April 28, 2008
Deki Wiki SEO optimizations
DamienH @ 6:02 pm
Wikis are one of the most searched web mediums of today which is an expected occurrence because of the breadth of rich contextual information. Although the leading search engines emphasize actual context over meta data there are many search engines that still rely on meta data to classify and rank pages. For this reason we have created a set of new SEO functions that enable users to add per page meta data to each wiki page. Not only does this assist with search engine optimization but it also allows for a more granular identity of the content presented on each page. Additionally, it’s just considered good practice.
The functions allow you to identify the following meta data:
- Author
- Copyright
- Custom
- Description
- GoogleBot
- Keywords
- Rating
- Robots
You can access each function by navigating to the “Insert Extension Dialog” on your edit page toolbar (under Built In functions) or by inserting the appropriate Deki Script directly into you wiki page. Here is an example of how to use Deki Script to change the meta data.
- {{ meta.author{content: “Damien Howley”} }}
- {{ meta.description{content: “This is my unique wiki page about SEO”} }}
- {{ meta.keywords{content: “SEO,MindTouch,Deki Wiki,Wiki,Awesome”} }}
Thanks, and happy SEO
Damien Howley
DamienH[at]mindtouch.com
In wik.is it is not working. Is it running yet?
Thanks
Comment by Cuélebre — April 29, 2008 @ 1:41 am
Great!!! I was just going to ask some questions about SEO. Nice to see it in time…
Comment by levent — April 29, 2008 @ 5:49 am
Wik.is is still running the “Itasca” version. This is available in “Jay Cooke”. Post to the http://www.wik.is forums for information about http://www.wik.is upgrade.
Comment by Aaron Fulkerson — April 29, 2008 @ 8:36 am
I think its great that Deki Wiki will have SEO tactics attached to it. Most of the meta, I agree is not used by most search engines (although the description meta is still used).
Another tip to add would be style sheet driven menu (which I’m not sure if it is already there or not). As well as a feature for combining internal links together and another feature for placing external links. This would help with Google PageRank as well as Search Engine positioning =)
Comment by Malik — April 29, 2008 @ 9:01 am
Malik, thanks for the advice. We’re constantly trying to improve the Deki Wiki SEO and all suggestions are welcome.
We do have some other key features that have been implemented in the past to drastically improve SEO which I will be writing about in the near future. Stay tuned for an update.
-Damien
Comment by Damien Howley — April 29, 2008 @ 9:15 am
What about sitemap.xml? Having sitemap.xml is good for SEO. Is there any such plan with that?
Comment by levent — May 3, 2008 @ 9:20 am
Deki Wiki already has a solution for sitemap.xml. The sitemap.xml file is automatically generated by Deki Wiki and accessible by visiting http://YourWikiURL/sitemap.xml. You can also submit that url to Google Webmaster Tools (formerly Google sitemaps) for efficient crawling.
Thanks for asking
Damien
Comment by Damien Howley — May 5, 2008 @ 10:11 am
Wow! It’s great. I didn’t know that. (Shame on me.)
Thanks…
Comment by levent — May 5, 2008 @ 1:30 pm