WordPress SEO + Virtue Theme Specialist (Philippines VA) – Part-Time (20 hrs/week, 12 weeks)

We are hiring a Philippines-based Virtual Assistant with strong WordPress SEO setup skills and high-level experience with the Virtue theme (Kadence Virtue / Virtue Premium). This role is hands-on and practical — you will be fixing and improving real WordPress sites.

Set up and improve SEO in WordPress (technical + on-page)

Configure SEO plugins (Rank Math / Yoast / similar)

Fix indexing issues (noindex, robots.txt, sitemap, canonicals, redirects)

Improve page structure: titles, meta descriptions, H1–H3 headings, internal linking

Use Google Search Console to identify and resolve coverage/indexing problems

Work confidently in Virtue theme: layout edits, mobile tidy-up, basic speed improvements

Keep simple notes of changes made (so we can track progress)

REQUIREMENTS (MUST HAVE)

Proven experience doing WordPress SEO setup (not only content writing)

Strong Virtue theme knowledge (you’ve built or edited pages inside Virtue)

Comfortable with:

Google Search Console basics (URL Inspection, Coverage, Sitemaps)

Canonicals, noindex, robots.txt, redirects

On-page SEO basics (titles/meta/headings/internal links)

Good English and clear communication

Reliable, organised, and able to follow a checklist

NICE TO HAVE (BONUS)

Basic speed optimisation (caching, image compression, plugin hygiene)

Local SEO + schema basics (LocalBusiness / FAQ / Service)

Kadence Blocks experience

To be considered, reply with the following:

Your full name + location (Philippines)

Your hourly rate + weekly availability

2–3 links to WordPress websites you worked on + what you did (SEO fixes / setup)

Confirm your Virtue theme experience (what you edited/built inside Virtue)

Answer the Skills Test below (copy/paste your answers)
SKILLS TEST (REQUIRED – 15 to 25 minutes)

Answer in plain text (short answers are fine, but be specific):

A1) A page shows “Excluded by ‘noindex’ tag” in Google Search Console. List 5 possible causes in WordPress.
A2) Explain the difference between noindex, canonical, and a robots.txt block (simple explanation).
A3) List your checklist for publishing a new service page so it indexes properly.
B1) Order of steps: Sitemap submitted but some URLs not indexed + duplicate URLs + tag pages indexing. What do you do first, second, third?
C1) In Virtue theme, where do you go to edit (1) homepage layout blocks (2) mobile spacing (3) header/menu)? Write the exact menu paths you use (e.g., Appearance > Customise > …).

Applications without the skills test will be ignored.