Setting the Yoast SEO Plugin Wordpress To be more optimal

Yoast SEO, an SEO plugin that its most complete until now. I also use the Yoast SEO plugin in my web in wordpress.

Its function is to maximize the performance of your WordPress SEO.

To be more "friendly" to the search engines.

Although the plugin is not required if you already know the ins and outs of WordPress and SEO, but for a beginner should use this plugin.

Now we will learn to adjust so that the Yoast SEO optimized.

Before that, one more thing.

There is one misconception that is often experienced by novice when using Yoast SEO.

This plugin is only to maximize the performance of your WordPress SEO.

Not to get ranked one.

So, if after installing and you have not set this plugin can also be # 1 on Google. it was normal.

Yoast SEO only 5% of the whole science of SEO there.

one more:

Since we will be discussing the topic of SEO (optimization for search engines), then it is better you read the early chapters of this SEO guide first.

Yoast SEO plugin installation

refer to this chapter for how to install the plugin (if not already know)

Go to the menu Plugins> Add New from the WordPress dashboard.

Find Yoast SEO plugin.

Click the Install Now button, then click Activate Plugin link after installation is complete.

Basic settings Yoast SEO plugin

This arrangement will be divided into two parts. First, the basic settings (which we will discuss now) and settings for each time you create a new post.

These stages:

1. General Settings

Go to the menu SEO> General from the WordPress dashboard.

Then click Your Info tab.

Enter your site name to form the "Website name:" and enter the alternative name of the website in the "Alternate name:".

Then select whether you are an individual or corporate website.

It's an example:

2. Setting Titles & Metas

Go to the menu SEO> Titles & Metas of the dashboard.

Title is the title page of your site that appears on every page at the top of the browser.

While the Meta (or meta description) is a short description that appears in Google search results.

Sign in to the Homepage tab.

Here you will see there are many signs "%", as in this picture:

This is the explanation:

%%Sitename%% - the name of your website, can be changed in Settings> General
%%Page%% - your website page, if a visitor is on page 2, it will appear automatically Page 2
%%Sep%% - a sign of separation, this can be changed in the General tab
%%Sitedesc%% - tagline your website, can be changed in Settings> General

Title template I suggest leave it like that.

While in the Meta description template, enter 1-2 sentences that describe your website. A maximum of 160 characters.

Continue to Post Types tab

On this page you will see several columns Title and Meta description template for Posts, Pages, and Media.

For Title template, remove %%sep%% %%sitename%%..

So the rest is just. %%title% %%page%%.

As this picture:

Do it for everything on the page.

As for the Meta description template left empty.

If so, go to Taxonomies

Just like Post Types, remove %%sep%% %%sitename%% of all Title template on this page.

Further to the Archives.

In the> Duplicate content prevention, check out the line that says "Add noindex, follow to the author archives".

If your website is managed by one person (1 user), check this option:

Meanwhile, if your website is managed by people with more than one user, leave it unchecked.

When finished, click the Save Changes button.

3. Social Settings

Go to the menu SEO> Social.

On the Accounts tab, fill in the blank fields with your social media accounts. Not everything needs to be filled.

then go to the Facebook tab.

In the field Image URL (No 2), upload the image size of 470x246px or more. This image is supposed that can describe your website.

Then click the Copy button home meta description.

Complete the Title.

Finally, click the Add button Facebook Admin. After that you will be asked to enter a Facebook user ID. Use this website to find your user ID.

Now we go straight to the Google+ tab.

Check the specific selection Add Google+ post meta data.

Then copy-paste your Google+ profile address to a given column.

If so, click Save Changes.

4. Settings Search Console

Now we move to menu SEO> Search Console.

Click the Get Google Authorization Code. Follow the steps until you get a code.

Paste the code in a given column.

Done.

There are still a few more menus that are not discussed, because it does not need to be changed. But please learn on their own, in case you need to change something.

5. Setting Categories

Go to the menu Posts> Categories.

This is your category pages, it should be here already there is at least 1 category.

Click Edit in one category.

Scroll down until you find the Yoast SEO Settings.

On this page you can change the default title, then add the meta description.

Please replace as you want.

Most importantly, make sure your title and meta description contains keywords according to the title of your category.

SEO settings for post and page

Every time you create and publish a post, there are SEO settings you should do for each post.

Go to the menu Posts> All Posts> Edit one post.

Or create a new post at Posts> Add New.

In this editor page, scroll down to the bottom until you see the Yoast SEO.

First, enter your target keyword to Focus Keyword.

(Learn SEO first if not understand)

After entering your keyword focus, you will see the ratings SEO for your post. Learn the assessment, because it is useful to increase your SEO knowledge.

On it, you'll see snipped editor.
Replace the words blue titles that contain the keyword. Wherever possible length is limited to 60 letters, but it's okay if it is more.

Under the title and URL (blue and green), there is, meta description.

Describe your articles in less than 160 characters. Include a minimum and a maximum of 1 times the keyword you are targeting.

On the left there are 2 icon again.

Icon that such gear is setting technical SEO. If you do not understand its function, just ignore it.

Icons such as "<" is setting social media. If you wish that the post is displayed with a different title on Facebook and Twitter, replace here.

That's all the settings Yoast SEO.

After following all the steps above, your website has been optimized by SEO.

Even so, this is still 5%.

the rest depends on the quality of your content and how to promote a website.