SEO Ultimate Plugin for WordPress Review

Hi Jarret,

thanks for the huge post and the detailed instructions. Do you know how big the impact of "meta descriptions" still is on rankings besides being pretty important for CTR as you might know.

Thanks for a short info.
Toby

I change from AIO to ultimate to day :D.

But tittle rewrite not function. its problem same like aio .
I disable title rewrite feature. and my blog normal again :D

i think i will love this plugin :D

Fantastic info, keep it up please!

Your post is really very appreciative, except this post I also checked your other posts were really very informative and useful!

Thanks a lot!

It looks awesome enough ... but .. isn't the idea of a plugin supposed to make your life easier? It seems (from your descriptions) that there's a lot you can do to tweak things and make it better - however - what happens if you do nothing? - install and activate?

But, worth checking out regardless .. thanks for heads up :D

Hi Ileane,

1. To setup the SEO Ultimate WordPress plugin, the first step is to download and activate the plugin from the automated plugin installer from your WordPress admin panel--just like you do for any other plugin.

2. Next, I would suggest going to the newly created SEO tab in your WordPress admin panel that the plugin creates. I start with the Module section and either deactivate or silence these units (404 monitor, Linkbox Inserter, SEO Design Whitepapers, and the sharing facilitator). The 404 monitor is useful if you change permalinks structure or if your blog is fairly old, but it can output a lot of data. I don't find the Linkbox Inserter to be a good option. The Whitepapers can create annoying alerts, so I prefer to follow the plugin creator's blog by RSS feed instead. The Sharing facilitator isn't necessary if you already have a social media plugin--in my case I use the Digg Digg plugin which has the Google Buzz, Facebook Share, or Tweetmeme options among others available.

3. Canonicalziers - Just select both options and save.

4. Code Inserter - This is only necessary if you want to insert a stats tracking code or other code. I use this to insert a Quantcast stats tracking code in the blog's footer. Just past the code and save for Quantcast.

5. Deeplink Juggernaut - This tools allows you to automatically create links to improve the interlinking of your blog posts. You can also use this to insert affiliate links automatically as well. You can create links that will automatically appear within blog posts that have those keywords. These links can be set to link to other blog posts, category, or your homepage. To set this up, just enter the keyword, URL, and title attribute if you want, at the bottom. From the "Content link settings" you can configure the maximum links per page which most people use a number between 3-5. You'll want to use keywords or terms that you want to rank well for in search phrases. You can play around with the free Google Adwords Keyword tool to get ideas.

6. File editor - you can leave this alone unless you need to edit your robots.txt or .htaccess files

7. Competitive / Internal relevance researcher - These are just an interface for researching keyword aspects of your blog. You don't need to setup and thing for these, but you can play around with them by entering keywords and seeing the output.

8. Meta Editor - You use this to set your blog's Homepage Meta description. Just fill in about 160 words that are keyword rich that you want your blog to rank for in searches. You can read more about setting a blog's meta description since I can't really provide all the details in this comment response. If you use Google/Bing Webmaster or Yahoo site explorer, you can enter you validation codes here too.

9. More link customizer - the default settings are already optimized. This just automatically changes the "read more" if you use the more link in blog posts to keyword rich text from your blog post title.

10. Nondex manager - I personally only noindex the administration and login/user registration options.

11. Rich snippet creator - not really necessary, just an extra option if you write a review post. You can add this from the SEO options in your blog post if you write a review article like this one.

12. Slug optimizer - this is already well configured, so there's no setup required.

13. Title-tag rewriter - the "default formats" are already optimized, so I wouldn't change that. If you use WordPress categories and tags, you can select that tab to change the title tags. It's useful if you've already created categories and tags with the same name. There's an "overview" and other tips for this section in the drop down menu for this module.

Well, I hope this helps Ileane. Most of the default settings are already optimized, but you do have to fill in a few things after you activate this plugin. Also, you do get added options from your WordPress post editor including "meta descriptions." I can't provide full instructions for meta descriptions in here without writing a blog article about it. Websites like Yoast have some good information on how to write meta descriptions for blog posts.

Hi Jeffrey,

I was happy to provide the write up on your plugin. I'm honestly usually critical bordering on ruthless when I review Wordpress plugins or themes, so this review is an accurate reflection of how impressed I am with SEO Ultimate.

From what I recall, I first switched from All-in-one about six to eight weeks ago. I can't believe how many updates and improvements that you've made since then. I already think that this should be a definitive add-on for any Wordpress installation and more people will realize this when they discover it.

Thanks for stopping by our site.

Jarret:

Thanks for the write up, appreciate the time you took to document your findings with SEO Ultimate. With more modules to come, our purpose is to make this the definitive SEO add on to any WordPress installation (adding feature-rich easy-to-use functionality for the entire spectrum from novice to expert power user).

Thanks again...

I currently use the Thesis theme so I no longer use SEO Plug in but before I use the ALL In One SEO Plug in.

Hi Jarret,
thanks for the huge post and the detailed instructions. Do you know how big the impact of "meta descriptions" still is on rankings besides being pretty important for CTR as you might know.
Thanks for a short info.
Toby

I change from AIO to ultimate to day :D.
But tittle rewrite not function. its problem same like aio .
I disable title rewrite feature. and my blog normal again :D
i think i will love this plugin :D

One of the best plugins for wordpress by far, I have it installed on all of my blogs / websites - the best feature for me is being able to label menu links differently to the actual titles and of course being able to put in descriptions that by default, WP won't allow you to do! Just goes to show, pretty much anything can be done with Wordpress.

Fantastic info, keep it up please!
Your post is really very appreciative, except this post I also checked your other posts were really very informative and useful!
Thanks a lot!

I read recently about this plugin and i wanted to know if i'd use it instead of "All in one seo", so i made the search on Google for "seo ultimate review" and your post is the 1st, so it's clear that it works :)
Congratulations!
PS: In the number 8 of your reply to Ileane on june 27th, you mention "160 words" i think it's 160 letters, isn't it?

Really, you don't have to do much. For any blog, you probably want to set your blog's home page meta description whether you use this plugin or not. Then most of the other settings are things that you just set once and you're done. Some people are fanatical about configuring their website's on-page SEO which takes on going work no matter which plugin you use.

It looks awesome enough ... but .. isn't the idea of a plugin supposed to make your life easier? It seems (from your descriptions) that there's a lot you can do to tweak things and make it better - however - what happens if you do nothing? - install and activate?
But, worth checking out regardless .. thanks for heads up :D

Hi Ileane,
1. To setup the SEO Ultimate WordPress plugin, the first step is to download and activate the plugin from the automated plugin installer from your WordPress admin panel--just like you do for any other plugin.
2. Next, I would suggest going to the newly created SEO tab in your WordPress admin panel that the plugin creates. I start with the Module section and either deactivate or silence these units (404 monitor, Linkbox Inserter, SEO Design Whitepapers, and the sharing facilitator). The 404 monitor is useful if you change permalinks structure or if your blog is fairly old, but it can output a lot of data. I don't find the Linkbox Inserter to be a good option. The Whitepapers can create annoying alerts, so I prefer to follow the plugin creator's blog by RSS feed instead. The Sharing facilitator isn't necessary if you already have a social media plugin--in my case I use the Digg Digg plugin which has the Google Buzz, Facebook Share, or Tweetmeme options among others available.
3. Canonicalziers - Just select both options and save.
4. Code Inserter - This is only necessary if you want to insert a stats tracking code or other code. I use this to insert a Quantcast stats tracking code in the blog's footer. Just past the code and save for Quantcast.
5. Deeplink Juggernaut - This tools allows you to automatically create links to improve the interlinking of your blog posts. You can also use this to insert affiliate links automatically as well. You can create links that will automatically appear within blog posts that have those keywords. These links can be set to link to other blog posts, category, or your homepage. To set this up, just enter the keyword, URL, and title attribute if you want, at the bottom. From the "Content link settings" you can configure the maximum links per page which most people use a number between 3-5. You'll want to use keywords or terms that you want to rank well for in search phrases. You can play around with the free Google Adwords Keyword tool to get ideas.
6. File editor - you can leave this alone unless you need to edit your robots.txt or .htaccess files
7. Competitive / Internal relevance researcher - These are just an interface for researching keyword aspects of your blog. You don't need to setup and thing for these, but you can play around with them by entering keywords and seeing the output.
8. Meta Editor - You use this to set your blog's Homepage Meta description. Just fill in about 160 words that are keyword rich that you want your blog to rank for in searches. You can read more about setting a blog's meta description since I can't really provide all the details in this comment response. If you use Google/Bing Webmaster or Yahoo site explorer, you can enter you validation codes here too.
9. More link customizer - the default settings are already optimized. This just automatically changes the "read more" if you use the more link in blog posts to keyword rich text from your blog post title.
10. Nondex manager - I personally only noindex the administration and login/user registration options.
11. Rich snippet creator - not really necessary, just an extra option if you write a review post. You can add this from the SEO options in your blog post if you write a review article like this one.
12. Slug optimizer - this is already well configured, so there's no setup required.
13. Title-tag rewriter - the "default formats" are already optimized, so I wouldn't change that. If you use WordPress categories and tags, you can select that tab to change the title tags. It's useful if you've already created categories and tags with the same name. There's an "overview" and other tips for this section in the drop down menu for this module.
Well, I hope this helps Ileane. Most of the default settings are already optimized, but you do have to fill in a few things after you activate this plugin. Also, you do get added options from your WordPress post editor including "meta descriptions." I can't provide full instructions for meta descriptions in here without writing a blog article about it. Websites like Yoast have some good information on how to write meta descriptions for blog posts.

Ok Jay, thanks! I'm all over it. I had no idea this plugin was so awesome. Great write up too.

Hi Jeffrey,
I was happy to provide the write up on your plugin. I'm honestly usually critical bordering on ruthless when I review Wordpress plugins or themes, so this review is an accurate reflection of how impressed I am with SEO Ultimate.
From what I recall, I first switched from All-in-one about six to eight weeks ago. I can't believe how many updates and improvements that you've made since then. I already think that this should be a definitive add-on for any Wordpress installation and more people will realize this when they discover it.
Thanks for stopping by our site.

Jarret:
Thanks for the write up, appreciate the time you took to document your findings with SEO Ultimate. With more modules to come, our purpose is to make this the definitive SEO add on to any WordPress installation (adding feature-rich easy-to-use functionality for the entire spectrum from novice to expert power user).
Thanks again...