Comments on: SEO implications of moving to WordPress http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/ Internet marketing and search engine optimisation Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:42:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Patrick Altoft http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2773 Patrick Altoft Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:40:09 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2773 MSN filed a patent that included details of how content nearer the root would be ranked higher. This was a few years ago before Wordpress made the use of folders more widespread. I suspect if you get lots of links to content within a certain sub folder Google will give that folder more weight than the rest of the site. It might not be much though. MSN filed a patent that included details of how content nearer the root would be ranked higher. This was a few years ago before WordPress made the use of folders more widespread.

I suspect if you get lots of links to content within a certain sub folder Google will give that folder more weight than the rest of the site. It might not be much though.

]]> By: takeabreak http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2768 takeabreak Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:22:03 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2768 I wonder if Google to put more weight on posts that are closer to the root directory of the site. eg mysite.com/blog/newzealand/webcam.htm vs mysite.com/webcam.htm. Mmmm... I wonder if Google to put more weight on posts that are closer to the root directory of the site. eg mysite.com/blog/newzealand/webcam.htm vs mysite.com/webcam.htm. Mmmm…

]]> By: Gripper http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2730 Gripper Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:19:48 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2730 Sorry Patrick, I missed that one. I think my point still stands though, many Wordpress blogs still do not credit the platform that enabled it. Has featuring the link caused anyone any problems (apart from the spam which Chris correctly pointed out earlier can be thwarted by the Askimet plugin) Sorry Patrick, I missed that one.

I think my point still stands though, many WordPress blogs still do not credit the platform that enabled it. Has featuring the link caused anyone any problems (apart from the spam which Chris correctly pointed out earlier can be thwarted by the Askimet plugin)

]]> By: Patrick Altoft http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2724 Patrick Altoft Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:25:38 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2724 Gripper there is a link at the bottom right hand site. It doesn't have an underline but I can't see anybody clicking it anyway. Gripper there is a link at the bottom right hand site. It doesn’t have an underline but I can’t see anybody clicking it anyway.

]]> By: Gripper http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2723 Gripper Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:11:58 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2723 If you are now using Wordpress as your blogging platform why do you not feature a link back to Wordpress? Though its not compulsory I would have thought that this would have been a courteous thing to do, after all this wonderful piece of software has been provided completely free of charge. Don't take this personaly though, many (Wordpress) blogs I read never feature a credit or backlink to Wordpress.org. Am I missing something here, does a link or crediting the blogging platform cause a blogger problems? If you are now using WordPress as your blogging platform why do you not feature a link back to WordPress?

Though its not compulsory I would have thought that this would have been a courteous thing to do, after all this wonderful piece of software has been provided completely free of charge. Don’t take this personaly though, many (WordPress) blogs I read never feature a credit or backlink to WordPress.org.

Am I missing something here, does a link or crediting the blogging platform cause a blogger problems?

]]> By: Dave http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2634 Dave Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:46:44 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2634 I found that plugin awhile back and after installing it, it served up 302 redirects instead of 301's. I checked your older posts and they are all giving a 301 so I guess it was just a temporary bug, which is great because the plugin is awesome. I will definitely use it in the future. In fact all of Urban Giraffe's plugins are great. http://urbangiraffe.com/plugins/ I found that plugin awhile back and after installing it, it served up 302 redirects instead of 301′s.

I checked your older posts and they are all giving a 301 so I guess it was just a temporary bug, which is great because the plugin is awesome. I will definitely use it in the future.

In fact all of Urban Giraffe’s plugins are great. http://urbangiraffe.com/plugins/

]]> By: Chris http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2628 Chris Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:16:39 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2628 Make sure you install the Akismet plugin to clamp down on comment / trackback spam. Wordpress is an excellent platform for SEO. c. Make sure you install the Akismet plugin to clamp down on comment / trackback spam.

WordPress is an excellent platform for SEO.

c.

]]> By: Patrick Altoft http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2610 Patrick Altoft Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:55:24 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2610 If you block them you would lose the benefit of any links pointing to them. If you block them you would lose the benefit of any links pointing to them.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2606 Matthew Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:27:29 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2606 With the /trackback/ and /feed/ added on to the end of each URL would you think it's best to 301 them to the actual URL or would it be just as good to deny them in robots.txt like */trackback/ ? With the /trackback/ and /feed/ added on to the end of each URL would you think it’s best to 301 them to the actual URL or would it be just as good to deny them in robots.txt like */trackback/ ?

]]> By: Nick - road2blogging http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2601 Nick - road2blogging Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:12:26 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/seo-implications-of-moving-to-wordpress/#comment-2601 Hey Patrick, Thanks for the plugin link, was using 404 notifier and adding re-directs to my .htaccess file, now this is a lot easier! There are a lot of plugins to deal with the Spam and I guess it's just a fact that it's going to be around for ever. Hey Patrick, Thanks for the plugin link, was using 404 notifier and adding re-directs to my .htaccess file, now this is a lot easier!
There are a lot of plugins to deal with the Spam and I guess it’s just a fact that it’s going to be around for ever.

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