By the end of this project, you will learn how to increase SEO on your free WordPress website. You will add tags, categories, and links to an existing WordPress website and manage content in order to increase SEO. You will learn where to read analytics within WordPress in order to drive content management related to SEO within your WordPress website.
Increase SEO Traffic with WordPress
Increase SEO Traffic with WordPress
Instructor: Stacey Shanklin-Langford
Access provided by Martin Luther Christian University
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Advanced level
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2 hours
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Hands-on learning
What you'll learn
Update website for search engine optimization.
Edit webpage content, links, and images.
Edit headings, permalinks, and visibility.
Skills you'll practice
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Taught in English
No downloads or installation required
Only available on desktop
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About this Guided Project
Learn step-by-step
In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Set site visibility to increase SEO.
Change permalinks or slugs on a blog.
Change permalinks or slugs on a web page.
Insert blog headings to blog using keywords.
Format an SEO friendly blog heading.
Add internal links to a blog.
Add categories and tags to a blog.
Add Alt Text to images.
Navigate website analytics.
Recommended experience
This is an advanced level course. Learners should understand web design principles and have familiarity with WordPress.
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How you'll learn
Skill-based, hands-on learning
Practice new skills by completing job-related tasks.
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Follow along with pre-recorded videos from experts using a unique side-by-side interface.
No downloads or installation required
Access the tools and resources you need in a pre-configured cloud workspace.
Available only on desktop
This Guided Project is designed for laptops or desktop computers with a reliable Internet connection, not mobile devices.
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NG
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Reviewed on Sep 18, 2020
Really great tips and tricks. Some of the content is only applicable to Wordpress.com users and not Wordpress.org users.
YK
5
Reviewed on Aug 10, 2020
This was a good course for me to understand SEO and how to increase traffic
FS
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Reviewed on Jun 1, 2020
Learned a lot from this project. Really thankful to instructors and coursera.
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