Options in the SEO section

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Options in the SEO section

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The commands in this section allow you to set a series of useful parameters to optimize the Page and activate the SiteMap (as well as the robot.txt file if you’re using the Professional edition).

Specifically, you can apply the following options:

Automatically create a SiteMap: this is active by default, and the SiteMap will be automatically created and linked.

For the SiteMap to be created correctly, you must enter a valid URL in the WebSite Address (URL) field in the Step 1 - Website Settings window.

The commands in the Tag 'Title' section allow you to define the format based on which you will compose the <Title> tags:

Tag Format for Site Pages: choose the values from the available lists that will be reproduced in the <Title> tag for the Site's Pages, as well as the character to use as a separator. By default, the <Title> tags for the Site’s Pages are written as "Title of the Page - Title of the Site".
Tag Format for Blog Articles: choose the values from the available lists that will be reproduced in the <Title> tags for the Blog Article Pages, as well as the character to use as a separator. By default, the <Title> tags for the Blog Article Pages are written as "Title of the Article - Title of the Blog - Title of the Site".

In the Tag 'H1..H6' section, you’ll find options for managing the header tags:

Automatic heading tag management: this option defines how <h1> and <h2> heading tags are to be handled when the website's page code is created. You can choose from:
None: none of the parameters set for the Pages will be automatically applied and the heading tags <h1> and <h6> can be managed manually.
H1 for page title: if the name assigned to the Page during the Map creation step or the Page Title used in the Page Properties window is made visible (see Text Style), it will be used as the value of the <h1> tag.
H1 for Website Heading and H2 for Page title: the value of <h1> tag will be the name of the Page, or if otherwise specified, the Page Title used in the Page Properties window, followed by a dash, then the Title of the site (<h1> = "Page Title - Site Title"). The <h1> tag is inserted in the Page code, and is attached to the Model's header. The name of the Page or the Page Title, without adding the name of the Site, is also reproduced as the value of the <h2> tag.
Set H1..H6 tag for the Template Headings: if this option is active, the <h1>..<h6> tags  will be applied to the texts associated to the corresponding Heading Styles.

To define the Heading Styles you need to use the functions available in the Text Style window. Once you choose a Style, you can apply it to a text while working in the text editor.

As well as enabling a statistics engine, you can also choose from the following options:

Verification metatag for Google Search Console: enter the control meta tag to use the Google Webmaster Central™ tools.

For more information on Google WebMaster Central™ and to open an account, click on the button to go to the official site: http://www.google.com/webmasters/.

Include the robots.txt file: sets up the robots.txt file, which is used for indicating which contents in the site are to be excluded from search engine indexing. By default the instructions in the robots.txt file exclude the contents in some subfolders, such as Admin and Res, from indexing by all robots. You can edit the robots.txt file by hand or paste in new instructions.

For more information on the robots.txt file, click on the button to go to the official site: http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html.

 


Best practices:

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How to write and use the Robots.txt file

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How to create and link the website's SiteMap


Further information:

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Search engines and SEO optimization