This is automatically generated for each post. Click Edit Snippet. Additional fields will become available. The first field is the SEO Meta Title. Enter the appropriate title in this field.
When you enter the text you will see a colored bar below the field: green means the length is optimal.
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Step 3 – Add the Meta Description
Meta descriptions in WordPress can be added through the same section as the meta title. Just below the SEO Title field, there are two additional fields titled Slug and Meta Description. Simply type in a short and catchy description of your post.
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Here are some helpful tips for creating a meta description that Google likes.
Once again, Yoast will tell you the optimal description length via a colored bar. Make sure to add relevant words in the meta description. When you are done, click Close the editor and save the changes by pressing the Update button.
Step 4 – Add keywords
Unlike the meta title and meta description, keywords need to be enabled manually in Yoast SEO. To do this, go to the SEO -> Titles & Meta page and choose the Other tab. Here you will see Use meta keywords? – enable it. Save your settings and you’re done.
To add meta keywords to a post, select a specific post from All Posts. Scroll down to petroleum manufacturers email lists the Yoast SEO section and just below the snippet preview, you'll find the Meta keywords field.
Here you can add multiple keywords (no more than 10) separated by commas. You should also follow good SEO practices; therefore, you should select the right keywords, those that describe your article and that you are using in the article itself.
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Note: Google does not include keywords in its page ranking algorithm. However, other search engines do not say anything about this, which means your rate may vary depending on which search engine the reader uses.
Conclusion
Meta tags help search engines interpret the content of a website. Therefore, it is essential to make them readable for both search engines and potential customers.
While meta tags alone do not guarantee that your website is fully optimized, they do play a vital role in how it ranks in search results, so don't underestimate this critical part of your SEO strategy.
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