Artisteer Wordpress template SEO issues

G`day,

Artisteer has a forum for this, I suggest you head
over there for the best answers. Can you explain
why Artisteer is "not great for WP SEO"?

The output can be quickly tweaked to achieve
valid xhtml 1.0 and valid css ... you`ll likely need
to learn a bit tho ... Artisteer creates the base
for you to work with.

Saves many hours but it still takes quite some time
to produce something good ... best to take the time
to learn "coding" to take full advantage of the tool.

*EDIT* Open your Artx v1 Project in v2 ... if
the "compatability feature" works it will update
the Theme/Template.


YiKeS

If you give me the website URL, I might take a look at it for you.

If you use the all in one SEO plugin Craig mentioned, you'll definitely be ok. I have three sites running with artisteer templates and SEO and they're indexed and perform fairly well.

Thanks! I feel better about it now. I just wasn't sure and didn't know how to check. I hoped that might be the case and wasn't too worried because I could see some of my blogs very high in google. I appreciate your advice.

SEO is far more dependant on the person (you) than the program (Artisteer).

The question is where did you hear it as there is so much rubbish going around that unless it can be varified it is still just that rubbish.

Usually you will find these comments coming from web designers as they are loosing work because we can do just as good if not better than them now designing themes and tweaking them the way we want rather than depending on them.

In the end SEO is more about content and other factors rather than a theme so keep that in mind. I have been using it for a while and my sites have not suffered. Still getting lots of traffic and ranking well.

Quentin

One of the biggest problem with Wordpress templates is its mis-use of content hierarchy.

For instance, by default, most themes put the blog name in an H1 tag, which is a complete waste of an H1. Further, widget headings, like "Recent Posts" are placed into an H2 tag... another waste.

This is why I have settled on using the Thesis theme for everything now. This is the only theme that I've found that addresses all these issues.

I think I could argue that Thesis is the absolute best theme you can get if you are SEO minded, and care about the little things with your site.

Wordpress SEO is all about the plugins.

i am ranking #1 and #2 for some of my sites where i made custom designs with artisteer. The difference is that thesis theme etc. is nice because you dont need a SEo plugin - but with artisteer just use "all-in-one SEO" plugin and you are set.

I love thesis but i feel so limited sometimes...its very nice for informative and "bland" sites like financial and insurance....but if i want something nice and colorful Artisteer is just great for designing.

I have 5 sites of my own and 1 of my wife's that are all operating on artisteer v1 templates. Use the All-in-One SEO plugin like the others have said.

I have heard a similar rumor about artisteer, but I can't say that I've found it to be true. The software seems to put out really good themes and the only real problem I have had is in learning where all of the controls for the different elements are. For instance, there are a number of different controls to change the color of links or to set the thickness of borders. Every different section of the page has a separate control and it would be nice for those of use who want simplicity to simply be able to press one button to change them all. (That may be possible, but I haven't found it yet.)

The great advantage that artisteer brings is the ability to rapidly deploy a template that is radically different from any others you may have used on other sites in your network. I doubt you could hand code a template as fast as you can build it with artisteer.