Using Yoast SEO with Claude works best as a review loop: Claude reads each selected page and its current Yoast fields, proposes a new SEO title and meta description in a table, waits for your approval, and then saves only the approved values through Meikero’s SEO tools. Afterwards it reads the metadata back so you can see exactly what Yoast will output. You stay in charge of every word; Claude does the reading, drafting and bookkeeping.
Page content, SEO title and meta description
These three are easy to mix up, and they do different jobs:
| What it is | Where people see it | |
|---|---|---|
| Page content | The visible heading and text of the page | On your site |
| SEO title | The text in the page’s <title> element, set in Yoast | Browser tabs, bookmarks and often search results |
| Meta description | A short summary in the page’s HTML head, set in Yoast | Sometimes as the snippet under a search result |
Changing the SEO title or meta description does not change what visitors read on the page itself.
What you need
- Yoast SEO active. (Meikero’s SEO tools also support Rank Math; this guide uses Yoast.)
- Claude connected to your site — see how to connect Claude to WordPress with MCP.
- Permissions. SEO and the target content type (pages and posts, or WooCommerce for products) set to view only lets Claude read and propose. Saving needs both set to allow changes.
- Meikero Pro to apply changes; Free covers reading and proposals. See Free and Pro.
Step 1: Read the page and its current metadata
Never rewrite a title for a page Claude has not read. For each page ID, Claude should read the page content and then the SEO fields. Meikero returns both the values stored in Yoast and, where Yoast provides them, the rendered title, description and canonical URL. An empty stored title usually means Yoast is filling it from its title template, which is worth knowing before you replace it.
If you are not sure which pages need work, a read-only WordPress audit with Claude can list pages with missing or duplicated SEO fields first.
Step 2: Identify what the page is really for
A good title starts from the page’s actual purpose: who it is for and what they can do there. Claude can infer that from the content. What it cannot do through Meikero is look up keyword search volumes, so ask it not to invent them. If you have real data from Google Search Console, paste it in and say which queries matter.
Step 3: Write unique, accurate titles and descriptions
Google’s guidance on influencing title links asks for titles that are descriptive and concise, without keyword stuffing or repeated boilerplate across pages, and it notes there is no fixed length limit — long titles are simply truncated to fit the screen. Its guidance on snippets and meta descriptions says the same about descriptions: make them unique to each page and summarise what the page actually offers.
As practical writing targets, aim for roughly 50–60 characters for a title and 120–155 for a description. Yoast’s own article on writing meta descriptions uses a similar range for its length check. These are editing targets, not rules: a clear 48-character title beats a padded 59-character one.
Two illustrative examples
Illustrative examples. Both sites are fictional; the text shows the approach, not measured results.
A local bakery’s wedding cake page
- Before title: Services – Rye & Rose
- After title: Wedding Cakes in Leeds, Made to Order | Rye & Rose
- Before description: (empty)
- After description: Tiered wedding cakes baked to order in Leeds. Book a tasting, choose from seasonal flavours and arrange delivery to your venue.
The new version names what the page offers and where. It mentions tastings and delivery only because the page describes them.
A blog post about sourdough starters
- Before title: Sourdough Starter Sourdough Tips Best Sourdough Starter Guide
- After title: How to Revive a Sluggish Sourdough Starter
- Before description: Read our blog post about sourdough.
- After description: Starter not rising? Check temperature, flour and feeding ratio, then follow a three-day routine to bring it back to life.
The old title repeated one phrase; the new one says what the article actually helps with.
The prompt
Review the Yoast SEO titles and meta descriptions for these page IDs using Meikero: 12, 15, 18.
1. For each ID, read the page content and its current SEO fields with the available Meikero tools. Note the stored and rendered title and description, the canonical URL and the edit hash.
2. Work out each page's purpose from its content. Do not invent keyword search volumes or rankings.
3. Propose a new SEO title (about 50-60 characters) and meta description (about 120-155 characters) for each page. Keep every title and description unique and accurate to the page. Avoid repeating the same phrase.
4. Show a review table: page ID, page title, current SEO title, proposed SEO title, current description, proposed description, character counts. Then stop and wait for my approval.
5. After I approve, update only the approved title and description fields with the Yoast provider, following the actual seo_update_post schema and using each page's current edit hash. Do not change the canonical URL, focus keyphrase, page content or any other setting unless I explicitly ask.
6. Read each page's SEO fields back and confirm the saved and rendered values match the approved text.Step 4: Apply only what you approved
Meikero’s SEO update tool can set the SEO title, meta description, focus keyphrase and canonical URL for one page at a time. Only the fields Claude sends are changed, so a title-and-description update leaves the canonical and focus keyphrase alone. Indexing directives such as noindex are not part of the tool at all, and Yoast’s global settings and title templates stay in Yoast. Each update requires the page’s current edit hash and keeps a data backup.
Step 5: Verify what Yoast outputs
The read-back compares stored values with what Yoast renders. Yoast caches page data in its own indexables, so if the rendered value lags behind, check again after Yoast has refreshed its SEO data. Then open the public page, view the source and confirm the <title> and <meta name="description"> tags.
What Google and Yoast will and will not do
Google decides what appears in search results. It builds title links from several sources, not only your <title>, and creates snippets mainly from page content, using the meta description when it describes the page better. Yoast is clear that there is no guarantee Google will display the description you write. Yoast’s coloured indicators are helpful editorial feedback, not a ranking promise. A better title can help people choose your result; it cannot guarantee a position or traffic.
FAQ
Will this change my page content?
No. The SEO update tool only writes Yoast’s stored fields. Page text changes only if you separately ask Claude to edit the page — see how to refresh an outdated service page for that workflow.
Does it work for WooCommerce products?
Yes, if Yoast handles your products and Meikero’s WooCommerce permission allows changes alongside SEO. Product pages are a good place to start because their default titles are often generic. If the product copy itself is thin, improve the product descriptions with Claude first, so the meta description can summarise accurate text.
How many pages should I do at once?
Start with five to ten important pages so you can review the table properly. Once the style is right, continue in similar batches.
Start with your most important pages
Pick the homepage and a handful of key pages, run the prompt and review the table. The SEO tools in the Meikero reference show what each one reads and writes.
Related workflow: a short overview of when this is worth doing is in rewrite SEO titles from your actual page content.