If you’re a fan of the Yoast SEO plugin for WordPress, you might be wondering if it’s possible to use Yoast with Squarespace. The short answer is yes, but it’s not quite as simple as installing the plugin and away you go. In this article, we’ll take a look at how to use Yoast with Squarespace, and what you need to keep in mind when doing so.
One of the great things about Yoast is that it allows you to fine-tune your SEO for each individual page or post on your WordPress site. This is extremely useful when trying to rank for specific keywords, or when you want to make sure that each page on your site is optimised for search engines.
Unfortunately, this level of control isn’t possible with Squarespace. However, there are still a few things you can do to optimise your Squarespace site for search engines using Yoast.
First of all, you need to install and activate the Yoast SEO plugin on your WordPress site. Once you’ve done that, you can head over to the Yoast SEO settings page and configure the plugin to your liking.
We won’t go into too much detail here, but one setting you might want to change is the “Content Type” setting under the “General” tab. By default, this is set to “pages”, but you can change it to “posts” if you’re only using Yoast for your blog posts.
Once you’ve done that, you can start optimising your Squarespace pages using Yoast. Simply edit the page in question and scroll down to the “Yoast SEO” section.
Here, you can enter a focus keyword andYoast will analyse the page and give you some tips on how to improve it. You can also add a meta description here, which is extremely important as it’s what will appear in search engine results pages (SERPs).
It’s worth noting that because Squarespace doesn’t give you as much control over your website as WordPress does, you might not be able to implement all of Yoast’s suggestions. However, following as many of them as possible will still give you a good chance of ranking well in SERPs.
In conclusion, while Yoast is a great plugin for WordPress sites, it’s not quite as essential for Squarespace sites. However, if you want to optimise your Squarespace site for search engines, it’s definitely worth installing and configuring the plugin. Just bear in mind that because Squarespace doesn’t offer as much control over your website as WordPress does, you might not be able to follow all of Yoast’s suggestions.
