SEO (with tips for MediaWiki and WordPress): Difference between revisions

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*Tips for MediaWiki and WordPress related to SEO
*Tips for MediaWiki and WordPress related to SEO
*SiteMaps (and don't Image SiteMaps too)
*SiteMaps (and don't Image SiteMaps too)
*Robots (as in GoogleBot) - robots.txt
*Robots (as in GoogleBot) - robots.txt (and yes, Google has a wizard / generator for that)
*Google Search Console (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Search_Console)
*Google Search Console (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Search_Console)
*"Web master" tools for other search sites (Bing, etc.)
*WebMaster tools for Google and other search sites (Bing, etc.)
*Other Google Services (Google Analytics, Google Insights (merged into Google Trends, [https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?hl=en Transparency Report]))
*Other Google Services (Google Analytics, Website Optimizer, Google Insights (merged into Google Trends, [https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?hl=en Transparency Report]))
*Custom Error Pages
*Special Consideration for Mobile Devices
*Other analysis tools like Sawmill
*Broken Links; Google says have a custom 404 error page, sure that's good, but what about fixing the broken links? (Plugin or Extension anyone?)


==Basics==
==Basics==
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Yoast and others
Yoast and others
Google XML Sitemaps Plugin
Udinra All Image Sitemap Plugin
WPMUDEV Plugins (various)
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==Other Google Services==
==Other Google Services==
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The .service can be checked with this command: systemctl start WhatEverName.service
The .service can be checked with this command: systemctl start WhatEverName.service


=== Handy Command to Find Information about Services ===
===Handy Command to Find Information about Services===
whereis WhatEverProgramOrService
whereis WhatEverProgramOrService


It doesn't tell everything about a service.  Case in point, BIND or NAMED, because it doesn't mention the /var/spool/ directory for zone files.<br />
It doesn't tell everything about a service.  Case in point, BIND or NAMED, because it doesn't mention the /var/spool/ directory for zone files.<br />