SEO Setup You Should Do Before Adding Content
These are low-effort, one-time tasks that make future optimization easier:
- Install an SEO Plugin
Yoast SEO or Rank Math — so every new page/post automatically gets SEO fields. - Set Your Permalinks
Go to Settings → Permalinks and choose Post name.
(So URLs look likeyoursite.com/book-title
instead of?p=123
.) - Connect Google Search Console
So Google starts indexing your site early and you can monitor issues. - Set Up Your Sitemap
The SEO plugin will generate one — submit it to Google Search Console. - Make Sure You Have SSL Enabled
Your site should be onhttps://
from the start.