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.
Start here: Introduction to Search Engine Optimisation.
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The Joomla! Project no longer provides bug fixes 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 (support ended in 2023).
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List of Contents
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Useful Link.
Fix Broken Links using Redirects Component
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
Search Engine Friendly URLs
Site Map Extensions
Speed up your website
Use an SSL Certificate with your website
Useful SEO Web Links
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 recommends that users of Google Analytics switch from using Universal Analytics to Google Analytics 4, their "next-generation measurement solution".
Reason: Universal Analytics stopped processing new data with effect from 1 July 2023.
Read more: Introduction to Google Analytics 4.
Read more: Make the switch 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.