How to set up news seo by yoast

Setting up News SEO by Yoast is a great way to optimize your news articles for search engines and improve your website's visibility. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you set it up:

Prerequisites:

  1. You have a WordPress website with Yoast SEO plugin installed.
  2. You have created a news section or category on your website.

Step 1: Enable News SEO

  1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard and navigate to the Yoast SEO settings page.
  2. Click on the "Features" tab and scroll down to the "News SEO" section.
  3. Toggle the switch to "On" to enable News SEO.

Step 2: Configure News SEO Settings

  1. In the News SEO settings, you'll see several options to configure. Here's what each option does:
    • News category: Select the news category or section on your website that you want to optimize for News SEO.
    • News post type: Choose the post type that you want to use for news articles (e.g., "News" or "Article").
    • News date format: Set the date format for your news articles (e.g., "YYYY-MM-DD" or "DD MMM YYYY").
    • News time format: Set the time format for your news articles (e.g., "HH:MM" or "HH:MM:SS").
    • News author: Choose whether to display the author's name or not.
    • News comments: Choose whether to display comments or not.
  2. Configure these settings according to your preferences.

Step 3: Optimize Your News Articles

  1. Create a new news article or edit an existing one.
  2. In the Yoast SEO meta box, you'll see a new section called "News SEO".
  3. Fill in the required fields:
    • News title: Enter a title for your news article.
    • News description: Enter a brief summary of your news article.
    • News keywords: Enter relevant keywords for your news article.
    • News categories: Select the categories that your news article belongs to.
  4. Click "Save" to save your changes.

Step 4: Verify Your News Site

  1. To verify your news site with Google News, you'll need to add a meta tag to your website's header.
  2. In the Yoast SEO settings, click on the "Features" tab and scroll down to the "News SEO" section.
  3. Click on the "Verify with Google News" button.
  4. Follow the instructions to add the meta tag to your website's header.

Step 5: Submit Your News Site to Google News

  1. Once you've verified your news site with Google News, you can submit it to the Google News index.
  2. Go to the Google News publisher center and sign in with your Google account.
  3. Click on the "Add a site" button and enter your news website's URL.
  4. Follow the instructions to complete the submission process.

By following these steps, you'll be able to set up News SEO by Yoast and optimize your news articles for search engines. This will help improve your website's visibility and drive more traffic to your news section.