WordPress SEO services
A WordPress SEO company in New York: speed, theme, plugin, and indexing work that helps search engines crawl and rank your WordPress site, delivered by our SEO specialists.
What is WordPress SEO?
WordPress SEO is the work of optimizing a site built on WordPress: permalinks and URL structure, SEO plugin settings, theme and plugin performance, indexing rules for archive and tag pages, structured data, and the content on each page.
Why do WordPress sites need dedicated SEO?
WordPress gives you control over your site, but its default settings are not SEO settings. Archives, tag pages, author pages, and attachment pages can create thin or duplicate pages that compete with your main content, and every plugin or script adds load time.
Staging and relaunches carry their own risk: a leftover "discourage search engines" setting or noindex tag from a test site can keep a live site out of search results without any visible sign.
Indexing rules for archives and tags
Default archives, tags, and author pages can create thin duplicate pages. Indexing rules keep search engines focused on your main content.
Site speed and plugins
Every plugin and script adds load time, so a theme and plugin review supports both rankings and conversions.
Yoast SEO and Rank Math setup
Yoast SEO, Rank Math, or All in One SEO manage titles, schema, and sitemaps well only when configured correctly, and only one should do so at a time.
Relaunches without losing rankings
Checks for leftover noindex settings and a redirect map keep a redesigned site visible in search.
What we do on your WordPress site
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Technical setup and indexing rules
Permalink structure, XML sitemap, robots.txt, canonical tags, redirects, pagination, and noindex rules for low-value archive and tag pages.
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Theme and plugin review
Site speed review, caching, image optimization, script and plugin cleanup, and conflict checks.
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SEO plugin configuration
Setup of Yoast SEO, Rank Math, or All in One SEO: title and meta templates, schema, breadcrumbs, and sitemaps. Only one SEO plugin should handle these settings at a time.
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On-page optimization and content
Titles, meta descriptions, headings, internal links, content updates, and keyword mapping across pages and posts.
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Structured data and schema
Organization, Service, FAQ, Article, and BreadcrumbList markup, checked for errors.
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Core Web Vitals and speed
Review of loading speed, layout stability, and responsiveness, with fixes handled by your developer or by 1MDE's web development team.
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Redesign and migration checks
URL mapping, redirects, and indexing checks when a WordPress site is redesigned, moved to a new host, or changed to a new domain.
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Online stores on WordPress
For WooCommerce stores, product and category page work follows the approach described on our ecommerce SEO page.
What you get for your WordPress site
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A review of the site, plugins, and theme
A review of the site, plugins, theme, and Search Console data, so fixes start with real issues.
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A ranked SEO fix plan
Technical and content fixes ordered by impact, covering settings, templates, and page-level changes.
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Monitoring of indexing and rankings
After changes go live, we monitor indexing, rankings, and traffic. Most of the work is done on the live site, without rebuilding it.
Common questions about WordPress SEO
Do I need an SEO plugin like Yoast SEO?
A plugin makes it easier to manage titles, sitemaps, and schema, but it does not do SEO on its own. Results depend on how it is configured and on the content and structure of the site.
Yoast SEO or Rank Math: which is better?
Both can work well. Correct configuration and content matter more than the choice of plugin. We work with the one already on your site unless there is a reason to change.
Can WordPress SEO be done without rebuilding the site?
Yes. Most WordPress SEO work is done on the live site: settings, templates, speed, and content.
How long until WordPress sites show results?
Technical fixes can be reflected in indexing within weeks. Ranking improvements for competitive terms take longer and depend on content, competition, and links.
Do you also build WordPress websites?
Yes. Our web development team builds WordPress websites, and SEO requirements can be planned from the start.
