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Vinny Olito
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Apr 10, 2015 - 11:11 am

settings.jpgImage Enlargersorry read through lots of threads and still a bit confused are my settings good like this? I don't have google site map plugin installed it came up with errors...just want to make sure SEO is good for search engines TY

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Ike
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Apr 10, 2015 - 2:34 pm

Hey Vinny,

I'm sure we could look in to the sitemap issue if you decide you'd like to run it and encounter the same problem be sure to ask!

As for the settings, it's really down to what you want, and to me it looks fine - but I am not a SEO expert by any stretch of the imagination! Hopefully someone can chime in with some more useful advice..

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Vinny Olito
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Apr 10, 2015 - 2:43 pm

when I try to upload the sitemap plugin the error says it cannot find a pluggin file...pretty sure I am doing something wrong...Does it work like any other pluggin? upload and it installs?

 

thanks

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Ike
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Apr 10, 2015 - 2:51 pm

Exactly the same as all other SP plugins, but it isn't standalone - it integrates with the Google XML sitemap plugin by Arne Brachhol. Have you got that installed too?

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Mr Papa
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Apr 10, 2015 - 8:12 pm

this explains how sp plugins work:  https://simple-press.com/docum.....g-plugins/

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Vinny Olito
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Apr 12, 2015 - 7:44 am

yes that's the one that wont install and has errror

 

Ok it is installed ....ty

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Ike
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Apr 12, 2015 - 11:13 am

Good to know, so is everything working correctly?

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FidoSysop
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Apr 12, 2015 - 2:41 pm

Here are my SEO settings.

For best results you should disable the forum pages seo. Easy to do if using AIO Seo Pack. Not able to do with Yoast Wordpress SEO. Your sp seo title and meta description will be picked up by search.

But social sharing will scrape the forum pages open graph tags added by Yoast and make sharing the proper title and meta description impossible. If using AIO just check the toggle on the forum page to disable that.

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Mr Papa
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Apr 12, 2015 - 5:02 pm

not sure what you think cant be done in wordpress seo, but thanks for chiming in!

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FidoSysop
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Apr 12, 2015 - 5:13 pm

Mr Papa said
not sure what you think cant be done in wordpress seo, but thanks for chiming in!

Yoast SEO open graph tags get in the way when social sharing a simple:press forum post.

Here are my findings. If you have a way to disable Yoast forum page og tags I'm all ears. wink

Regards, Ed

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