All in One SEO Plugin Problem

davidjames42973 · 10-21-2009, 05:22 PM

Warriors,

I've been using All in One SEO for well over a year now and have never had problems. I was wondering why I wasn't receiving any long tail keywords for my newest site, so I began researching this. Google is finding my pages with the same meta tags as my home page and isn't indexing my meta description for each individual post. Of course, the end result is the only way people are finding my site is through the home page.

The reason I'm emailing about this problem is because I see other people are having this same problem and All in One SEO hasn't been replying to their support for this problem lately.

Any suggestions? The only thing I think it could possibly be is on the main page, I clicked the button that says disable all in one for this page/post, but I don't think that would of disabled all of the metas for every post.

Eric Lorence · 10-21-2009, 05:35 PM

You have to define your keywords/tags for each post, below the editor.

If you don't define these, you will simply get the blog default.

All in one SEO is not "autopilot", you still have to put in the metadata where required. It just adds some seo tools beyond what wordpress has by default.

davidjames42973 · 10-21-2009, 05:45 PM

Thank you Eric. I did this already though when I started building the site.

I have 13 post on this wordpress site and every post I have different meta tags and meta descriptions. They've always worked great and I've had lots of success with this several times, but for some reason it's not working the way it suppose to.

Eric Lorence · 10-21-2009, 05:51 PM

Use Firefox to view your posts page source and see if the data is showing.

If it is, then the SE's just haven't got around to updating it yet.

davidjames42973 · 10-21-2009, 06:13 PM

Thanks for your advice...

I used firefox and type in site: http:/ / mywebaddress.com

Then I see that google has indexed a few of my posts.

The problem is they come out like this:

da yada
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. ...

and...

da yada
Oct 13, 2009 ... More About yada yada Comments: You can leave

In other words, all the posts have the same meta tags and isn't adding my meta descriptions.

Abledragon · 10-21-2009, 06:18 PM

Go to the All-in-one-SEO set up page and make sure that the radio button next to Enabled is checked - the first setting.

Everytime the All-in-one is updated it automatically disables itself, so you need to actually go back and enable it after every upgrade.

Cheers,

Martin.

davidjames42973 · 10-21-2009, 06:26 PM

After looking deeper, I am finding posts on google with the meta description, but
it's weird because the blog title stays the same for every post.

Wordpress just had an upgrade, so I just upgraded it today. Hopefully that will help.

I always make sure that enable button is on because I've actually made this mistake in the past...

dwinland · 10-21-2009, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidjames42973

After looking deeper, I am finding posts on google with the meta description, but
it's weird because the blog title stays the same for every post.

Sounds like you need to modify your permalinks. To something like this:

That should put your post title's into the html structure. I hope that is what you are aiming for.

Darren Winland
BamaMarketer

Abledragon · 10-21-2009, 06:38 PM

Make sure your AIO settings further down the settings page include %post_title% | %blog_title% (or just %post_title% if you prefer).

Cheers,

Martin.

davidjames42973 · 10-21-2009, 06:50 PM

All of this is excellent advice, thank you everyone.

I've actually done all of the things that have been mentioned. My only guess now is there may be something wrong with the theme I'm using, or somehow this will fix itself...

Ralf Skirr · 10-21-2009, 06:56 PM

Did you actually check the source code of your post pages? That would show you the output of the SEO plugin.

You can do this by using View - Source Code from the menu of your browser.

Then look for the meta tags for the description and the title. this is what usually goes to google listings.

Looks like this:

Quote:

title>Your title shows up here</title>
<meta name="description" content="Your description shows up here." />

davidjames42973 · 10-21-2009, 06:56 PM

Martin,

I looked at my post and page format like you suggested and that's where the problem was. I was up very late building this site and the adjustments that I always make on this page was wrong. I'm sure that'll clear up the problem.

Thank you everybody! Warrior Forum is the best...

10-21-2009, 05:22 PM	#1
davidjames42973 David James Ostiguy War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 862 Thanks: 323 Thanked 138 Times in 108 Posts Social Networking	All in One SEO Plugin Problem Warriors, I've been using All in One SEO for well over a year now and have never had problems. I was wondering why I wasn't receiving any long tail keywords for my newest site, so I began researching this. Google is finding my pages with the same meta tags as my home page and isn't indexing my meta description for each individual post. Of course, the end result is the only way people are finding my site is through the home page. The reason I'm emailing about this problem is because I see other people are having this same problem and All in One SEO hasn't been replying to their support for this problem lately. Any suggestions? The only thing I think it could possibly be is on the main page, I clicked the button that says disable all in one for this page/post, but I don't think that would of disabled all of the metas for every post.

10-21-2009, 05:35 PM	#2
Eric Lorence Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Alpharetta,GA, USA. Posts: 1,440 Thanks: 497 Thanked 198 Times in 143 Posts	Re: All in One SEO Plugin Problem You have to define your keywords/tags for each post, below the editor. If you don't define these, you will simply get the blog default. All in one SEO is not "autopilot", you still have to put in the metadata where required. It just adds some seo tools beyond what wordpress has by default.

10-21-2009, 05:45 PM	#3
davidjames42973 David James Ostiguy War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 862 Thanks: 323 Thanked 138 Times in 108 Posts Social Networking	Re: All in One SEO Plugin Problem Thank you Eric. I did this already though when I started building the site. I have 13 post on this wordpress site and every post I have different meta tags and meta descriptions. They've always worked great and I've had lots of success with this several times, but for some reason it's not working the way it suppose to.

10-21-2009, 05:51 PM	#4
Eric Lorence Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Alpharetta,GA, USA. Posts: 1,440 Thanks: 497 Thanked 198 Times in 143 Posts	Re: All in One SEO Plugin Problem Use Firefox to view your posts page source and see if the data is showing. If it is, then the SE's just haven't got around to updating it yet.

10-21-2009, 06:13 PM	#5
davidjames42973 David James Ostiguy War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 862 Thanks: 323 Thanked 138 Times in 108 Posts Social Networking	Re: All in One SEO Plugin Problem Thanks for your advice... I used firefox and type in site: http:/ / mywebaddress.com Then I see that google has indexed a few of my posts. The problem is they come out like this: da yada You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. ... and... da yada Oct 13, 2009 ... More About yada yada Comments: You can leave In other words, all the posts have the same meta tags and isn't adding my meta descriptions.

10-21-2009, 06:18 PM	#6
Abledragon Advanced Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hong Kong. Posts: 960 Thanks: 3 Thanked 173 Times in 153 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: All in One SEO Plugin Problem Go to the All-in-one-SEO set up page and make sure that the radio button next to Enabled is checked - the first setting. Everytime the All-in-one is updated it automatically disables itself, so you need to actually go back and enable it after every upgrade. Cheers, Martin.
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10-21-2009, 06:26 PM	#7
davidjames42973 David James Ostiguy War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 862 Thanks: 323 Thanked 138 Times in 108 Posts Social Networking	Re: All in One SEO Plugin Problem After looking deeper, I am finding posts on google with the meta description, but it's weird because the blog title stays the same for every post. Wordpress just had an upgrade, so I just upgraded it today. Hopefully that will help. I always make sure that enable button is on because I've actually made this mistake in the past...

10-21-2009, 06:38 PM	#9
Abledragon Advanced Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hong Kong. Posts: 960 Thanks: 3 Thanked 173 Times in 153 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: All in One SEO Plugin Problem Make sure your AIO settings further down the settings page include %post_title% \| %blog_title% (or just %post_title% if you prefer). Cheers, Martin.
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10-21-2009, 06:50 PM	#10
davidjames42973 David James Ostiguy War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 862 Thanks: 323 Thanked 138 Times in 108 Posts Social Networking	Re: All in One SEO Plugin Problem All of this is excellent advice, thank you everyone. I've actually done all of the things that have been mentioned. My only guess now is there may be something wrong with the theme I'm using, or somehow this will fix itself...

10-21-2009, 06:56 PM	#12
davidjames42973 David James Ostiguy War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 862 Thanks: 323 Thanked 138 Times in 108 Posts Social Networking	Re: All in One SEO Plugin Problem Martin, I looked at my post and page format like you suggested and that's where the problem was. I was up very late building this site and the adjustments that I always make on this page was wrong. I'm sure that'll clear up the problem. Thank you everybody! Warrior Forum is the best...