WordPress provides a powerful foundation for SEO, with a core CMS designed to support organic growth. Its flexibility is further enhanced by a vast selection of plugins that allow for improved functionality and optimisation. Whether refining technical SEO, enhancing site speed, or improving content structure, the right plugins can make a significant impact. With a dynamic marketplace offering solutions for nearly every SEO challenge, WordPress remains one of the most adaptable platforms for driving search visibility and performance.
With over 14 years of experience in SEO, Shane Parkins has worked with countless WordPress sites, optimising them for better rankings, faster performance, and improved user experience. One of the easiest ways to enhance a WordPress site is by using the right SEO plugins, but with so many options available, knowing which ones to install can be overwhelming. In this guide, Shane shares his expert recommendations on must-have WordPress plugins to help you maximise technical SEO, site speed, and content optimisation—ensuring your website is fully optimised for search success.
Improving loading speed is critical for SEO, and image optimisation plays a significant role. At Climb & Conquer, we use Imagify, a powerful tool that compresses images and generates WebP versions automatically when uploaded. Its bulk processing feature also allows us to optimise older media and theme images directly from your FTP files.
Additional features like compression aggression settings and metadata removal further enhance performance. For smaller sites, Imagify’s free credits can get you started, while its affordable unlimited plan ensures larger sites are fully covered.
Poorly optimised CSS and JS files can slow down your site, especially when plugins load unnecessary scripts globally. To address this, we take a hybrid approach:
1.Perfmatters – This tool allows us to control which scripts run on specific pages, fix expired transients, and implement advanced performance features like lazy loading.
2.Hummingbird – A robust caching and modification tool that enhances speed out of the box. It also includes performance reporting and grading to identify further optimisation opportunities.
Yoast SEO
Our go-to SEO plugin is Yoast, known for its reliable functionality and comprehensive features. It streamlines on-page SEO with tools for optimising titles, meta descriptions, canonical tags, and more. Its ability to handle archives and taxonomies at scale makes it invaluable for managing larger sites.
Google Site Kit
We also recommend Google’s Site Kit, which simplifies integrating essential tools like Google Search Console and Tag Manager into one plugin. This seamless setup ensures your site is fully equipped for tracking and analysis.
Beyond SEO, we frequently use these plugins to improve functionality:
While plugins are vital, they’re only part of the equation. To maximise performance, we also focus on:
Plugins are powerful tools, but combining them with broader SEO strategies ensures your WordPress site runs efficiently, ranks higher, and delivers long-term results. At Climb & Conquer, we’re here to help you make the most of your WordPress setup. Get in touch today to see how we can elevate your site’s performance.
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