How to optimize WordPress for search engines (first steps)

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Feb
26

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is really easy on WordPress. The platform itself has many advantages in terms of optimization even if using a basic installation with default theme active.

To improve the overall results you may need to install some extra plugins. Among these the 2 must have plugins are: All in One SEO pack and Google Sitemap Generator. Here’s what they do in detail:

Plugin Description
All in One SEO AIOSEO (for friends) is a very powerful plugin that can help you customize some important setting WordPress doesn’t take care of. Among the most importants: title keywords order, canonical URLs, custom meta description and keywords per page, homepage custom title and description
Google Sitemap Generator Automagically generates an XML sitemap based on your posts and pages. It automatically updates the sitemap on post/page creation. Very useful to notify Google when a new post has been published

Remember to always install and activate these two plugins to get the best out of WordPress and search engines

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