The document provides recommendations for optimizing a WordPress site for SEO through six steps: setup, URLs and navigation, meta data management, tracking, link management and broadcasting, backup and security, speed, and design. It recommends plugins and configurations for each step, such as changing permalinks, managing redirections, adding meta tags, using Google Analytics, optimizing database backups and security, improving site speed, and customizing themes and designs. The overall goal is to help WordPress sites achieve higher search engine rankings through on-page optimization techniques.

1. Plugin Must-Haves
An SEO Perspective!
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3. Wordpress SEO Install
Six Steps for Optimization
– Setup
– URLs and Navigation
– Meta Data Management
– Tracking, Link Management, and Broadcasting
– Backup and Security
– Speed
– Design
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4. Wordpress SEO Install
Setup
– Upload/Install newest version of WP
http://wordpress.org/download/
– Change permalinks to SEO friendly URL’s
/%postname%/ or /%category%/%postname%/
– Disable Page Comments - Less duplicate
– Series - Custom Taxonomies
– WP-PageNavi - Advanced Paging Navigation

5. Wordpress SEO Install
URLs and Navigation
– Redirection Plugin - Directions
Manage 301 Redirections and more.
– Smart 404 Plugin
Redirect to that content instead of showing the error.
– SEO Slugs Plugin
Removes common words like 'a', 'the', 'in' from post slugs.
– Breadcrumb Plugin
If applicable with design.

6. Wordpress SEO Install
Meta Data Management
– HeadSpace2 Plugin - Directions
Meta Tags and Change the "Read More" link.
Post Title first in Title Tag not Blog Name.
– Robots Meta Plugin - Directions
Index,follow robots meta tags.

7. Wordpress SEO Install
Tracking, Link Management, and Broadcasting
1. Google Analytics for WordPress Plugin
– SEO Plugin for Wordpress: Internal Link Building
– RSS Footer Plugin
– Google Sitemap Generator Plugin
– MaxBlogPress Ping Optimizer and Load Ping List - Ping
Management

8. Wordpress SEO Install
Backup and Security
– Automatic Database Optimizing
Editing wp-config.php
– WordPress Database Backup Plugin
– Semisecure Login Plugin
– WP Security Scan Plugin
– Get a Good Hosting Provider!

9. Wordpress SEO Install
Speed
– Use Google Libraries Plugin
Hosted Google's AJAX Library API
– W3 Total Cache
– WP Smush.it and/or PunyPNG
– Debug Queries - Under 20 Queries
– Speed Up Theme and Site
Clean up your theme
Check your coding habits

10. Wordpress SEO Install
Design
– WP Greet Box
– Custom Admin Branding Plugin - Customize with Logo
– Dean’s FCKEditor for WordPress plugin - Highlighting
– Cforms Plugin
– NextGen Gallery and JW Image Rotatator
– Pick / customize a theme - Thesis Theme
– Browser Compatibility Testing

11. Questions?
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