Forum:SEO / meta tags

For search engine optimization, it would be helpful to have control over our keywords and description. At present it doesn't appear the "meta description" tag is even being used, and the "meta keywords" is just a bunch of wikilinks taken off the front page that may or may not be relevant. Is this configurable in the presently-installed version of MediaWiki?

Yes, Pokerwiki comes up 2nd in Googling, which makes me proud. But I want to set sights on #1! :-)  PhilipR 20:15, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Hi Philip - I've read up on SEO and thought I'd jump in and give my 2 cents worth. I've read in several sources that meta keywords do not have nearly the importance in the Google algorithm they once had. Nonetheless, you raise an interesting question, because having good meta keywords are like having looks and money - it can never hurt, and just might help you get that extra push to #1. Have a look at this link to help you chose what keywords to use. I'd recommend not to use more than 10 because using more than that may get you penalized. This little tool from Overture is useful to because it gives you the number of times people searched on a particular keyword. I hope this helps! If you ever want to chat more, drop me a line at my talk page, or email me at terry at wikia.com. Terry Foote 18:24, 18 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the links, Terry.  I'll check them out.   So are the keywords configurable in MediaWiki?   Thanks PhilipR 22:02, 23 July 2006 (UTC)


 * They are. They're just not configuarable by users yet. Eventually, I'd like a way for the community to set their own keywords, but that's not a high priority. Angela (talk) 02:23, 24 July 2006 (UTC)