🔍 WordPress SEO Tutorial for Beginners (2024) - How to Optimize Your WordPress Site 🌐

[@wpbeginner]

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[@brandpush-co]

As a PR & Digital Marketing agency, we really appreciate the insights in this video. Your detailed walkthrough on optimizing WordPress SEO is incredibly valuable for both beginners and experienced users alike. The emphasis on crucial steps like managing site visibility, choosing SEO-friendly URL structures, and setting up XML sitemaps align perfectly with best practices we advocate at BrandPush. Your clear instructions make it easy to understand and implement these SEO strategies effectively. Looking forward to more of your insightful content!

[@wpbeginner]

Glad to hear our guide was helpful!

[@InspiredByPri]

For someone who knew nothing about SEO! I am so grateful I came across this video. Thank you

[@wpbeginner]

You're welcome! Glad you found our guide helpful!

[@billmax76441]

Very explicit. Thank you very much for sharing.

[@wpbeginner]

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[@biplabroy8991]

You are a great teacher. SEO starts from default settings page! Thank you very much for this great tutorial.

[@wpbeginner]

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[@centrointernacionaldemerca2504]

Good good WordPress tutorial

[@wpbeginner]

Thank you!

[@BraxtonHolt-c6i]

Thank you for creating the video - likes Unequivocally !!!!

[@wpbeginner]

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[@jericabenson857]

Such a great manner of explanation ❤❤❤❤❤

[@wpbeginner]

Glad you think so!

[@henrythomas7112]

Thank you so much for this video. Super helpful and well-presented. Your time and effort is most appreciated!

[@wpbeginner]

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[@andre1173]

Appreciated. Amazing tutorial.

[@Starpawzz]

I love this teacher. She's the best

[@wpbeginner]

Glad you enjoy Christina!

[@TheFlagLoft]

Excellent teacher. Great communication skills and helpful content. Thank You!

[@wpbeginner]

You're very welcome!

[@mwdesign-us]

Very informative and well explained, plus a lot to investigate further. I always enjoy your videos!

[@wpbeginner]

Glad you like them and find them helpful!

[@aizzezyy]

Wow! All in one explanation about aspects of seo. Thank you very much it is a time saver ❤

[@wpbeginner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@j.m1563]

Simply explained. Thank you for this.

[@wpbeginner]

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[@AnneBrock9362]

Best SEO beginner video I've seen yet. Wish I'd seen it before I built my website!

[@wpbeginner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@OliverMosley-le5um]

Thank you for explaining everything so clearly. Everything is very clear. Like for the explanation.

[@wpbeginner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dunkleydigital]

Very good video. I like the way you explain every aspect, very clear and precise. Nice work.

[@wpbeginner]

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[@ekundayoolakiitan9333]

Honestly. I love it ❤

[@wpbeginner]

Thank you for liking our video! :)

[@ArtDesignArchitecture]

Very helpful info for any level

[@wpbeginner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kurtbellis]

I really love your tutorial. Your content is absolutely awesome! Keep up the great work!

[@wpbeginner]

Thanks, will do!

[@SophiePeterActing]

Brilliant! Thank you ... from Melbourne Australia!

[@wpbeginner]

You're very welcome!

[@istanbultestere2205]

Excellent ...Thanks a lot

[@wpbeginner]

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[@remnantcrusade]

This was incredibly informative, thank you!

[@wpbeginner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rachelferrell3125]

Very helpful! Even when I don't fully understand what I'm doing, I can still follow step-by-step. Thank you!

[@wpbeginner]

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[@WinterLawson]

This is really good and helpful.. Amazing video! Thank you for sharing!.

[@wpbeginner]

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[@TheodoreJohnston-uq7ix]

Crisp, smart way of explaining, necessary and sufficient information. That was helpful. Thank you.

[@wpbeginner]

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[@erhankader]

amazingg just amazing thats what I ve been lookingg for God bless you for your help thanks a lot

[@wpbeginner]

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[@LucieLulli]

Great Video! Thank you!

[@wpbeginner]

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[@hasanqureshi1506]

Thanks for your information

[@wpbeginner]

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[@webdev477]

Your tutorials are awesome... Thank you!

[@wpbeginner]

Glad you like them!

[@Triggs-pg4kj]

Thanks this video helped me out alot!

[@wpbeginner]

Glad it helped!

[@LOCCASION]

Thank youuu, this is quality.

[@wpbeginner]

You're welcome!

[@kimsamson2545]

I'm just starting with SEO. This is very helpful thanks

[@wpbeginner]

Glad to hear our video was helpful!

[@AndrzejDOTLangowDOTski]

Thank You. Got some good tips from Your video. Hope it will increase a traffic to my site even tho I am not monetised / business oriented (and it will probably stay that way) - its a hobby more than anything. Cheers.

[@wpbeginner]

You're welcome :)

[@ErikLloyd-wl5fe]

Appreciate the non-fluff straightforward approach. Was a great review for me. Thank you!

[@wpbeginner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@davidadams421]

Very good. Should be on every beginner's reading list.

[@wpbeginner]

Glad you think so!

[@njm05]

Excellent totorial. You are really awesome. Regarding AIOSEO which package did you use?

[@wpbeginner]

Unless I am mistaken, you should be able to use the free version for what we cover in this guide.

[@njm05]

@@wpbeginner one thing I am not clear on are backlinks and where to use them in a blog post.

[@davidfranklin5534]

Informative and clearly presented. Thank you.

[@wpbeginner]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@menascusbooksd5338]

Excellent tutorial. So easy to follow. Thank you.

[@wpbeginner]

You're very welcome!

[@keithmygan116]

Found your channel today and I am so excited. What great information on this video alone. Can't wait to see what your other videos offer. Thank You

[@wpbeginner]

Glad you're finding our content helpful!

[@RahulKambad007]

All topics covered with easy to understand presentation

[@wpbeginner]

Glad to hear!

[@Mrh_shuvo1453]

This is really good and helpful.

[@wpbeginner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@barryphelpster7203]

And how did you train yourself in this business?

[@NhiTran-1901]

Thanks so much. your guide 's easy to understand

[@wpbeginner]

You're welcome, glad our guide was helpful!

[@North_York]

Amazing video! Thank you for sharing!

[@wpbeginner]

Glad you liked our video!

[@inspiration28]

Extremely nice ❤️🙏

[@wpbeginner]

Thank you :)

[@tobyreal6647]

You mentioned the to not change the permalinks when the website is older with some traffic already , are you referring to the whole website or just older blog posts ( that had different permalink setting ) will loose visibility ?

[@wpbeginner]

Both, if you change the permalink for your site or an old post without redirecting the post to the new location then its highly likely that you will lose traffic.

[@AjeyVikram]

Thank U. I am about to start a blog. I count on your video tutorial support !

[@wpbeginner]

We wish you the best of luck and we hope our videos continue to be helpful!

[@j1jean]

Taking this video step by step and love it so far. Question...it looks like we had already created the console but we had it using www and under wordpress there is no www. Do those need to be the same? I do show some date under performance so I know it's picking up from somewhere.

[@wpbeginner]

The www does not need to match, it is more of a personal preference :)

[@topfoodentrepreneur]

Very Helpful!

[@wpbeginner]

Thank you!

[@bretskiihearn5535]

Thank you so much, by far the best vid I've seen to explain how to do SEO

[@wpbeginner]

Great to hear!

[@sallyyu-e8o]

Thanks a lot for the tuturorial

[@wpbeginner]

You're welcome!

[@1982lifegoeson]

I love your videos 🤩 really helpful

[@wpbeginner]

Glad you like them!

[@Sammyadesh]

Hi there. Thanks for this information. Please, you they add sitemap to Google search console regularly, weekly or just once.

[@wpbeginner]

You would add the sitemap to Google once and your sitemap would update and Google would notice the updates.

[@sriyanisigiriya9530]

Very helpful! My website sitemap shows 1500 URLs. Those are dirty URLs. How can I resolve this problem?

[@wpbeginner]

If you mean there are bad links on your site itself then that could mean you are hacked, you would want to take a look at our article below: www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/beginners-step-step-guide-fixing-hacked-wordpress-site/ If you are getting backlinks from bad sites then we would recommend looking into the disavow tool for the bad links.

[@ModernExplorer]

Hello, thanks for the great video; when I put in the sitemap in the google search counsel it shows "could not fetch" am I doing something wrong or do I have to wait a few days for that to change? Thanks again.

[@ModernExplorer]

NVM, Just needed time, thank you!

[@wpbeginner]

Glad it was sorted!

[@alexandermoev9395]

Great tutorial

[@wpbeginner]

Glad you think so!

[@CarlPendlePhotos]

Thanks for this. I don't have 'Permalinks' option or the 'Search Engine Visiblity' on my wordpress settings. Any idea why that might be?

[@wpbeginner]

The most common reason would be if you are using WordPress.com. If you are then we would recommend taking a look at our article below: www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/self-hosted-wordpress-org-vs-free-wordpress-com-infograph/

[@roguepandar6865]

Great tutorial!! I just wanna clarify: -> for the same domain, if i open a subdomain for a new website, do i have to go through the same process all over again? TQ

[@wpbeginner]

Yes, a subdomain will not automatically have the same settings as your primary domain.

[@saraa404]

hi how did you use Optimize here? is it some chrome plugin? (ubersuggest) or is it a WP plugin?

[@wpbeginner]

We use the WordPress plugin AIOSEO to help with optimization :)

[@saraa404]

@@wpbeginner thanks.. sorry I missed that point in video. Got it now. thankyou very much

[@syafinatulfirdaus1120]

I'm using the premium plan for wordpress and SEO tools isn't provided unless I upgrade to business one.. is there any alternative without upgrading to business plan? Kinda tight on the budget here

[@wpbeginner]

Instead of upgrading to the business plan, we would recommend taking a look at converting your site to a WordPress.org site instead. You can see the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org in our article below: www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/self-hosted-wordpress-org-vs-free-wordpress-com-infograph/

[@leenbryssinckx5477]

Very helpful video, thank you!

[@wpbeginner]

You're welcome!

[@trevorwalsh5130]

Nice tutorial video and it really helped me as a beginner. I followed all the guidance and have it setup. Thank you 👍

[@wpbeginner]

You're welcome, glad to hear our guide was helpful!

[@guramlursmanashvili9711]

❤

[@wpbeginner]

:)

[@DefinitiveInnovations]

LOL Add a watch the full thing before you change permalinks :) Thankfully our website is relatively new.

[@wpbeginner]

Hopefully our recommended tools help with creating redirects :)

[@VraiMaximusPrime]

Hi, how did you get the ai translation voice for this video please?

[@wpbeginner]

For this video we tried using Rask for the translation.

[@VraiMaximusPrime]

@@wpbeginner okay, thanks and how did you make the language choice possible on this video, with the correct audio channel linked to the right language name?

[@VinceCurtis]

Great job !

[@wpbeginner]

Thank you!

[@bhagjipurohit8157]

hi im a beginner and i just made a website for my own business . just wanted to know if this same checklist would work for my ecommerce website or there are other things too that i have to look at ? thankyou

[@wpbeginner]

The recommendations would still work for an ecommerce site but you would likely want to take a look at our guide below that is more focused on ecommerce: www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/ultimate-woocommerce-seo-guide/

[@bhagjipurohit8157]

​@@wpbeginner thankyou .

[@bhagjipurohit8157]

@@wpbeginnerhope this is the latest blog

[@sampathnew1588]

great vedio how to add new thim and new pictures alredy have website for ?thanks

[@wpbeginner]

If you mean you want to change your theme then we would recommend taking a look at our article below! www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-properly-change-a-wordpress-theme/

[@margaretconnor5047]

You mention in the video that there is a link in the comments to an on page SEO video. It seems that page is linked to the guttenberg tutorial.

[@wpbeginner]

Thanks for catching that! The link should be fixed :)

[@romelfloyd]

Do you have a website? It’s really informative.

[@wpbeginner]

We do have a website, you can find it below: www.wpbeginner.com/

[@aybikevreskala9897]

very informative thank you

[@wpbeginner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@fergiepam6951]

Please can i do all these with wordpress landing pages instead of blogposts?

[@wpbeginner]

You could if you would like, it depends on how you organize your content for how well it would work out.

[@AnneBrock9362]

Question: I have a website with numerous product reviews, with affiliate links to external websites (mostly to Amazon) where my readers can purchase the products. Should I NoFollow these affiliate links?

[@wpbeginner]

It is a bit of a question of personal preference question but for the moment we would recommend nofollowing the links.

[@Feranme285]

I really appreciate the ma, please can you explain in your next video or to link to relevant website on my website ?

[@wpbeginner]

If you mean backlinks then we have our guide below that you may find helpful: www.wpbeginner.com/glossary/backlinks/ If you mean the links on your site then we have a guide on how to add links in our article below: www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/beginners-guide-on-how-to-add-a-link-in-wordpress/

[@Sammyadesh]

Hello, please is the All in one SEO or Toast SEO a free plugin

[@wpbeginner]

Both All in One SEO and Yoast have free versions that can be used :)

[@Im-Worthy]

I updated the preference to non WWW and now I have SEO issues where they are showing up as duplicate pages/content. Can you please make a video or tell me how to fix the issue. Thanks!

[@wpbeginner]

IF you have updated the URL in AIOSEO then we would recommend clearing any caching you have for your site so it notices the canonical URL change which would remove the duplicate content issue as it is updated in search engines.

[@nancydru2587]

Curious why is the meta data when I have it set to excerpt it pulls the entire post of characters? Instead of 160 it was almost 5,000 characters. If meta data is no longer important, AIOSEO needs to take it off or put a note saying it is no longer used and take it off in the scoring. This has been this way for a long, long time. I have to tweak it to 160 characters every post I do. Is there a setting I am missing?

[@wpbeginner]

If you mean on Google then Google sometimes split tests showing more or less information. The Meta information is still helpful for search engines to understand your content.

[@nancydru2587]

No, I mean what you were talking about with AIOSEO video demonstration. When using AIOSEO I have the meta data set in the general setting to "excerpt" on Wordpress. The excerpt should be an excerpt, but it pulls my entire post almost 5,000 characters. AIOSEO score is in red as it is over the 160-character mark thereby the AIOSEO true score is lower. I then delete the excerpt tag and tweak it to be exactly 160 characters. If the Meta Data is no longer a requirement for the AIOSEO True scoring. It needs to say so and the scoring adjusted. As it has been pulling the entire content for a long time. Is it an AIOSEO software glitch?

[@education_beauty]

Sir I am making a website on hello elementor theme but unable to add variations on product page would you please help me how can I do? I use variation swatches and other plugin but don't know how to call that variations in custom made product page from elementor

[@wpbeginner]

For this specific question we would ask you reach out to Elementor directly as they would be the ones able to assist you. You can reach out to their support on the page below: elementor.com/support/

[@ArifurRahman-qp5jg]

thanks dear

[@wpbeginner]

You're welcome!

[@ArtDesignArchitecture]

Do you offer consultation ?

[@wpbeginner]

We do not offer one on one consultation but you can reach out to our support team if there was a specific WordPress question.

[@edzerdboersma]

good content! Sound of the video is rather poor, probably too less bits per second of the audio

[@wpbeginner]

Thank you for sharing your opinion!

[@edechukwuemekadavid1081]

Great video.🏆 As always informative. Could you make a video on how to set up the Yoast SEO plugin. Looking forward to hearing from you.

[@wpbeginner]

We prefer AIOSEO at the moment but we will consider it in the future!

[@meditationrelaxationmusicc8095]

how can i add website title & description?

[@wpbeginner]

Those would be under Settings>General in your WordPress admin area unless you have a plugin or theme that overrides that :)

[@mohiuddindilshadqureshi6415]

Word press not work in Pakistan and also paypal account ? I need help

[@wpbeginner]

WordPress itself does not have a regional limitation, you would more likely run into an issue with PayPal itself.

[@WebFort_Ishaq]

WordPress is working everyWhere😂 I'm also from Pakistan

[@jmurrayathletics]

theres no permalink option where it shows in this video, and finding it is a mission.

[@wpbeginner]

If you do not see a permalink option, then you are likely on WordPress.com while our guides are for WordPress.org sites. You can see more on the differences between the two in our guide below! www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/self-hosted-wordpress-org-vs-free-wordpress-com-infograph/

[@VitalaidMarriages]

It's there any plug- in that will enable me create dating pages? My blog is about for singles looking for marriage partners

[@wpbeginner]

That would require a few plugins, we would recommend taking a look at the article below from memberpress. memberpress.com/blog/start-niche-dating-site/

[@maiakeough2499]

I fucked up so bad. I changed the perma link structure, how do I fix this? Now everything is 404

[@wpbeginner]

If you are able to log into your site using wp-login.php then you would go to your permalinks and revert them. You may also want to take a look at our guide below! www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-create-custom-permalinks-in-wordpress/#redirect-permalink

[@chefsavory]

🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@wpbeginner]

:)

[@rhayannypereira5559]

🎉

[@wpbeginner]

:)

[@Uncle_Steve71]

This must be outdated. There is no search engine visibility under reading settings

[@Uncle_Steve71]

This very outdated. Most of the instructions don't work. There is no permalink under settings.

[@wpbeginner]

If you do not have these settings and do not have a permalink setting then you are likely using WordPress.com in which case we would recommend taking a look at our article below! www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/self-hosted-wordpress-org-vs-free-wordpress-com-infograph/

[@rogerbruce2896]

my site gets spammed and slammed :(

[@wpbeginner]

If you're looking for ways to prevent spam, we would recommend taking a look at our article below! www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/vital-tips-and-tools-to-combat-comment-spam-in-wordpress/

[@joyl9083]

I am sorry but I am a beginner and your video is NOT for beginners! You are not giving actual examples to make it easy to understand- like for example the permalink- what to put after the site address where is says "sample" etc. Your terms and the speed in which your video is- can be understood by more advanced crowd. I didn't get much benefit from this video.

[@wpbeginner]

Thank you for your feedback, for now, we would recommend taking a look at our written article that goes a bit more in-depth on what we explain in our video. Our written article can be found below: www.wpbeginner.com/wordpress-seo/

[@ComputerHelpHawaii]

I completely disagree with making out going links nofollow. Is that the way you would want to be treated?

[@wpbeginner]

You can add links that are not nofollow to your site, you would want to ensure you are getting more from that link than you are losing if you decide to do that.

[@jebalbro4045]

I am only 4 minutes in and feel like I have a new best friend. "Geek." (

[@jasonmurray7604]

Just as an FYI, if when doing the site map, after pasting the sitemap.xml - if the status says "Couldn't Fetch" just add a / at the beginning. So /sitemap.xml and it should fix it. thought I would save everyone the 15 min google research when it happens to someone else.

[@wpbeginner]

Thank you for sharing this for people who run into that issue!