Getting Started with Yoast SEO

Yoast SEO (24.9) – Setup & Usage Guide

Overview

Yoast SEO is a powerful and widely-used WordPress plugin designed to improve your website’s search engine visibility. It helps you optimize content, manage metadata, and control how your site appears in search engine results.

Plugin Details

• Version: 24.9
• Type: SEO Plugin
• Dependencies: None

Purpose

Yoast SEO is built to simplify on-page SEO by providing real-time feedback and suggestions. It ensures that your posts and pages are well-optimized to rank better in search engines like Google and Bing.

How to Configure

To access and configure Yoast SEO:

• Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
• Navigate to SEO in the left-hand menu.
• Follow the configuration wizard or adjust settings manually for titles, meta descriptions, sitemaps, and more.

Usage Instructions

With Yoast SEO, you can:

• Optimize page/post content using focus keyphrases.
• Control how content appears in search engine listings.
• Generate and manage XML sitemaps.
• Set canonical URLs to avoid duplicate content issues.
• Edit meta titles and descriptions with previews.

Video Tutorial

For a detailed walk-through, watch this video: