Here are 10 must-do WordPress SEO tips specifically using **AIOSEO** (All in One SEO):
1. **Enable AIOSEO + set it up for your site**
– Run the setup wizard, choose your site type (blog/business), and confirm your homepage settings. This ensures the right defaults for titles, schema, and sitemaps.
2. **Write strong “Title” + “Meta Description” templates**
– In **AIOSEO → Search Appearance**, set global templates so every page gets a clear, keyword-relevant title and a compelling description (not duplicates).
– Keep titles readable and descriptions benefit-focused to improve clicks.
3. **Use TruSEO for content optimization**
– On each important page/post, open **AIOSEO → TruSEO** and follow its recommendations (headings, length, keyword usage, entities, internal links).
– Use it to guide edits—not to keyword-stuff.
4. **Set up your XML Sitemaps correctly**
– Go to **AIOSEO → Sitemaps** and enable them.
– Make sure important post types are included (posts/pages/products, etc.) and exclude thin/irrelevant content.
5. **Optimize robots / indexing settings in AIOSEO**
– In **AIOSEO → Search Appearance** (and/or Robots settings), confirm you’re allowing indexing for what should be indexed.
– Be careful: accidentally blocking categories/tags or staging content is a common SEO killer.
6. **Add Schema markup (especially for key pages)**
– Enable schema types under **AIOSEO → Schema** (e.g., Organization, Local Business, FAQ, Article).
– Use FAQ schema only when the page truly has an FAQ-style section.
7. **Use Cornerstone Content to boost your main pages**
– Mark your most important guides/pages as **Cornerstone Content** (AIOSEO has this feature).
– Then build internal links from supporting posts toward cornerstones.
8. **Build internal links with AIOSEO**
– Use the link suggestions and/or audit views inside AIOSEO when available.
– Aim for contextual links in your body copy (not just “Related posts” blocks).
9. **Optimize images (alt text + indexable media)**
– AIOSEO can help with metadata defaults, but you still need real alt text.
– Ensure your images are compressed and use descriptive filenames/alt text where relevant.
10. **Track SEO performance and fix issues using the AIOSEO SEO Audit**
– Run **SEO Audit** regularly to catch:
– missing titles/descriptions
– duplicate metadata
– redirect problems
– noindex misconfigurations
– Fix the highest-impact warnings first.