SEO for News Sites & Publishers
Get every story into Google News — the moment it goes live
AIOSEO gives WordPress news sites and publishers the News Sitemap, article schema, and journalist author tools that get stories indexed fast, qualify for Google Top Stories, and build the author credibility Google's quality guidelines require.
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Publishing great stories isn't enough. Google has to find them first.
Stories that don't make Google News
Google News uses its own crawler, separate from standard search. Without a properly formatted, actively updated News Sitemap, your articles don't get submitted to it. Breaking news that should drive significant traffic quietly disappears into the regular index, where freshness matters far less.
Missing from Google Top Stories
The Top Stories carousel that appears above regular search results for news-related queries requires NewsArticle schema markup. Without it, your stories don't qualify for those positions, even when the content is better than what's showing up. You're leaving the most visible real estate in news search uncontested.
Bylines Google can't trust
Google applies its strictest quality standards to news content. A journalist with no optimized author page, no linked credentials, and no consistent byline signal is invisible to Google's E-E-A-T scoring — and so are all the stories they write. For a publication with multiple writers, that compounds fast.
The Solution
AIOSEO handles the SEO. Your team focuses on breaking news.
AIOSEO gives news publishers everything Google needs to find, trust, and rank their content: a News Sitemap that updates with every publish, NewsArticle schema on every story, author profiles that build journalist credibility over time, and performance tracking so you always know which stories are still earning traffic. And all of it runs automatically inside WordPress.
News Sitemap
Submit every story to Google News the moment it goes live
Google News indexes content through a dedicated crawler that only reads sites with a valid, up-to-date news sitemap. AIOSEO generates and maintains that sitemap automatically. It updates every time you publish, so Google's news bot always has your latest stories.
Article Schema
Qualify every story for Google Top Stories — automatically
Google Top Stories — the high-visibility carousel above regular search results for news queries — benefits from NewsArticle schema markup on your articles. AIOSEO applies it automatically: headline, author, publication date, featured image, and publisher details, all formatted to Google's specifications.
Author SEO
Build the author authority Google wants for news content
Google's quality guidelines hold news content to a higher standard. Expertise, experience, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness (E-E-A-T) aren't optional signals for publishers, they're ranking factors.
AIOSEO's Author SEO tools optimize each journalist's author archive page, generate author schema markup, and connect bylines to credentials and social profiles. Over time, each writer on your team builds a credibility signal that improves rankings across everything they publish.
Content Performance
Know which stories are still earning traffic & which have gone cold
News archives generate long-tail traffic for years when managed well, but only if you know what's working. AIOSEO's Search Statistics dashboard connects directly to Google Search Console and shows you clicks, impressions, and position trends for every article in your archive.
Content Decay reports surface stories that are losing rankings before the traffic drop becomes significant, so you can decide whether to update the coverage, redirect to a fresher piece, or archive it.
News SEO up & running in one session
Install AIOSEO & activate the Pro plan
Install AIOSEO from the WordPress plugin directory. The News Sitemap, NewsArticle schema, and Author SEO tools are all included in the Pro plan. Just activate your license and they're ready to configure.
Configure your sitemap & article schema
Enter your publication name, select your news post types, and AIOSEO generates your News Sitemap. Article schema is applied automatically to every new story from that point forward — no per-article setup required.
Publish. Google finds it. Readers find you.
Every story you publish is automatically added to your News Sitemap, marked up with the right schema, and eligible for Google News and Google Top Stories from the moment it goes live.
Why AIOSEO
Every SEO plugin has a news sitemap. Few have everything a publication actually needs.
Yoast SEO Premium and Rank Math PRO both include a news sitemap — so does AIOSEO Pro. The difference is what comes with it. AIOSEO Pro adds full author SEO tools for building journalist credibility across your entire team, Link Assistant for automated internal linking across your article archive, and a video sitemap for broadcast and video journalism content.
| Feature | AIOSEO Pro | Yoast SEO Premium | Rank Math PRO |
|---|---|---|---|
| News Sitemap | Included | Included | Included |
| NewsArticle schema | Included | Included | Included |
| Author SEO + schema | Full toolkit | Basic | ×Not included |
| Video Sitemap | Included | ×Not included | Included |
| Link Assistant | Included | ×Not available | ×Not available |
| Content Decay Tracking | Elite | ×Not included | ×Not included |
| Search Statistics | Elite | ×Not included | ×Not included |
| Sites covered | 10 sites | 1 site | Unlimited |
| Starting price | $199.50/yr | $118.80/yr | $95.88/yr |
Trusted by publishers & content teams worldwide
“Been using All in One SEO for more than 10 years. It acts as an incredible guide for creating SEO-optimized blog articles. I have a content creator who writes well but it's not always SEO-perfect. A few tweaks that are based on All in One SEO's suggestions and the score can jump from 80 to 100!”
“The seamless setup process and detailed recommendations make it easy to understand and implement changes. Thanks to All in One SEO, my website's traffic has significantly improved.”
“I prefer the interface and AI implemented in AIO over Yoast. I enjoy creating good scoring content more than in other SEO tools.”
Everything else your publication gets
TruSEO Analysis
Real-time optimization scoring for every article before you hit publish. Know exactly what each story needs to rank.
XML Sitemaps
Full site sitemap running alongside your News Sitemap so Google finds and indexes every page on your site.
Video Sitemap
Submit video journalism and broadcast content to Google’s video index for additional discovery surface.
Open Graph and Social Cards
Control exactly how every story looks when shared on social media. Custom title, description, and image per article.
Headline Analyzer
Score every headline before publishing and optimize for both clicks and keyword relevance.
Redirection Manager
Story URL changed? Archive moved? Set up 301 redirects to protect every link and ranking built on that URL.
404 Error Monitoring
Catch broken links in your archive before they frustrate readers or erode your site’s crawl health.
Link Assistant
Build internal links between related stories, topic clusters, and evergreen coverage automatically across your full archive.
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Frequently asked questions
Does AIOSEO support Google News?
Yes. AIOSEO Pro includes a dedicated News Sitemap that submits your articles to Google News automatically every time you publish. The sitemap meets Google’s requirements — publication name, language, article date, and post type selection — and updates in real time. Every story you publish enters the Google News indexing pipeline within minutes.
What’s the difference between Google News and Google Top Stories?
Google News (news.google.com and the News tab in search) indexes content through a dedicated crawler that requires a News Sitemap for access. Google Top Stories — the carousel above regular search results for news queries — is powered by NewsArticle schema markup on individual articles. AIOSEO handles both: the News Sitemap gets your stories into Google News, and automatic article schema markup qualifies them for Top Stories consideration.
Does AIOSEO generate NewsArticle schema automatically?
Yes. AIOSEO automatically applies NewsArticle schema markup to your news content — headline, author, publication date, featured image, and publisher details, formatted to Google’s specifications. It’s applied to every article without any per-post configuration from your editorial team.
How does AIOSEO help news sites with E-E-A-T?
AIOSEO’s Author SEO tools build E-E-A-T signals at the journalist level: optimized author archive pages, author schema markup, and linked credential and social profiles that help Google understand each writer’s expertise and authority. For news publishers, this matters across every story your team produces — not just high-profile bylines, but every writer contributing to your site.
Which AIOSEO plan includes the News Sitemap?
The News Sitemap is included in AIOSEO Pro ($179.55/yr for up to 10 sites) and above. The Pro plan also includes the Video Sitemap, Author SEO, Link Assistant, and 404 Error Monitoring. Search Statistics and Content Decay Tracking are available in the Elite plan.