META TAGS in WP

cragar · 10-16-2009, 08:24 AM

I did a source view of my WP sites and there is no META for keywords.
How do i get that to show in the source or does it not matter for a WP site.Where are the sites keywords entered?

Catalin Ionescu · 10-16-2009, 08:30 AM

There are two ways you can do this...

One, you can enter them directly in your template header. Any changes you do will instantly apply to the entire site.

Second - and this is the recommended way - you install a plugin named All In one SEO Pack (WordPress › All in One SEO Pack WordPress Plugins). With this plugin you have global options like meta keywords and description, and you can override the global settings on a per page basis.

Sincerely,
Catalin Ionescu

cragar · 10-16-2009, 08:37 AM

Will this speed up the site for indexing too?

Catalin Ionescu · 10-16-2009, 08:49 AM

I'm not a SEO specialist, but I do not think anything you put IN the page has any effect on the indexing speed. Placement in the search engines maybe, but not the speed they index your site.

The Meta tags purpose (especially the description) is to tell Google what you'd like people to see in the search results, but even that isn't guaranteed. It could pick a fragment of text from the page to show instead of your description...

What will help with the indexing speed is making sure pinging is enabled from your blog admin area, as well as having a good internal linking structure (WordPress does this mostly automatic if you have a decent template).

A few external links from other sites pointing to key pages from your blog will help getting picked up by search engines too.

Sincerely,
Catalin Ionescu

cragar · 10-16-2009, 09:00 AM

Thanks,
I have installed SEO and set the settings and now the source has the keywords listed! thanks.Got any thing else to help optimize the site..any other plugins you recommend?

LynnM · 10-16-2009, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cragar

Will this speed up the site for indexing too?

If you don't have it already, a google sitemap will help with getting indexed quicker. You can get the plugin here: Google (XML) Sitemaps Generator for WordPress. After installation, go to Settings/XML Sitemap and click on the bit where it says "Sitemap wasn't built yet. Click here to build" and do that.

Another thing to check is the privacy settings, to see if your blog is set to be visible to search engines.

Finally, sign up to Google webmaster tools and add your site there.

Hope that helps,

Lynn

Catalin Ionescu · 10-16-2009, 09:08 AM

There aren't any other plugins that I'm aware of that make a big impact on SEO. Perhaps something to display the tag cloud might help, but I believe All in one SEO can do that too?

Something to keep in mind: it's OK to test several plugins. But the more you have enabled, the slower your blog will be. There's a cache plugin that can help to a point, but it's a good practice (and not only from the speed point of view) to only have installed and active the plugins you actually use.

So try to limit the number of active plugins to the bare minimum you actually use and need. On my blogs there aren't that many... All in one SEO, contact form, Akismet (comes with WP), Google XML sitemap generator, another one for the regular sitemap and one or two more, depending on the blog niche.

Sincerely,
Catalin Ionescu

10-16-2009, 08:24 AM	#1
cragar The No Fluff Marketer War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Jackson, Michigan Posts: 123 Thanks: 16 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	META TAGS in WP I did a source view of my WP sites and there is no META for keywords. How do i get that to show in the source or does it not matter for a WP site.Where are the sites keywords entered?

10-16-2009, 08:30 AM	#2
Catalin Ionescu Will code for food War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 377 Thanks: 39 Thanked 35 Times in 17 Posts Contact Info	Re: META TAGS in WP There are two ways you can do this... One, you can enter them directly in your template header. Any changes you do will instantly apply to the entire site. Second - and this is the recommended way - you install a plugin named All In one SEO Pack (WordPress › All in One SEO Pack WordPress Plugins). With this plugin you have global options like meta keywords and description, and you can override the global settings on a per page basis. Sincerely, Catalin Ionescu

10-16-2009, 08:37 AM	#3
cragar The No Fluff Marketer War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Jackson, Michigan Posts: 123 Thanks: 16 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: META TAGS in WP Will this speed up the site for indexing too?

10-16-2009, 08:49 AM	#4
Catalin Ionescu Will code for food War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 377 Thanks: 39 Thanked 35 Times in 17 Posts Contact Info	Re: META TAGS in WP I'm not a SEO specialist, but I do not think anything you put IN the page has any effect on the indexing speed. Placement in the search engines maybe, but not the speed they index your site. The Meta tags purpose (especially the description) is to tell Google what you'd like people to see in the search results, but even that isn't guaranteed. It could pick a fragment of text from the page to show instead of your description... What will help with the indexing speed is making sure pinging is enabled from your blog admin area, as well as having a good internal linking structure (WordPress does this mostly automatic if you have a decent template). A few external links from other sites pointing to key pages from your blog will help getting picked up by search engines too. Sincerely, Catalin Ionescu

10-16-2009, 09:00 AM	#5
cragar The No Fluff Marketer War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Jackson, Michigan Posts: 123 Thanks: 16 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: META TAGS in WP Thanks, I have installed SEO and set the settings and now the source has the keywords listed! thanks.Got any thing else to help optimize the site..any other plugins you recommend?

10-16-2009, 09:08 AM	#7
Catalin Ionescu Will code for food War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 377 Thanks: 39 Thanked 35 Times in 17 Posts Contact Info	Re: META TAGS in WP There aren't any other plugins that I'm aware of that make a big impact on SEO. Perhaps something to display the tag cloud might help, but I believe All in one SEO can do that too? Something to keep in mind: it's OK to test several plugins. But the more you have enabled, the slower your blog will be. There's a cache plugin that can help to a point, but it's a good practice (and not only from the speed point of view) to only have installed and active the plugins you actually use. So try to limit the number of active plugins to the bare minimum you actually use and need. On my blogs there aren't that many... All in one SEO, contact form, Akismet (comes with WP), Google XML sitemap generator, another one for the regular sitemap and one or two more, depending on the blog niche. Sincerely, Catalin Ionescu