Free Yoast SEO for WordPress plugin training

Learn how to get your pages ranking with Yoast SEO!

You will learn a whole lot about SEO and you’ll find out how to set up and use the Yoast SEO for WordPress plugin. A plugin that makes doing SEO yourself even easier.

After this free training, you’ll know:

• The SEO fundamentals and how to get started;
• How Yoast SEO can help you rank higher in the search results;
• And how to set up the Yoast SEO plugin for your website;
• How to write content that attracts more traffic to your site;
• What to do to stand out on social media like Facebook and Twitter;
• How to gain control over what your pages look like in the search results;
• How to save yourself time by using bulk edits and linking suggestions;
• How to detect and fix serious SEO issues (no technical skills needed).

What topics are covered in this free Yoast SEO for WordPress course?

1. Introduction to Yoast SEO. A quick look at how search engines work, holistic SEO, and what Yoast SEO does for your WordPress site
2. Getting started with Yoast SEO. We’ll take you on the backend tour of Yoast SEO, and how you can use the sidebar and metabox. In addition, we’ll show you first-time configuration which helps you set up your site.
3. Your content and Yoast SEO. Time to dive deep into what Yoast SEO can do for your site. From keyphrases to snippets, as well as our SEO, Readability and Inclusive Language analysis, on top of our SEO feedback: we’ll show you the ropes! You’ll also learn about the linking tools, structured data blocks and insights that Yoast SEO can offer.
4. The Yoast SEO settings. Want to truly maximize your Yoast SEO knowledge? We’ll walk you through all the settings, and explain how you can use them for your site’s benefit.
5. Integrations. Let’s supercharge your WordPress experience and switch on the Yoast-approved integrations! Learn how you can increase your keyphrase effectivity, upgrade your site’s search experience, sell products better, and much more.
6. Tools. Need to import or export your SEO settings, optimize your SEO data, edit your files or even edit them in bulk? With our Tools, you will be able to do so quickly.
7. SEO workouts. Don’t know how to find out if your content is in a good shape? We’ll explain how our SEO workouts get your links and content in tip-top condition.
8. Redirects. Switching your pages around no longer has to lead to 404s and readers getting lost – learn all about how Yoast SEO helps you redirect pages.
9. Guiding the search engines. Let’s help the search engines! In this section, you’ll get to grips with structured data, robots meta tags, XML sitemaps, canonical links and other SEO that helps the search engine find your content.

What is included in this free Yoast SEO for WordPress plugin training?

• 44 bite-sized videos: a total of 3 hours
• 14 quizzes to test your new skills
• 21 PDF files for your reference and to dig deeper into the topics you’d like to know more about
• Covers the new WordPress block editor

Who teaches this training?

All content for this course is created by the SEO and WordPress experts at Yoast:

• they’re the creators of the #1 SEO plugin for WordPress worldwide;
• combined, they have over a 100 years of WordPress experience;
• companies such as Facebook, eBay, and The Guardian rely on Yoast for their SEO strategies.

Show off your Yoast SEO for WordPress skills with a certificate and badge

Once you’ve finished the training, you’ll get a Yoast certificate and a badge you can display on your website. The badge only appears when you’ve actually completed the course, so not just anyone can use it. Add the certificate to your resume, your LinkedIn profile or use it to get that raise you deserve.