Wordpress to Create Websites, Are They Auto-SEO'd?

[bb1webs]

Thanks for coming in,


Does anybody know the most current info on wordpress and SEO?

googling I have found what amounted to being evidence to make me believe that perhaps by now, they have it all auto-seo'd (basically).

earlier I know there was need for plugins which were created outside wordpress but works with it, that fixes the meta tags etc. but I got the impression they might be outdated now too.

appreciate your thoughts.

 

[Guard Dog]

While Wordpress does have some nice SEO capabilities, I use the Headspace plugin to perfect the SEO.

I love Wordpress and use it on 90% of my websites. Maybe I can convince an expert to show up here I'll ping one now.

 

[bb1webs]

Thank you sir. Headspace. I'll give it a google.

and ya, I like wordpress too, though just starting out with it.

 

[Aussie-Dave]

Hi All,

I've been using WP for most of my sites lately, well since late 08. Not only is it great blog software but it holds its own for a CMS too.

In so far as SEO, I'd suggest using a theme that is SEO optimised. I'd also use a variety of plugins from there. I use the following and achieve page 1 SERPS without any drama:

All in One SEO Pack
Google XML Sitemaps
WP Security Scan
Word Press Stats
Banner Garden
Embeded IFrame

I also use the bundled Akismet plugin to stop spam. You have to get an API to use it but it's free and it does a great job.

Of course there are plenty of pulgins to extend the use of WP, the majority are free and are pretty damn good. So do cost.

Some of the new SEO plugins will migrate your DB info.
Piece of advise. Back up your DB before doing this.

If you don't like the plugin, it can be a real b#tch to convert back later.

Also if your using WP as a blog or blog/cms set your RSS feed to summary, not full text. It helps prevent your full content being yanked.

Recently (last 3 months) I've installed Blog Protector, makes it hard for your content to be pilfered by low life's.


Cheers



Dave

 

[GFPC]

Some great advise!!

Thanks Aussie Dave!

Hi All,

I've been using WP for most of my sites lately, well since late 08. Not only is it great blog software but it holds its own for a CMS too.

In so far as SEO, I'd suggest using a theme that is SEO optimised. I'd also use a variety of plugins from there. I use the following and achieve page 1 SERPS without any drama:

All in One SEO Pack
Google XML Sitemaps
WP Security Scan
Word Press Stats
Banner Garden
Embeded IFrame

I also use the bundled Akismet plugin to stop spam. You have to get an API to use it but it's free and it does a great job.

Of course there are plenty of pulgins to extend the use of WP, the majority are free and are pretty damn good. So do cost.

Some of the new SEO plugins will migrate your DB info.
Piece of advise. Back up your DB before doing this.

If you don't like the plugin, it can be a real b#tch to convert back later.

Also if your using WP as a blog or blog/cms set your RSS feed to summary, not full text. It helps prevent your full content being yanked.

Recently (last 3 months) I've installed Blog Protector, makes it hard for your content to be pilfered by low life's.


Cheers



Dave

 

[ukpoker]

I think Wordpress is great, been using for a little while now, so many features with all the plugins, makes no sense creating a html site anymore.

Some I use:

All in One SEO Pack
Contact Form 7
Dagon Design Sitemap Generator (custom sitemap page)
Exec-PHP (run php in posts and pages)
Google XML Sitemaps
My Page Order (handy for rearranging the menus)
Wassup (stats)

These I always use.

 

[Baccarat]

I made my blog in Wordpress and used Dreamweaver to create the rest of the site. A friend of mine who does SEM for a living told me to use dreamweaver instead of using Wordpress for the entire site. Based on what you guys said, Wordpress is the way to go...

 

[ukpoker]

There is nothing wrong with using HTML for a basic website, I use dreamweaver all the time. Wordpress has come a long way and if you want some enhanced features without having to spend a lot of time or money coding it then, wordpress has pretty much a plugin for it.

Both ways are good, but I would definatly look at wp for creating a site nowadays.

 

[Baccarat]

Thanks uPoker for the advice.

 

[Guard Dog]

For any new site, Wordpress should at least be 'part' of your website (IMO). It allows the site to be much more quickly spidered by the search engines.

With the plugins and such, you can make the site that it doesn't even look like a blog if you want.

Take, for example, my site: Slotocash Casino Review.

That website looks nothing like a blog, yet it is one. It goes to show that you can easily make a website just look like a set of web pages even though it is a blog. The word 'blog' has some specific connotations that come with it, but that doesn't necessarily have to 'define' the site.

I use the following plugins, always:

All in One SEO Pack (sometimes I use Headspace instead, both are quality)
MaxBlogpress Ping Optimizer
Sociable
Google XML Sitemaps
WP-Stats

Those plugins will get you rockin'

 

[WCD Admin]

Nice looking site Andy. Clean and simple. I noticed that the "VIP Programs" tab doesn't light up like the others do (JFYI)... when you're on that page, the Home page tab is still lit up. .... .....

 

[Guard Dog]

Nice looking site Andy. Clean and simple. I noticed that the "VIP Programs" tab doesn't light up like the others do (JFYI)... when you're on that page, the Home page tab is still lit up. .... .....

I know.. I never fixed that It was a pain in the butt creating that type of tabbing for Wordpress. I am not a template designer and it took me awhile to get it into the state that it is in. I'll leave it, but need to generate some content for that website at some point. Haven't updated it in about 2 years.

 

[tryme1]

Another huge fan of Wordpress here.

I'm also a fan of Headspace and I use these additional plugins that haven't yet been mentioned.

Pretty Link : for link cloaking
Wordpress Super Cache : for faster user access
WP DB Backup: Er, for backing up the database

 

[Baccarat]

I was researching into this topic and i read some articles where people say that if the individual who creates the wordpress theme doesn't do it correctly, that can affect your SEO and ranking/crawling on search engines like Google.

 

[ukpoker]

Thats true, if they have done it from scratch (not modified template) thought even templates can be wrong.

But like mentioned Headspace and All-in-one seo, they add the functionaility of Meta tags, etc and make the posts and pages more friendly. Always good to have friendly urls too.

 

[Guard Dog]

It's definitely possible to screw up SEO if you create your own template. However, if you are capable of creating a WP template - you probably have the skills to properly set up the H tags to keep it friendly.

Most of the rest: Meta Tags, Title Tags, etc... can be manipulated with All in One SEO, Headspace, and others.

 

[sampeter012]

For a basic website, HTML can always be used, but I still use Dreamweaver. Wordpress has certainly come a long way with enhanced features.

 

[Guard Dog]

Welcome to AGD SamPeter You are digging up some old threads. Most of these are long dead threads. This one was from a year ago! ha.

 

[grem]

most wordpress themes are not seo optimized

 

[Guard Dog]

most wordpress themes are not seo optimized

Nope, they aren't. And most say they are