Wordpress SEO: Advanced Technical SEO Made Easy

This tutorial shows how to easily improve your technical SEO using Wordpress plugins, configurations, and simple strategies.
This is the second part in our Wordpress SEO series. In part one, we covered the absolute basics in using Wordpress for on-page SEO.
• Wordpress SEO Tutorial...
The main topics covered in this video are:
1. Plugins, tools, and settings to improve page speed/site speed.
2. How to avoid common duplicate content issues.
3. Basic internal linking tactics/strategies.
Additional Resources:
Pagination (Google’s recommendation) ► • Pagination and SEO
How to Do an SEO Audit in 20 Minutes or Less ► • How to Do an SEO Audit...
Sam’s W3 Total Cache Settings ► drive.google.com/open?id=1fq1...
Ahrefs Site Audit Tool ► ahrefs.com/site-audit
Timestamps:
0:56 Start with site audit
1:07 Set up your site for optimal speed and performance
4:30 Add internal links to the pages you want to rank
5:37 Install a “popular articles” widget to your blog
6:20 Deal with the “duplicate content” issues
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[@aklimaakther5748]

Ahhh! Time worthy Tech-SEO video. I tried a lot to get the best video about WP Tech-SEO. Ultimately I have got it. Thank you bro....🥰 I am just a beginner, and look to open a website to earn a passive income from Google Adsense. That's why - i am gathering information from your KZbin Chanel.

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sherry3601]

Love you brother .. authentic channel with authentic knowledge.. best (y)

[@AhrefsCom]

Thank you!

[@ecvega7568]

Great information! This a new language for me but I’m learning a lot with you 💚 thanks 😊

[@AhrefsCom]

You're welcome!

[@sheikhshagor6040]

Make more tutorial WordPress SEO. I appricate your hard work.Thanks

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks, will do!

[@cuteandfunnypets6527]

Great information.

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks!

[@sheikh1899]

Great Tips Thank u sam 😍We Need More Tips & Tircks wordpress seo

[@AhrefsCom]

More to come! - SQ

[@NinA-ps9is]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing. Bless you.

[@AhrefsCom]

You're welcome :)

[@prof_jean]

Hi Sam, You forgot to mention that the "Meta Robots settings" is a premium feature in Yoast. The information is great though!

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks! -Helen

[@JithendarDharmapuri]

Tips are simple and useful sam.... keep sharing.

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad you found them helpful! Cheers.

[@muhammadumerfarooq8156]

I Must say that ahrefs really works on thumbnails and quality content GoOd work

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad you noticed :) Wait until you see next week's thumbnail 😉

[@vigneshmohankumar8398]

The two people I'm gifted to get to know.. Sam and Neil.. TQ

[@AhrefsCom]

👍

[@Eskimoz]

Alors là, un gros bravo :)

[@AhrefsCom]

Thank you!

[@user-ju6md2ky4q]

Is there any point downloading Yoast if I don't do posts but simply do pages on my website?

[@sarahbritny9059]

Oh! my god. This is very useful video I ever see. trust me! You are awesome.

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@ellytran5693]

express gratitude you representing allotment by way of me . I like it ,

[@Autohitch]

👍 good stuff as always

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks, Steve!

[@prateekshawebdesign8377]

Awesome video....

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks, Sumeet :)

[@hadikarimadini9805]

Tnx brother

[@AhrefsCom]

You're welcome!

[@NickSandee]

Hi Sam. Thanks for this video! What to do with yoast on product pages?

[@AhrefsCom]

What do you mean? - SQ

[@NickSandee]

@@AhrefsCom I’ve got a woocommerce store filled with affiliate products. The problem is that sometimes the products aren’t available anymore and then the product will be deleted from my store. Google was indexing the pages and people clicked the link, the problem is in a lot of cases the product isn’t there anymore and it results in a 404 error. So I stopped indexing the product pages. Is this correct or can I solve this differently?

[@raamsrinivas7662]

Does using these plugins has any effect on the functionality of the website? Like does it break some or other features of the website, if it is not compatible with the wordpress theme we used??

[@AhrefsCom]

It should work fine for your site. - SQ

[@TechnicalUstad]

Thanks sir.

[@AhrefsCom]

You're welcome!

[@anantsingh4691]

Great content bro keep it up🌹

[@AhrefsCom]

Thank you!

[@iaroslavkostak]

Hi Sam, you have a nice speed of speaking :). How about table of content, is it strong signal for SEO? There are a lot of plugins, which do the structure of post automatically, if the author build the structure correctly. Have a nice night.

[@AhrefsCom]

Have never heard that a ToC is an SEO signal. It does improve reader experience though 🙂 - SQ

[@duvartablo]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@EnglishwithA.G.EmonSir]

thanks

[@AhrefsCom]

You're welcome.

[@SoundArtsOnline]

You are awesome!!!!

[@AhrefsCom]

Thank you😊

[@nickarthurmedia]

Would be interested to know how to overcome the overhead google tag manager adds to speed loading

[@AhrefsCom]

That's a great question. Perhaps, we'll have to create a new video on GTM :)

[@micheallee5313]

This seo stuff is so far over my head that my stressed out grey hairs are turning white now from being frustrated on clarification man bc I'm so losted it's not even funny SMH..

[@katerynazakhozha893]

@@AhrefsCom waiting :)

[@phantom19echo]

I tried to follow some your suggest plugins from part1 and part2. Many of this seem to look quite different from yours. I am guessing they must have changed a lot since this video was created.

[@AhrefsCom]

Tom, you are right. The video was created almost 2 years ago and a lot of things changed since that time. Hope you can still benefit from general ideas of the processes you may want to follow. - Max

[@beadedbyalicia]

Hi Sam, I set my site up way before finding your youtube channel and i didn't set the author and datebase to off like you mention to in the video. Consequently i now have duplication issue when i do a site audit. My question is do you have any resources about this situation and how to rectify. Thanks Danny

[@AhrefsCom]

You can just noindex them now if you find that it's a good fit. Not a huge deal really if you're just recently starting and don't have a TON of articles :)

[@beadedbyalicia]

​@@AhrefsCom The sites 2 years old and theres about 125 articles

[@GerryNicodemus]

any updated setting for the latest version of the above mentioned plug ins?

[@AhrefsCom]

Maybe @Steve Momet or someone else who has played around with the latest version of Speedbooster pack can chime in?

[@vishalgoswami2328]

I have a question - I received 500+ visitors on my new website, speed is fine as there is only few blogs but bounce rate is above 93% but site is not lagging at all. Should i worry?

[@AhrefsCom]

You can take a look at the pages with high bounce rates and try and decipher why people may be bouncing and experiment from there.

[@vishalgoswami2328]

@@AhrefsCom there is only one page but when i open that page it opens within 3 seconds because that's the best internet I'm using in India. It could be zero second in other countries but still bounce rate is high.

[@AhrefsCom]

I recommend reading more about bounce rate. While page speed can affect it, there are other factors why someone may bounce on their first visit.

[@vishalgoswami2328]

@@AhrefsCom Like what? if site is opening within 3 seconds then?

[@vishalgoswami2328]

@@AhrefsCom I'll read about it. Thanks!

[@samptest2778]

Hi, Could you please help. what if the blog has guest author and more than one author. Should I do any changes in the archive setting?

[@AhrefsCom]

Not sure I got your question. If there is a post with several contributors - leave it as it is. I do not see the reason to change that over time, unless the post is republished. - Max

[@justinmosebach7223]

The version of Yoast used in this video is quite outdated. The duplicate content section no longer exists :/

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks for the update! Will have to take a look into this :)

[@whitehatlegend]

I was also not able to find the lazy load images item in the speed booster pack, but was able to find a stand-alone plugged in that performed the feature.

[@justinmosebach7223]

Ditto.

[@justinmosebach7223]

And as "Whit Hat Legend" said below, it looks like the version of Speed Booster Pack that you used in the video is outdated... there's no lazy-load settings option.

[@AhrefsCom]

Sam is using version 3.6 (from another comment). The current version is 3.7.

[@NaveenMohanHSVJ]

Can I do SEO in word press site without Yoast premium

[@AhrefsCom]

Yes. - SQ

[@zeeshaniqbal6753]

Duplicate pages setting not available in latest version of seo yoast

[@AhrefsCom]

Tools are always changing so we aren't able to keep up with all third party tool providers changes. If it's an issue, I recommend contacting Yoast or to see if they've put it in a different place in their UI.

[@zeeshaniqbal6753]

Ahrefs thanks for reply

[@AhrefsCom]

You are welcome ;)

[@gillesargivier4041]

Seems that it is no longer compatible with wordpress , is that right?

[@AhrefsCom]

Why not? Maybe interface changed a bit, but settings and workflows should remain the same. - Max

[@alifaisal813]

Hello! If the content lenght is 500 words how many maximum external link we can given in the content.

[@AhrefsCom]

Never tested that sort of metric. We just link out where it makes sense. - Max

[@r1pcurl24]

you know all, lol! thanks for help

[@AhrefsCom]

You're welcome :)

[@danrichseo]

nice shirt Sam

[@danrichseo]

guess you did all your wordpress vids on the same day..?

[@SamOhYT]

Yup :)

[@timkaysnewsmedia395]

Yes it Works well Through Yoast, But pls I need help on how to monetize my blog I will really appreciate your help. Thanks

[@AhrefsCom]

Our channel is mostly about SEO, but if there are opportunities to mention ways for monetization, we'll keep that in mind. Thanks for your feedback :)

[@RogueReplicant]

Why don't you try Income School YT channel?

[@xsyserinfosystem6188]

how to fix brokenlinks

[@AhrefsCom]

External or internal? Inlinks or outlinks?

[@naturesoulfulmusic]

can you share speed booster pack plugin URL

[@AhrefsCom]

I guess you may benefit from this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXeskJ2Ii7SEkM0 - Max

[@carlosbernardo1074]

Out of topic but the macbook being on the edge of the table gives me anxiety ☹️

[@AhrefsCom]

😂

[@rijoab]

I keep doing this serious typo errors. :( Come on; using html for 8 years & ahrefs for just 2 years

[@AhrefsCom]

:(

[@rijoab]

😬

[@paddynoble]

Can you lead me to your content development tips. How to write for our audience. And how to build our audience around our niche. My Blog is about lgbt÷ issues in Asia and the pacific. And creating a community here. Talking about fundraising for projects.

[@takenow2550]

Sam oh, Nathan Gotch & Brian Dean Is most genious Guys In The Unpredictable seo world They are boss 😎 We are student 😆

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks!

[@oliviah123456]

Your laptop's position is giving me anxiety - great video though thanks

[@AhrefsCom]

You're welcome :) Glad you enjoyed the video. Laptop is a-ok 😉

[@amylou1257]

You talk quickly

[@AhrefsCom]

Should not be the case for our fresh videos😕 As an option, please reduce the playback speed a bit. - Max

[@ravikampu1797]

I still watch at 2x

[@yigallupo1627]

Talk slower it will make better for your getting subscriptions

[@AhrefsCom]

You can change the speed of the video if you think it's too fast :)

[@micheallee5313]

I'm so losted and you talkin to fast for me to understand you...

[@AhrefsCom]

Sorry to hear that you were confused. If you find that it's too fast, you can slow down the speech to 1/2 in KZbin's player.

[@hugopassos9015]

The cache plugin destroyed my website. Dont install it

[@AhrefsCom]

Plugins can do that. Check out WP Rocket. I use it for my sites and it works pretty good (easy to configure). But it's paid :) -Sam

[@ellytran5693]

express gratitude you representing allotment by way of me . I like it ,