Rank Math, like Yoast SEO and All in One SEO Pack, is a WordPress SEO plugin. It ranks third in downloads and has strong potential to become number one. Naibabiji has previously introduced how to use this plugin. Now in 2023, the plugin has undergone some changes, soRank Math Tutoriala content update is provided.
Advantages of Rank Math
The biggest difference between Rank Math and the top-downloaded Yoast SEO and second-place All in One SEO Pack is that some advanced features are free (though a Pro paid version has now been launched).
Yoast SEO is recommended by many foreign trade bloggers, but many useful features require the paid version. All in One SEO Pack's advantage is its built-in Chinese support, but its features are not very powerful (sufficient for beginners) and it also includes paid items.
Rank Math offers most features for free, including some advanced features of Yoast SEO, and the new version of Rank Math also introduces AI capabilities.
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Differences Between Rank Math Free and Pro Versions
Rank Math has now launched a Pro version, adding some advanced features. If you happen to need them, you may consider purchasing it.
For specific differences, you can visithttps://rankmath.com/pricing/to view. Naiba has summarized the following features that may be worth considering.
- Google Analytics integration, allowing you to view Google traffic statistics directly from the website backend;
- Keyword ranking monitoring;
- Google Trends integration, facilitating keyword research direction;
- News and video sitemaps, which are only useful for specific websites;
- Image SEO optimization, automatically filling alt information;
- Multi-location local SEO optimization, also only applicable to local websites;
- More comprehensive WooCommerce SEO support;
- Check keyword rankings for each post;
- Keyword ranking records for up to 12 months;
- Advanced redirection features;
- Integration with Elementor;
- Detect individual pages;
For regular users, the features of the free version are already fully sufficient. If you have no basic understanding ofGoogle SEOinstalling Pro won't make much sense.
The following features of Rank Math Pro are very convenient for website owners doing SEO optimization, allowing you to monitor website traffic and keyword ranking changes.
Rank Math Free Version Tutorial
1. Install the Rank Math PluginYou can install it directly by searching from the Admin Dashboard, or download and upload it for installation.
2. After installation, activate Rank Math, and it will automaticallyenter the setup wizard.。
First, a feature suggesting you connect an account will pop up. You can choose whether to register an account and connect based on your actual situation. Skipping without logging in does not affect usage.
3. Click the Start Wizard button to begin running the configuration wizard.
Next, the mode selection interface will appear: Easy, Advanced, and Custom Mode.
For beginners, Easy mode is sufficient. You can also switch to Advanced mode later yourself. Click Start Wizard.
4. Import data from other SEO plugins (optional).
If you have installed other SEO plugins, such as Yoast SEO, you can choose to import (Start Import) or skip importing (Skip).
Decide whether to import based on your actual situation; typically, choose to import. After importing, click the Continue button.
5. Set up site identity and logo.
In the image above, select the site identity based on your website's nature. Usually, choose Personal Blog for personal blogs. If it's a business website, choose Small Business Site; for e-commerce websites, choose WebShop.
Upload both the Logo For Google and Default Social Share Image below; they will be used in Google search results and social sharing.
- The minimum image size for Logo for Google is 160x90px, and the maximum is 1920x1080px. Search engines prefer square images.
- The Default Social Share Image is the default picture shared on social media when your post lacks a featured image. The recommended image size is 1200 x 630 pixels.
6. Google Search Console verification.
For the role and application method of Google Search Console, refer to the article below. This step can be skipped and added later yourself.
7. After setup, enter the Dashboard.
8. Select advanced features.
Click Advanced Mode in the upper right corner to switch to advanced mode.
The image above shows the advanced features of Rank Math. The specific functions and their explanations are as follows:
- 404 Monitor, 404 monitor, new websites generally do not have dead links; it is recommended to enable this for older websites, especially those that have undergone redesigns.
- ACF, Advanced Custom Fields analysis tool; if you don't use it, there's no need to enable it.
- AMP, if you have installedAMP Plugin, you can enable this feature.
- Analytics, after connecting your Google account, you can view analysis information.
- bbPress, if you have installed the bbPress community plugin, then you can enable it.
- BuddyPress, same as above.
- Image SEO, automatically adds alt information to images.
- Link Counter, counts the number of internal and external links on your web pages; it can be enabled or not.
- Local SEO & Knowledge Graph, Google's local business service; generally not needed for foreign trade websites and domestic websites.
- Redirections, URL redirects; enable if needed.
- Schema (Structured Data), can be enabled; if you have similar plugins, disable it.
- Role Manager, user permission management; can be enabled for multi-user websites.
- SEO Analysis, SEO statistics, helps score your SEO; the scoring for Chinese websites is not very accurate yet, don't aim for 100 points.
- Sitemap, recommended to enable; if you have other Sitemap plugins installed, you may not need it. (What is a Sitemap）
- Google Web Stories, a special form of SEO display; most websites don't need it and can be disabled.
- WooCommerce, if you use WooCommerce, you can enable it, especially for B2C websites.
The above content covers all the features of the free version of Rank Math; some features have advanced versions in the Pro version.
Setting SEO Information Individually for Pages and Posts
1. Set Homepage Title and Description
On the Homepage page, set the title and description for the homepage.
You can research how competitors set their homepage titles and descriptions to understand how to set yours.
Simply put, it's introductory content that includes your website's keywords.
2. Set SEO Information for Individual Pages
For some important posts, you can individually set an SEO-friendly title and description by editing the area at the bottom of the page when publishing a post, as shown in the image below (The screenshot below is from the Classic Editor interface), and edit accordingly.
Focus Keyword is not very useful for Chinese websites, as foreign tools struggle with Chinese word segmentation.
If you have an English foreign trade website, you can enter keywords here, and it will provide some article writing tips.
Setting SEO Information for TAG Pages
Some website owners use TAG label aggregation for SEO optimization; the default tag page title and description are not suitable for SEO, so you can use Rank Math's tag feature to write your own TDK information.
To use this feature, you need to go into the settings and enable the SEO box function for tags, then go to Posts - Tags, find the tag you want to edit, and you will see the editing area.
Alright, that's the end of the Rank Math free version tutorial. You can explore more settings on your own and choose to use them according to your needs.
Rank Math Pro Version Tutorial
The Rank Math Pro version offers more features focused on SEO data analysis and statistics. Here's how to use it:
1. Purchase a Pro license from the official Rank Math website.（You can also purchase it from Naiba.(Price: 59 RMB/year)Naibabiji currently does not use Rank Math.
Official website address:https://rankmath.com/pricing/
2. After purchase, you will receive the Pro installation package. Install it via the website Admin Dashboard, Plugins, and the 'Upload Plugin' method.
3. Connect your Google account to your website (if you connected it during the free version installation, you don't need to do this again).
When connecting your Google account, you need to apply for some permissions; just allow them.
After allowing permissions, you will be redirected to the following Analytics settings interface.
Here you can select the website information you have added in your Google account. If there is no data, Rank Math will automatically create the corresponding data for your website. You can also manually create a website in Google Analytics. Refer to the tutorial:How to add Google Analytics tracking code to your self-built website to view daily traffic
Other features like Image SEO and Redirects are similar to the free version, just with more setting options, so they won't be covered in detail here.
The above is the tutorial for using the Rank Math free and Pro versions shared by Naiba. SEO tools are just an aid; more depends on website operation and content output. Wishing everyone's websites good rankings. If you find the article helpful, please share it.
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Hello blogger, may I ask if the feature that displays other article detail pages at the end of the current detail page is a function of the Theme or Plugin, or is it a secondary development feature?
This is a built-in feature of the Theme.
May I ask how to enable this feature?
Theme Customizer, Blog, Single Post. Auto Load Previous Posts
Understood, thank you very much~~
Hello, may I ask, when using the rank math seo plugin, after filling in the focus keyword, checking the webpage source code, the focus keyword is not found. Does this affect SEO optimization?
I used to check keywords by viewing the webpage source code. This plugin doesn't display keywords. Does that matter?
Looking forward to the expert's answer.
Thank you.
The keywords in this plugin help you check keyword density and similar functions within your article. The source code doesn't include the keywords meta information because Google and others have explicitly stated they no longer use this meta tag, while those targeting Baidu in China still use it.
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