Yoast SEO Tools: Bulk Editor
In this article, we’ll discuss the Yoast SEO Bulk Editor. We’ll explain:
- What is the Bulk Editor feature
- What you can do with the tool
- How to use the feature
What is the Bulk Editor feature?
The Bulk Editor feature lets you update the SEO titles, meta descriptions, social titles, and social descriptions of multiple WordPress posts and pages from a single screen.
Instead of opening each page individually, you can quickly review and edit your metadata in one centralized overview.
What can you do with the tool?
The Bulk Editor tool by Yoast SEO helps you save time when updating metadata across your website. It’s useful for content audits, SEO refreshes, and keeping your search and optimizing your editorial workflows.
Here’s what you can do with this tool:
- Edit SEO titles and meta descriptions in bulk
- Update social titles and descriptions from a single screen
- View focus keyphrases as you review your content
- Search and filter posts and pages to find content faster
- Generate AI-powered SEO title suggestions for multiple pages (available with eligible paid plans)
How to find the Bulk Editor tool
You can find the Bulk Editor by going to your WordPress Dashboard, opening Yoast SEO, and clicking on Tools. On this page, you’ll find the Bulk Editor.
How to use the Bulk Editor feature?
The Bulk Editor tool lets you update your search metadata and social titles and descriptions for multiple WordPress posts and pages from a single place. Here’s what you can do with the feature and how to use it.
Follow these steps to update your search or social metadata in bulk:
- Visit the Bulk Editor tool page
In your WordPress dashboard, go to Yoast SEO > Tools > Bulk editor.
- Choose the posts or pages you want to edit from the left-hand menu.
- Select the Search appearance tab to edit SEO titles and meta descriptions, or the Social appearance tab to edit social titles and social descriptions.
- Find the content you want to update
You can use the search bar or filters to locate specific posts or pages.
- Update and save metadata
Update the metadata for an individual page by selecting Edit, or select multiple pages to edit them in bulk.
- When you’re finished, click Save edits to apply your changes.
Generate metadata with AI
If you have a Yoast SEO Premium subscription, you can also generate SEO titles and meta descriptions with AI for selected pages.
Each AI generation uses Sparks, and your subscription includes 100 Sparks to help you get started.
What content can you bulk edit?
The Bulk editor works with all supported WordPress content types on your website.
By default, you can edit posts and pages. If you have plugins that add custom post types, such as WooCommerce, those content types will also appear in the Bulk Editor.
For example, depending on your website, you can bulk edit:
- Posts
- Pages
- Products (WooCommerce)
- Help articles
- Courses
- Testimonials
- Podcasts
- Any other supported custom post type
The available content types are listed in the left-hand menu of the Bulk Editor. Simply select the content type you want to manage before editing its search or social metadata.
If you really want to optimize your posts and pages, edit the individual posts and pages and optimize them in the Yoast SEO sidebar, using the specific feedback.The bulk editor is really meant for bulk editing only the SEO title and meta description for a large amount of content in a short amount of time.
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