{"id":72957,"date":"2023-08-26T18:04:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T16:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/rank-math-reviews\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T14:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T12:37:02","slug":"rank-math-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Rank Math: detailed SEO plugin review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- lk-tldr -->\n<div class=\"lk-tldr\" style=\"background:#f7f5f0;border-left:4px solid #c39f76;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;padding:14px 18px;margin:0 0 26px;font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;\"><strong style=\"display:block;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#a9885a;margin-bottom:5px;\">TL;DR<\/strong><strong>Rank Math is the best SEO plugin for WordPress<\/strong>, full stop. Switching over from <strong>Yoast SEO<\/strong> improved this blog&#8217;s SEO metrics with the exact same content, no tweaks needed. Rank Math Pro costs $69 a year for unlimited sites, whereas Yoast Premium comes in at $99, with extras like WooCommerce or the Local SEO addon costing $79 each on top. Even the free version of Rank Math beats paid Yoast, offering <strong>image SEO<\/strong>, a 404 monitor, a redirection manager, internal linking suggestions and WooCommerce integration. Aim for a content score of at least 87 out of 100, and migrating from Yoast SEO takes about one click.<\/div>\n<!-- \/lk-tldr -->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rank Math is the best SEO<a href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/wordpress-pluginy\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1635\" data-schema-attribute=\"mentions\"> plugin for WordPress<\/a>. \ud83d\ude08  <\/strong>This is going to piss off a lot of people who work with WordPress, because there are only two camps in the world of SEO on WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udcc9 The first camp loves the Yoast SEO plugin. I was one for 10 years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udcc8 The second camp switched from Yoast SEO to Rank Math. That&#8217;s where I belong now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the transition to Rank Math, we have <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/how-to-start-blog\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"62212\">blog<\/a>\n<\/strong> all SEO metrics have improved. <strong>We started getting more traffic with the same content, and new articles are ranking better.<\/strong> Why? <strong>Because Rank Math has more features and you can always keep your eye on content issues.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>We use Rank Math Pro.<\/strong> Some features may not be available in the non-paid version. But Rank Math is not expensive, for $69 a year you can use Rank Math on an unlimited number of your sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#Rank_Math_vs_Yoast_SEO\" >Rank Math vs Yoast SEO<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#Reading_and_evaluating_content_semantics\" >Reading and evaluating content semantics<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#Unpaid_traffic_statistics\" >Unpaid traffic statistics<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#Index_status\" >Index status<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#Rank_Math_plugin_features\" >Rank Math plugin features<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#SEO_of_posts_and_pages\" >SEO of posts and pages<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#Content_AI\" >Content AI<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#Generating_a_sitemap\" >Generating a sitemap<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#Structured_data_in_Rank_Math\" >Structured data in Rank Math<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#SEO_of_images\" >SEO of images<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#Instant_indexing\" >Instant indexing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#404_monitor_and_redirection\" >404 monitor and redirection<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#Reference_computer\" >Reference computer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#ACF_support\" >ACF support<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#Linking_to_bbPress_and_BuddyPress_forums\" >Linking to bbPress and BuddyPress forums<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#Migration_from_Yoast_SEO\" >Migration from Yoast SEO<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions\" >Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#What_is_a_focus_keyword_in_Rank_Math\" >What is a focus keyword in Rank Math?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#How_does_the_focus_keyword_function_work_in_Rank_Math\" >How does the focus keyword function work in Rank Math?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#Is_it_important_to_score_100_in_Rank_Math\" >Is it important to score 100 in Rank Math?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/rank-math-review\/#Sources\" >Sources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rank_Math_vs_Yoast_SEO\"><\/span>Rank Math vs Yoast SEO<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The eternal battle between these plugins has no end. Rank Math suits me better, here is a summary table of my rankings, which doesn&#8217;t tell you much, but I&#8217;ll discuss everything in the text below. \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Rank Math<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Yoast SEO<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Using<\/strong> <strong>plug-in<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Initial settings<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Keyword optimization<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Free features<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Paid features<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Price<\/strong> <strong>Premium<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">59 USD<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">99 USD<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 What I like about Rank Math is that you get all the features available in one subscription and can turn them on and off as you need them.  <strong>Rank Math is therefore modular.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u274c Yoast on the other hand has addons for different services that are paid separately. For example, the WooCommerce add-on will set you back an extra $79, Local SEO Yoast will also set you back $79.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Features that Rank Math offers in addition to Yoast in the free version:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Image SEO,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>404 monitor,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Redirection Manager,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>internal linking proposals,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WooCommerce linking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a83605096017&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a83605096017\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"405\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-moduly-700x405.png\" alt=\"Rank Math Modules\" class=\"wp-image-69388\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-moduly-700x405.png 700w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-moduly-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-moduly-768x444.png 768w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-moduly-1536x889.png 1536w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-moduly-2048x1185.png 2048w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-moduly-696x403.png 696w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-moduly-1392x805.png 1392w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-moduly-1920x1111.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rank Math Modules<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"gap: 20px\" class=\"align-button-center ub-buttons orientation-button-row ub-flex-wrap wp-block-ub-button\" id=\"ub-button-a061c062-c5b4-4050-ab07-750d3b6ca4c2\"><div class=\"ub-button-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/doporucujeme\/rank-math\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ub-button-block-main   ub-button-flex\" role=\"button\" style=\"--ub-button-background-color: #cf2e2e; --ub-button-color: #ffffff; --ub-button-border: none; --ub-button-hover-background-color: #313131; --ub-button-hover-color: #ffffff; --ub-button-hover-border: none; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; border-radius: 10px; \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ub-button-content-holder\" style=\"flex-direction: row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ub-button-block-btn\">Get Rank Math for free<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reading_and_evaluating_content_semantics\"><\/span>Reading and evaluating content semantics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both plugins evaluate your content based on a number of factors. From this single point of view, I see Yoast as a better alternative &#8211; but only for English. Neither can come up with much in the Czech language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In English, Yoast offers more information about the readability of your content, and even has a feature called &#8221;Inclusive language&#8221; that<\/strong>detects whether your content is written in a way that might make it harder to read for certain social or age groups (it considers 7 factors in total).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yoast uses Flesch reading ease scores, which are not available in English. <a href=\"https:\/\/yoast.com\/help\/features-per-language\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/yoast.com\/help\/features-per-language\/\" data-schema-attribute=\"mentions\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">You can find out<\/a> about the current availability of Yoast&#8217;s text ratings in English <a href=\"https:\/\/yoast.com\/help\/features-per-language\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/yoast.com\/help\/features-per-language\/\" data-schema-attribute=\"mentions\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca1 Are you thinking of starting your own blog? Read our detailed instructions, <a href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/how-start-wordpress-blog\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1199\">\n  <strong>how to start a blog<\/strong>\n<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unpaid_traffic_statistics\"><\/span><strong>Unpaid traffic statistics<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You can connect Google Analytics, Google Search Console and Google Adsense to the plugin.<\/strong>  A lot of website owners are completely satisfied with its statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The graphs are not very clear but the numbers are and the ability to filter down to the level of individual URLs I like a lot. In theory, I wouldn&#8217;t have to go to Search Console at all.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a8360509711b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8360509711b\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"725\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-seo-performace-700x725.png\" alt=\"Rank Math SEO site performance\" class=\"wp-image-69377\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-seo-performace-700x725.png 700w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-seo-performace-290x300.png 290w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-seo-performace-768x796.png 768w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-seo-performace-696x721.png 696w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-seo-performace.png 1117w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rank Math SEO site performance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Index_status\"><\/span>Index status<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RankMath pulls data from Google Search Console and shows which URLs Google has decided to index, which it has decided not to index, and which it doesn&#8217;t know at all.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statistics are broken down to individual URLs and you can filter them by status. You can filter out the ones that don&#8217;t get indexed and try to improve them. \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a83605097aec&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a83605097aec\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"349\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-index-status-700x349.png\" alt=\"Rank Math Index Status\" class=\"wp-image-69375\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-index-status-700x349.png 700w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-index-status-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-index-status-768x383.png 768w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-index-status-696x347.png 696w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-index-status.png 1112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rank Math Index Status<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rank Math has multiple views of your SEO data and each serves a different purpose.<\/strong>  One of the more interesting ones is &#8221;Site Analytics&#8221;, which tries to evaluate the overall optimization of content on a site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, it assumes you have the main keywords you are targeting clicked for all posts. Which not everyone will have. But it&#8217;s a good overview of the state of the whole site.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a836050984f2&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a836050984f2\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"641\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-celkova-optimalizace-700x641.png\" alt=\"Rank Math overall site optimization\" class=\"wp-image-69379\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-celkova-optimalizace-700x641.png 700w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-celkova-optimalizace-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-celkova-optimalizace-768x704.png 768w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-celkova-optimalizace-696x638.png 696w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-celkova-optimalizace.png 1134w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rank Math overall site optimization<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rank_Math_plugin_features\"><\/span>Rank Math plugin features<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rank Math can do a lot, so I&#8217;ll take it structured from the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SEO_of_posts_and_pages\"><\/span>SEO of posts and pages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have experience with another SEO plugin such as Yoast SEO, Rank Math is similar but still better in this regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When writing an article, you have a sidebar helper that tells you what you should improve.<\/strong>  It addresses basic things like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keyword in the headline,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>keyword in the first 10% of the content,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the length of the content,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>number and types of links,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>readability of content,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pictures,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>videos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It helps you set up indexing for bots, create structured data and meta data for search engines and social networks.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a836050993fc&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a836050993fc\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"694\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-sidebar-700x694.png\" alt=\"Rank Math Helper\" class=\"wp-image-69383\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-sidebar-700x694.png 700w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-sidebar-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-sidebar-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-sidebar-768x761.png 768w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-sidebar-696x690.png 696w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-sidebar.png 1297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rank Math Helper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The entire article is rated with a score of 0-100.<\/strong>  Although a score is no guarantee of a good ranking, I have taught myself and all my colleagues that our baseline is to get a score of at least 87. That&#8217;s your maximum unless you use the Content AI add-on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Content_AI\"><\/span><strong>Content AI<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This is a paid feature and requires the purchase of credits.  <\/strong>It works but a great helper in expanding content. Rank Math enters the article&#8217;s main keyword into a search engine, crawls the SERP and tells you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Word count <\/strong>&#8211; how many words your competitors use and how many you should add.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Link count<\/strong> &#8211; how many internal and external links your competitors use and how many you have.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Heading count<\/strong> &#8211; how many headlines on average do your competitors have and how many do you have.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Media count<\/strong> &#8211; how many media elements your competitors have on average and how many you have.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Content AI will also list what other keywords you should place in your content, headings, meta title and meta description.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If it is a more searchable phrase, it will also suggest additional questions for the FAQ or recommend sites you should link to from the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Occasionally it happens that it does not have enough data in Czech for a given keyword and so it uses an index in English. Then, unfortunately, it offers you complete nonsense and doesn&#8217;t help you much. Moreover, he won&#8217;t even tell you that he didn&#8217;t have data for Czech. It just suddenly starts offering you English phrases. Yuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Content AI will rate your article on the next scale of 0 to 100 depending on how well you meet each criterion.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a83605099fed&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a83605099fed\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"691\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-content-ai-700x691.png\" alt=\"Rank Math Content AI\" class=\"wp-image-69386\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-content-ai-700x691.png 700w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-content-ai-300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-content-ai-768x759.png 768w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-content-ai-696x687.png 696w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-content-ai.png 1306w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rank Math Content AI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca1 Personally, I don&#8217;t follow Content AI&#8217;s ratings very much, because I often write much longer articles than my competitors and Rank Math doesn&#8217;t like it. I like it though because I rank well with them. \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Generating_a_sitemap\"><\/span><strong>Generating a sitemap<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rank Math throws away the sitemap from WordPress and creates its own. You can choose which URLs you want to include in the sitemap and which ones you don&#8217;t. Yoast is similar.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a8360509a82a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8360509a82a\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"251\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-sitemap-700x251.png\" alt=\"Rank Math Sitemap\" class=\"wp-image-69391\" title=\"\" 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height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rank Math Sitemap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structured_data_in_Rank_Math\"><\/span><strong>Structured data in Rank Math<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Structured data is an important part of your website&#8217;s code because it shows search engines information in a standardized format.  <\/strong>However, not many website owners have structured data implemented because it is usually not easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rank Math can and does generate structured data automatically for all content types.<\/strong>  And if you need to put extended structured data on a page (for example, to describe a book under review in a standardized format for books), Rank Math has a simple editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can even turn on structured data for local <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/seo-guide\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"62239\">SEO <\/a>\n<\/strong>(business information) or for a podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WooCommerce users will appreciate the option to enable the generation of structured metadata for products. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a8360509b498&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8360509b498\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"736\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-schema-generator.png\" alt=\"Rank Math Schema Generator\" class=\"wp-image-69393\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-schema-generator.png 659w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-schema-generator-269x300.png 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rank Math Schema Generator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SEO_of_images\"><\/span><strong>SEO of images<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you&#8217;ve been neglecting to fill in all the SEO fields for images for a long time, you may find the SEO for images feature useful.  <\/strong>Rank Math can automatically populate ALT, title, image caption and image description based on the article title and image file name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Unfortunately, there is no AI running in the background that can recognize what is really in the picture.<\/strong>  But given that such technology is already well available, it&#8217;s only a matter of time before Rank Math can automatically recognize things in an image to better optimize images for search engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Instant_indexing\"><\/span><strong>Instant indexing<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rank Math uses the IndexNow service and can send search engines information that you have published, updated or deleted a post or article.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is especially useful for sites that publish news that quickly becomes outdated and you want to get it into the search engine index as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is also suitable for small websites where search engine robots do not go as often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"404_monitor_and_redirection\"><\/span><strong>404 monitor and redirection<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The plugin automatically tracks and logs all events on the site that end with a 404 (not found) page.  <\/strong>You can easily detect broken links across the web, or that a page has disappeared from your site. The monitor also lets you know if a robot is breaking into <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/how-start-wordpress-blog\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1199\">Worpress.<\/a>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a8360509c54e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8360509c54e\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"563\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-monitor-404-700x563.png\" alt=\"Rank Math monitor 404\" class=\"wp-image-69396\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-monitor-404-700x563.png 700w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-monitor-404-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-monitor-404-768x618.png 768w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-monitor-404-696x560.png 696w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rank-math-monitor-404.png 1052w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rank Math monitor 404<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reference_computer\"><\/span><strong>Reference computer<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I find this feature particularly useful.<\/strong>  For each post or page, the plugin will show you how many times it is linked to within the site. It&#8217;s a great way to debug internal linking and I used to get this information only from expensive SEO tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ACF_support\"><\/span><strong>ACF support<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you use Advanced Custom Fields, Rank Math has native support for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Linking_to_bbPress_and_BuddyPress_forums\"><\/span><strong>Linking to bbPress and BuddyPress forums<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some WordPresses are just an engine that runs a community forum. The big chance is that such a forum runs on the opensource software bbPress or BuddyPress. Rank Math has support for both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Migration_from_Yoast_SEO\"><\/span>Migration from Yoast SEO<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you decide to switch to Rank Math and use Yoast SEO, I have good news for you. <strong>The migration is simple and takes about one click. <\/strong>\ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rank Math supports multiple plugins and can also migrate structured data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I resisted switching to Rank Math for a long time, I was afraid to deploy a new SEO plugin on my sites, let alone on clients&#8217; sites. But when I did, after a few months I knew there was no turning back. \ud83d\ude02 Pro <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/obsahovy-marketing\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"57955\">content marketing<\/a>\n<\/strong> it&#8217;s just a great tool.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rank Math already runs all the WordPresses I manage. And if I&#8217;m somewhere as a consultant and have to work with Yoast SEO, I suffer a bit. \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"gap: 20px\" class=\"align-button-center ub-buttons orientation-button-row ub-flex-wrap wp-block-ub-button\" id=\"ub-button-1036bde2-ee26-4a5d-82e5-7b98e135387b\"><div class=\"ub-button-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/?ref=lukaskonecny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ub-button-block-main   ub-button-flex\" role=\"button\" style=\"--ub-button-background-color: #cf2e2e; --ub-button-color: #ffffff; --ub-button-border: none; --ub-button-hover-background-color: #313131; --ub-button-hover-color: #ffffff; --ub-button-hover-border: none; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; border-radius: 10px; \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ub-button-content-holder\" style=\"flex-direction: row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ub-button-block-btn\">Get Rank Math for free<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1693063702801\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_focus_keyword_in_Rank_Math\"><\/span>What is a focus keyword in Rank Math?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The focus keyword is the main keyword you are trying to get your article to show up on search engines.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1693063737481\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_the_focus_keyword_function_work_in_Rank_Math\"><\/span>How does the focus keyword function work in Rank Math?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Based on the keyword phrase you provide, Rank Math analyzes your content and suggests various improvements to incorporate the phrase and related keywords into your content.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1693063793868\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_important_to_score_100_in_Rank_Math\"><\/span>Is it important to score 100 in Rank Math?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Scoring 100 on Rank Math is not your primary goal, but a high score says you haven&#8217;t forgotten anything important.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sources\"><\/span>Sources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/pricing\/\" data-schema-attribute=\"mentions\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Rank Math &#8211; Pricing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/seo-by-rank-math\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/seo-by-rank-math\/\" data-schema-attribute=\"mentions\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress Plugins<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mythemeshop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mythemeshop.com\/\" data-schema-attribute=\"mentions\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mythemeshop<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/\" data-schema-attribute=\"mentions\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Yoast.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DRRank Math is the best SEO plugin for WordPress, full stop. 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