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Yoast SEO

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About this Course 15 Lessons · 1h 12m

In this course, you'll learn all about the Yoast SEO plugin, how you can optimize it for your blog, and how you can use it to get free traffic. Please note: This plugin was formerly called WordPress SEO by Yoast, but is now called Yoast SEO. Rest assured that the plugin is the same, though the name has been changed.

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1. Course Intro: Yoast SEO

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2. The Case for SEO

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3. On-Page SEO Basics

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4. Off-Page SEO Basics

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5. Installing Yoast SEO

the General settings on Yoast SEO

6. Settings > General

the Content Types section under Yoast SEO settings

7. Settings > Content Types

the categories and tags settings on Yoast SEO

8. Settings > Categories & Tags

The advanced setting area on Yoast SEO

9. Settings > Advanced

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10. Tools

Screenshot of the Yoast Premium page overview

11. Premium

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12. Post and Page SEO Settings

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13. Structured Data Blocks

Screenshot of Yoast's blog post giving an overview of the Video for SEO WordPress plugin

14. Video SEO for WordPress Plugin

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15. Course Conclusion: Yoast SEO

 
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