The MainWP Yoast SEO Extension simplifies the setup and management process for Yoast SEO across all of your sites. Since the Extension also integrates with the Yoast SEO meta box, you can customize each Post or Page then publish those custom settings to your Child sites.
Important Notes:
This Extension requires the Yoast SEO plugin to be installed on your Dashboard and Child sites to function properly.
Install and Set the Yoast SEO Extension
Installation of the MainWP Yoast SEO Extension requires three important steps:
Installing the Extension itself on your MainWP Dashboard site
Installing the Yoast SEO plugin on your MainWP Dashboard site
Installing the Yoast SEO plugin on Child Sites
Installing the Extension
The MainWP WordPress Extension needs to be installed only on your MainWP Dashboard site. You can install it as any other MainWP Extension.
Installing the Plugin on MainWP Dashboard Site
The Yoast SEO plugin needs to be installed on your MainWP Dashboard site. You can install it like any other WordPress plugin.
For additional help with installing WordPress plugins, please review this help document.
Installing the Plugin on Child Sites
For the proper use of the MainWP Yoast SEO Extension, you need to install the Yoast SEO Plugin on your child sites.
Install from MainWP Dashboard
Login in to your MainWP Dashboard
Go to the MainWP > Plugins > Install page
In the Search field, enter the plugin name (Yoast SEO)
Press enter on your keyboard
After the search results appear, locate the plugin
Select the Install this Plugin option
Select your child sites
In the Installation Options box, make sure that the Activate after installation option is selected.
Click the button to complete the installation.
Once the installation is complete, Sync your MainWP Dashboard.
Install directly on Child Site
Login into your child site
Go to the WP > Plugins > Add New page
In the Search field, enter the plugin name (Yoast SEO)
After the search results appear, locate the plugin
Click the Install button
Click the Activate button
For additional help with installing WordPress plugins, please review this help document.
Important Notes:
After installing the Yoast SEO plugin, it is required to Synchronize your sites so your MainWP Dashboard becomes aware that the plugin has been installed and activated.
Yoast SEO Dashboard
From the MainWP > Extensions > Yoast SEO > Dashboard page, you can monitor all of your child sites where you have the Yoast SEO plugin installed. In the sites list, you will be notified if the plugin has an update available or if the plugin is deactivated.
In case the plugin is not activated, the Activate action will appear in the corresponding site row.
If there is a new version of the plugin, the Update action will appear in the corresponding site row.
Available Actions
From the MainWP > Extensions > Yoast SEO > Dashboard page, you can quickly access the plugin settings on a child site or the WP Admin section. Actions are provided in a Child Site row.
Important Notes:
If you know that you have the plugin installed on a child site, but the child site doesn’t appear in the list, try to re-sync your sites.
Manage Yoast SEO Plugin Settings
The MainWP Yoast SEO Extension lets you easily manage the Yoast SEO plugin settings on all your child sites. The process of the settings management requires three steps:
Exporting Yoast SEO Settings from one of your Websites
Importing the Settings Template to your Extension
Saving the Template to Child Sites
Export Yoast SEO Settings
Login into one of your WordPress sites where you have the Yoast SEO plugin configured
Follow the Import And Export in Yoast SEO tutorial
Import the Yoast SEO Settings Template to the Extension
Login in to your MainWP Dashboard
Go to the MainWP > Extensions > Yoast SEO page
Go to the Activate and Edit SEO Template tab
Locate the Upload Templates box
Set the template Title
Set the template Description
Upload your template
Click the Import Settings button
Save Yoast SEO Settings to Child Sites
Login in to your MainWP Dashboard
Go to the MainWP > Extensions > Yoast SEO page
Go to the Activate and Edit SEO Template tab
Locate the Activation / Update box
Locate the previously uploaded template
Click the Use this SEO Template button
Publishing Posts and Pages with your SEO Settings
Once the Yoast SEO plugin is installed on your MainWP Dashboard, the Yoast SEO meta box will be inserted in the Add New Post and Add New Page screens. From there, you can publish your Custom SEO Settings along with the post content.
Publish Posts with Custom SEO Settings
Login in to your MainWP Dashboard
Go to the MainWP > Posts > Add New page
Set your post content
Set SEO Settings
Click the Set SEO Values button
Click the Publish button
Publish Pages with Custom SEO Settings
Login in to your MainWP Dashboard
Go to the MainWP > Pages > Add New page
Set your page content
Set SEO Settings
Click the Set SEO Values button
Click the Publish button