{"id":38057,"date":"2020-04-30T11:15:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T11:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/?p=38057"},"modified":"2025-11-20T14:50:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T12:50:24","slug":"rank-math-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/rank-math-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Rank Math SEO Integration for Elementor Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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5 Exciting Things You Can Do with Rank Math<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Edit Meta Snippets and Social Previews<\/b><\/h3>

The first thing you\u2019ll likely notice within the Rank Math interface is the snippet editor, located at the very top of the General tab. You can edit it by clicking <\/span>Edit Snippet<\/b> or the social icon on the far right.<\/span><\/p>

A lightbox will pop up with a <\/span>General <\/b>and <\/span>Social <\/b>tab, showing you a preview of how your meta description will look in search engines \u2013 on both mobile and desktop. You can change the title, description, and permalink that will display in Google. A suggested character limit is shown, which updates live.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Click the arrow on the right of each input box to access a list of dynamic variables. For instance, the <\/span>sitename <\/b>variable displays the current title of your site. If you update the title later, your snippet will update too. There are other cool additions like current day\/month\/year, date modified, and page number.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Curious how best to fill in this info? We give a brief tutorial in our <\/span>on-page SEO checklist<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>

Once you\u2019re finished, head over to the <\/span>Social <\/b>tab to customize in-depth how your page will appear when shared on social media. There\u2019s both a Facebook and Twitter editor.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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From this screen, you can upload a social preview <\/span>image<\/span><\/a> \u2013 with suggested dimensions to make sure it isn\u2019t stretched or blurry \u2013 include a custom title and description, and add a video or gif overlay to encourage people to click through.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The Twitter tab is much the same, with the option to either use the Facebook tab\u2019s settings or write a separate snippet. You can also choose the card type: summary, summary with large image, app card, or player card. The app card is for mobile apps and allows you to link to the <\/span>download<\/span><\/a> page, while the player card lets you embed videos or streams.<\/span><\/p>

Set a Focus Keyword<\/b><\/h3>

Before the Rank Math integration came to life, this was one of the more difficult areas for users to optimize. On the default WordPress editor, you can set a focus keyword right there and get live updates on how well you\u2019re using it. But with SEO tools located there and text within the Elementor editor, it was difficult to get an accurate, real-time idea of how well you were doing.<\/span><\/p>

Now, you can set a focus keyword, or up to five of them, for any page on your site and get feedback as you tweak it. When you type in the focus keyword box, you also get keyword suggestions to help you pick a high-ranking one.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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So what exactly is a focus keyword? Every article and page on your site should be targeting a certain keyword. If you use this keyword well throughout your content, you\u2019ll increase your chances to rank higher in Google. Tools like Rank Math allow you to set a focus keyword, then give you suggestions to better integrate it throughout the page.<\/span><\/p>

We have an article on <\/span>keyword research<\/span><\/a>, too, if you want to know how to choose keyphrases that rank better in the search results.<\/span><\/p>

Below the focus keyword field, there\u2019s a checkbox to mark a page as \u201cPillar Content.\u201d Pillar content is your most important, evergreen pages, the stuff you want to keep funneling traffic towards forever.<\/span><\/p>

If you mark a post as pillar content, Rank Math will suggest internally linking to that post when you create other pages in the same category. This will keep clicks flowing to your best content for a long time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Check for SEO Errors<\/b><\/h3>

Below the focus keyword box on the <\/span>General <\/b>tab, you\u2019ll find one of the most important features in this integration: the smart suggestions. These are what make working with SEO within Elementor a smooth, painless process.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The smart suggestions automatically detect errors within your content, especially concerning focus keyword usage. As you correct these errors, the keywords and the score at the top right of the menu area will light up, turning yellow, then green as you get closer to optimal SEO.<\/span><\/p>

There are four sections: Basic SEO, Additional, Title Readability, and Content Readability.<\/span><\/p>

The first section is, as it says, the basics that you\u2019ll definitely want to focus on. These are all about distributing your focus keyword throughout the page. Make sure everything is lit up green to get the best SEO boost.<\/span><\/p>

Additional<\/span><\/i> targets smaller, but still impactful, areas of improvement such as including your focus keyword in more places, sufficient internal and external linking, and getting your <\/span>URL<\/span><\/a> to an ideal length.<\/span><\/p>

The final two sections cover those final touch-ups on your title and content. It suggests including strong, emotional power words in your title to attract more attention, and ensuring that your content uses readable paragraphs and breaks it up with images or videos.<\/span><\/p>

In the <\/span>Title Readability<\/b> section, you can use the <\/span>Fix with AI<\/b> feature to automatically resolve any issues. Rank Math\u2019s AI will fix them directly within the Elementor editor itself.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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If you ever get confused about any of the suggestions, just click the question mark symbol next to each to see a helpful description.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Configure Schema Markup (Rich Snippets)<\/b><\/h3>

Have you ever noticed those Google results that stand out a little more? They might have a photo, a star rating, or even an entire recipe attached to them. These are known as <\/span>rich snippets<\/span><\/a>, schema markup, or structured data. And they\u2019re a great way to get noticed in the search results.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The third icon within the SEO tab leads to Schema, where you can choose what type of page you\u2019re creating and fill in the necessary information.<\/span><\/p>

You can choose from 13+ different types of Schema Markup and configure them for the page that you\u2019re currently editing with Elementor. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Most of these speak for themselves, but each one comes with its own unique settings. For instance, if you choose the <\/span>Job Posting<\/span><\/i> snippet, you\u2019ll need to enter information like the salary, location, and organization creating the job offering. The recipe snippet requires a list of ingredients, cooking time, cuisine, and many other options.<\/span><\/p>

There\u2019s also a <\/span>Headline<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Description<\/span><\/i> box on each one. You can either use the default title and meta description you created before, or write up a new one that only displays within this rich snippet.<\/span><\/p>

You can only choose a single rich snippet type per page, so choose the one that best applies to your page.<\/span><\/p>

Just keep in mind that Google won\u2019t always display your search result as a rich snippet. It appears dynamically in response to user queries, when they include a certain keyword or phrase. But even the chance of having your page stand out that much is worth the extra work.<\/span><\/p>

Advanced SEO Features<\/b><\/h3>

Besides all of these core features, there are a few advanced features you\u2019ll want to know about. They can be found under the <\/span>Advanced <\/b>tab. Just a word of caution: don\u2019t modify these unless you know what you\u2019re doing.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The first set of options lets you edit the robots.txt, or the document that tells search engine crawlers how to index each page. Here are the settings and what they do:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>