WordPress SEO · Rank Math · Yoast · Speed
WordPress SEO Liverpool: Set Up Properly, Built to Rank
WordPress SEO is configuring and optimising a WordPress website so search engines can crawl it quickly and understand every page. I set up Rank Math or Yoast correctly, fix slow themes and page builders, clean up plugins, tidy permalinks and redirects, and add schema – as a one-off project from £299 or as part of monthly SEO.
- Rank Math or Yoast configured page by page
- Speed fixes for Elementor, Divi and other page builders
- Permalinks, redirects, sitemaps and schema cleaned up
One-off or monthly
From £299
A WordPress SEO set-up starts at £299 depending on site size. Included in the Growth SEO plan for existing clients.
- SEO plugin configuration
- Speed and Core Web Vitals improvements
- Redirects and 404 clean-up
- Schema and XML sitemap set-up
Overview
Why WordPress sites often underperform
WordPress powers most small business websites in Liverpool, and it can rank extremely well. But the default set-up, a heavy theme and a stack of plugins often create problems: attachment pages indexed, tag archives competing with service pages, several SEO plugins fighting each other and pages taking five seconds to load on mobile.
I work inside WordPress every day, including this website. I know which Rank Math and Yoast settings matter, how to stop page builders loading unnecessary code, and how to restructure pages without breaking URLs that already rank.
What WordPress SEO includes
SEO plugin set-up
Titles, meta descriptions, robots settings, sitemaps, breadcrumbs and Local SEO settings configured.
Speed optimisation
Caching, image compression, WebP, lazy loading and removing unused CSS and JavaScript.
Plugin audit
Removing duplicate, outdated or insecure plugins that slow the site or cause conflicts.
Archive clean-up
Noindexing thin tag, author, date and attachment archives.
Redirects
Fixing 404s and setting permanent redirects for moved or deleted pages.
Schema
LocalBusiness, Service, FAQPage and BreadcrumbList schema without extra plugins.
Common fixes
WordPress SEO problems I fix most often
| Problem | Effect | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Two SEO plugins active | Duplicate or conflicting meta tags | Keep one, migrate settings |
| Attachment pages indexed | Hundreds of thin pages in Google | Redirect attachments to the file or parent |
| Tag and category archives indexed | Thin pages competing with services | Noindex or consolidate |
| Page builder bloat | Slow Largest Contentful Paint | Remove unused widgets, optimise CSS delivery |
| Changed slugs without redirects | Lost rankings and 404 errors | Rank Math redirects mapped one to one |
| Missing schema | No rich results, weaker AI understanding | JSON-LD for business, services and FAQs |
Proof
Clean technical foundations
Technical clean-up: 89% of Googlebot requests returning 200 OK after crawl-budget and error fixes.
After technical and WordPress clean-up on a law firm website, 89% of Googlebot requests returned 200 OK, and organic clicks rose from 489 to 8,960 in 6 months.
FAQs
WordPress SEO: FAQs
Is Rank Math or Yoast better?
Both work well when configured properly. I use Rank Math on most projects because its free version includes local SEO, schema and redirect features, but I am happy to optimise Yoast if you already use it.
Will changing my theme hurt SEO?
It can if headings, content or URLs change. I review the new theme, keep URLs the same and check that content and schema carry over before launch.
Can you speed up an Elementor website?
Yes. Most Elementor sites can be made much faster through caching, image optimisation, font changes and removing unused widgets and plugins.
Do you build WordPress websites?
My focus is SEO, not full website builds, but I restructure and rebuild pages inside WordPress as part of SEO work, as I have on this site.
How much does WordPress SEO cost?
A one-off WordPress SEO set-up starts at £299. Larger sites and speed projects are quoted after a free review.
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