How to Optimize your Elementor Website with Rank Math

by Khurshid Sherani | Sep 29, 2024 | Tips & Tricks, Tutorials | 0 comments

Overview

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Optimizing your Elementor website with Rank Math can significantly enhance its search engine visibility and overall performance. In this detailed guide, we will walk you through the process of installing and utilizing Rank Math within your Elementor page builder. You’ll learn how to seamlessly integrate Rank Math, adjust its settings to improve SEO, and leverage its features to boost your website’s ranking. From opening Rank Math in Elementor to refining general and advanced SEO settings, we’ll cover each step in detail to ensure your site reaches its full potential in search engine results.

Accessing Rank Math in Your Elementor Page Builder

Installing and using Rank Math on an Elementor website is quite easy. In this step, we will show you how to open Rank Math in your Elementor page builder. First, ensure you are on the WordPress dashboard. Click on Pages, then hover over the page you want to optimize. Next, click on Edit with Elementor, as shown in the image below. Your page builder interface will open shortly.

Opening Rank Math in Elementor from the WordPress dashboard by navigating to Pages and selecting Edit with Elementor.

Optimizing SEO with Rank Math in Elementor

As shown in the screenshot below, our homepage is now open in Elementor page builder. The best part is that you can use Rank Math seamlessly within Elementor, just like any other element. If you’re looking to optimize the SEO of a pre-existing page, Rank Math is ready to assist. Even if you’re starting from scratch, you can use Rank Math step by step while building your page.

To begin, open the Elements of Elementor, then click on SEO, which will take you directly to the Rank Math settings within Elementor. As you can see, our current SEO score is 10 out of 100, which is quite poor. The title is very short, and the URL is not SEO-friendly. In the next step, we will show you how to optimize these elements one by one.

Homepage opened in Elementor with Rank Math integration, displaying SEO score and highlighting short title and non-SEO-friendly URL.

Step-by-Step Guide: Optimizing Rank Math’s General, Advanced, and Social Settings in Elementor

We are breaking down the process into steps. The first step in Rank Math is the General section, which offers several options.

Step 1: Optimizing Your Search Appearance with Rank Math’s Preview Feature

The first interface you’ll encounter in Rank Math’s General Option, as shown in the screenshot below, is the Preview feature. This displays how your website will appear in Google search results when people search for it. To make changes to the preview, click on the Edit Snippet button as indicated. Once the preview screen opens, the first option is Title. When providing your page title, ensure it includes focus keywords (such as Elementor, Rank Math, and SEO in this context). The title should not exceed 60 characters.

Next, create a Permalink (a URL that acts as a permanent link to specific content on your WordPress site) that also includes focus keywords. The permalink should not exceed 75 characters. Lastly, add a Description with the same focus keywords, ensuring it does not exceed 160 characters.

As you provide the Title, Permalink, and Description, Rank Math will show an indicator for each option. When the indicator turns green, you are on the right track. If it’s red, the title and description are not SEO-friendly. How do you optimize it for a green signal? The answer is simple: include focus keywords in your Title, Permalink, and Description. For example, in this context, we’ve used the focus keywords Elementor and Rank Math in all three fields, as shown in the image below.

A step-by-step guide to optimizing the Title, Permalink, and Description with focus keywords in Rank Math for better SEO results.

Step 2: Setting Focus Keywords in Rank Math for Elementor

In the second step of the General section, you will provide your Focus Keyword. To do this, simply type in your desired keyword and press enter, as shown in the screenshot below. However, ensure that you don’t add too many focus keywords—keep it concise and relevant.

Screenshot showing how to set focus keywords in Rank Math by typing a keyword and pressing enter.

Step 3: Basic SEO Settings in Rank Math for Elementor

In this step, we focus on Basic SEO, one of the most important settings. As shown in the image below, we have already added the Focus Keyword, which is marked with a green tick, indicating it has been successfully applied.

However, Rank Math still shows three issues marked with red crosses, indicating areas for improvement. The first issue suggests adding the focus keyword at the beginning of your content. Once we did that, it turned green, as you can see. The second issue is that the focus keyword does not appear throughout the content. This is easy to fix—by adding the keyword in relevant places, it also turns green.

The final issue is related to the words. Our initial word count was only 23 words, which is poor for SEO. Google recommends providing more content, as rankings often depend on the amount of information available. After increasing the word count to 1,358 words, Rank Math showed improvement, but the signal was still not fully green. By further increasing the content to 2,654 words, we achieved a green tick, indicating that our website is moving toward full optimization.

Rank Math Basic SEO settings showing focus keywords successfully applied, with word count and keyword placement improvements for SEO.

Step 4: Improving General SEO in Rank Math for Elementor

Additional: in the General SEO section, we took another step to boost your page’s optimization. As shown in the screenshot below, our page images were missing Alt Text and focus keywords. Once we added the Title, Alt Text, and Description with the appropriate focus keywords, the indicators turned green.

To ensure full optimization, follow Rank Math’s instructions and address each error one by one, as we did, until all issues are resolved.

Rank Math General SEO settings showing how to add Alt Text and focus keywords to images for optimization in Elementor.

Step 5: Enhancing Title Readability in Rank Math for Elementor

In the Title Readability section, there’s another helpful option to solve common issues. You don’t need to ask for help or watch any videos to figure it out. For example, in the screenshot below, you can see an error: Focus Keyword doesn’t appear at the beginning of the SEO title. If you’re unsure of what to do, simply click on the tick mark, as shown in the image, and Rank Math will automatically provide guidance on how to fix the issue.

Rank Math Title Readability settings showing focus keyword error and how to fix it by clicking the provided tick mark.

Step 6: Improving Content Readability in Rank Math for Elementor

The final setting in the General section is Content Readability. As shown in the image below, we have one option that is not fully green. You can improve this by increasing the number of images and videos on your page. If you’re unsure what to do, you can click on the question marks for more detailed guidance.

In the same image, you can see that our SEO score has improved from 10 to 70, which is good. However, in real-time applications, you should aim for a score of 100 to ensure your Elementor website is fully SEO optimized.

Rank Math Content Readability settings showing one incomplete option and how to increase the score by adding images and videos.

Step 7: Advanced Settings in Rank Math for Elementor

Beyond the General settings, we have the Advanced settings and Schema options. For detailed explanations on these topics, refer to our previous blogs where we have covered them extensively. Additionally, there is the Social Media option, which optimizes how your content appears when shared on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. This feature allows you to control the metadata, including titles, descriptions, and images that appear with your content.

By customizing these settings, you can ensure your posts are visually appealing and engaging, which can lead to higher click-through rates and increased social media interaction. This feature enhances your content’s visibility and effectiveness across social platforms, improving your overall reach.

Rank Math Advanced settings including Schema and Social Media options for optimizing content appearance on social platforms.

Conclusion

In this comprehensive guide, we covered the essential steps for integrating Rank Math with your Elementor page builder. This setup is crucial for leveraging Rank Math’s full SEO capabilities. We optimized key SEO elements, including titles, URLs, and meta descriptions, ensuring these components are tailored to improve search engine visibility. Setting up focus keywords was the next focus, aligning your content with search intent and enhancing its relevance.

We further delved into improving basic SEO settings by addressing issues such as keyword placement and content length, which are vital for boosting your SEO score. General SEO improvements followed, where we enhanced aspects like Alt Text for images and resolved any remaining errors to achieve comprehensive optimization.

Additionally, we worked on enhancing title and content readability, ensuring that your content is engaging and user-friendly. Lastly, we explored advanced settings and social media optimization, which help improve how your content appears across various platforms, driving higher engagement and reach. By implementing these steps, you have effectively optimized your Elementor website with Rank Math, leading to enhanced SEO performance and increased online visibility.

Khurshid Sherani

Khurshid Sherani, an experienced SEO expert and entrepreneur, is the founder of a digital company specializing in crafting innovative solutions in Marketing and Web Design with a focus on Divi and WordPress. Beyond his digital pursuits, Khurshid’s interests extend to technology, history, and politics. Actively engaged in nonprofit initiatives, especially in the areas of education and orphan support, he dedicates time to teaching, counseling kids, and raising funds for these causes. Khurshid also shares his wealth of knowledge as an instructor on Udemy, contributing to the global community with his expertise in SEO, Marketing, and Web Design.