{"id":6173,"date":"2023-01-27T08:30:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T14:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/?p=6173"},"modified":"2025-06-17T09:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:01:13","slug":"how-to-use-the-wordpress-yoast-seo-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/how-to-use-the-wordpress-yoast-seo-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Complete the WordPress Yoast SEO Plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/complete-wordpress-yoast-seo-plugin-FB.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38769 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/complete-wordpress-yoast-seo-plugin-FB.jpg\" alt=\"Complete the WordPress Yoast SEO Plugin\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/complete-wordpress-yoast-seo-plugin-FB.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/complete-wordpress-yoast-seo-plugin-FB-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/complete-wordpress-yoast-seo-plugin-FB-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/complete-wordpress-yoast-seo-plugin-FB-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOne important plugin to have on your website is the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress Yoast SEO Plugin<\/a>. This plugin will help you to easily SEO-optimize the content you are publishing for posts and pages. It also has settings included to select the title, description and image that appears when you or others are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wordpress-plugins-for-social-media\/\">sharing the post<\/a> or page on the various social networking sites.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Complete the SEO Tab in the WordPress SEO by Yoast Plugin<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/focus-keyphrase-seo-tab-wordpress.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"override aligncenter wp-image-39749 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/focus-keyphrase-seo-tab-wordpress.png\" alt=\"WordPress SEO by Yoast Focus Keyword\" width=\"1170\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/focus-keyphrase-seo-tab-wordpress.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/focus-keyphrase-seo-tab-wordpress-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/focus-keyphrase-seo-tab-wordpress-1024x214.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/focus-keyphrase-seo-tab-wordpress-768x160.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Focus Keyword<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Look at your post title as well as the content and determine your Focus Keyword or Keyword Phrase.<\/li>\n<li>Enter this phrase into the Keyphrase area in the SEO tab.<\/li>\n<li>Under the Meta description you will see SEO Analysis. (This bulleted list will tell you if you have used your keyword or phrase in all the right places for optimal SEO. If one of these says \u201cNo,\u201d I\u2019d suggest you go back to that area and see if you can find a creative way to add in your Focus Keyword.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/seo-title-seo-tab-wordpress.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"override aligncenter wp-image-39751 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/seo-title-seo-tab-wordpress.png\" alt=\"Wordpress SEO by Yoast SEO Title\" width=\"1146\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/seo-title-seo-tab-wordpress.png 1146w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/seo-title-seo-tab-wordpress-300x48.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/seo-title-seo-tab-wordpress-1024x163.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/seo-title-seo-tab-wordpress-768x122.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1146px) 100vw, 1146px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>SEO Title<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Copy and paste the title of your page or post in this blank.<\/li>\n<li>After entering your title, if the green bar under this blank turns red you\u2019ll need to shorten your title until the warning goes away. (This title appears in search engines, and if your title is too long it will be cut off in the display.)<\/li>\n<li>When shortening your title, make sure the Focus Keyword is still included within the title.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/meta-description-seo-tab-wordpress.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39750 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/meta-description-seo-tab-wordpress.png\" alt=\"WordPress SEO by Yoast Meta Description\" width=\"1164\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/meta-description-seo-tab-wordpress.png 1164w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/meta-description-seo-tab-wordpress-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/meta-description-seo-tab-wordpress-1024x216.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/meta-description-seo-tab-wordpress-768x162.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1164px) 100vw, 1164px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meta Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This is a brief description of your post or page that is displayed in search engines. Make sure it will compel the reader to click the link.<\/li>\n<li>The Meta description must be no more than 156 characters and contain the Focus Keyword.<\/li>\n<li>To complete this Meta description you can often take the first sentence or two from your post or page and shorten it up. (And if you choose, you can write a totally different meta description.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once you have filled in the Yoast plugin SEO tab and clicked \u201csave draft,\u201d it will then give you an SEO score \u2013\u00a0as well as list out the places where your post or page needs work to improve your score. Follow the basic steps outlined here and you\u2019ll be on your way to increasing the SEO ranking of your posts\/pages. The preview of your page\/post information that users will see in a search will look something like this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Desktop Result<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/desktop-result-google-preview.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39752 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/desktop-result-google-preview.png\" alt=\"Desktop result of Google preview for WordPress Yoast SEO Plugin\" width=\"364\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/desktop-result-google-preview.png 364w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/desktop-result-google-preview-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Mobile Result<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/mobile-result-google-preview.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39753 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/mobile-result-google-preview.png\" alt=\"Mobile result of Google preview for WordPress Yoast SEO Plugin\" width=\"268\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Completing the Social Tab Within the WordPress SEO Yoast Plugin<\/h2>\n<p>Once you have completed the SEO tab, you can now use most of that information to complete the Social tab.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/facebook-title-social-tab-wordpress.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"override wp-image-39754 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/facebook-title-social-tab-wordpress.png\" alt=\"Facebook title for Social tab in WordPress\" width=\"500\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/facebook-title-social-tab-wordpress.png 500w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/facebook-title-social-tab-wordpress-300x56.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Post \/ Page Title<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Copy and paste the title from the SEO tab into the Social tab in the blank for the Facebook title. We usually add the website or company name after the title. (Example: How to Complete the Yoast SEO Plugin | Rocks Digital)<\/li>\n<li>Copy and paste the title and information you listed in the Facebook area above into the Twitter title.<\/li>\n<li>For the Twitter title, change the company name to your Twitter handle (example: How to Complete the Yoast SEO Plugin via @RocksDigital). When someone shares your post from the share plugin, it will link to your Twitter account automatically.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/facebook-description-social-tab-wordpress.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"override wp-image-39755 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/facebook-description-social-tab-wordpress.png\" alt=\"WordPress SEO by Yoast Facebook Description\" width=\"564\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/facebook-description-social-tab-wordpress.png 564w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/facebook-description-social-tab-wordpress-300x70.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Post \/ Page Description\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click back to the SEO tab and copy the Meta description information, then click on the Social tab and paste that description into the Facebook description box.<\/li>\n<li>Copy and paste the description you listed in the Facebook area above into the Twitter description.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/facebook-image-social-tab-wordpress.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"override aligncenter wp-image-39756 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/facebook-image-social-tab-wordpress-300x215.png\" alt=\"WordPress SEO by Yoast Facebook Featured Image\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/facebook-image-social-tab-wordpress-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/facebook-image-social-tab-wordpress.png 728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Featured Image\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In filling out the Social tab within the Yoast SEO Plugin there\u2019s one last step \u2013 select the featured image you would like to be displayed when you (or someone else) share the post or page on social media.<\/li>\n<li>Usually you\u2019d select the image you added to the post or page as your featured image, but it can certainly be a different image. You have total control over selecting the image that is displayed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Working through completing the Yoast SEO Plugin can be challenging and time-consuming at first, but it\u2019s worth every bit of effort involved.<\/p>\n<p>This plugin helps you ensure that each post and page is optimized for search. When done correctly, it will help increase your ranking on Google and other search engines.<\/p>\n<div class='tm-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n<div class='tm-click-to-tweet'>\n<div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=%23HowTo+Complete+the+%23WordPress+Yoast+SEO+Plugin+by+%40LissaDuty+%23RocksDigital&#038;url=https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/how-to-use-the-wordpress-yoast-seo-plugin\/' target='_blank'>#HowTo Complete the #WordPress Yoast SEO Plugin by @LissaDuty #RocksDigital<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=%23HowTo+Complete+the+%23WordPress+Yoast+SEO+Plugin+by+%40LissaDuty+%23RocksDigital&#038;url=https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/how-to-use-the-wordpress-yoast-seo-plugin\/' target='_blank' class='tm-ctt-btn'>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Writing great content is just one part of the process. The next part is making it easy for others to find it through search and then share it.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/10-wordpress-plugins\/\">WordPress Plugins<\/a> we recommend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One important plugin to have on your website is the WordPress Yoast SEO Plugin. This plugin will help you to easily SEO-optimize the content you are publishing for posts and pages. 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