Drupal 7 SEO resources

Essential Drupal Modules

• No Brainers
  • xmlsitemap
  • Google_Analytics
  • ga_tokenizer
  • pathauto
  • globalredirect
  • metatag (was nodewords in D6) —seems to be the way to go for structured metadata, and also does the work of page_title. See also metatag_itunes
• SEO Assistants
  • seo_checklist
  • contentoptimizer (scans your on-site content to tell you how frequently your target keywords are used, how SEO-friendly your content is, and your average keyword density. Built using AJAX.)
  • seotools “The Drupal SEO Tools module seamlessly integrates a sophisticated all-in-one suite of search engine reporting, analysis and optimization tools into your website. It provides a dashboard that integrates analytics reports with links to webmaster tools and vital Drupal SEO modules.”
    • Provides a sophisticated dashboard to allow keyword research.
  • seo_checker checks content every time you change it
  • contentoptimizer does a similar job

Recommendation Lists

• seo_checklist also recommends:
  • page_title - Marginal use case if metatag installed
  • metatags_quick - for non-node entities
  • redirect - set up rules for redirecting
  • ga_tokenizer and contact_google_analytics to attach Google Analytics to Contact Form email
• Drupal SEO: 10 Modules to Optimize Your Drupal Website Recommends:
  • seo_checklist
  • xmlsitemap
  • footermap (search engines tend to value websites with user-friendly navigation)
  • contentoptimizer
  • page_title (function now part of metatag)
  • Google_Analytics
  • pathauto
  • globalredirect
  • menu_attributes Allows rel="nofollow" to be applied to certain links. This makes it easy to create a coherent internal linking strategy that prioritizes your most important pages. Avoid sending PageRank to unimportant inner pages and use your homepage’s PageRank to optimize the internal pages that really matter.
  • search404 lets you reduce your bounce rate using an internal search to list pages whenever a user encounters a 404 error, e.g. with a custom search.
• www.appnovation.com/…er-google
  • All the above links plus some more