Easy question, I’m sure, but I couldn’t find an answer for it.
Is the content inside the forum (posts, etc.) visible to search engines? I have been using SP for a while now but don’t see Google reporting anything on my site that is inside the forum, only the WordPress blog articles outside of the forum.
I’d like for the posts to show up in Google, as well, to increase visibility.
Short answer is yes – assuming guests can view your forum. Long answer is it takes time because they have to self discover.
Best thing to do is install a Google site map plugin for WordPressand then our site map plugin. It supports the most popular ones all in one seo, WordPress seo and xml Google site maps.. With those google and other search engines are notified of new posts…
That may explain it. My sitemap predates the install of SP, so it may not be getting spidered. Thanks for the tip! I knew there was an easy answer.
OK, one last hiccup. I already have Google XML Sitemaps installed and up to date. I have downloaded the Simple Press plugin, but how do I install it? It throws a “No valid plugins were found” error when installing as a regular plugin, so I am guessing I have to install it via a different method.
All you need should be explained here: https://simple-press.com/documentation/codex/plugins/plugin-basics/using-plugins/