If you are responsible for running a Joomla!® CMS website in a Business, Public Sector or Voluntary Sector organisation, this SEO Guide is for you.
The topics listed below are in alphabetical order rather than in a prescribed order.
Those who are new to the subject of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) may wish to start here: Introduction to Search Engine Optimisation.
If you are new to SEO then you may wish to leave the topic entitled Schema.org Plugin (see link below) until last.
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The Joomla! Project™ no longer provides full support (bug and security fixes) for the following versions of its CMS:
- Joomla! 1.0.
- Joomla! 1.5.
- Joomla! 2.5.
- Joomla! 3.5.
- Joomla! 3.10 (security fix support on a subscription basis ends in February 2025).
- Joomla! 4.x (bug fix support ended in October 2024, security fix support ends in October 2025).
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Fixing Broken Links
Headings and Titles
Image ALT Attributes
Image TITLE Attributes
Keyword Strategy
Menu Item Aliases
Meta Tags
Reduce Bounce Rates
Rich Content
Search Engine Friendly Page Navigation
Search Engine Friendly Robots TXT File
Schema.org Plugin
Search Engine Friendly URLs
SEF Plugin
Site Map Extensions
Speed up your website
Use an SSL Certificate with your website
Useful SEO Web Links
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Search Engines
Two very popular search engines in the UK are Google and Bing.
Each provide a range of tools to help you improve your website's performance in search engine results.
Google Search Console was previously called Google Webmaster Tools.
Its use may help you improve and optimize your website.
Google Analytics 4 replaced Universal Analytics on 1 July 2023.
Read more: Introduction to Google Analytics 4.
Useful Google Analytics 4 Links.
Using the Google Analytics 4 Tracking Code
Step 1: Consider the pros and cons of using a Tracking Code with your website.
This useful September 2022 Joomla! Community Magazine article considered:
- whether or not you would be better off without a Tracking Code, amd
- some alternative options for analysing website traffic.
Read more: The alternatives to using a Tracking Code.
Step 2: Create a Tracking Code.
This October 2022 Joomla! Community Magazine article outlined how to create a Tracking Code.
Read more: How to create a Google Analytics 4 Tracking Code for your website.
Step 3: Add a Tracking Code to your website.
The optimal way to do this is by means of editing your website's template.
Read more: How to add the Tracking Code to your website.
Google Analytics and GDPR
If you are using Google Analytics with your website then you could unwittingly find yourself on the wrong side of relevant data protection laws in some jurisdictions.
IMPORTANT
We offer advice for how to improve your search engine ranking. We do not offer any guarantees that your rankings will improve as a result of this advice.