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The Rilea SEO blog.
Practical SEO for WordPress sites and Shopify stores: how to rank, how to switch plugins safely, and what Google's latest changes mean for you.
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SEO newsGoogle's November 2026 core update: what to do while it rolls outThe third core update of 2026 started on November 10. Here's what we know, what to track and what to leave alone until it finishes.7 min readSEO newsHow to read Search Console's generative AI reportSearch Console now shows how often your pages appear in AI Overviews and AI Mode. Here's what the report measures, what it leaves out and how to use it.6 min readWordPress SEOHow to write SEO titles and meta descriptions in WordPressYour title and description are the first thing searchers see. Here's how to write ones that rank and get clicked, and how to set them up in WordPress.6 min readWordPress SEOSchema markup for WordPress: what's worth adding in 2026Which structured data still earns rich results, which types Google has retired, and how to add schema to WordPress without writing code.6 min readWordPress SEOInternal linking for WordPress: a practical strategyInternal links are the SEO lever you fully control. Here's how to plan them, where to place them and how to find the pages you've left stranded.6 min readShopify SEOShopify product page SEO: a complete checklistTitles, descriptions, handles, images, schema and reviews: everything a Shopify product page needs to rank and win the click.6 min readShopify SEOHow to fix duplicate content on ShopifyCollection product URLs, tag pages, variants and pagination: where Shopify creates duplicate URLs, which ones matter and how to fix them.6 min readShopify SEOShopify collection page SEO: how to make categories rankCollection pages win the broad, high-volume searches that product pages can't. Here's how to structure, write and link them so they rank.6 min readSwitchingHow to switch SEO plugins without losing rankingsMoving from Yoast SEO, Rank Math, AIOSEO, SEOPress or The SEO Framework? Here's a safe, step-by-step migration and the checks that matter afterwards.6 min readSwitchingFree vs premium WordPress SEO plugins: what you actually getYoast SEO Premium, Rank Math PRO, AIOSEO and SEOPress PRO all charge for features you may or may not need. Here's what's behind each paywall.6 min readSwitchingThe best free WordPress SEO plugin in 2026Every big SEO plugin has a free version, but they hold back different things. Here's what each one leaves out, and how to pick the right one for your site.5 min readSwitchingIs Yoast SEO Premium worth it in 2026?Yoast SEO Premium costs $118.80 a year per site. Here's what you get for it, who it's worth paying for, and when a free plugin covers the same ground.4 min readWordPress SEOThe WordPress SEO checklist: 35 things to checkA practical checklist for WordPress SEO, from settings you change once to checks for every post you publish. Work through it top to bottom.4 min readWordPress SEOHow to fix 404 errors in WordPressHow to find the 404 errors that matter on your WordPress site, decide which to redirect and which to leave, and stop new ones from appearing.4 min readWordPress SEOWhat orphaned pages are and how to fix themOrphaned pages have no internal links pointing to them, so search engines and visitors struggle to find them. Here's how to find them in WordPress and fix them.4 min read
Setting up Rilea SEO?
Step-by-step guides from the documentation.
Install Rilea SEO for WordPress
Requirements, setup and the first settings to check.
Import from your old SEO plugin
Move your SEO data across without losing anything.
Set up and submit your sitemaps
XML, news, video and locations sitemaps, and IndexNow.
Install the Shopify app
Deploy the self-hosted app and connect it to your store.
Put your SEO budget somewhere else.
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