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List of modules and hacks to make your Drupal website more search engine friendly so the pages more visible and can rank better in Google, Bing, Yahoo and similar search engines.

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Enable Search Engine Friendly Urls Enable Path module which comes with core installation but is disabled by default. Path module will convert /node?q=1 urls to /node/1
Install Pautauto Module Install pathauto module too which allows you to create search engine friendly urls. PathAuto module offers various settings like removing characters like a,an,the as well as to write your own custom paths using tokens.
Install Global Redirect Module Global Redirect module takes care of the canonical url problems as well as it do 301 redirect from urls like /node/1 to /node/my- name
Fix Robots.txt Drupal has default robots.txt which ideally you should edit it but you can also install robots.txt module Do note that you need to remove/rename the default robots.txt file if you are using the module.
Redirect WWW to non WWW (or vice versa) Check https://github.com/drupal/drupal/blob/7.x/.hta ccess , drupal comes with .htaccess file, you can edit it to get www to non www or vice versa
Avoid URL duplication Canonical urls are example.com/my-name and example.com/my-name/ which are two different urls pointing to same content which can often be considered as duplicate content. Global Redirect Module takes care of Canonical url problem!
Install Path Redirect Module If you are changing url of an older page say /older-page to /newer-page, you don’t want older page to give 404 page not found error and want it to 301 redirect to the new page. This can be done with Path_Redirect module
Install Metatag Module for Title and Description Install Metatag plugin (for Drupal 7) or nodewords plugin (for drupal 6) which will take care of Title and Description Meta tags
No Index for Categories, tags, Taxonomy If you are using tags, category or taxonomy, you probably want to avoid them getting indexed in google specially if the content is not very useful Use Robots.txt to block such urls
Install SEOTools for SEO Checklist Do install SEOTools and SEO Checklist module too. Both modules will help you to keep things Organized.
Install XMLSitemap and SiteMap Modules Use xmlsitemap module which creates a Sitemap of all the urls (depending on the settings) and also submit it to the search engines.
For more such content on SEO and inBound Marketing, you can check http://inboundio.com/blog If you are looking for an All-in-One simplified marketing software to organize your online marketing campaign and to get more traffic, leads and conversions, you may want to check http://www.inboundio.com inBoundio.com offers simplified Keyword Research, Social Media Management, Landing Pages creation, Lead Management, inbuilt CRM and inbuilt email marketing and Is ideal for Individual and Small Business use. Also for more Drupal Resources check out 1. Drupal guides at http://drupal.org/documentation 2. Drupal FAQ at http://drupal.org/drupal-faq 3. Drupal Tutorials at http://drupal.org/node/627198 4. Drupal books http://drupal.org/books

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  • 1. Simplified InBound Marketing Software for Individuals and Small Businesses SEO for Drupal
  • 2. Enable Search Engine Friendly Urls Enable Path module which comes with core installation but is disabled by default. Path module will convert /node?q=1 urls to /node/1
  • 3. Install Pautauto Module Install pathauto module too which allows you to create search engine friendly urls. PathAuto module offers various settings like removing characters like a,an,the as well as to write your own custom paths using tokens.
  • 4. Install Global Redirect Module Global Redirect module takes care of the canonical url problems as well as it do 301 redirect from urls like /node/1 to /node/my- name
  • 5. Fix Robots.txt Drupal has default robots.txt which ideally you should edit it but you can also install robots.txt module Do note that you need to remove/rename the default robots.txt file if you are using the module.
  • 6. Redirect WWW to non WWW (or vice versa) Check https://github.com/drupal/drupal/blob/7.x/.hta ccess , drupal comes with .htaccess file, you can edit it to get www to non www or vice versa
  • 7. Avoid URL duplication Canonical urls are example.com/my-name and example.com/my-name/ which are two different urls pointing to same content which can often be considered as duplicate content. Global Redirect Module takes care of Canonical url problem!
  • 8. Install Path Redirect Module If you are changing url of an older page say /older-page to /newer-page, you don’t want older page to give 404 page not found error and want it to 301 redirect to the new page. This can be done with Path_Redirect module
  • 9. Install Metatag Module for Title and Description Install Metatag plugin (for Drupal 7) or nodewords plugin (for drupal 6) which will take care of Title and Description Meta tags
  • 10. No Index for Categories, tags, Taxonomy If you are using tags, category or taxonomy, you probably want to avoid them getting indexed in google specially if the content is not very useful Use Robots.txt to block such urls
  • 11. Install SEOTools for SEO Checklist Do install SEOTools and SEO Checklist module too. Both modules will help you to keep things Organized.
  • 12. Install XMLSitemap and SiteMap Modules Use xmlsitemap module which creates a Sitemap of all the urls (depending on the settings) and also submit it to the search engines.
  • 13. For more such content on SEO and inBound Marketing, you can check http://inboundio.com/blog If you are looking for an All-in-One simplified marketing software to organize your online marketing campaign and to get more traffic, leads and conversions, you may want to check http://www.inboundio.com inBoundio.com offers simplified Keyword Research, Social Media Management, Landing Pages creation, Lead Management, inbuilt CRM and inbuilt email marketing and Is ideal for Individual and Small Business use. Also for more Drupal Resources check out 1. Drupal guides at http://drupal.org/documentation 2. Drupal FAQ at http://drupal.org/drupal-faq 3. Drupal Tutorials at http://drupal.org/node/627198 4. Drupal books http://drupal.org/books