Creating an Effective and Powerful WordPress Website Optimization Solution: Getting to grips with the Rank Math SEO Plugin

Step 1: Launch the installation wizard

The first time you install Rank Math, the installation process willautomatic activation, because we want to complete the basic setup as soon as possible. However, we have the option to cancel the installation process andConfigure settings manually or start laterThe

If you did not use the installation wizard the first time you installed Rank Math, you can install Rank Math by going to theWordPress Dashboard → Rank Math SEO → Dashboard → Installation Wizardtab to run it again.

Step 2: Advanced Settings

After opening the tab, the installation process will begin and you will see the following screen:

The first part is the setup steps.

Mode Selection Rank Math currently supports 3 modes:

• simple
• executive
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Please note:You can.Switch modes at any time, so select it even if you are not sure if you can follow the steps in the advanced mode. You can switch to Simple Mode at any time.

Compatibility Check

The next section is the compatibility check.Rank Math performs a compatibility check before the setup process begins to ensure that there are no problems during setup. If there are no problems, you will see the following message:

You can click on the"More"button to view the executed tests.

If Rank Math finds any conflicting plugins, you can also see them here - you canDeactivate them safelybecause we'll take the data from these plugins in the next stepImport Rank MathThe

The next and final option that will be seen is"Launch Wizard"button. Click it to start the installation wizard.

In the next step, you can find the input data available in the Yoast plugin and import it into Rank Math.

Waiting for 100% to complete.

If you skipped or missed importing data from the Yoast SEO plugin during the installation wizard, you can always use the Rank Math Import and Exportfunction to import them.

In "Status and Tools"screen, click"Import and export"Tab.

Import data

Scroll down a bit to find the"Other plug-ins"section, which is used to import your SEO settings and data from other plugins before switching to Rank Math SEO. Under the Yoast SEO tab, select all the data you want to import into Rank Math.The same goes for the other pluginsThe

Select data or upload data. Clickimport (data)button. After clicking Import, a small message is displayed on the screen asking you to confirm the import settings. Click therecognizeThe

Rank Math will start importing in seconds and all your data will be successfully imported into Rank Math SEO.

Your website

Based on your response, Rank Math will add the appropriate code to your site so that Google can alsoUnderstanding your website. These are all the options you will see under this setting:

Click on "Skip Step" button to skip the current settings, and then you can make these settings later. This information is primarily used for SEO optimization, theDoes not affect the basic functionality of the pluginThe

analyze

Rank Math includes a powerful analytics module that allows you to analyze your WordPress administrators directly in theAccess all the important numbers in your business.

It is possible to connect the website to the Google Search Console cap (a poem) Google Analytics Integration toAutomatically verify site ownership, track page and keyword rankings, set up Google Analytics, submit sitemaps, and get keyword suggestionsand other features.

Log in to yourRank Math Account.

suggestion: To get the full functionality of Rank Math, you can choose to check all of these options. This gives Rank Math full access to and utilizes Google's data to provide more detailed SEO analysis and recommendations for your website. If you are concerned about data privacy, you can select partial access as needed.

It will automatically recognize your account and select the account to add.

Rank Math's site map (Sitemap) configuration, select the type of content to include in the XML sitemap. Site maps help search engines index site content more efficiently.

Content Analysis:

• Sitemaps::
  • To enable XML sitemaps, Rank Math generates anSite Map Filesthat help search engines better understand the structure of your content.

• Include Images::
  • When enabled, the sitemap will contain information from theImages of article contentReference. This is useful for sites withLarge number of images of the siteParticularly useful to help search engines better index these images, thereby increasing the chances of being displayed by image searches.

• Public Post Types::
  • You can select the types of articles to be included in the sitemap (e.g., articles, pages, products, etc.).
  • Selected options (e.g. "Articles", "Pages" and "Products") will be included in the sitemap, thusindexed by search engines. If you do not want certain types (e.g. Testimonials, Portfolios) to be indexed, you can uncheck them.

• Public Taxonomies::
  • Here you can select the taxonomy to be included in the sitemap (e.g. categorized directories, product categories, etc.).
  • If your site uses custom taxonomies, you can choose whether or not to include them in the sitemap to ensure that search engines are able to index these taxonomy pages.
    • For example, if your collection includes "Flagship Collection", "Economy Collection" and "Premium Collection" on different pages, thus increasing the chance of being indexed and visible to search engines. Chances of being indexed and visible to search engines are increased.

suggestion: These settings are mainly used to control the indexing of external links and empty pages. According to SEO best practices, it is usually recommended to enable "noindex" for empty archive pages and "open external links in new tab". "Nofollow External Links"You can decide whether to enable it or not according to your specific needs. After completing the configuration, click "Save and Continue"Save Settings.

Turn on automatic updates to the plugin, as Google changes its algorithm several times a year and may not be able to take advantage of the latest recommendations if using an older version of Rank Math (which is not updated).

Now, let's click on "Setting Advanced Options"to start configuring advanced options.