focus keyword have to be exactly same as title

Hello,

We apologize for the issue you are facing with the focus keyword check in the title. The focus keyword does not necessarily have to be exactly the same as the title; however, it is important that your primary focus keyword is included in the SEO title to improve relevance and ranking potential.

Rank Math checks if your primary focus keyword appears within the first 60 characters of your title, as this is a significant ranking factor for search engines. If you are receiving a note indicating a mismatch, it may be due to the placement or phrasing of the keyword in relation to the title.

To optimize your title, ensure that your primary focus keyword is present and ideally positioned within the first 60 characters, but it does not have to be an exact match. You can adjust the wording of your title to include the keyword naturally without making it sound forced or repetitive.

If you would like, you can reply to this ticket with your screenshots, and a human agent from the Rank Math Support team will assist you further. Thank you for raising this concern!

Hello,

Please note that Rank Math looks for the exact match of your focus keyword with the title, description, and content. But it doesn’t mean that you’ll have to use the full title in your focus keyword field.

If your title is “Personalized Real Estate & Villa Management” then you can use “Real Estate”, “Villa Management” or “Real Estate & Villa Management” as your keyword. But if you use “Personalized Villa Management”, then the test will be failed as it doesn’t exactly match your title.

For more details on this test, you can check this URL: https://rankmath.com/kb/score-100-in-tests/#focus-keyword-in-the-seo-title-primary-focus-keyword-only

Hope that helps and please don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any other questions.
 
Thank you.