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Drupal Search Engine Optimization

By : Ric Shreves
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Drupal Search Engine Optimization

By: Ric Shreves

Overview of this book

Drupal is a free and open-source content management system and content management framework written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. It is used as a back-end system for at least 1.5% of all websites worldwide ranging from personal blogs to corporate, political, and government sites. SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is the process and techniques by which you optmize the content and style of your site in order to induce more people to view it. Drupal SEO will help you develop and execute an effective search engine optimization strategy for your site. From planning to implementation, the book covers best practices in contemporary SEO. In Drupal SEO you will learn how to develop a dynamic and productive SEO campaign. Covering both the basics of campaign development as well as the daily work it takes to maintain your SEO competitiveness, this book will show you how to produce a distinct and appropriate strategy for your site. In particular you will learn key phrase selection and competitor analysis and the correct groundwork for your dynamic SEO campaign. Drupal SEO will then show you, by finding the right combination of extensions, how to supercharge your site. You will also be given a guided tour of key SEO services, like Google and Bing Webmaster, in order to implement a progressive and effective link building campaign. You will then learn key expert tips and tricks to enable you to build SEO-effective content which will take your site from invisible to unmissable with little effort.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

Finding SEO modules


While you can always visit Google and run a search for Drupal SEO extensions, there's a better way to find modules and components for your Drupal site. The Drupal community maintains a large directory of extensions specifically for the CMS at http://drupal.org/project/modules.

The Download & Extend section of the official Drupal site is a great starting point for finding useful extensions. For each module, the directory includes a description, bug reports, and information about compatibility. Some listings also include links to demos or screenshots.

At the time this was written, there were more than 4,000 modules available for Version 7 of Drupal. Some modules overlap with others and some require you to install other extensions before you can use them. Accordingly, your first step should be to look at a number of extensions and decide what combination of extensions is most suitable for your site.

Note

Always check carefully the compatibility of the extensions. Modules...