Sewn In Simple SEO vs Simple SEO Improvements

Adds a fast, simple interface for adding SEO meta data to pages and posts. Designed to remove all of the extra stuff that you just won’t use. It is made to be straight forward for users with no confusing extras and no annoying ads. So you can enjoy using it and feel comfortable putting it before a client. Choose which post types it is added to (public post types by default) Integrates nicely with the Sewn In XML Sitemap plugin, so they get merged into one panel for editing. Use the Sewn In Simple Social Optimization plugin to add full control over social sharing settings for Facebook and Twitter. Very simple, no cruft or extra features you won’t use. Control what post types are added By default only pages and posts are added, but you can remove either of those and/or add more using this filter: /** * Completely replace the post types in the XML sitemap and SEO edit functionality * * This will replace the default completely. Returns: array('news','event') * * The result is to remove 'post' and 'page' post types and to add 'news' and * 'event' post types * * @param array $post_types List of post types to be added to the XML Sitemap * @return array $post_types Modified list of post types */ add_filter( 'sewn/seo/post_types', 'custom_sitemap_post_types' ); function custom_sitemap_post_types( $post_types ) { $post_types = array('news','event'); return $post_types; } Add Keywords Use sparingly. Meta keywords can do more harm than help when used incorrectly. Don’t overload them. For that reason, we turned it off by default. If you want them, you can turn them back on by adding this to your functions.php. add_filter( 'sewn/seo/add_keywords', '__return_true' ); Turn on Auto-Generated Descriptions We don’t recommend this. The meta description should be used as a way to craft what the search engines show, otherwise, let the search engines auto generate the descriptions. It doesn’t really have a significant impact on visibility and may hinder visibility by keeping the search engine from digging as deep into the rest of the page. Bad descriptions may do harm, and likely don’t do any good. add_filter( 'sewn/seo/default_description', '__return_true' ); Other filters /** * Custom home or blog page title */ add_filter( 'sewn/seo/home_title', 'custom_seo_home_title' ); function custom_seo_home_title( $title ) { return 'My blog page title'; } /** * Customize 404 titles */ add_filter( 'sewn/seo/404_title', 'custom_seo_404_title' ); function custom_seo_404_title( $title ) { return 'These are not the pages you are looking for'; } /** * Customize archive titles */ add_filter( 'sewn/seo/archive_title', 'custom_seo_archive_title' ); function custom_seo_archive_title( $title ) { // Customize the title } /** * Custom archive descriptions */ add_filter( 'sewn/seo/archive_description', 'custom_seo_archive_description' ); function custom_seo_archive_description( $description ) { // Custom description here } Compatibility Works with the Sewn In XML Sitemap plugin and the Sewn In Simple Social Optimization plugin. When installed, the XML sitemap checkbox integrates with the SEO fields. The goal is to keep things very simple and integrated.

Simple SEO Improvements offers a lightweight solution to enhance your website’s search engine optimization (SEO) effortlessly. Easily modify HTML titles and META robots fields across all post types and taxonomies. Content editing allows you to set custom meta values for page titles, descriptions, posts, and other content types. With flexible configuration options, you can define default values for the “robots” meta field for pages, posts, attachments, and custom content types. You can prevent the indexing of unwanted pages, such as attachment pages, while keeping the link-follow attribute intact. Additionally, choose whether global settings should apply to new content or be enforced for each content type individually. Key Features Add a Facebook application ID. Integrate IndexNow for Bing. Add a X site tag. Insert custom HTML code after the tag. Insert custom HTML code before the tag. Insert custom HTML code in the section. Set a default og:image for the site. Set a unique HTML title for individual entries. Add meta descriptions for the homepage when displaying posts. Include meta descriptions for each entry. Apply meta robots to all post types (posts, pages, and media). Include meta robots for all custom post types. Customize meta robots for individual entries. Control meta robots for author archives. Manage meta robots for date archives. Remove category prefixes from URLs. Remove tag prefixes from URLs. Configure “Max Image Preview” settings. Set “Max Snippet” options. Set “Max Video Preview” options. Add structured data. Add rel=”nofollow” to externals links. Add target=”blank” to externals links. Add own CSS classes to externals links. Project maintained on GitHub at iworks/simple-seo-improvements. Room for Improvement? We’d love your help to make Simple SEO Improvements even better! Report Bugs: Found an issue? Report it by creating a new topic in the plugin forum. Once verified, the issue will be tracked in GitHub for resolution. Suggest New Features: Have an idea for a new feature? Share it by creating a topic in the plugin forum to discuss its potential. Submit Pull Requests: If you’re a developer, contribute by addressing existing issues on GitHub. Be sure to check our contributing guide for developers. Thank you for helping improve Simple SEO Improvements for everyone!