If you make a search on WordPress plugins directory by writing SEO then you will get over 1000 plugins related to SEO, just imagine how many plugins over there.
But every plugin is not worthy to use them. Every plugin have different causes to use. Some of the uses for Optimizing the website some of them use for monitoring traffic, links, and many more.
And some plugins are using for WordPress security purposes and speed optimization.
Here is 13 Must-Have WordPress Plugins List:
- Yoast SEO:
Yoast SEO is one of the most popular WordPress plugins with over 5 million activations.
Some of the feature of the Yoast SEO Plugin:
- XML Sitemap Creation
- Verify Your Website On The Webmaster Tools
- Optimize Title and Meta Description
- Optimize AMP Pages
- Optimize Your Content By The Targeted Keywords
Installing Yoast SEO is a good starting point for most WordPress site owners.
- All In One SEO Pack:
All In One SEO plugin has so many functionalities the same as Yoast SEO. But it also has some extra features and easy to customize.
You can use it to:
- Edit robots.txt file with an easy user interface
- Edit .htaccesse without FTP
- Block the bad bots and spamming traffic
- Add site links schema markup
- Auto-generate meta description
- RankMath:
I think RankMath is the best SEO plugin for WordPress users. It’s so user friendly and easy to manage. You will get so many extra features for free while the same features are paid for Yoast SEO users.
Some extra features:
- GSC (Google Search Console) integration
- All types of Redirection
- 14 types of Rich Snippets MarkUp
- Card previews for Facebook and Twitter
If you are using Yoast or All In One SEO then you can move on Rankmath just importing existing settings by RankMath’s wizard.
- The SEO Framework:
This is one of the best alternatives to Yoast and All In SEO Pack. Basically, this plugin has no extra feature but you can use it because this is so lightweight.
- Easy Table of Contents:
Google recommends Table of Contents for the better user experience and easy to understand about the content.
Simply download this plugin it will take your headings and make a table of content. It also helps you to get Sitelinks schema on the SERP.
- Broken Link Checker:
The Broken Link Checker for finding broken links on your website (internal and external). If it finds any, it will show you the HTTP status (like404, 410), anchor text, and path of the link. That makes it easy to find and fix those links.
It also informs you about 301 redirections, and there is also a system to fix those in bulk by replacing the redirect link with the destination URL.
