What it does
SEOmatic is a Craft CMS SEO plugin with metadata defaults and overrides, JSON-LD, social tags, XML sitemaps and bot directives. It includes control-panel previews and validation tools, with support for multisite and headless Craft implementations.
SEOmatic builds metadata and sitemaps around a Craft site's content model. On installation, it generates metadata and sitemaps for sections, category groups and Commerce product types that have public URLs, without requiring template code for that default output.
Configure Global SEO and Content SEO for the site, then inspect a representative entry in the control-panel preview. Override its title, description or image when the default needs a more specific value. Settings are aware of each site and language, which matters when a multilingual site shares content structures but needs different search text.
The current version-five documentation targets Craft CMS 5. Match the plugin major version to the Craft installation before installing or updating. A purchased license permits continued use of the installed version and includes one year of updates; renewal buys further update eligibility rather than being required to keep that version running.
SEOmatic settings use Craft user permissions, so editors can receive access to particular areas such as Content SEO without unrestricted configuration access. Headless setups and metadata validation are supported. Plan redirects separately during a migration: SEOmatic does not handle 404 destinations.
Strengths
- Provides content-model metadata defaults with entry-specific overrides.
- Supports previews, validation and Craft multisite or headless workflows.
Watch out for
- Does not handle 404 redirects.
- Updates after the included year require renewed update eligibility.
Best for
- Craft CMS teams maintaining metadata across sections, products and languages
Sources
- SEOmatic current plugin and license offer (Oct 27, 2026)
- SEOmatic version-five features and requirements (Oct 27, 2026)
- Craft plugin perpetual licenses and renewals (Oct 27, 2026)
- SEOmatic automatic output and per-site settings (Oct 27, 2026)
- SEOmatic Craft user permissions (Oct 27, 2026)