The Best WordPress SEO Plugins (It’s Not Yoast)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ต.ค. 2019
- Find out how to build the perfect SEO setup on Wordpress with our list of 5 must-have plugins.
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WordPress SEO plugins can help you to master on-page SEO tasks like titles, meta tags, and other content optimization-related things.
These plugins are also useful for technical SEO tasks like page speed optimization, redirects, canonicals, and hreflang.
However, run a search for “SEO” in the WordPress plugins directory, and you will get nearly a thousand SEO plugins to choose from.
You don’t need that many to make your website “SEO-friendly.” In this video, you’ll learn which WordPress plugins you should choose for your website.
The first plugin Sam recommends is not what you’ll expect. Plenty of people are familiar with Yoast. But in Sam’s opinion, this plugin is better than Yoast.
With this plugin, you can:
1. Preview the SERPS and edit rich snippets
2. Add structured data
3. Quickly add nofollow tags to links
4. Generate sitemaps
After you’re done with the basic setup for this plugin, you can take a look at plugins for improving page speed.
Now, page speed is important because:
a) it is a ranking factor
b) It affects the user experience
We’ll show you which plugins you can use to help reduce page speed.
Finally, user experience. You’ll find out which plugin helps improve and optimize the UX of your content.
WordPress plugins are pretty awesome because it allows you to do complex things without any coding.
In fact, we’re creating our own free WordPress SEO plugin. So if you want to be updated when it’s released, sign up for updates at ahrefs.com/wordpress-seo-plugin
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1:06 - Rank Math | All in one SEO plugin
3:45 - A3 Lazy Load | Lazy loading plugin
4:21 - ShortPixel | Image optimization plugin
5:12 - W3 Total Cache | Caching plugin
6:26 - Easy Table of Contents plugin
7:29 - Ahrefs SEO plugin
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- Max
Thanks dasbog dasbog
Sam I'm watching ur tutorials past one year,
the result is SEO is no more a daunting task for me.
Thanks from my heart 💓
That's awesome! Keep it up!
My man Sam Oh...You ARE killing it man!!
This video was EXTREMELY helpful. I REALLY liked Plugin #1. I've never heard of it until now. I'll certainly check it out!
Thank you Kandaman! Great pleasure to know that we managed to bring some insights on additional tools that can help you fighting SEO! Good luck with your project!
- Max
Just checked it out, its a lot more extensive then YOAST. It looks promising
Great news! Wish you good luck with your project using new tools ;)
- Max
I already commented on how I wanted to try everything you mentioned in the video. Now that I've implemented everything: I actually managed to get my desktop page speed from 59/100 to 98 out of 100 using your advice.
And mobile speed went from 39/100 to 62/100. You guys know your business, thank you so much for sharing!
Nice results! Thanks for sharing!
- Max
Wow! Will try it now!!!
Awesome video Sam. I've been using rank math for a few months now and love it! Love that it will optimize snippets. Solid work!
Thanks, Andrew!
-Sam
Tom Dupuis recommends Rank Math too. That's where I first heard of it from.
Thanks for watching. In case you missed it, we'll be creating our own WordPress SEO Plugin (hopefully sooner than later). If you'd like updates on the release, you can sign up here: ahrefs.com/wordpress-seo-plugin
If there were any plugins we missed that you love, let us know in the comments.
Another great video! Thanks! I have to admit though... I am a little surprised, I thought that Yoast would have made the list since its been brought up in previous vids. Guess I should come out from under my rock and try something new. Can't wait to see what you guys produce!
Using well known tools is a good practice, but we still need to be thirsty for more in SEO community🤓
Glad we managed to give you some extra value with this video!
- Max
Honestly, RankMath has a pretty horrific landing page full of false promises about actually helping rank, but it does do a LOT of really good things for a website that Sam & co highlighted really well here.
Great info men ^
Thank you!
You're a legend!☑️❣️
You are an amazing content creator, great video. Thanks, man. 👏
You're welcome!
Thank you so much for this video. Super helpful and well-presented. Your time and effort is most appreciated!
Glad it was helpful!🙌
-Helen
Nice tips Sam 👍 shortpixel is awesome. Impressive compression savings on lossy 👍
No mention of Yoast because you guys are gonna crush them with your SEO plugin lol.
Thank you. As for Ahrefs plugin, I doubt it will compete with Yoast. In any case, it is the only plugin that offers Ahrefs metrics, so we would not worry about competition here 😎
- Max
Great vid. That Rank Math seems to be moving up in the ranks. I will definitely have to take a closer look at that.
👍
Great video. I made the switch to Rank Math and have not looked back!
Nice to know!
- SQ
I didn't find this "video helpful" but CRAZILY INTERESTING that I watched till the end, liked, subscribed, Bell for all and spend time with writing a comment! I already use the last 4 plugins mentioned. This video is a free mini course so I suppose the channel is full of gems... Many thanks!
Hey Michael, really glad we managed to pull your attention, thanks for subscribing😊
Our TH-cam channel is all about organic traffic, so if you enjoy doing SEO - you are in a right place;)
- Max
@@AhrefsCom Hi Max, FYI your link to Ahrefs SEO plugin doesn't work anymore and I can't find that Plugin in Wordpress Plugins installation.
These are really awesome plugins! Damn I really thought Yoast is the best all these years. Thank you so much! Can't wait to try these.
I would not say Yoast is not that good. It is just a well-known plugin so we decided it will be too obvious to add it on our list.
- Max
@@AhrefsCom Thanks man for clarifying. I really appreciate that explanation.
Wow amazing Sam love it the way you are explaining everything
Thank you! Glad it was easy to digest.
-Sam
Very good video,
very good quality of recording,
very good lighting
10 out of 10
Thanks!
I am using the same rank math Plugin, But I had doubt if it was better than Yoast or not, Thanks ahref for clearing my doubt
To be clear, I can't say that RankMath is definitively better than Yoast, but from what I've seen, it seems to work well :)
-Sam
thanks sam. ahref dominated the market because of you. Good job.
Thank you😎
I've always used Yoast, but you've sold me on testing out Rank Math -- I'm launching a new website in January so I'm excited to try it out!
Good luck with a new project, hope you will enjoy working with Rank Math. Feel free to share your experience with us ;)
- Max
Ahrefs thanks! I just installed it last night. I’ll definitely share the results with you 💪🏼
@@marketingbymichele925 How did it go? Do you prefer Rank Math?
Awesome tutorial Sam!
Thanks, Bostjan!
This tutorial is GOLD!!!!!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it :)
This is a great help. Thank you!!
You're welcome!
Hi there! This is a great video, very useful. This tools seems to be very helpful. I just wonder, would this tools work as well for websites with a different language rather than English? Keep up the great work!
Our database has keyword for our 170 countries, so majority of the languages is covered by us ;)
- Max
I tried Easy Table of Contents, but found that Table of Contents Plus had better options in my opinion. I believe both have the same code foundation. I added some simple CSS to make the T.O.C. left justified for a "cleaner" look.
Also, personally I recommend using a large font size for a T.O.C. as remember that most of your traffic is on mobile!
Thanks for sharing your experience with us, Marty! Good point on mobile appearance!
I will definitely check Table of Contents Plus to see how it fits.
- Max
@@AhrefsCom My pleasure & thank you too. Ultimately I'm sure you can't go wrong with Easy TOC, just mentioning the other as something else to try.
It is always better to have some options to choose from🙂
Dude, thank you so much 👌
You are welcome😉
- Max
Hi sam, thank you for the video,People are really afraid of change
For me, I tried them all in a new blog ^^
Did you experience a positive impact with these plugins? Just wonder if your efforts saved more than 1 second of total load time🤔
- Max
@@AhrefsCom of course, every single plugin may work great with a theme and may not! .... one day when i will be able to pay for a good hosting i will go after a good one, cheap hosting they are all the same :D
Still worth optimization for better performance, even with slow hosting. Anyway, good luck with your blog ;)
- Max
Mind blowing video for me! Great tips for beginners like me. New subscriber!
Thanks and welcome aboard! 🙌
-Helen
This is gold. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
-Helen
thanks Sam, very useful..!! a big hug
You're welcome, Miguel!
Awesome tips 🔥 Thank you for the information
Thank you for watchig!
-Helen
You guys should make these plugin tips a yearly or 6 month-ly event. It is awesome!
Thank you for the feedback. We will publish new videos on this topic from time to time in order to share with you some fresh tools for SEOs ;)
- Max
It causes addiction to watching Ahrefs videos. There are a few more tools in my base )) Right now I need to ask my content manager to test new staff. On-page SEO is really important. Websites lose 20% of their conversions for each loading second. Amazon invests a lot to improve site speed and have today over 40% of all hosting resources in the US. The second is Microsoft, the third is Google. Big brands know about the importance of UX and how just simple loading kills conversions.
Good point. We need to aim for the same as well in order to be on top of SERP.
- Max
Thanks! Very helpful! What's your view about WP Rocket plugin in improving page speed? Is A3 lazy load and WP total cache good enough to improve speed?
You can use any option, the results will be pretty close. I would not say one plugin is better than the other two or backwards.
- Max
Great tutorial video for seo thanks for sharing experience.
You're welcome, Kuldeep.
Really useful! Thank you!
You are welcome ;)
Thanks Sam! Amazing load speed. What's the hosting provider that you use for this example?
I think this example was with InMotionHosting.
-Sam
Very helpful. Of course one video leads to another... Lots to learn
Glad to help!
-Helen
What screencast recorder do you use? Thx for the video, very interesting!
I think it is Camtasia lately. Thanks for watching!
- Max
Really appreciated thank you very much
You're welcome!
Another awesome video I liked and also Knowledge content too
Thank you! Appreciate the feedback😊
- Max
Just 5!!!
To relevant and useful
Thanks Amit!
- Max
This may be a silly question but with 'Rich Snippets' I'm not sure what to choose! We deliver team building events so would it be services, blog or article and would the choice effect SEO?
Cool presentation. Well done!
Thanks!
Good job👏👏👏🔥
Thank you! 😊
Excellent video Sam! I am using free version Cloudflare and do I still need to install extra plugin like W3 total cache? What is the max numbers of plugins we can have without burdening our site? Is it recommended to switch from yoast to rank math for established site? Tq
Not sure on integrating Cloudflare with W3 Total Cache. Best to search through WordPress forums or to reach out to the devs there.
As for "max number of plugins," I wouldn't say there's a set number. In my opinion, it's more what the plugins do and how much load or if they're incompatible with one another or your theme. I personally don't keep track by "number of plugins."
-Sam
Very Informative. thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Hey sam, Please make a video on "Rank Math" Plugin and share the setup of this plugin which is best for SEO.
Thanks!
Unfortunately that video will not match our audience's expectations.
- Max
@@AhrefsCom Why is that?
@@hannanbaig7888 because both are about "rank"
Thanks for best content
It's very useful
Happy to hear it, thanks!
-Helen
Wow never heard of rank math... big thanks Sam Oh
You are welcome!
Yep, Matthew Woodward also tested & recommended ShortPixel as I recall. I'm using Smush Pro but will probably have to change as it's so darn slow when adding images, plus .PNGs don't really get any reduction. :/
Tbh, never had a chance to work with Smush Pro and it looks like I saved some time 😁
- Max
does rank math have the equivalent as the yoast indexables ? That sped up my site so much :) How is Yoast Premium vs Rank Math stacking up in 2023?
Everything is perfect only tool I would replace for increasing the speed is with others :- Nitropack.. All in one best plugin
Thanks for sharing! What do you like about that tool?
- Max
@@AhrefsCom Easy Installation no need any prior knowledge about coding..the major highlights of NitroPack is that it uses Amazon CloudFront, for high-speed (CDN)
Hi there Sam! I really enjoyed your video, thanks for that man! At minute 5:30 you mentioned that you already made a video for the specific settings of W3 Total cache but I can't find it. Could you or anyone else paste the link of that other tutorial, please? It would be really useful, thanks!
Here you go: th-cam.com/video/du-NB9FqVis/w-d-xo.html
- SQ
Verry gòod information. Thanks for uou
You are welcome!
- Max
Hello, Sam Now Rank math delete the review feature in his plugin so can I add rich snippet plugin. Thanks in advance.
crap, I should had used when I installed 3 months earlier back. Dumb of me to wait until finished the site to start the seo
GREAT VIDEO
Thanks!
Excellent brother ☺️
Thank you!
- Max
I'd be curious to hear what the folks at Ahrefs think about the Genesis Framework for WordPress. I use its built-in SEO features in lieu of a multipurpose plugin like Yoast or RankMath. I still use plugins for site speed (WP Rocket and Imagify), though.
Lack of experience with Genesis Framework does not allow me to give you any proven feedback. It will be a nice study to install plugins from this video and check if your site does any better in terms of pagespeed. Share your results with us, in case you decide to move forward with such an experiment😉
- Max
I've used the Genesis Framework with Yoast, WP Rocket, and some of the other plugins mentioned in the video. I believe they worked out of the box outside of not deferring certain scripts / other tweaks.
-Sam
Hi Ahrefs thanks for the information I really liked, and can u suggest any security plugins and product add-ons plugins which is free of cost please. Thanks
Not off the top of my head, sorry. You can try some kind of login captcha plugin and see if it works for you.
-Sam
great useful nice video tips
Glad you enjoyed =) Thank you for the feedback!
- Max
Thanks for this awesome video. Can you make a video about how to use & configure rank math? I want to use it on my site.
Not sure we will make a deep review/guide for a particular plugin.
- Max
www.jinconnect.com/rank-math-seo-plugin/ This may help
Good Tutorial.
Thanks!
Thank you Max what comes to my head AND also worries me Is : Is More better ? As i didnt know enough i worry about having allá these plugins , i also have yoast. So adding More plugins Will not cause More troubles than benefeit ?
More is not always better. It depends on what you're trying to achieve. :)
- SQ
So you're using 2 plugins for images (lazy load & compression) have you ever used tools like WP Smush Pro which gives you both those options in one plugin? We use these on our client sites, but wondering if you've tried them and seen a better result from the 2 separate plugins?
I doubt there will be a big difference. We worked with these two plugins and got pretty good results. So video was created based on our experience, it does not mean other tools are not worth attention.
- Max
Sam you legend.
Long time, Dave :) Good to see you back on our channel.
-Sam
Hi. I disabled the Lazy Image loading on Jetpack and activated A3 Lazy Load and it went from Grade C, 1.3s, 75 requests, 1,995KiB to Grade B, 1.6s, 82 requests & 1,991 KiB. Which one is better please?
In one of the other videos in this three-part playlist it’s mentioned that Yoast is a great plug-in. Should we get both or one of the other? Thank you!
You may use just the ones that works better for you.
- Max
Considering I’m learning from you, that answer doesn’t help much but I appreciate your response.
Thanks keep up doing
You're welcome!
Sam, as of now, I am using Yoast for my website. Can I also use Rank math along with Yoast ?
Also, if I switch from Rank math to Yoast, then will it migrate the settings of Yoast like webmaster settings and Focus keyphrase for my Posts ?
I have exactly the same question. I hope he answers back.
This is a good question for RankMath support to make sure you get an exact answer
- Max
Instead of A3 lazyload and Shortpixel, you can use the Optimole Plugin which does both the job.
Thanks for sharing!
- Max
But W3 Total Cache already has a Lazy Load option
I installed Rank Math and used it for a while. It's good, but a work in progress. I'll stick with Yoast for now.
Cool! Out of curiosity, what do you like better about Yoast? I still use both on different sites.
-Sam
@@AhrefsCom As we know, both plugins are very similar. The developers are constantly updating their algorithms to match search engines. However, Rank Math is still experiencing some bug issues, particularly in site descriptions. It's fairly new, so there's no doubt it'll get better.
Thanks for sharing. I did not experience issues with site descriptions so far, but thanks for mentioning. Nobody is perfect =)
- Max
Agreed, I've experienced quite a few bugs when testing RankMath, and you should check out their Facebook group, still some major problems that need to get sorted. I think this is a bad recommendation by Ahrefs, especially based on testing it on a few small sites.
What do you think about not using a plug-in like Yoast or Rankmath at all? I feel like those plug-ins do a lot of stuff smaller websites do not need.. Love to hear your opinion!! :D
You don't need these plugins to do SEO per se. But they're helpful for beginners to keep their site optimized on a minimum level.
- SQ
Seriously Sam Oh is the real deal, he’s keeping ahref alive. @Sam Oh are you the founder/CEO? If not, you should get a shit ton of shares!!!
Thank you, means a lot! But our founder and CEO is much smarter and our developers have done a tremendous job building our tools. I'm just a messenger of good news :)
-Sam
You did not provide link for settings of W3 Total Cache or where to find the page you mention here to find your settings?
It's available in this video - th-cam.com/video/du-NB9FqVis/w-d-xo.html
Thank you
You are welcome😉
Just got one question. Can I switch to RankMath when I am already on Yoast? Will it affect my SEO rankings?
No. U can import all yoast present info n setting to rank math
RankMath has an import feature within their settings.
-Sam
Does one generally use all of these at one time? It seems like a lot. For blogging content, what do you suggest?
Yes, you can. Why not? They serve different purposes. 🙂
I've been watching Yoast for many years but I never rode the bandwagon. Maybe I should try rankmath...hmmm
Worth trying it out :)
- SQ
Is it your option or rank math is really helpful SEO plugin, I'm using AIO but not getting great results.
Love the plugin, Rank Math, as Yoast is a pain to use. BUT it massively slowed down my site from a A rating to a C. Any suggestions?
Try this video: th-cam.com/video/BrY6a-lsLp8/w-d-xo.html
- SQ
Please make a video on affiliate e-commerce conversion optimisation.
Maybe in the future.
- Max
Please i wish to know if you can use ahrefs and rank math together?
Wonderful
Thanks!
Greate video. Thank you. I have Ecommerce website, Can I use RANK MATH for my SEO and others plugin you offer? thank you
I believe RankMath is a WordPress plugin, so it depends on whether you're using WordPress? 🙂
- SQ
@@AhrefsCom Yes sure I use Word Press That is why I have my question for my eCommerce store. Thank you
Hey Ahrefs, Which are the best resources for SEO in 2019? Like Books, Blog or Courses.
A mixture of all three mentioned by you. Personally, I prefer videos and blog studies.
- Max
@@AhrefsCom Thank for reply.
Any Suggestions for books and course?
@@sambhartalkies Books won't help you out much, because the algorithms are changing rapidly
TH-cam is the best resource. Follow the Ahrefs and shoutmeloud blog.
@@sambhartalkies Have you watched and implemented everything on their channel? It's better than almost every SEO course.
Really Thanks Mate. I just want to learn more about SEO and digital marketing. Can you Help me out?
Just watch videos on our channel. Start going through playlists one by one. Make some notes and start using them. It is a perfect way for you to start. Thank you.
- Max
@@AhrefsCom are you teaching more personally. Coz I wants become freelancer with experience instructor. Can you available.
Sorry, my friend. We do not practice personal coaching =(
- Max
@@AhrefsCom Thanks.
Can you afford a personal SEO coach? I hear they are quite expensive 😮
Do you need W3TC if you're already using LSCache being on a Litespeed server?
Just use the one that suits you better.
- Max
Hi, Sam please can I get the link to your video where you talked about the setup of the W3 total cache you talked about i installed the plugin but couldn't get the setting correctly thanks.
Hi, is this the video you're looking for: th-cam.com/video/BrY6a-lsLp8/w-d-xo.html ?
-Helen
Nice video
Thanks :)
-Helen
Guys, please, advice is it worth switching to Rank Math from Yoast?
The plugins themselves don't affect your rankings. So, it depends on what you're looking for.
- SQ
Fellas, the ahrefs plugin conflict with Rank math?
Can I install both?
It doesn't :) Both plugins do different things.
- SQ
Another great vid. Rank Math.....ssssshhhhh....started testing it out about a month ago & like it, don't tell everyone tho! A3 is new to me & I use WP Rocket but is paid. Short Pixel is excellent & got a good deal on it ages ago from AppSumo 😁
Nigel, too bad we did not manage to surprise you with our list of plugins =\
But thanks for sharing, still glad we give out the best practices with our videos =)
- Max
Can I use it
Rank Math and Yoast Plugin at the same time?
We've never tried, but I think you can. But why? Using two similar plugins doesn't mean your content becomes more "SEO-optimized".
- SQ
Many thank your kind attention @@AhrefsCom
Hi i am about to switch from yoast to rankmath. Just two questions.
1. After importing, do we need to do some setting for sitemaps ?
2. I use free yoast. Means only 1 keyword inserted. After switch to rankmath, can i easily go to each articles to add secondary keyword ?
Thank you. Looking for the answers. This has been bugging me for a while :( 😢
These sound like questions you should be asking RankMath. I'm sure they have a support team you can talk to. 🙂
- SQ
Do you find WP Rocket similiar to W3 Total Cache? And Imagify vs ShortPixel?
I've only used WP Rocket on one site and I actually had it running simultaneously with W3 Total Cache with some tweaked settings. For whatever reason, W3TC did certain things better for the theme/framework combination I had on that site. Hosting settings perhaps played a role too. Can't be 100% sure though whether it was the "chicken or the egg" :)
-Sam
@@AhrefsCom thanks for the reply. I personally like wp-rocket for its user friendly interface.
Hi and thanks for the video what if I delete my yoat SEO and install this New plugin yank math can i have some problems with my website
It's always possible something can go wrong with plugins. It's best to test on a staging environment first in my opinion.
-Sam
Wow! Thanks, Sam for the tips... now I wonder what you guys come up with WordPress plugin!
Hopefully in December😉 Make sure to subscribe for an update!
- Max
If you use yoast and switch to one of these, will your SEO work need to be redone? Like the titles and meta?
Enmanuel Diaz I thought this same thing but when you install Rank Math, it automatically imports all of your meta data, create a sitemap with the same name and path as Yoast and evening turns the plugin off for you. It was pretty much a seamless transition.
Finepoint Design oh okay, so I install that one first, and then remove yoast! Thank you!
When you install Rank Math; it walks you through the on boarding and does all the work. Basically install, follow the prompts and you’re done.
Thanks Finepoint Design, you are right. RankMath installation process will guide you on integration and import of original data. It should be a smooth process.
- Max