Wordpress SEO
Plugin: Complete SEO
Images and SEO
Media File Renamer makes renaming media files possible - usually needed for SEO purposes. SEO Friendly Images automatically adds alt and title attributes to all your images.
Plugin: 301 Redirections
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Redirection Allows you to manage 301 redirections plus it keeps log of 404 errors. Plugin works entirely inside WordPress, without Apache/nginx rewrite rules. Compared to other plugins, supports grouping of redirect rules
- the feature that greatly eases management of redirection lists.
Has CSV import functionality which is neat for using it with Google’s Search Console.
The process is explained here:
- First, export the whole list as CSV in Search Console
- Put that into Screaming Frog SEO tool, and check links. Export the ones with Response Code of 404.
- Import that in plugin and work with it.
Second interesting process is to first export Log in CSV, edit that one, and than import it as redirection list.
The only downside is practically non-existant support, but if you really need it, don’t ask for it on Wordpress.org but hop to github johngodley/redirection
The second one is that I’m not sure if it works on multisite installation.
Please note that author works for Automattic, so that should be good news.
Also supports regex and one valid example is here:
- Source URL:
/xyz(.*)
- Destination URL:
/?redir=xyz$1
so we can use replacement variables in regex. And in this example, we are using it to see redirections in Google Analytics.
Note: Don’t forget to click checkbox in
Options
with message:I'm a nice person and I have helped support the author of this plugin
. As nothing is dumped on frontend, this will remove some popup message in admin backend, nothing more.There is a really important bug in UI, so read about it more here: johngodley/redirection @ Github
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SEO Redirection seems also very good, but in free version doesn’t support groups, and not sure for regular expressions. Good thing that it’s working in multisite. Being inferior to free Redirection, it is no-brainer to forget about it.
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Yoast 301 redirect is paid plugin, now part of Yoast SEO Premium. Doesn’t offer anything special compared to others.
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404 ReDirector works without any configuration at all - redirect based on similar slugs. Can be interesting.
Creating 301 Redirects With WordPress Best WordPress Plugins For 301 Redirects
Wordpress XML Sitemaps
Sitemap feature is recently added to Yoast SEO plugin, so if you are using SEO by Yoast, you should rather use sitemap feature of that plugin.
Problems with nginx
For 404 error, official recommendation and also a final solution can be found here
# Wordpress Yoast SEO sitemaps
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location ~ ([^/]*)sitemap(.*)\.x(m|s)l$ {
# redirects sitemap.xml to sitemap_index.xml, which is what Yoast's WordPress SEO plugin generates
rewrite ^/sitemap\.xml$ /sitemap_index.xml permanent;
# ensures that the styles are available for styling the generated sitemap
rewrite ^/([a-z]+)?-?sitemap\.xsl$ /index.php?xsl=$1 last;
# These are needed for Nginx webserver.
rewrite ^/sitemap_index\.xml$ /index.php?sitemap=1 last;
rewrite ^/([^/]+?)-sitemap([0-9]+)?\.xml$ /index.php?sitemap=$1&sitemap_n=$2 last;
}
Exclude from caching in W3TC
I am not sure if this is needed anymore.
W3 Total Cache exclusions for sitemaps: use this under Page Cache (Never cache the following items), Minify (Never minify the following items), Browser Cache (404 Error Exception List), and CDN (Rejected Files) for Yoast or any XML sitemaps for WordPress.
([a-z0-9_\-]+)?sitemap(_index)?(-)?([0-9]*)?\.(xml(\.gz)?|xsl)$
SEO by Yoast + W3 Total Cache XML Site Map
https://www.save-up.ch/sitemap_index.xml
404
NOTE! IT IS NEEDED - SURELY FOR MINIFY! (as XLS in XML has problem: Specification mandate value for attribute defer)
Nginx Rewrite Rules for Yoast Sitemaps
W3 Total Cache > Browser Cache > Do not process 404 errors for static objects with WordPress
If it’s turned on, you should add the following exception: ([a-z]+)?-?sitemap.xsl
Blank: [Solved] WordPress Yoast SEO sitemap blank on Nginx
How to Submit Your WordPress XML Sitemap to Google WebMaster Tools
How to Submit Your Sitemap to Google Search Console A Bloggers Guide To Bing Webmaster Tools For SEO
Google XML Sitemaps is much better option if want more control over your sitemap.
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The Meta Referrer Tag: An Advancement for SEO and the Internet - Moz Implement WordPress SEO breadcrumbs - Yoast Knowledge Base
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WooW. WOoW. WOoW. Positionly has Serbia and seems really nice.
- Template files for Local SEO - Yoast Knowledge Base
- WordPress Templates for Local SEO by Yoast Multiple Locations CPT
- A cool example of what your locations post type archive page could look like
There is also a fix for WPML and Local SEO.
Yoast SEO alternatives
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All in One SEO Pack have advanced custom post type options. WordPress SEO vs All in One SEO Pack I am not impressed with this one and it has a outdated UI.
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SEO Ultimate SEO Ultimate allows you to add Google Rich Snippets such as rating etc. I don’t find this feature with Yoast. Correct me if I’m wrong. I really like this plugin; modular concept, simple approach, etc.
It has very nice Deeplink Juggernaut option, as well as Link Mask Generator.
Tidy Up Links with SEO Ultimate’s Link Mask Generator Using the Deeplink Juggernaut in SEO Ultimate to Link Up Your Site
But there is one big problem: the new fetures will be improved exclusively in premium version SEO Ultimate+.
Newcomers:
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SEO by SQUIRRLY helps you write content that is SEO friendly and ALSO Human friendly. It works well with Wordpress sites that already have Yoast or All In One SEO. Forget about it, as it needs subscription to their service.
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WP Meta SEO i like this one because it only does one thing.
Additional SEO plugins
SEO Data Transporter allows you to transfer your inputs SEO data from one theme/plugin to another.
Interesting and simple: The SEO Framework
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Не знам ко је предложио у неком од претходних објава овај додатак уместо Yoast SEO и мрзи ме да тражим - али тај ко га је предложио - свака/и му се дала/о. Admin panel продисао, сајт дефинитивно бржи од како је Yoast OFF. Толико.
Improvements on current SEO status:
- Better keyword analysis; suggestions on keyword density
- Better support for rich snippets. I would like a separate plugin.
New fast SEO plugin from the creators of MetaBox Slim SEO - A Fast and Automated SEO Plugin for WordPress