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title: "SEO Plugin Compatibility and Output Ownership — citelayer®"
url: "https://citelayer.ai/docs/seo-compatibility/"
date: 2026-02-25
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# SEO Plugin Compatibility and Output Ownership

citelayer® detects supported SEO providers so you can keep ownership of existing output clear. Provider detection and emitted markup are separate things.

Supported provider families
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The free plugin recognizes Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO, The SEO Framework and Slim SEO. Integration is feature-specific: not every family offers the same schema or llms.txt surface. SEOPress no longer has a dedicated special path.

Choose the appropriate mode
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Enhancement mode keeps the existing provider in charge and adds supported citelayer data. Replacement mode transfers the selected output to citelayer. Review the on-screen status before switching; changing a mode should solve a specific ownership problem.

Verify actual output
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1. Confirm the SEO plugin is configured and its relevant output module is enabled.
2. Open a real public page and inspect JSON-LD or the llms.txt response.
3. Check that identity data is coherent and no competing generator emits contradictory nodes.
4. If the installed SEO provider emits no schema, check whether citelayer supplies its own supported output.

Selective loading and caches
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Page-specific plugin loaders can alter which provider is active for a request. Compare the exact affected URL with a normal page, and inspect public endpoint diagnosis. Clear only relevant caches after changes. Detection on one request is not proof of output on every request.

Next step
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Continue with [the quick start checklist](/docs/quick-start/), or [check the common questions](/docs/faq/). For a reproducible problem, send the plugin versions, affected URL, expected result and actual response through [Support](/support/). Do not include passwords, license keys or customer details.

Reviewed 6 October 2026 against citelayer® Free 1.13.5, WooCommerce add-on 1.2.19 and EDD add-on 1.2.1. Features depend on the active components and settings on your site.