This short Yoast SEO (Free) tutorial gets the popular plugin set up and working for you in about twelve minutes. You'll learn how to configure it, optimize a real post, and understand exactly where the free version stops and Premium begins, so nothing about your SEO setup is left to guesswork.
What you'll learn
Search engines decide which pages get shown, and Yoast SEO helps yours put its best foot forward without any code. In this Yoast SEO (Free) WordPress plugin course you'll learn how to run its guided setup, where every setting lives, and how to optimize individual posts and your homepage. After watching you'll be able to publish content that's clearly structured for search, and you'll know which jobs the free version handles well and which ones it doesn't. That clarity saves you from paying for features you may not need.
Inside the course
- Installing Yoast & First-Time Configuration
- Yoast SEO Settings Walkthrough
- Optimizing a Post with Yoast
- Tools, Homepage SEO & the Free-vs-Premium Line
Who this course is for
This is aimed at beginners and site owners who want their content to be found without wading through a manual. No prior SEO experience is assumed. If you'd rather read, our free written WordPress tutorials cover the same ground, and live 1-on-1 training is there if you want a walkthrough tailored to your site.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Yoast SEO course free to watch?
Do I need Yoast SEO Premium to follow along?
Is this Yoast SEO tutorial good for beginners?
Every one of the 4 lessons is free to watch — you just need a free WP Tutoring account. No card, no trial clock.
- All 4 lessons in this course
- Follow along on a clean WordPress install
- Keep your free account forever