# **🧩 What Is the OTTO WordPress Plugin?**

OTTO is Search Atlas's AI-powered SEO automation tool. The OTTO WordPress plugin connects your WordPress site directly to the Search Atlas platform, allowing OTTO to deploy on-page SEO optimizations — such as title tags, meta descriptions, schema markup, and more — automatically, without manual edits inside WordPress.

# **📋 Before You Begin**

- You have an active Search Atlas account with OTTO enabled.
- You have admin access to your WordPress site.
- Your WordPress site is publicly accessible (not in maintenance mode or behind a login wall).

# **⚙️ Step 1: Activate OTTO for Your Site in Search Atlas**

1. Log in to your Search Atlas account.
2. In the left sidebar, navigate to **OTTO SEO → All Sites (SEO Automation)**.
3. Click **Create** or select an existing site.
4. Enter your website URL and follow the on-screen prompts to create an OTTO session for your site.
5. Once the session is created, you will see a unique **OTTO Connection Key** on the setup screen. Copy this key — you will need it in Step 3.

# **🔽 Step 2: Install the Search Atlas Plugin on WordPress**

1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
2. In the left menu, go to **Plugins → Add New**.
3. In the search bar, type **Search Atlas**.
4. Locate the official **Search Atlas** plugin in the WordPress admin plugin list and click **Install Now**.
5. Once installation is complete, click **Activate**.

Alternatively, you can download the plugin file directly from Search Atlas and upload it via **Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin**.

# **🔗 Step 3: Connect the Plugin to Your Search Atlas Account**

1. After activating the plugin, go to **Search Atlas → Settings** in your WordPress left menu.
2. Paste the **OTTO Connection Key** you copied from Search Atlas into the connection field.
3. Click **Connect**.
4. A confirmation message will appear indicating that your site is successfully linked to your Search Atlas account.

# **✅ Step 4: Verify the Connection in Search Atlas**

1. Return to your Search Atlas account, go to **OTTO SEO** in the left sidebar, and open **SEO Automation**.
2. Your site's status should now show as **Connected**.
3. OTTO is now ready to deploy SEO optimizations to your WordPress site.

# **🚀 Step 5: Deploy OTTO Optimizations**

With the plugin connected, you can return to the **OTTO SEO** section in Search Atlas at any time to review and deploy OTTO's recommended SEO tasks. When you approve and deploy a task, OTTO will automatically apply the changes to your live WordPress site through the plugin — no manual edits required.

# **🛠️ Troubleshooting Common Issues**

- **Plugin not found in WordPress:** Try searching for "Search Atlas" in the WordPress admin plugin list. If it still does not appear, contact support to get the direct plugin download link.
- **Connection Key not working:** Make sure you copied the full key without extra spaces. Keys are session-specific — if you created a new OTTO session, generate a fresh key.
- **Site shows as Disconnected:** Deactivate and reactivate the plugin in WordPress, then re-enter your connection key.
- **Changes not appearing on the live site:** Clear your WordPress cache and any CDN cache after deploying optimizations.

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