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Would you like to rank higher on Google? Then using an SEO plugin may be one of the best solutions. SEO stands for \u201cSearch Engine Optimization\u201d and is key to get traffic from organic (therefore, free) search results. It aims to improve your site\u2019s position on Google\u2019s first page by focusing on your site content, structure,and technical audits. You don\u2019t need to install dozens of SEO plugins to make your site stand out, but a few can be very helpful. In this article, we are sharing 11 popular SEO tools you can use to improve your ranking. <\/p>

Why You Need an SEO Plugin for Your WordPress Website<\/h2>

SEO plugins are handy in telling you what changes you need to make to your content and how to optimize your WordPress pages or posts for search engines. For instance, they crawl your website and flag technical issues that can harm your ranking. They can also offer suggestions for on-page optimization, readability, topics you should cover, how long your content should be, and how you compare with your competitors. <\/p>

All the most popular SEO plugins allow you (at least) to add SEO titles, meta descriptions, and identify the primary keyword to create relevant content according to users\u2019 needs and help your site rank better and get more traffic. <\/p>

How Performance Affects SEO <\/h3>

Page speed is a direct ranking factor for Google\u2019s algorithm. When measuring the performance of your site, Lighthouse also takes into consideration the score of your three Core Web Vitals, which mainly stand for page loading time (with the Largest Contentful Paint<\/a>), interactivity (with the First Input Delay<\/a>), and visual stability (with the Cumulative Layout Shift<\/a>).<\/p>

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Core Web Vitals (performance and user experience) as ranking factors – Source: PageSpeed Insights<\/a>.
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Any efforts towards improving those Core Web Vitals will be appreciated by Google who will be more likely to rank your WordPress site better.  <\/p>

\ud83d\udcd6 Do you want to know how to optimize your Core Web Vitals to improve your SEO<\/a>? Follow our guide that explains everything you need to know! <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

How The User Experience Affects SEO<\/h3>

Although user experience doesn\u2019t directly affect organic ranking, it indirectly affects other ranking factors, such as slow page speed or lack of optimization on mobile. By maintaining a great speed, you are more likely to have visitors read more pages of your sites and stay on them longer. Google\u2019s research showed that the chance of a bounce increased by 32%<\/a> when a page load time went from 1 to 3 seconds and by 123 % when the page load time went from 1 to 10 seconds! <\/p>

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Source: ThinkwithGoogle<\/a>
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Checking Your Current SEO State<\/h3>

You can run a test in PageSpeed Insights<\/a> and check if your page passes the basic SEO optimization features. That should give you some useful tips on where to start your optimization journey.<\/p>

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SEO checks by Google – Source: PageSpeed Insights<\/a>
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While PageSpeed is excellent for measuring performance and giving advanced technical recommendations, the SEO report remains pretty basic. That\u2019s exactly why a WordPress plugin can be useful: tracking the quality of your site content through text readability and relevancy. <\/p>

Best SEO Plugins for WordPress<\/h2>

There are several must-have SEO plugins you should consider for your next WordPress project, according to your needs.<\/p>

1. RankMath<\/a><\/h3>

RankMath has quickly become one of WordPress’s most popular SEO plugins. It’s WP Rocket’s sister brand, and it\u2019s ranked 4.9\/5 on WordPress.org. Plus, the plugin is installed on more than 1M sites. It will audit your content and help you optimize your posts for search engines. It supports all schema markup (the rich snippets), helps you do keyword research, and they have recently launched an AI feature!<\/p>

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Lean interface of RankMath – Source: RankMath<\/a>
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Choose RankMath if\u2026<\/strong><\/p>

  • You need an advanced SEO diagnosis of your website<\/li>\n\n
  • You are willing to optimize the SEO of your images and your WooCommerce products.<\/li>\n\n
  • You would like to build custom Schemas and add multiple Schemas to a single post with just a few clicks.<\/li>\n\n
  • You are a beginner willing to improve your SEO and work on your content easily.<\/li>\n\n
  • You need to check the ranking keywords for each post.<\/li>\n\n
  • You want AI to help you write content and create SEO-friendly content.<\/li>\n\n
  • You prefer a solution fully integrated with Google tools, such as Google Analytics,  if you need to track your keyword rankings in Google or if you want to get automatic keyword suggestions from Google.<\/li>\n\n
  • You are using a page builder, especially Divi and Elementor, which have tight integration with RankMath.<\/li><\/ul>

    Pricing: <\/strong>Freemium, from $59 to $499 for an agency.<\/p>

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