A few bits and pieces on indexation and local SEO for WordPress and WooCommerce sites: a free plugin that gets Google to index your pages faster, why we keep recommending Rankmath over Yoast, and a plugin that syncs your WooCommerce products to your Google Maps listing.
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Bing indexation matters more than it used to
Bing’s integration with ChatGPT means Bing indexation is more important than ever. If your site has been deindexed in Bing, or has never been indexed properly there, it is worth fixing rather than ignoring.
Google Instant Indexing plugin
On the theme of indexation, Rankmath has an Instant Indexing plugin for WordPress that can dramatically speed up how quickly Google will index pages on your site. This is especially useful for bigger sites or WooCommerce sites with lots of rotating product.
It is completely free so it is worth checking out, albeit the setup is a bit fiddly. More details here: rankmath.com/wordpress/plugin/instant-indexing/
Why we recommend Rankmath over Yoast
We are huge fans of Rankmath’s SEO plugin, and one of our most common recommendations in our SEO Audits is to switch from Yoast to Rankmath.
Rankmath’s free plugin has more features than Yoast’s paid plugin. There is also a ton of additional features in Rankmath’s paid plugin that are worth it. Some of our favourites are:
- Video sitemaps and automated video schema markup (good if you have video)
- Automated product schema for WooCommerce
- Automated image SEO where alt tags and title tags can be automatically injected
- SEO audit tools and Google Search Console integration directly in the plugin
Check out the full feature list at Rankmath.com.
WooCommerce Google Maps integration plugin
If you run a WooCommerce site along with a physical location, then this plugin is definitely worth a look. The plugin is called Product Sync for GBP and it syncs your product inventory with your Google Maps and Google Business Profile listing, which will give your SEO an edge for local or location based searches and buyers.
None of these take long to set up, and for a WooCommerce site with a lot of product churn, faster indexation and a product feed on your Maps listing can be a real edge over competitors who are waiting for Google to get around to crawling them.
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