{"id":1542,"date":"2026-01-15T15:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2026-01-15T15:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:04:07","slug":"3-millions-in-sales-later-2025-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=1542","title":{"rendered":"$3 Millions in Sales Later \u2013 2025 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p> <div> <p>The time has come for the traditional year-end review. A look back at 2025 for SEOPress!<\/p> <h2 id=\"key-figures-for-2025\">Key figures for 2025<\/h2> <ul> <li><strong>$3 million<\/strong> in cumulative sales reached, after seven years of effort<\/li> <li><strong>+23,000 premium customers<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>+350,000 active installations<\/strong> (400K target for 2026)<\/li> <li><strong>Churn rate of only 3%<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>+3,200 support tickets handled <\/strong>and<strong> 1,800 conversations via our AI chatbot<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>10 major updates for SEOPress PRO<\/strong> and <strong>3 for SEOPress Insights<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>27 languages available<\/strong> for SEOPress Free and PRO (+1 this year)<\/li> <li><strong>Nearly 1,200 reviews on WordPress.org<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul> <p>Each figure reflects <strong>the trust of our community and the work of our team<\/strong>, and reminds us that SEOPress remains <strong>100% independent<\/strong>, free to make its decisions solely for its users.<\/p> <h2 id=\"seopress-in-2025-performance-ai-and-simplicity\">SEOPress in 2025: performance, AI, and simplicity<\/h2> <p>2025 was a rich year for SEOPress, focused on <strong>performance, reliability, and automation.<\/strong><\/p> <p><strong>XML sitemaps<\/strong> are now up to 8 times faster, the interface has been improved, and the universal metabox continues to make SEO management even simpler. Artificial intelligence, with DeepSeek and GPT-5, makes it possible to automatically generate titles, descriptions, and alternative text for images, while the AI chatbot provides assistance directly from within the plugin interface (and many of you appreciate it: more than 1,800 conversations generated).<\/p> <p>Our <strong>404 error<\/strong> management and <strong>SEO audit<\/strong> features have been optimized and fixed for greater efficiency and relevance.<\/p> <p>We also strengthened <strong>compatibility<\/strong> with WordPress 6.9, WooCommerce, and page builders, while making <strong>migration from other SEO plugins<\/strong> easier. Security and compliance have been reinforced, with cleaner code that respects standards (this commitment is ongoing and continuous\u20142026 will be no exception), along with improved user consent management.<\/p> <p>Finally, 2025 was above all a year of <strong>collaboration with our community<\/strong>. Every piece of feedback, suggestion, or question helped shape SEOPress. Thank you all for your trust and engagement.<\/p> <p>We are entering 2026 with the same philosophy: making SEO <strong>simple, performant, and transparent<\/strong> for all WordPress sites.<\/p> <h2 id=\"new-cto-remi-corson\">New CTO: R\u00e9mi Corson!<\/h2> <p><strong>R\u00e9mi Corson<\/strong> has joined the SEOPress team as <strong>Chief Technical Officer<\/strong> (CTO) to accelerate the development of our products. His previous experience at Easy Digital Downloads (Sandhills Development), along with more than 10 years at WooCommerce (Automattic), is already bringing real added value to the evolution and quality of our releases\u2014without forgetting level 2 support.<\/p> <figure id=\"attachment_1687890\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1687890\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1687890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seopress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/remi-corson.jpg\" alt=\"R&#xE9;mi Corson, new CTO at SEOPress\" width=\"330\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seopress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/remi-corson.jpg 427w, https:\/\/www.seopress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/remi-corson-128x128.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.seopress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/remi-corson-256x256.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" title=\"$3 Millions in Sales Later \u2013 2025 Review\u63d2\u56fe\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1687890\" class=\"wp-caption-text mt-3 mb-5 fst-italic\">R\u00e9mi Corson, new CTO at SEOPress<\/figcaption><\/figure> <p>Today, the SEOPress team is made up of Lucie (CMO), R\u00e9mi (CTO), Thomas (Happiness Engineer), and myself as CEO. We can also rely on the support of long-standing partners: WP Translations for the translation of our products, and Goodness for content marketing support.<\/p> <h2 id=\"new-project-mailerpress-the-new-benchmark-for-email-marketing-on-wordpress\">New project: MailerPress, the new benchmark for email marketing on WordPress!<\/h2> <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1687879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seopress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mailerpress-logo-black-white.svg\" alt=\"MailerPress logo\" width=\"473\" height=\"100\" title=\"$3 Millions in Sales Later \u2013 2025 Review\u63d2\u56fe1\" \/><\/p> <p>2025 also marks the official launch, as co-founder, of the email marketing plugin MailerPress, whose most recent Black Friday was a huge commercial success. The enthusiasm generated gives us great motivation to offer you a truly revolutionary product.<\/p> <p>With MailerPress, we are reinventing the email creation experience on WordPress. Built on the <strong>new WordPress user interface and Gutenberg<\/strong> components, our editor lets you design your newsletters in a <strong>smooth, fast, and intuitive<\/strong> way. No more heavy, outdated tools: creating your campaigns has never been so simple and enjoyable. MailerPress brings <strong>modernity and efficiency<\/strong>, and transforms the way you communicate with your subscribers. It\u2019s a tool you absolutely must discover if you want to save time while keeping full control over your emails.<\/p> <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MailerPress - Email marketing plugin for WordPress\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dDq0v-wdSUk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p> <p>MailerPress is available for free on the official WordPress plugin directory.<\/p> <p>The Pro version of MailerPress includes advanced features such as AI, integrations with your favorite tools, premium templates, responsive management, segmentation and custom fields, white labeling, and much more!<\/p> <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Best 5 WordPress Plugins To Watch in 2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g2xcR45RR3k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p> <p>We sponsored 5 WordCamps + 1 independent event this year around the world:<\/p> <ul> <li>WordCamp Toulouse 2025<\/li> <li>EmpowerWP Bhopal<\/li> <li>WordCamp Lisboa 2025<\/li> <li>WordCamp Montclair 2025<\/li> <li>WordCamp Pune 2025<\/li> <li>WordCamp Kolhapur 2025<\/li> <\/ul> <h2 id=\"the-future-of-seopress-for-2026\">The future of SEOPress for 2026<\/h2> <p>In 2026, we have three major challenges to further evolve SEOPress and deliver an even more powerful and intuitive experience.<\/p> <p>First, a deeper <strong>integration of artificial intelligence<\/strong> within the WordPress admin, and especially within the block editor, which will allow even more tasks to be automated and enable the generation of more accurate and personalized SEO content.<\/p> <p>Next, we will move to a <strong>React-based user interface<\/strong> to deliver a faster, more modern, and smoother experience.<\/p> <p>Finally, we will continue to <strong>improve what already exists<\/strong> by optimizing performance, strengthening compatibility with popular themes and plugins, and refining features so that every WordPress site benefits from simple, efficient, and reliable SEO.<\/p> <p><strong>These directions are driven by a strong belief: SEOPress must continue to evolve alongside its users. If you have other ideas or specific needs for 2026, feel free to share them with us via our contact page (subject: Ideas 2026).<\/strong><\/p> <p><span class=\"p-3 bg-light rounded fw-bold d-inline-block w-100\">The entire SEOPress team wishes you an excellent year 2026, filled with success for your WordPress projects and great SEO achievements!<\/span><\/p> <div class=\"author-bio small my-5\"> <div class=\"d-flex pt-4 border-top\"> <div class=\"d-flex me-4\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6e6eb6c9bb559c9e68a7f30d190821684d6d345940ad4e127d949a6424987ba7?s=80&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6e6eb6c9bb559c9e68a7f30d190821684d6d345940ad4e127d949a6424987ba7?s=160&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-80 photo rounded-circle\" height=\"80\" width=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"$3 Millions in Sales Later \u2013 2025 Review\u63d2\u56fe2\" alt=\"$3 Millions in Sales Later \u2013 2025 Review\u63d2\u56fe2\" \/> <\/div> <div class=\"flex-grow-1\"> <span class=\"author-title\"><br \/> <span class=\"author-heading\"><br \/> By <span class=\"text-primary fw-bold\">Benjamin Denis<\/span> <\/span><br \/> <\/span><\/p> <p class=\"author-description\"> CEO of SEOPress. 15 years of experience with WordPress. Founder of WP Admin UI &amp; WP Cloudy plugins. Co-organizer of WordCamp Biarritz 2023 &amp; WP BootCamp. WordPress Core Contributor. <\/p> <\/p><\/div> <\/p><\/div> <\/p><\/div> <\/p><\/div> <p>Featured Stories#Millions #Sales #Review1768460647<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The time has come for the traditional year-end review. A look back at 2025 for SEOPress! 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