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Install and set up ZEISMO SEO

Start with the WordPress plugin, work through all five setup steps, and know what to check before you move on.

ZEISMO SEO 1.2.1Step-by-step tutorial

1. Install the plugin

  1. Choose your download channel.

    For the WordPress.org edition, open Plugins → Add New Plugin and search for ZEISMO SEO; select Install Now, then Activate. For the direct edition, open the ZEISMO marketplace and choose the download button. Register or sign in, then save the ZIP from your private one-time link. You can request a fresh link later from ZEISMO SEO in your client portal.

  2. Upload it in WordPress (ZIP downloads only).

    Sign in as an administrator. Open Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin, choose the ZIP, and select Install Now.

  3. Activate ZEISMO SEO.

    Select Activate Plugin. The setup wizard opens after activation. If another SEO plugin is active, review the migration safety note before changing overlapping output.

2. Review site essentials

The first wizard screen shows the WordPress settings that need your attention. Only the changes you select will be applied; a setting that is already configured may not appear as a proposal.

Step 1: review your current settings before choosing any changes.
Step 1: review your current settings before choosing any changes. Actual v1.0.3 sandbox screen; test data is not customer results.
  1. Decide whether this site should be public.

    Select Allow search engines to index this site only if the site is ready to be discovered. Leave it unselected on a private or staging site.

  2. Review the URL proposal.

    If Use readable URLs is offered, review the current and proposed permalink structure. Existing URLs can change, so an established site may need redirects. Do not select it merely to finish setup.

  3. Continue with your choices.

    Select Continue to apply selected changes. Skip this step keeps your current WordPress settings.

Check your result: You reach the identity screen. Unselected WordPress settings remain unchanged.

3. Choose your site identity

Step 2: choose your identity and writing workflow. This sandbox already has an account connected.
Step 2: choose your identity and writing workflow. This sandbox already has an account connected. Actual v1.0.3 sandbox screen; test data is not customer results.
  1. Use your existing details or customize them.

    Choose Use site details to start from WordPress, or Customize details to enter your business or site name, site type and optional social username. The preview updates as you type.

  2. Review the tagline.

    In the custom details form, the tagline updates your WordPress tagline. Leave it blank only if you intend to clear it.

  3. Choose your writing workflow.

    Keep it simple starts from suggested titles, descriptions and keywords. Bring my keyword strategy lets you provide preferred phrases, one per line. These phrases are your choices, not measured search-volume data.

  4. Connect AI only if you want it now.

    If no account is connected, expand Add ZEISMO AI. Review the consent text before providing an email. You can skip this and connect later through Plans. An existing connection shows a confirmation instead.

  5. Save your identity.

    Select Save and continue. Correct any highlighted details before continuing.

4. Choose your features

Choose six supported features before saving.
Choose six supported features before saving. Actual v1.2.0 sandbox screen; test data is not customer results.

Choose missing image descriptions, attachment redirects, date/search archive indexing, RSS source links and IndexNow notifications. Select Save feature choices to apply them, or keep your current settings. IndexNow sends public URL notifications only after you enable it.

5. Connect Google, or finish without it

Choose Continue to Google connection if you want Search Console reports. Read the consent screen and connect your own authorized Google account. You can instead select Finish without connecting. Skipping this step does not disconnect an existing Google account.

6. Review your saved choices

The last step summarizes your saved choices. Open the dashboard to continue. You can revisit setup later without losing your existing preferences.

5. Find your next task

Overview: site health, recommendations, content coverage and account usage.
Overview: site health, recommendations, content coverage and account usage. Actual v1.2.1 sandbox screen; test data is not customer results.

Use Needs attention to choose an improvement, or open a page from Pages needing attention. The navigation on the left opens Features, Search & schema, site tools, Plans and Settings.