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Replace now Radar no. 43 · Falling behind

G Meta Keywords

By Sinan Yorulmaz

What it does: Adds a keywords meta tag to posts and pages.

Why it’s listed: A public advisory covers the current version, and no fix is listed. Google has said for years that it does not use the keywords meta tag for ranking.

View on WordPress.org ↗ Checked Reviewed by Abhishek Deshpande

Active installs
10k+
Last updated
2019-06-19
Tested up to
5.1.28
Rating
5.0 / 5 (9)
Version
1.4
Maintainers
1

Is G Meta Keywords still maintained?

It has gone over two years without an update, and it has a second warning sign: public advisory with no fix listed.

Falling behind: WordPress or a service it relies on has moved on.

Placements are our opinion, based on public evidence. Risk here means a plugin may not get a fix if a problem appears. It doesn’t mean we found a flaw, unless we show an advisory. Going quiet alone never puts a plugin in Replace now.

Updates No release since 2019-06-19. That was 7 yr 4 mo before our check. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Compatibility Tested up to WordPress 5.1.28. WordPress 7.1.4 was current on 2026-10-31. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Security 1 public advisory on record, and 1 has no fix listed. Details are below. wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31
Reviews The latest 9 reviews average 5.0 stars, against 5.0 overall. None of them gave 1 or 2 stars. Newest activity: 2023-08-04. We see no negative trend. WordPress.org reviews · checked 2026-10-31
Maintainers 1 listed contributor. No recent support threads. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Usage 653 downloads in the last 30 days, including updates. 99.89% of sites run version 1.4. WordPress.org stats · checked 2026-10-31

What to do next

  1. Back up the site, and use a staging copy for any change.
  2. Remove it.
  3. If you want help with search listings, try one of the alternatives below.

If it works today, no need to panic, but don’t leave this for long.

Recommended alternatives to G Meta Keywords

Yoast SEO ↗

Titles, descriptions and search settings.

10M+ installs · 4.8 stars · Updated 2026-10-27 · Tested 7.1.4

Rank Math SEO ↗

Search settings with content checks.

4M+ installs · 4.8 stars · Updated 2026-10-06 · Tested 7.1.4

All in One SEO ↗

A broad SEO plugin.

2M+ installs · 4.7 stars · Updated 2026-10-22 · Tested 7.1.4

Each listed plugin was updated in the last six months, is tested with WordPress 7.0 or newer, and had no open advisory in WPVulnerability when we checked. We have not tried them ourselves. No one pays to appear here.

Security record

AdvisorySeverityFixed in
CVE-2024-49301 ↗
Cross-site scripting
Medium (6.5) No fix listed

wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31

A listed advisory does not mean the current version is exploitable.

Latest reviews

Dates show last activity. Titles are written by WordPress.org users.

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