As You might know wordpress active seo cheklists are kind of daily and constant steps in which you take them to be aligned with your SEO strategies ,Here are a checklist of 20 of these steps.

1. Choose a Reliable Hosting Provider

2. Install an SEO-friendly WordPress Theme

3. Install a Free WordPress SEO Plugin

4. Set Your Preferred Domain

5. Check Your Site’s Visibility Settings

6. Enable SEO Friendly Permalinks

7. Verify Your Site with Google Search Console & Submit Your XML Sitemap

8. Carry Out Keyword Research

9. Install the SEO Writing Assistant by SEMrush Plugin & Create Great Content

10. Set Custom URLs for Pages & Posts

11. Use Optimized Page Headings

12. Craft Unique Optimized Title Tags & Meta Descriptions

13. Use Internal Linking

14. Use Optimized File Names for Images

15. Add Alt Text to Images

16. Install a Cache Plugin to Improve Site Speed

17. Optimize Images

18. Noindex Tag Pages & Other Low-value Content

19. Mark Up Your Pages with Schema

20. Use ‘Last Updated’ Dates

But there are some other passive steps that do not deal with posts that you insert into your WordPress website, you just perform them only once at your WordPress website but benefit their usefulness forever.

Here three of these steps are explained in this video:

1.Enable plugins Auto updates

2.Install WP Rocket plug-in

3.Delete Inactive Plugins

Source:

https://www.semrush.com/blog/wordpress-seo-checklist-20-tips/