Is Wordpress good for SEO
-
Is Wordpress good for SEO? If so, any tips? Do I need to set up as a subdomain so www.blog.mysite.com?
Thanks
-
The best test case for the value of WordPress is to switch an existing site to WP from HTML as see the results. I have been impressed. I only use SEO optimized theme framework like headwaythemes.com genesis or thesis.
I find Yoast SEO buggy and redundant if you use a strong framework.
-
Colin, you are definitely right about WordPress and SEO. The link you provided was also quite helpful - thanks for the reminder.
-
Out of the box, a self-hosted WordPress site is flawed when it comes to SEO. Your permalink structure will be poor, there is rampant duplicate content and titles, frankly it's a bit of a mess.
With a little work though, you can turn WordPress into a very SEO friendly platform. WordPress SEO by Yoast is an essential plugin in my mind, and makes things a whole lot easier.
Check out this very helpful Mozinar on the subject: http://moz.com/webinars/advanced-wordpress-seo
-
Yea you want to run a "self-hosted wordpress" to get the real SEO value out of it. It's totally different than wordpress.com
http://wpmu.org/wordpress-org-vs-wordpress-com/
The benefit of wordpress is you won't have to be programmer to fix duplicate url issues and a lot of the technical stuff. It's not that a wordpress site "ranks better" or something...it's just easier to keep technical issues from holding you back in my opinion.
-
You don't have to set up wordpress on a subdomain. And I probably wouldn't unless you're just looking to add a blog to your an existing site.
My opinion is that wordpress is hands down the most SEO-friendly CMS out there, and much less time-consuming to optimize than anything else. You can create clean permalinks in 2 clicks, it basically handles the .htaccess stuff for you. Also, the wordpress SEO plugin from Yoast makes it real easy optimize.
There was a good Wordpress SEO mozinar the other day that you might find helpful also.
http://moz.com/webinars/hands-on-answers-to-the-most-asked-wordpress-qestions
-
Hi,
Thanks for the responses. i want to add the blog to my site to get the SEO value from it. I do not want it hosted at Wordpress. I'm confused how it would work in SEO terms. How do I get the SEO value out of wordpress.
So to answer your question its: "or just using a wordpress CMS on a domain you have such as "www.example.com"?"
-
Studio, here's a great post on wordpress SEO. Yoast makes a very useful plugin too.
-
just to clarify, are you talking about having a wordpress site as in "mysite.wordrpess.com" or just using a wordpress CMS on a domain you have such as "www.example.com"?
Browse Questions
Explore more categories
-
Moz Tools
Chat with the community about the Moz tools.
-
SEO Tactics
Discuss the SEO process with fellow marketers
-
Community
Discuss industry events, jobs, and news!
-
Digital Marketing
Chat about tactics outside of SEO
-
Research & Trends
Dive into research and trends in the search industry.
-
Support
Connect on product support and feature requests.
Related Questions
-
Best Wordpress theme for blogging
Hi all, What is the best Wordpress theme for a professional DM blog? I am looking for something minimalistic where I can add my personal profile and have articles nicely listed, potentially grouped within categories. Any ideas? Thanks. Katarina
Content Development | | Katarina-Borovska3 -
Disqus and SEO
It seems Disqus commenting system has grown and evolved so to make it easier to comment I've installed it on my 14 sites. I find moderation becomes much easier. Is Disqus SEO friendly and a part of an SEO process? (I checked the topic and only found one's dated back to 2011). Thanks, Don
Content Development | | NicheGuy0 -
Same SEO Impact for: ''blog.domaine.com/'' and ''domaine.com/blog/
I would like to add a WordPress blog to my online store. My shopping cart is BigCommerce. My store URL is: http://www.furnacefilterscanada.com I know the ''BEST'' option will be to have a blog like this: http://www.furnacefilterscanada.com/blog/ But I don't thing it is possible on BigCommerce platforme. If I can have a blog with this sub-domaine: http://www.blog.furnacefilterscanada.com will it be a efficient for SEO? Thank you, BigBlaze
Content Development | | BigBlaze2050 -
Recos for SEO friendly blog for asp.net environment?
Can anyone recommend a blog platform for asp.net server environment that has SEO friendly components/plugins available? Client is migrating a Wordpress blog at wants recommendations as the internal requirement for the project is that the blog is hosted on asp.net. Thanks in advance for the help!
Content Development | | MRM-McCANN0 -
Images for WordPress
I'd be grateful for any advice regarding sourcing, adding & attributing images/photos for my WordPress blog. Budget is tight so have to rule out paid stock libraries, but I heard that Flickr images can be used under Creative Commons providing they are correctly attributed. eg. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/business-of-it/2011/04/07/mps-criticise-bbc-siemens-38m-contract-failure-40092428/ eg 2. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/networking/2011/10/05/bt-lines-up-300mbps-broadband-launch-40094109/ Example 1 does not seem to link back but example 2 does. Are there any rules on this? I have looked at some plugins: Insights, iFlickr, WP Flickr Manager, Photo Dropper. Looking to save time by streamlining the process of adding images, resizing and attributing. Many thanks.
Content Development | | martyc0 -
SEO Moz logo
Is it ok to add the SEO Moz logo to the homepage of your website ? We are a UK based Internet Marketing company and we are looking to inform our audience that we use SEO Moz to manage our SEO clients campaigns. here is our site - http://www.onlinemediadirect.co.uk I am looking to add it on the SEO section to the left of the page.
Content Development | | onlinemediadirect0 -
Self Hosted Wordpress Video plugins you have had success with.
Does anyone know of some good plugins for wordpress for self hosted video? Thanks in advance!
Content Development | | JasonJackson0