How to set SEO title, keywords, and custom URL for document categories?

As an experienced website operations expert, I know that it is crucial to make your website content stand out in the era of digital content explosion.AnQiCMS (AnQiCMS) offers content operators a handy tool with its powerful SEO features.Today, let's delve deeply into a frequently overlooked but extremely important aspect: how to set up professional SEO titles, keywords, and custom URLs for your document categories, so that the category pages can also become a source of traffic growth.

Start the SEO optimization journey for category pages

The category page, as the name implies, is the framework for organizing and displaying the content of the website.They not only help users find the information they need quickly, but are also the key to search engines understanding the structure of websites, crawling, and indexing content.An optimized category page that can significantly improve the overall SEO performance of the website.In AnQi CMS, these optimization settings for document classification are intuitive and efficient to operate.

First, you need to log in to the Anqi CMS backend management interface.Next, find the "Content Management" menu in the left navigation bar and click to enter the "Document Classification" page.Whether you are adding a new category or editing an existing category, you will see a detailed settings form.The focus we are paying attention to today is hidden in the 'Other Parameters' collapse area of the form.

1. Crafted Category SEO Title (SEO Title)

Category names are often set for internal management or user-friendly considerations.However, search engines have higher requirements for the page's "title".A good SEO title should not only accurately summarize the page content but also include keywords that users may search for and be attractive to click on.

In AnQi CMS, you will see an input box named "SEO Title".This is the place where you can demonstrate your SEO skills. When you do not fill in this item, the system will usually use the category name as the page's<title>Tag content. But to achieve better search performance, it is strongly recommended that you enter a well-considered SEO title here.

This title should be highly relevant to the core theme of the category page, integrate core keywords, and remain within 50-60 characters to ensure complete display in the search engine results page (SERP).For example, if your category name is “Enterprise Dynamics”, but a large number of articles about “Go Language Technical Practice” have been published under this category, then a better SEO title might be “Go Language Technical Practice - AnQi CMS Official Dynamics”

2. Strategically set up category keywords (keywords)

Although search engines formeta keywordsThe direct ranking impact of tags is not as strong as before, but appropriately filling in classification keywords still has certain value.They can help search engines better understand the theme of category pages to some extent, especially for some specific industries or vertical domains, keywords can still be used as auxiliary signals.In addition, some website internal search functions may also use these keywords to provide more accurate results.

In the 'Other Parameters' area of AnQi CMS, you can find the 'Keyword' input box.Here, you can manually enter core keywords related to the content of this category.Please use English commas between multiple keywords,It separates.

When choosing keywords, be sure to focus on the actual content of the category page and avoid irrelevant word stacking.Generally, choose 3 to 5 keywords that are most representative and have high search volume.Keyword stuffing is not only useless but may also be considered as cheating by search engines.

3. Assign a friendly custom URL to the category (custom URL)

URL, which stands for Uniform Resource Locator, is the address of the website content.A clear, concise, and descriptive URL is not only user-friendly, but also enhances users' memory and willingness to share, and is an important factor for search engines to judge the relevance of page content.By default, Anqi CMS will automatically generate a customized URL based on the category name you enter, which is already a good starting point.

However, in the "Other Parameters", you can find the "Custom URL" option, allowing you to fully control the address of this category page.You can modify it as needed, making it shorter, more descriptive, or including core keywords in the English URL.For example, a category named "Company News" might have a default URL of/gong-si-xin-wen, You can optimize it as/newsor/company-updatesThis is concise and professional.

It is particularly important to note that the effectiveness of the custom URL is closely related to the '伪静态 rules' of your website.If your website's static rules do not include{filename}or{catname}Such a variable is used to call a custom URL or category name, and even if you set a custom URL here, it will not actually take effect on the front-end page.Therefore, after setting a custom URL, please make sure to go to the "Feature Management" under the "Static Rule" page to confirm whether the rule you are currently using supports the call of custom URLs.

Moreover, the custom URL must ensure uniqueness across the entire site.If a duplicate occurs, the Anqi CMS system will automatically add random numbers to the URL you enter to ensure its uniqueness.An excellent custom URL should be static, short, descriptive, and use hyphens as much as possible-To connect words instead of underscores_.

Summary

By using these fine-tuned settings provided by AnQi CMS, you can inject powerful SEO energy into each document classification page of your website.From attracting search engine "SEO title", to assisting in understanding the theme with "keywords", to user and search engine friendly "custom URL", every step is accumulating long-term competitive advantages for your website.Remember, SEO is a continuous optimization process, constantly reviewing and adjusting these settings will help your category page maintain better visibility and traffic.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q1: I set up a custom URL, but it didn't work on the front page. What's the matter?A1: The activation of custom URLs requires coordination with the rewrite rules (Rewrite Rules) of your website. Please check the settings under "Function Management" in the background, and ensure that the current rules you are using (such as "Model Naming Pattern" or "Category Naming Pattern") include{filename}or{catname}Such variables are used to dynamically call the custom names of categories. If these variables are not present in the rules, the custom URL will not be displayed on the front end.

Q2: Is it necessary to fill in the 'Keywords' field for classification now? Isn't the search engine no longer considering this?A2: Indeed,meta keywordsThe direct impact of tags on the ranking of modern search engines is negligible.But it is not completely useless. For some vertical fields or specific search engines, keywords may still be considered as auxiliary signals.What is more important, it helps you manage internal content, clearly classify topics, and even some internal search functions of websites will use these keywords to provide more accurate search results.Therefore, it is recommended to strategically fill in 3-5 core keywords while avoiding overloading.

Q3: Should the SEO title also be long if the category name is long?A3: It is not recommended. The category name can be long to facilitate internal identification, but the SEO title (i.e., the page's title) should be concise and relevant.<title>Label content should be concise, refined, and include core keywords.The long title will not be fully displayed on the search engine results page, affecting the click-through rate.It is usually recommended to keep the SEO title within 50-60 characters (about 25-30 Chinese characters) to ensure the display effect and user experience.