How to use the Seo Wizard Plugin (Tutorial)

How to Install the SEO Wizard Plugin

The easiest way to add this plugin to your WordPress site is to search for it in your site administration panel. First, look for “Plugins” on the left hand side and then click on “Add New” toward the top of the Plugins page. Then, type “SEO Wizard” into the “Search Plugins” field. Then, click on the “Install Now” button. If you notice a confirmation that the plugin is installed, you then can click on “Activate” to make it work.
You could also download the Seo Wizard plugin >> to your computer and then click on “Add New” on the Plugins page and then upload the .zip file. Do not open this .zip file before uploading if you do this because it will automatically unzip an install itself into your WordPress directory.
Of course, before you install the SEO Wizard plugin, you need to make sure you have WordPress installed. Usually, the fastest and easiest way to accomplish this is through your web hosting CPanel. This is not a function that is available via the free WordPress.com. You need to instead sign up for premium WP hosting through your favorite website hosting company.

How to Get Started

After the SEO Wizard plugin is complete, you will want to explore your options. Find the “WP SEO Wizard” on the left hand sidebar of your WP administration panel. You probably will want to start by clicking on the “General” menu item of the Wizard. Then, click on the “Global” tab.
If you do not understand all the choices you have in this column, you could leave the checkboxes blank for now. However, if you do understand what some of them mean, you can go ahead and check on some of the options. For instance, you can enable the Social SEO/Facebook function. You also can check the box that enables you to add links automatically inserted into your images.

How to Use the Automatic Linking Features

Click on the “Advanced” tab within the SEO Wizard control panel accessible from the plugin’s “General” menu. Here you will first notice the “Keyword Decorate” function. If you want to bold, underline or italicize your keywords, you can. If you do, this will make them more noticeable, and this will increase your clickthrough rate.
After doing so, you can then choose if you want the SEO Wizard to automatically add an “alt=” value and a title to images. This function benefits you until you have more time to customize each one of your media library photos. You can also enter the default tags on the “tags” tab and then block login or Admin pages on the “Page Block” setting tab. All these settings are subtabs under the “Advanced” tab of your main Wizard control panel.
You could also set your Bing API Key on the “API” tab if you have one. Otherwise, you might want to make sure you enable your site’s ability to self-create an XML sitemap. This sitemap is useful because it makes Google search engine crawling easier, and it makes your site more easily indexable.

How to use Additional SEO Wizard Settings

You can check for 404 errors by clicking on the “404 Monitor” menu item on the WP SEO Wizard sidebar. If there are any broken links on your site, you will notice them if someone has tried to access it. This function will help you faster remove or fix all bad links to improve site performance.
If you are looking for more in-depth automated link insertion, the “Deeplink Juggernaut” section of the WP SEO Wizard accessible from this plugin’s left sidebar menu is recommended. You can make as many anchor content text links to as many different site links as you want. It is highly recommended for this that you include as many varieties of keywords as possible. You also will want to include both non-affiliate as well as affiliate links in your blog posts, pages or media.
You also have the option of clicking on the Deeplink Juggernaut “Footer Links” and “Footer Link Settings” to include automatic text links in these areas, too. All these tabs include options for basic linking, title and keyword information. Just take some time to become acquainted with how to fill in the blanks. For instance, you would put the link in the “Destination” field and the keyword in the “Anchor Text” field.
You also have additional options such as choosing to have links in a “New Window” or to make them “No Follow.” For the advanced contextual linking, you can also add “Title Attributes.” In addition, you can set options to gradually decrease the numbers of automatic links. Likewise, you can set a maximum number of automated links you want created on one page, post or image.

What Good Does All This Do?

The more times you apply keywords to your site, the more chances you have to rank in search engines. When done strategically, this helps you gain exposure fast on a lower budget than hiring a full-time social media specialist. You have to be smart about this, however. It’s important to set up your SEO Wizard so that your link building happens gradually and naturally.

How To Create a Blog Site

Contrary to what you might be thinking right now, starting and managing your own blog is quite easy. You don't need any development or design skills. Here is what we suggest as the easiest path to create a blog site:

Step 1: Choose which software you want to use to manage your blog

There are 3 popular FREE blogging tools we recommend: Wordpress, TextPattern, and Nucleus. Wordpress is the most popular blog tool,usually preferred for both being easy to work with and very powerful in terms of functionality. That is why if you don't really have any preferences or expectations, we recommend you to go with WordPress.
Need to consult someone? Talk to our customer service to help you choose your software.

Step 2: Find a host that supports your chosen software

By all means, you will need hosting to go live with your blog. The key to finding the right host is to get one specialized in supporting the software you like. There are three questions you can ask the hosts you are checking in order to determine if they are good to host your software:

• Do you install Wordpress/Nucleus/TextPattern? 

Most hosts will say yes to this one. In their control panels, most hosting providers have included Fantastico or Softaculous or another script auto-installer, which allows you to install more than 100 scripts ready to go, one of which would be the script you chose. Some good hosts will also offer professional installation by their support, which might be free or paid. We at SiteGround both offer 1-click installation with Softaculous and free professional installation of any of the scripts you have chosen.

• Do you install themes for Wordpress/Nucleus/TextPattern?

Not many hosts will say yes to this one, but good ones will. SiteGround will install Wordpress themes for free and Nucleus and Textpattern templates for an affordable fee.
Do you support Wordpress/Nucleus/TextPattern if there is a problem with the blog that is not hosting-related?
Most hosts will say no to this one. Only specialized hosts, like the one you should be looking for, are willing to go the extra mile and assist you with answers and fixes to problems you encounter when managing your blog. SiteGround has specialized in hosting various blog tools and our tech support will gladly assist you with any blog issue that might pop up.

Step 3: Choose a theme for your blog

Your basic blog software installation always comes with a default theme, which means you have your design ready. If you don't like it or you are looking for something unique, there are plenty of free (and of course paid) themes for your blog that you may choose from.

• WordPress Themes
• TextPattern Templates

In case you are not going to use the services of your host, here are tutorials on how to install a theme on your own from the backend of your software.

• Wordpress theme installation tutorial
• TextPattern template installation tutorial

Step 4: Start blogging!

Well, you have it all set and you are ready to go blogging

Wordpress Softaculous Installation

This tutorial is designed to show you how to use Softaculous to install a WordPress application to your site. It will take only few minutes and literally no advanced skills to have a fully functional WordPress instance in your hosting account.
First, login to your cPanel account and find the Softaculous icon under the "Software Services" section. It should be located in the lower part of your cPanel page, right under the "Domains" section.

Once you click on the Softaculous button, you will be redirected to the page where you have to chose the application you want to install. On the left side of your screen locate the "Blogs" category, click on it and then click on the "WordPress" link that will appear.

On the next page, press the Install button at the top of your screen to specify that you want to perform a brand new WordPress installation.

Finally, enter the required fields for your site - title, description, administrative username and password, administrative e-mail etc. and click on the "Install" button. Please note that by default Softaculous will install the application in a "wp" sub-folder. That being said, if you would like to be able to access the website only via your domain name you should delete the wp string from the "Directory" field. If you want to install the application in another sub-folder you should simply type it in the field.

Well Done! Your WordPress application is installed and ready to use. You can now login and start blogging!

Wordpress Fantastico Installation

Fantastico installation of WordPress

Please, follow the step-by-step guide below in order to activate WordPress on your hosting account:
Step 1 Please, login to your CPanel and locate the Fantastico De Luxe icon:

Step 2 Find and click the WordPress link.

Step 3 Then choose New Installation:

Step 4 Decide upon the location of your blog - if you would like to have it as your site front page, leave the directory box blank, otherwise fill in the appropriate folder name.
Next, fill in the administrator details and the e-mail account configuration then click the Install WordPress button.

Step 5 A new confirmation page will be loaded for the installation. Click the Finish Installation button if no errors are reported.

If else you will have to go back and rectify the specified issues.
Step 6 After completing the installation the final screen will load, providing you with the installation details. You will be able to e-mail the details to a specified address also in order to keep them for future reference.

Well done! You have successfully installed the WordPress application!