{"id":7898,"date":"2010-09-08T12:43:53","date_gmt":"2010-09-08T11:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/?p=7898"},"modified":"2014-02-25T13:12:44","modified_gmt":"2014-02-25T13:12:44","slug":"5-top-seo-wordpress-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/webmasters\/5-top-seo-wordpress-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Top SEO WordPress Plugins"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Creating an SEO-friendly WordPress site is a lot easier than it used to be when I first started using it as the main RINF content management system 4 or 5 years ago.<\/p>\n

Thankfully today we can install plugins with a few clicks and turn the platform into an SEO powerhouse in around 10 minutes, and for free.<\/p>\n

So here\u2019s the top 5 SEO plugins that I use on RINF.<\/p>\n

Platinum SEO Pack<\/strong>
\nThis has to be my favourite SEO plugin after switching from the popular \u2018All in One SEO Pack\u2019. It works right out of the box and there\u2019s no need to play with the settings too much\u2026 and it even lets you set Canonical URLs. It\u2019s also a more progressive plugin and the developers keep on top of things.<\/p>\n

Download: http:\/\/wordpress.org\/extend\/plugins\/platinum-seo-pack\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Google XML Sitemaps<\/strong>
\nA site without an XML sitemap is a bit like a car without GPS… you\u2019ll get where you\u2019re going eventually, but it you\u2019ll probably take the long route.<\/p>\n

XML Sitemaps work so well because they automatically let Google, Yahoo, Bing etc find new updates on your website. <\/p>\n

Download: http:\/\/wordpress.org\/extend\/plugins\/google-sitemap-generator\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Page Links To<\/strong>
\nThis plugin is great for automatically setting anchor text backlinks on any word, across your entire site. I use it on RINF in numerous ways, I will often have the word \u2018news\u2019 automatically link to the front page of the site and set it to create deep links to other sections of the website. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s a huge time saver and the search engines love it.<\/p>\n

Download: http:\/\/wordpress.org\/extend\/plugins\/page-links-to\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Related Posts by Category<\/strong>
\nEveryone talks about how important LSI is for your website, and this plugin goes a long way to help you achieve it. Again I use it on RINF by providing readers links to other sections of the site that are relevant to the current article they are reading.<\/p>\n

An increase of keyword relevancy and improves the experience for the end user.<\/p>\n

Download: http:\/\/wordpress.org\/extend\/plugins\/related-posts-by-category\/<\/a><\/p>\n

RSS Footer<\/strong>
\nNow this plugin is great for backlinks when splogs steal your content – but it\u2019s not the only use.
\nAt the end of each RSS feed (or post) you can automatically insert\u2026 well, anything you like, for example; an anchor text backlink to your blog.<\/p>\n

Download: http:\/\/wordpress.org\/extend\/plugins\/rss-footer\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Hope you find these plugins as useful as I do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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