All In One SEO

Posted on June 6, 2009
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Building WordPress sites in a CMS format just got a whole lot better. Michael Torbert, the developer of the mega popular All In One SEO WordPress plug-in, announced and released a new CMS enhanced version the plug-in by adding some uniquely important features to CMS structured sites. After working with Michael to hash out some of the new features and presenting our code modifications we have been using for a few months, I was pleased to see that in every site we apply the pre release version of the plug-in to, solved a unique issue present only in CMS type configured WordPress sites. Let me explain a little;

One of the most under utilized features being used with WordPress is the feature that provides a way for WordPress to function more as a CMS (Content Management Solution) combined with the powerful blogging ability as opposed to just a blog. The feature is especially attractive to website owners that want to have all the control and publishing abilities to maintain their site without the overtly complex and lofty functionality of a full blown CMS solution. Having built nearly a hundred of these types of sites, we had come to discover that when using the All In One SEO plug-in with a WordPress CMS type setup, that duplicate or identical meta keywords and meta description details were shared for the home page as well as the blog landing page. This could be a potential hazard for the SEO efforts of the site.

Receptive and appreciative I’m glad to say that working with Michael proved to be a favorable endeavor having had the experience in the past where some developers are not nearly as professional nor friendly. What Michael had done was keep us in the loop as he updated his plug-in by allowing us to help beta test and provide code to make the plug-in as CMS friendly as can be. What you get now in addition to its already essential SEO friendly features is the power to control your details and keywords for all aspects and areas of your blog akin to the CMS method of site building. Michael had also added a new toggle feature which allows for a Dynamically Generate Keywords for Posts Page. What happens here is when you assign a page for the posts and home page you can either dynamically generate the keywords or set them statically which has its uses in some circumstances. Be sure to download the latest version for your WordPress CMS to investigate further.

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