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'''Note: This manual is for osCommerce v4.'''
'''Managing SEO Redirects'''
After you accessed the admin area of your website click on '''SEO''' and '''SEO Redirects''' tabs. Choose the required '''front end''' by clicking on the corresponding tab. You can '''import, export, validate, delete or add a new''' SEO redirect by clicking on the corresponding buttons. You can also view the '''columns''' for the existing SEO redirects. If you click on one of them you can '''edit, delete or validate''' a SEO redirect by clicking on the corresponding buttons.
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While '''adding/editing''' a SEO redirect you can view/update '''Old URL, New URL, Code''' fields and switch '''on/off its status''' by checking/unchecking the box next to it.
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'''Managing Meta tags'''
'''Managing Meta tags'''


After you accessed the admin area of your website click on '''SEO''' and '''Meta tags''' tabs. Choose the required '''tab''' (for example, '''Index Tags, All Products''' and so on or '''scroll''' it to the right if necessary), '''the''' '''front end and the language''' by clicking on the corresponding tabs. You can view/update the fields,  add more fields or delete then by clicking on the corresponding buttons and the trash icons.
After you accessed the admin area of your website, click on the '''SEO''' and '''Meta tags''' tabs. Choose the required '''tab''' (for example, '''Index Tags, All Products''' and so on or '''scroll''' it to the right, if necessary) and the required '''front end''' by clicking on the corresponding tabs. You can view/update the fields,  add more fields or delete them by clicking on the corresponding buttons and the trash icons.
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'''Managing SEO on products'''
'''Managing SEO on products'''


While adding/editing a product click on '''SEO''' tab, choose the required '''front end and the language''' by clicking on the corresponding tabs.  
While adding/editing a product click on the '''SEO''' tab and choose the required '''front end''' by clicking on the corresponding tab.  


'''SEO Page Name''' field shows how the URL of the product is displayed in the browser, after the name of the domain, for example:
'''SEO Page Name''' field shows how the URL of the product is displayed in the browser, after the name of the domain, for example:


dkny-women-s-ny8183-gold-stainless-steel-quartz-watch-with-white
casio-general-men-s-watches-edifice-digital-analog-combination


It means that the URL of the product is:
It means that the URL of the product is:


<nowiki>https://dev.trueloaded.co.uk/dkny-women-s-ny8183-gold-stainless-steel-quartz-watch-with-white</nowiki>
https://'''your web site'''/casio-general-men-s-watches-edifice-digital-analog-combination
 
'''Old SEO Page Name''' field shows the old URL of the product (usually it is filled in with '''SEO''' of the old website). If you go to this URL it should automatically redirect you to the new URL that is indicated in '''SEO Page Name''' field. There can be several '''Old SEO Page Name''' fields but all the URLs from these fields should automatically redirect you to the new URL that is indicated in '''SEO Page Name''' field.


'''Note: Canonical (URL) field should not be filled in.'''
'''Note: Canonical (URL) field should not be filled in.'''
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'''Managing SEO on categories'''
'''Managing SEO on categories'''


While adding/editing a category click on '''SEO''' tab, choose the required '''language''' by clicking on the corresponding tab.  
While adding/editing a category click on the '''SEO''' tab.  


'''Category''' '''SEO Page Name''' '''(URL)''' field shows how the URL of the category is displayed in the browser, after the name of the domain, for example:
'''Category''' '''SEO Page Name''' '''(URL)''' field shows how the URL of the category is displayed in the browser, after the name of the domain, for example:


watch
watch-catalog


It means that the URL of the category is:
It means that the URL of the category is:


<nowiki>https://dev.trueloaded.co.uk/watch</nowiki>
https://'''your web site'''/watch-catalog
 
'''Category''' '''SEO Page Name''' '''(old-URL)''' field shows the old URL of the category (usually it is filled in with '''SEO''' of the old website). If you go to this URL it should automatically redirect you to the new URL that is indicated in '''Category''' '''SEO Page Name''' '''(URL)''' field. There can be several '''Category''' '''SEO Page Name''' '''(old-URL)''' fields but all the URLs from these fields should automatically redirect you to the new URL that is indicated in '''Category''' '''SEO Page Name''' '''(URL)''' field.


'''Note: Canonical (URL) field should not be filled in.'''
'''Note: Canonical (URL) field should not be filled in.'''
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Latest revision as of 19:18, 1 March 2023

Managing Meta tags

After you accessed the admin area of your website, click on the SEO and Meta tags tabs. Choose the required tab (for example, Index Tags, All Products and so on or scroll it to the right, if necessary) and the required front end by clicking on the corresponding tabs. You can view/update the fields, add more fields or delete them by clicking on the corresponding buttons and the trash icons.

Managing SEO on products

While adding/editing a product click on the SEO tab and choose the required front end by clicking on the corresponding tab.

SEO Page Name field shows how the URL of the product is displayed in the browser, after the name of the domain, for example:

casio-general-men-s-watches-edifice-digital-analog-combination

It means that the URL of the product is:

https://your web site/casio-general-men-s-watches-edifice-digital-analog-combination

Note: Canonical (URL) field should not be filled in.

Managing SEO on categories

While adding/editing a category click on the SEO tab.

Category SEO Page Name (URL) field shows how the URL of the category is displayed in the browser, after the name of the domain, for example:

watch-catalog

It means that the URL of the category is:

https://your web site/watch-catalog

Note: Canonical (URL) field should not be filled in.