04 Aug Googles new site kit plugin for WordPress!!!
Googles new site kit plugin for Word press
Anyone who has a website on the internet would know the importance of having it optimised. If a website is not optimised in accordance to the google algorithms there is less chances of it being visited by people and ranking on the first page of the Google search results.
Even if you have stunning marketing plans in place it can be a waste of money if the website does not have the essentials to rank it properly on google. There are various companies that can help you to get the website the desired results.
At Futureproof Sites we believe there is no better help you can get from anyone than google itself. This is what the new site kit plugin offers you. Below you can have a look at how site kit works and how it can be effective for your business and your business’s website.
What is site kit?
In order to get the best out of site kit one has to understand what it is and how it works. Site kit in layman’s terms is a plugin that you can use along with WordPress. This plugin is installed to provide various parts of information for a WordPress user.
How does it help?
Upon using this you can get meaningful insights from google directly on to your WordPress dashboard.
In other words, you can see different stats such as:
- AdSense: This is a service by google that helps you to monitor the revenue that is generated from your site.
- Google search console: It provides you information on the type of search query that gets people to visit your website. It also provides you with information on how many people have in deed visited your site from the google search engine.
- Page Speed insights: This essentially provides you tips on how to increase the performance of your page. You can also analyze the performance of your page with the use of this information.
- Google analytics: Site navigation by a user and the information on goals are provided with this information.
- Optimisation: This provides information on what mistakes or flaws that are in your website and tips to get rid of the same. This helps to optimise your website better.
- Tag Manager: You get to manage your tags better with this so that you can have unwanted tags removed and useful tags infused.
The better part about getting all these things in your dashboard is the fact that all these come from google itself. This makes the data all the more reliable when compared to the other data you may be able to get from alternative sources.
By using the data provided by site kit you can better optimize the website of yours. This would mean that you are more likely to get attention to your website not just from people but also from the most powerful search engine on the internet too.
How to install site kit?
Installation of the plugin is one of the easier things that you can do on your WordPress. Anyone who has basic computer knowledge can follow the below mentioned steps to have it installed.
- There is a menu stacked to the left-hand side of your WordPress dashboard that belongs to your website.
- There would be a search option where you put in “Site Kit” as the search query.
- Results would have an option where you can click upon the “Install” button and that would lead you to the setup page.
- Choose the “Site Kit” from the newly installed programs and choose “Start Setup” option on it.
- You would be asked to sign in and you should use your gmail credentials that you use for the search console for your website.
- There would be two options provided such as “Deny” and “Allow” among which you should select “Allow” from the two. You would be notified that the setup is completed.
- Furthermore, you can choose to add the different tools like the ones mentioned above according to your requirements of the WordPress website.
If you follow these simple instructions you can have site kit installed with no trouble whatsoever.
Costs involved
There are absolutely no costs involved with downloading and having the plugin installed. This is because the plugin is open-source and thus comes to you free of cost. However, there might be charges that pertain to the use of different tools or products from google.
So, that sums up the benefits of using site kit along with WordPress for your website. You can choose to use these tools that we mentioned to get the best benefits from google. Despite most of the tools being available free of cost there are some that do cost you.
The costs involved can be marginal when you consider the statistics or advantages that it brings to your website. You can multiply your earnings when you have access to these important statistics and tools directly from google.
If you have any queries contact Nick at Futureproof Sites today.
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