If you want to use the Yoast SEO for WordPress plugin to its full potential, you obviously need to know exactly what it can and can’t do. The release of Yoast SEO 7.0 at the beginning of March introduced many changes to the Yoast SEO plugin. Because of all these changes, we’ve decided to completely rebuild our Yoast SEO for WordPress training from scratch. Check out what’s new and make sure you’re up to speed with the latest developments in our plugin. And, perhaps the best news, we’ve lowered the price. So get it now for only $39! What will you learn? The new Yoast SEO for WordPress training contains ten modules which follow the same approach we took when improving the plugin itself. We think SEO should be actionable and understandable for everyone. That’s why we start this course with three modules in which we go into SEO and the practical use of our plugin. We kick off with a thorough discussion of what Google does, and what SEO means to us. … [Read more...] about Yoast SEO for WordPress plugin training: Better than ever & reduced in price! • Yoast
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Yoast SEO 7.9.1: Dutch checks complete & improved keyword recognition • Yoast
At Yoast we’re convinced readability is essential if you want to rank high and give users a pleasant experience on your website. That’s why we’re so happy we’re now capable of fully analyzing content in yet another language: Dutch! Plus, if you write in a language with diacritics, i.e. marks on a letter that indicate the pronunciation, like in mot-clé in French, we have some good news for you: Yoast SEO is now able to identify those keywords too. Leesbare teksten in het Nederlands In Yoast SEO 7.9.1 we’ve completed all Yoast SEO content checks for Dutch. By adding the final assessment: the passive voice check, we’re now able to fully check all assessments that belong to the readability and SEO analysis. We’ve added Dutch to the list of completed languages, as we’ve already did for English, Spanish, French, Russian, German an Italian. Dutch might not be the most-used language on the planet, but it’s dear to our heart … [Read more...] about Yoast SEO 7.9.1: Dutch checks complete & improved keyword recognition • Yoast
Yoast SEO 8.0: Introducing the Yoast SEO Gutenberg sidebar & a revamped meta box • Yoast
Please welcome the Yoast SEO Gutenberg sidebar! Update to Yoast SEO 8.0 and you’ll see our first steps to the – Gutenberg – future. If you’ve activated the Gutenberg plugin you’ll find a brand new version of the Yoast SEO meta box, in the sidebar! Not on Gutenberg yet? We’ve got good news for you too: we gave the existing Yoast SEO meta box a more intuitive design and a cleaner appearance so it’s easier to use for everyone. Here, we’ll explain everything: what you’ll encounter in this update if you’re on Gutenberg and what if you’re not. On top of that, we’ll share a glimpse of what you can expect from us shortly! Why a Gutenberg sidebar? Gutenberg is coming. Step one of Gutenberg is a new WordPress editor. This new editor gives you a brand new writing and editing experience; you’ll be editing your content in blocks, instead of the one big field you’re used to. In the classic editor … [Read more...] about Yoast SEO 8.0: Introducing the Yoast SEO Gutenberg sidebar & a revamped meta box • Yoast
How we designed Yoast SEO for Gutenberg • Yoast
Don’t know what Gutenberg is? Catch up by reading our Gutenberg explainer article. The long road Before we get to the juicy details, a little history (feel free to skip ahead): Around this time last year, I was made aware of the Gutenberg project by the Yoast leadership. My task was to envision how Yoast SEO could best integrate with this new editor experience. I spent some time playing around with it, and I was impressed by the new UI. The concept of blocks is really cool, both in design as well as functionality. Our conclusion at the end, however, was: this is nowhere near ready for any plugin to integrate with it. The problem was two-fold: Gutenberg was in its early stages, with layout and functionality changing every week. It seemed as if minimal effort was put into thinking about how plugins should integrate. It was understandable; the Gutenberg team was still prototyping. But their planning suggested it would launch by the end of the year, so we immediately treated it as … [Read more...] about How we designed Yoast SEO for Gutenberg • Yoast
The Yoast SEO Premium analysis: new vs old • Yoast
Yoast SEO Premium 9.0 fulfills a long lasting wish of many bloggers and content writers, including me. The Yoast SEO premium analysis is able to do something it has never done before: take word forms into account (amongst other things). As one of Yoast’s linguists pointed out: “Google knows word forms, so should we.” Testing the new analysis for you! For the people who follow Yoast, I might not be a stranger. But if you somehow stumbled upon this post by accident, or by sheer curiosity, I’ll start by introducing myself. I’m Caroline, I’ve been with Yoast for 4 years now and I’ve seen Yoast SEO and its premium version evolve into a better and friendlier product with every release. Am I the best person to test this analysis for you? You might think not, as I’m a Yoast employee. However, as a blogger for Yoast and for my own Dutch mom blog, I’m one of the people in the company who rants and raves about the plugin out in the open. … [Read more...] about The Yoast SEO Premium analysis: new vs old • Yoast