO Dashboard hide the Upsell Notice in social tab of Yoast Post/Page metabox hide the Premium Upsell Admin Block that shows in the entire Yoast SEO backend hide Problems box from Yoast SEO Dashboard hide Notifications box from Yoast SEO Dashboard hide image warning nag that shows in edit Post/Page screen when featured image is smaller than 200×200 pixels hide add keyword button that shows in edit Post/Page and only serves to show an ad for the premium version hide content analysis that adds colored balls to the edit Post/Page screens as well as Readability tab that contains the analysis hide issue counter from adminbar and sidebar hides red star of “Go Premium” submenu as well as of metabox in edit Post/Page screens hide Keyword (SEO) Score hide Content (Readability) Score hide ad for premium version in help center hide the SEO Score, Readability, Title and Meta Description admin columns on the Posts/Pages screens; Focus keyword column can be hidden too hide the SEO Score and Readability admin columns on taxonomies remove the Yoast SEO admin bar menu remove the Yoast SEO widget from the WordPress Dashboard We support this plugin exclusively through Github. Therefore, if you have any questions, need help and/or want to make a feature request, please open an issue over at Github. You can also browse through open and closed issues to find what you are looking for and perhaps even help others. PLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR ISSUES VIA THE WORDPRESS FORUMS Thanks for your understanding and cooperation. If you like the SO Hide SEO Bloat plugin, please consider leaving a review. You can also help a great deal by translating the plugin into your own language. Alternatively you are welcome to make a donation. Thanks!