Cara Setup Rank Math SEO WordPress

Rank Math advantages:
- More free features
- Built-in schema
- Keyword tracking (free)
- Multiple focus keywords
- Cleaner interface

Yoast advantages:
- Longer track record
- Larger community
- More integrations

Steps:
1. WordPress Dashboard → Plugins
2. Add New
3. Search "Rank Math SEO"
4. Install Now
5. Activate

Wizard steps:
1. Connect account (optional)
2. Site type
3. Search Console connection
4. Sitemap settings
5. SEO Tweaks
6. Ready to use

Dashboard → Rank Math → Dashboard

Enable modules:
- 404 Monitor ✓
- Analytics ✓
- Local SEO (if local business)
- Schema (Structured Data) ✓
- Sitemap ✓
- SEO Analysis ✓

Titles & Meta → Local SEO:
- Person or Organization
- Business name
- Logo
- Social profiles

Titles & Meta → Homepage:
- Title: %sitename% %sep% %sitedesc%
- Meta Description: Your site description
- Social sharing image

Titles & Meta → Posts:
- Title: %title% %sep% %sitename%
- Meta Description: %excerpt%
- Schema Type: Article

Titles & Meta → Pages:
- Title: %title% %sep% %sitename%
- Meta Description: %excerpt%
- Schema Type: WebPage

Category/Tag archives:
- Enable/disable indexing
- Title format
- Description format

Sitemap Settings:
- Enable sitemap ✓
- Include images ✓
- Posts: ✓
- Pages: ✓
- Categories: Optional
- Tags: Usually no

Exclude from sitemap:
- Specific posts/pages
- Taxonomies
- Post types

Keep sitemap clean.

Schema Templates → Post Types:
- Posts: Article
- Pages: WebPage
- Products: Product

Automatic schema generation.

Per-post schema:
1. Edit post
2. Rank Math metabox
3. Schema tab
4. Add/edit schema
5. Choose type

Free schema types:
- Article
- Product
- Local Business
- Event
- Recipe
- FAQ
- HowTo
- Person
- Organization
- Video
- Course
- Job Posting
- Review

In post editor:
- Focus Keyword
- SEO Score
- Preview snippet
- Social preview

Free version:
- Up to 5 focus keywords
- Score for each
- Suggestions

Enter primary + secondary keywords.

Score components:
- Basic SEO
- Title readability
- Content readability
- Focus keyword usage
- Meta description
- Links

Green = good
Orange = needs work
Red = issues

Rank Math → Redirections:
- Create redirects
- 301, 302, 307
- Regex support
- Import/export

Monitor 404 errors:
- See broken URLs
- Create redirects
- Group by date
- Auto-redirect option

Control access:
- Who can edit SEO
- Who sees analytics
- Custom capabilities

Analytics → Dashboard:
1. Connect Google account
2. Select Search Console property
3. Select Analytics property
4. View data in WordPress

See in WordPress:
- Search impressions
- Clicks
- Average position
- Top keywords
- Top pages

Local SEO module:
- Business name
- Address
- Phone
- Opening hours
- Multiple locations

Integration:
- Display business info
- Schema markup
- Maps embed
- Contact info

With WooCommerce:
- Product schema
- Brand/GTIN fields
- Review schema
- Price/availability

Optimize categories:
- Custom titles
- Descriptions
- Schema

Pro features:
- Google Trends integration
- Advanced schema
- News sitemap
- Video sitemap
- Local SEO Pro
- WooCommerce Pro
- Google Analytics 4
- Keyword rank tracking

Consider Pro if:
- Need video sitemap
- Multiple local locations
- Advanced WooCommerce
- News publisher
- Agency features

Free is enough for most.

Steps:
1. Rank Math → Status & Tools
2. Import & Export
3. Import from Yoast
4. Select what to import
5. Run import

Imported data:
- Focus keywords
- Meta titles
- Meta descriptions
- Social settings
- Redirects

Schema may need review.

Tips:
1. Don't chase 100/100 score
2. Focus on content quality
3. Use schema appropriately
4. Monitor 404s regularly
5. Keep sitemap clean

Recommended:
- Noindex author archives (small sites)
- Noindex date archives
- Enable breadcrumbs
- Use last modified in sitemap
- Strip category base (optional)

Initial Setup:
☐ Complete setup wizard
☐ Configure homepage SEO
☐ Set default titles/metas
☐ Enable needed modules
☐ Connect Search Console

Schema:
☐ Set default schema types
☐ Configure local business
☐ Test with Google tool

Sitemap:
☐ Include correct post types
☐ Exclude unnecessary pages
☐ Submit to Search Console

Content:
☐ Add focus keywords to posts
☐ Optimize existing content
☐ Check SEO scores