Local SEO Configuration Guide For WordPress

Local SEO helps a local businesses rank on Google & other search engines for local searches

If you own a local business, local SEO is a must.

The Local SEO For Divi & Gutenberg Blocks plugin simplifies setting up local SEO for your website.

Pre-requisites

  1. WordPress website
  2. Divi Theme by Elegant Themes
  3. Local SEO For Divi & Gutenberg Blocks plugin

Tools

  1. Computer

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Total Duration : 9 minutes

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Step 1 - Goto "Locations & SEO" page

Goto "Locations & SEO" page
    • Install & activate all the required dependencies.
    • Goto WordPress Admin > Settings > Locations & SEO
    • Settings page consists of following sections.
      • Default
      • Google Maps
      • Post Type & Category
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Step 2 - Default Section Settings

Default Section Settings
  1. It contains general settings for Local SEO. They are,

    • Load Schema In?
      • Decide where to load the schema on the html page. Options are
        • Header : Loads schema in document header
        • Footer : Loads schema in document footer
    • Business Type
      • Select an option that best represents your business. It's used for SEO.
    • Opening Hours
      • Set the default hours of operation. Useful for business with more than one locations.
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Step 3 - Google Maps Section Settings

Google Maps Section Settings
  1. It contains Google Maps related settings.

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Step 4 - Locations Post Type & Category Section Settings

Locations Post Type & Category Section Settings
  1. A location custom post type saves individual locations in WordPress admin.

  2. A dedicated category helps categorize locations into groups.
    This section contains settings that affect the location post type and category

    • Make Locations "Post Type" Private
      • Location post type is public by default
      • A public post type creates individual location pages on WordPress frontend.
      • To stop this, check the Make Locations "Post Type" Private checkbox.
      • It's recommended to make the it private when your business is a single location
      • When checked, Default Location conditional field is visible
        • Select a single default location.
        • Local SEO schema for this location shows on the homepage.
    • Locations Slug
    • Locations Label - Singular
      • It's the singluar name of location custom post type.
      • For example, we can change it to University
    • Locations Label - Plural
      • It's the plural name of location custom post type.
      • For example, we can change it to Universities
    • Location Categories Slug
      • Slug of the location category
      • It's used in the URL structure of the category pages
    • Locations Category Label - Singular
      • It's the singluar name of location category label.
      • For example, we can change it to University Category
    • Locations Category Label - Plural
      • It's the plural name of location category label.
      • For example, we can change it to Universities Category
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