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cernst77

Jun 29 2011, 11:25AM

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First off, the search term "SEO" is too short to search the forums with

Can you give me any tips on what to change (my guess it will be under Admin | Site Preferences | General)

so that my site comes up for certain search terms

and also how to increase my ranking.

I just recovered from a hack 3 months ago, and completely changed my site structure, so that is something that will have to age out - I can't do anything about the past, and IMHO, changing the site structure is a good security move, if I was hacked using a specific directory structure and I change it, it just makes it a bit harder for those darn bots out there to compromise me again. I also follow all hardening e107 suggestions.

But the topic is SEO for e107 and how to get my site to come up in google using the e107 settings/files.

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Tgtje

Jun 29 2011, 11:46AM

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Dear cernst77, would you please be so kind to use the following words into the top right search field : search engine (forum listing)

This question is so widely discussed, with a lot of answers too, it would be inappropiate to not list all ideas and points given (too much too answer in short). Again, please use search with those words and you will find a whole lot (meta tags and keywords with good content are the primary words).

Good reading, take a coffee whilst doing

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cernst77

Jun 29 2011, 12:36PM

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I've already tried "search engine" in the search box.

Before the page ends the threads are already dated 2006, any newer advice?

Also, I do not want any google integration if at all possible, or plugins for SEO. (I run plugin-less atm, it seems safer after all the hack attacks on plug-ins)

Is there no simple adjustments in the Admin Panel to help key words come up with your site in google?

key word, "simple" ironically, I do not want to have to brew a pot of coffee to get through the reading. There has got to be a few SIMPLE things I can do.

No???

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cernst77

Jun 29 2011, 12:39PM

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Oh, if all I have to do is adjust my META tags, then that will work.

They are in the preferences section? or do I have to go to my shell and vim a php file in my content root?

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Tgtje

Jun 29 2011, 12:46PM

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Yes that is the place, adding there relevant words (in meta AND keywords) (try to make them combine to the content of site) and you are on the go.
The correct (update regularly) content according to the site itself is the main routine.
If relevance isn't found, bots (search) give up after some time. Another alternate thing to do is using the sitemap (core plug). This has an influence too.

Aslong as you do not pay search engines, those words will help, but it will take time. (News page php has higher hits than index.php btw. being starting page

)

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MikeyGMT

Jun 29 2011, 01:02PM

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wiki:preferences wiki:seo wiki:google sitemap

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inebriated

Jun 29 2011, 04:24PM

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I wrote a few comments a couple years ago on a thread all about SEO.

Check here [-link-]

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zollk60

Jun 29 2011, 06:09PM

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Here is what you need to know about SEO.

Content is king. Quality, relevant content. If your site has no content, the bots will not visit you, because your site is not relevant.

Here is what I suggest:
1. Register a domain name! Register your name, as your site exists to promote you.
2. Put your Resume on your resume page. Don't just link to your resume.
3. Add descriptions to your downloads. Nobody can tell what they are with out opening them. Neither can Google or any other search engine.
4. Start using the News page as a blog. No fresh content. No reason for Google or any other reputable search engine to crawl your site.

Bottom line, give Google a reason to crawl your site, and to crawl it frequently. Quality, relevant content. Content is king.

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marj

Jun 30 2011, 12:39AM

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cernst77 wrote ...

First off, the search term "SEO" is too short to search the forums with

[-link-]

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C6Dave

Jun 30 2011, 02:13AM

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Google also have a new tool called +1 which adds a button on your site so "people who love your content recommend it on Google search"

The first part of the code for the 'head' of every page simply foes into your additional metatags in admin metatags

The other single line you can put in your templates for forum_viewtopic, content, faq etc.

Does +1 affect my site’s performance in search?

Content recommended by friends and acquaintances is often more relevant than content from strangers. For example, a movie review from an expert is useful, but a movie review from a friend who shares your tastes can be even better. Because of this, +1’s from friends and contacts can be a useful signal to Google when determining the relevance of your page to a user’s query. This is just one of many signals Google may use to determine a page’s relevance and ranking, and we’re constantly tweaking and improving our algorithm to improve overall search quality. For +1's, as with any new ranking signal, we'll be starting carefully and learning how those signals affect search quality.

How will the +1 button affect my traffic?

Personalized annotations next to your page in search results may increase your site’s visibility and make your site’s snippet more compelling, which may in turn increase the odds that users will click through to your page.

You have nothing to lose by adding it, Full details [-link-] (you need a Google Tools account)

Example of it in action (2 sizes, top and bottom of the page) here: [-link-]

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Hikingwolf

Jun 30 2011, 09:13AM

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C6Dave wrote ...

The first part of the code for the 'head' of every page simply foes into your additional metatags in admin metatags

What do you mean by this? Ive never really used the meta tags.

C6Dave wrote ...

The other single line you can put in your templates for forum_viewtopic, content, faq etc.

How would you go about adding this to the Content Management plugin?
Thanks for posting this info!

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C6Dave

Jun 30 2011, 11:41AM

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First you need to get the js from Google, there should be a link in your adsense account to the page you need, but it's the one I posted earlier

The first part of the code which links your site needs to go in the site header and the simplest way is to add the code straight into admin>>metatags>>Enter additional meta-tags:

You will need to allow html and script posting in admin>>prefs>>text rendering first.

For content pages then in plugins>>content>>templates>>default open up the templates around line 32 add the second part of the code with the " changed to ' like this:

$sc_style['CONTENT_CONTENT_TABLE_RATING']['pre'] = "<g:plusone size='small'></g:plusone><br />";

I chose small so it's the same size as the other icons (you can see it here next to the pdf icon: [-link-] )

It's very simple to do

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zollk60

Jun 30 2011, 12:50PM

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Here is how I implement Google +1 on my site:

googleplusone.sc

$news_item = getcachedvars('current_news_item');
return "<g:plusone size='medium' href='".SITEURL."news.php?item.".$news_item['news_id']."'></g:plusone>";

Save to your theme directory

Register new shortcode in theme.php

$register_sc[]='GOOGLEPLUSONE';

Add Javascript to theme_head() in theme.php

<script type='text/javascript' src='http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'></script>

Then in $NEWSSTYLE of theme.php add the GooglePlusOne shortcode where you want it to appear on News.

{GOOGLEPLUSONE}

You can see it in action, on my site, here: [-link-]

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Hikingwolf

Jun 30 2011, 01:55PM

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Thanks zollk60 and C6Dave,you guys rock! Ive now implemented it on my site with ease!

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Killhunter

Jun 30 2011, 02:44PM

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i cant find theme_head() in my theme.php ?! zollk?

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zollk60

Jun 30 2011, 02:51PM

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Add this to your theme.php before $header:

function theme_head() {
echo "<script type='text/javascript' src='http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'></script>";
}

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Hikingwolf

Jun 30 2011, 07:09PM

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Hey guys,
Ive now add this to my download_template.php and want to add it to my forum as well. Which templete would i need to edit for this?There is just so many! I was also wondering if it would be of any use in the forum?
Thanks again!

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C6Dave

Jun 30 2011, 11:36PM

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forum_viewtopic_template.php is the one you need

Copy it to your theme folder and add the

<g:plusone size='small'></g:plusone>

At line 147 and line 231 just before the closing td

{WEBSITEIMG}
	 {PRIVMESSAGE}
<g:plusone size='small'></g:plusone>
	</td>

That's the forum page with the posts on that you want publicised

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Hikingwolf

Jul 01 2011, 07:43AM

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Thanks C6Dave!

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Killhunter

Jul 01 2011, 02:32PM

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thanks zollk!

Is it also possible to add the facebook like button like this? can you make a tutorial too for this? thank you so much!!

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