WordPress SEO guides and plugin comparisons
WordPress handles the technical basics of SEO well, but a few settings and plugins make a real difference: clean meta descriptions, internal links between related pages, and schema that tells Google what your business is and where it works.
These guides cover those basics step by step, and compare the plugins for SEO and for specific kinds of sites.
SEO basics in WordPress
Settings and habits that every WordPress site benefits from.
How to Do SEO in WordPress: A Beginner’s Guide
How to do SEO in WordPress, a beginner's guide: keywords, content, internal linking, meta tags and page speed, and why WordPress suits SEO well.
How to Add a Meta Description in WordPress (7 Ways, Tested)
Add a meta description in WordPress with Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO, SEOPress, The SEO Framework, Elementor or no plugin, each checked in the page source.
SEO Internal Linking for Beginners: The Essential Guide
SEO internal linking for beginners: how internal links work, the role of anchor text, the types of links and how they help visitors and rankings.
How to Duplicate a Post in WordPress
How to duplicate a post in WordPress: copy single posts with a plugin in 3 steps, or mass copy pages with LPagery, with a quick comparison of methods.
Local SEO in WordPress
Make a WordPress site work for a local business.
How To Do Local SEO in WordPress: The 5-Step Guide to More Local Customers
How to do local SEO in WordPress in 5 steps: how it differs from regular SEO, Google Maps and local results, and what to set up on your site.
Local SEO for WordPress: 8 Best Plugins (Free and Paid)
Local SEO plugins for WordPress compared: what Rank Math, Yoast Local SEO, AIOSEO, SEOPress and LPagery do for free, what costs extra, and the prices.
How to Add Local Business Schema in WordPress: 3 Easy Ways
How to add local business schema in WordPress 3 ways, what information to include, and how accurate schema helps you show up in local search.
Plugin comparisons
Plugins compared for SEO and for specific kinds of sites.
Best WordPress Plugins for SEO: 11 Free Ones Tested (2026)
We tested 14 free WordPress SEO plugins on one site: setup steps, titles, schema and sitemaps read from the page source, and database weight.
12 Best WordPress Plugins for Agencies in 2026
The 12 best WordPress plugins for agencies in 2026, with LPagery first: key features, agency use cases, pricing and how to check a plugin before you install.
7 Best WordPress Plugins for Real Estate + MLS/IDX (Tested)
We added the same six listings to every WordPress real estate plugin, took 11 MLS and IDX plugins to their account screens, and measured what works.
11 Best WordPress Plugins for Lawyers (Tested in 2026)
18 WordPress plugins for law firms installed and 15 run end to end: consultation booking with intake questions, document uploads, Clio and schema.
12 Best WordPress Plugins for Photographers in 2026
WordPress plugins for photographers in 2026, from NextGEN Gallery, Envira and Modula to Sunshine Photo Cart, to show, sell and speed up your photos.
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