Adding SEO to your web site
- Perry Tew
- Hunter Schaeffer
- Former user (Deleted)
Adding SEO (Search Engine Optimization) to your website is a fairly easy process in the new storefronts system. It is a multi-faceted approach that includes entering SEO keywords, Meta information and more in a number of places within UltraCart. The more information you use, the better your indexed listings will be and that means the traffic to your website will be more focused toward your products and therefore exemplify a higher probability of purchasing.
Pro-Tip - There is a great information on Understanding Search Engine Optimization in your UltraCart Account or at the bottom of main SEO settings page.
Storefront Search Engine Optimization
In the Storefronts menu, click "Search Engine Optimization":
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Default Meta Description | Enter the default Meta Description for your storefront. (275 and 300 characters) |
| Default Keywords | Enter your storefronts default keywords here. |
| Enable Canonical Links | If Selected, canonical links are enabled. See also: Understanding Canonical Links |
| Enable Schema.org | If Selected, UltraCart will output microdata for Google |
| Prevent Search Engines from Indexing | If selected, UltraCart will prevent the search engines for indexing your storefornt. Enable this during the development of your storefront to hide development content. |
Adding SEO to an individual Page
- Navigate to your pages: Login → Select your StoreFront → Click on Pages → select the tab Search Engine Optimization (shown below in red rectangle:
2. Then add the content for the fields shown in red rectangle. If you need help figuring out what to put in the fields, refer to article at bottom of page entitled Understanding SEO.
3. Always click the Save Page or Save and Preview Button before navigating away from the page.
Adding SEO to your Items
- Navigate to your items: Items -> Item Management -> Click on the Item ID to open the item as shown in the red rectangle below:
2. Scroll down the page until you reach the Search Engine Optimization Fields.
Item SEO
PLEASE NOTE: The item level SEO fields will only appear in items actively assigned to a storefront.
3. Always click the Save Button before navigating away from the page.
Register Your Site with Google Search Central
https://developers.google.com/search
Once you've registered your site, Google Search Central will process the storefront "site map", which will give them all the specified URL's that they can crawl on your site.
It's an important first step to improving your search engine visibility.
Registering your website with the search engines using the sitemap URLs
See: https://dynomapper.com/blog/21-sitemaps-and-seo/28-submit-sitemaps-to-google-bing-yahoo