LJ Longtail SEO
LJ Longtail SEO is a tool that detects search engine visits and uses this information to display a list of links based on second page search results
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LJ Longtail SEO shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites and was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (30+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 14 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.3 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where LJ Longtail SEO stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| long-tail | #94 |
| Longtail | #1 |
| position | >100 |
| results | >100 |
| serp | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About LJ Longtail SEO
From the official readme · v1.91Description
LJ Longtail SEO is a tool that detects search engine visits and uses this information to display a list of links based on second page search results.
The results in the database are aged off based on customizable settings so that once your longtail keywords have been boosted they will fall off the list and give way for other searches.
Admin interface has an optional keyword report that can be turned on via an option (On a large blog it is possible that there could be a performance hit on the admin page when using this option. Please note this will not slow down the blog side, just the admin page.). The keyword report will show the Top 100 keywords ordered by popularity and also showing the number of times the keyword has occurred.
As of Version 1.5 the plugin you can now add keywords to an Ignore list. This means if you don’t want a certain keyword registering as a referred search term you can simply put the phrase into the Ignored Keywords list and it will no longer register.
A widget will display a list of the popular searches that have come from search engine result pages beyond the first and provide a link on your sidebar back to the pages found.
Using this method can help to increase traffic to a blog via bring more importance to the Longtail keywords that can be used to find a site.
The original idea for this plugin was taken from SEO Booster Lite and Second Page Poaching – Advanced White Hat SEO. I used the other plugin for a short period of time and didn’t like a few of the restrictions. Therefore I decided to make my own, there will be no Pro version or paid version. The version I release here is in production on my main blog. Any updates I make there will end up here including bugfixes.
This plugin currently only registers search results from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and Ask. It is compatible with both of Googles current referrer information meaning you should always have accurate SERP positioning results.
Installation
- Unzip and upload the
lj-longtail-seofolder into your/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the Plugin through the Plugins menu
- Edit the settings in the LJ Longtail SEO Admin page
- Enjoy
If you install the update manually, please ensure you deactivate the plugin and then reactive. If you don’t do this the plugin will not function!!
Theme Installation (Optional, there is a widget that can be used for the Sidebar)
If you don’t want to use the Sidebar widget you can place the following code anywhere in your theme. It will display an Unordered List of Search Results.
<?php
if (class_exists('LJLongtailSEO')) {
LJLongtailSEO::SEOResultsList();
}
?>
Changelog
This update fixes an issue with database load on highload sites by adding an appropriate index
1.91
- Added database index for highload sites
1.9
- Added support for running alongside WP Super Cache
1.8
- Bugfix: Yahoo search results were not being detected
1.7
- Bugfix: Cron function had a bug which lead the the cron tasks not being performed
1.6
- Bugfix: Some Google Image searches where being registered as incorrect
- Ability to use LJ Longtail SEO without the widget
- Ability to get an array of results from LJ Longtail SEO
1.5
- Widget: Fixed some theme incompatibility issues
- Feature Request: Ability to have ignored keywords
- Ability to clean old records in the database that contain any ignored keywords
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LJ Longtail SEO: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 19, 2026
Is LJ Longtail SEO free?
Yes. LJ Longtail SEO is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is LJ Longtail SEO safe to use in 2026?
LJ Longtail SEO shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites and was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
How many websites use LJ Longtail SEO?
LJ Longtail SEO is active on 30+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 14,794 times since it launched in September 2009. It was downloaded 69 times in the last 30 days.
Does LJ Longtail SEO work with WordPress 7.1?
LJ Longtail SEO is officially tested up to WordPress 3.3.2, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was LJ Longtail SEO last updated?
The latest version, 1.91, was released on January 2, 2012 (15 years ago).
Who makes LJ Longtail SEO?
LJ Longtail SEO is developed and maintained by littlejon.
What are the best alternatives to LJ Longtail SEO?
The most popular alternatives to LJ Longtail SEO are Feed SEO (10+ installs), Echo Date 4 SEO (<10 installs) and Rocket Keyword Organizer (<10 installs).
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