Is WordPress good for SEO?
WordPress can rank extremely well, but out of the box it creates duplicate archive pages, and page builders such as Elementor, Divi and WPBakery often make it slow. The difference between a WordPress site that ranks and one that struggles is almost always configuration, theme weight and plugin discipline.
What are the most common WordPress SEO problems?
The most common WordPress SEO problems are page-builder bloat, too many plugins, indexed archive pages, conflicting caches and broken sitemaps.
- Page builders adding several hundred kilobytes of CSS and JavaScript to every page
- Thirty-plus plugins, several doing the same job, some abandoned and insecure
- Tag, category, author, date and attachment archives indexed and competing with real pages
- Caching plugins stacked on top of host-level caching (LiteSpeed, NitroPack, Cloudflare), sometimes serving stale or broken pages
- XML sitemaps listing
http://URLs, redirected pages or noindexed content - Multiple H1 tags per page because the theme and the page builder both add one
What does our WordPress SEO service include?
Our WordPress SEO service includes SEO plugin configuration, speed optimisation, content consolidation and security clean-up.
Yoast SEO or Rank Math configuration
What gets indexed, how titles and meta descriptions are built, schema type for each post type, breadcrumbs, redirects and sitemap settings.
Speed and Core Web Vitals
Image conversion to WebP or AVIF, lazy loading below the fold, font subsetting and preloading, removing unused plugins, replacing heavy page-builder sections, and one sensible caching setup that matches your host (Hostinger, SiteGround, Kinsta, WP Engine and so on).
Content and internal linking
Merging overlapping posts, rewriting service pages so each one targets a clear search intent, and linking related pages properly.
Security and maintenance
Hacked WordPress sites often get spam pages injected and indexed. We clean up injected spam, remove it from Google's index and harden the install.
How much does WordPress SEO cost?
WordPress SEO costs £450 to £900 a month plus VAT on our Local or Growth packages, depending on how competitive your market is. One-off WordPress speed and SEO fixes are quoted after a free audit.
Should you rebuild your WordPress website for SEO?
You should rebuild a WordPress website only when fixing it would cost more than replacing it. Sometimes a WordPress site carries so much page-builder weight that rebuilding it on a lightweight block theme, or as a fast static site, is cheaper than optimising it. We will tell you honestly if we think that is the case, and handle the migration so you keep your rankings.
Questions
Asked and answered
Yoast or Rank Math: which is better?+
Both work well when configured properly. The configuration matters far more than which plugin you choose.
Does Elementor hurt SEO?+
Not directly, but Elementor pages are often heavy, which hurts Core Web Vitals and conversions. Careful configuration and fewer widgets help a lot.
Will you need my WordPress admin login?+
For implementation work, yes, ideally as a separate user you can remove afterwards. For an audit, no.