So ...

The next sub-menu item is called "Search Console".

This is where you can connect your site with Google Search Console ... Just click the "Get Google Authorization Code" button and you'll be redirected to the Search Console page where you can grab the code. Then insert the code in the "Authenticate" field and complete the verification:


After the verification, you'll have to select a profile and a website from the drop-down menu. And that's it ... YOAST will now fetch your Search Console data directly into Wordpress ...

The next YOAST sub-menu is called "Social". You'll be taken to another great feature of this powerful plugin, a social feature which will allow you to easily integrate your website with Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ ...

The first "Acounts" tab is for all your social accounts. Basically, you will allow YOAST to inform Google about your social profiles ... Simply add the according URLs (and the Twitter username) in the entry fields:


OK. Now let's see each dedicated social tab ...

The "Facebook" tab. First of all, you need to enable the "Add Open Graph meta data" option. Basically, you'll allow YOAST to add the Facebook open graph meta data in your website’s <head> section, in order to help Facebook to pick the correct page and thumbnail information when your post is shared on the Facebook:


The "Frontpage settings" option will allow you to provide a thumbnail for your homepage with SEO title and description included. This image and description will be used every time when someone shares your homepage on Facebook.

The "Default settings" option will allow you to define a default thumbnail image URL. This image will be used for all articles that do not have a thumbnail or any other image in it.

Next, the "Twitter" tab. You need to enable the "Add Twitter card meta data" option if you want Twitter to display a preview with images and a text excerpt when a link to your site is shared. Also, you can define the default card type to use:


Next, the "Pinterest" tab.

Pinterest also uses the Open Graph meta data, so if you already enabled this option on the Facebook tab, you're OK.

However, you'll have to confirm your site with Pinterest by adding the provided meta tag in the "Pinterest confirmation" entry field:


Needless to say, if you have already confirmed your website with Pinterest, you can skip the above step.

Finally, the "Google+" tab. If you have created a Google+ page for your business, you can insert its URL in the "Google Publisher Page" entry field:


OK. Now let's see the last YOAST sub-menu ...



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suzie81 Premium
Hi,
Loved your very informative lesson.
My question is do you need to deactivate the all in one SEO first before you install YOAST or does YOAST just overtake the all in one SEO?
Thanks Sue
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smartketeer Premium
You'll use YOAST instead of AIO SEO, so yes, you'll have to delete it ... But, if you don't want to configure YOAST and your already published content manually, you might want to import the AIO SEO settings into YOAST before you remove it.
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dowj01 Premium
Very informative tutorial. I haven't used YOAST but the features you have highlighted show it to be very user friendly and configurable to give excellent results. Definitely something I will take a closer look at. Thank you for posting.
Justin
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smartketeer Premium
Thanks for the time my friend!
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JonLake Premium
Absolutely top notch training Zed. We also prefer Yoast but I learned a few things which I have actioned on our site.
Thanks again
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smartketeer Premium
Thnaks for the time and the feedback Jonathan!
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kiliwia62 Premium
Hi Zed, great tutorial and something I have to go through more than once. :)

Saved it!! Thanks for sharing.
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smartketeer Premium
Thanks for the time Sylvia!
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TeriCalhoun Premium
So Zed, when you upload Yoast, what happens to the one that we already have? Does it just magically disappear? And how much does the premium version of Yoast cost?
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smartketeer Premium
I don't understand Teri ... What should disappear?

YOAST Premium is €79 for one site.
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