WordPress powers over 40% of the web, but that popularity doesn't mean WordPress sites are automatically well-optimised. In fact, most WordPress sites we scan have between 10 and 30 SEO issues — many caused by the default theme settings, plugin conflicts, or content that was published without any SEO consideration.
SiteBeat auto-detects WordPress and generates fix instructions that reference your specific setup: which WordPress admin menu to navigate to, which Yoast or Rank Math setting to change, which plugin to install, and which functions.php snippet to add. Not generic SEO advice — WordPress-specific instructions you can follow right now.
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Title tags, meta descriptions, heading hierarchy (many WordPress themes misuse H1/H2 tags), canonical URLs, Open Graph tags, XML sitemaps, and structured data. WordPress often has duplicate content issues from category archives, tag archives, and paginated pages — we detect all of these and tell you exactly how to fix them using your SEO plugin's settings.
WordPress sites are notorious for slow load times. We measure LCP, FCP, CLS, and TBT using Google PageSpeed Insights and identify exactly what's causing the slowdown: unoptimised images, render-blocking plugin scripts, missing browser caching, or a slow hosting provider. Fixes reference WordPress-specific tools: which caching plugin to use (WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache, or LiteSpeed Cache), which image optimiser to install (ShortPixel or Imagify), and which plugins to deactivate.
WordPress sites accumulate broken links fast — edited permalinks, deleted posts, changed category slugs, and external links that went dead. We crawl every internal and external link and report the exact page, the broken URL, and what to do about it. For changed permalinks, we tell you how to set up a 301 redirect using the Redirection plugin or your .htaccess file.
SSL configuration, mixed content (common when migrating from HTTP to HTTPS), login page exposure, security headers, and WordPress version disclosure. We check if your site leaks the WordPress version number, exposes the login page at the default /wp-login.php, and whether your security headers are properly configured.
Responsive layout, viewport configuration, tap target sizing, and font readability. Many WordPress themes claim to be "responsive" but have layout issues on specific screen sizes — especially on older themes or themes with heavy page builders.
Thin posts (under 300 words), missing featured images, missing alt text on images, keyword density, and readability. WordPress makes it easy to publish content — which means it's also easy to publish thin, unoptimised content that drags your entire site's SEO down.
?p=123 URLs instead of readable permalinks. This hurts both SEO and click-through rates.Issue: 12 images missing alt text across 8 posts
Fix: Go to Media → Library. Switch to list view. Click each image flagged in the report. In the Alternative Text field, write a descriptive phrase (2-8 words) that describes what the image shows. Include your target keyword naturally where it fits. Click Save. For images embedded in posts, edit the post, click the image block, and fill in the Alt text field in the block settings panel on the right.
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