In website operation, making the web page address (URL) friendly to search engines is a crucial step.An clear and meaningful URL not only helps users quickly understand the page content, but it is also an important indicator for search engines to evaluate the quality and relevance of the content.AnQiCMS knows this well, so it fully considered the need for pseudo-static at the beginning of system design, and provided an intuitive and convenient configuration method, allowing your website content to be presented in the most favorable form for search engine crawling and understanding.

Understanding pseudo-static and its value to SEO

Firstly, let's briefly understand what pseudo static. Usually, the URL of a dynamic web page will contain question marks, equal signs, and a series of parameters, such asexample.com/article.php?id=123&category=newsThis format is convenient for internal system processing, but it has poor readability for users and search engines, and may also be considered unstable in content updates.

This technique can rewrite dynamic URLs into a form similar to static pages, for exampleexample.com/article/123.htmlorexample.com/news/anqicms-seo-guide.html. This form of URL:

  1. Improve search engine friendliness:Search engine spiders prefer URLs that are well-structured and easy to understand. Keyword-rich static URLs can help search engines determine the relevance of page content.
  2. Enhance user experience:Users can roughly understand the page content through the URL, which increases trust and is convenient for memory and sharing.
  3. Beneficial for content indexing:A clear hierarchy helps search engines better crawl and index website content, which may improve the ranking of the website in search results.
  4. Avoid issues with duplicate content:By combining 301 redirect management, it can effectively avoid traffic loss and duplicate content penalties after URL structure adjustment.

The pseudo-static function of AnQiCMS is designed to achieve these goals.

The built-in pseudo-static rule configuration of AnQiCMS

AnQiCMS provides various preset rules for pseudo-static URLs to users, making the operation very simple.To configure, simply log in to the AnQiCMS backend, find 'Function Management' in the left navigation bar, and then click 'Static Rule' to enter the configuration page.

On this page, you will see the four built-in static page modes of the system, which are suitable for different URL styles and website orientations:

  1. Digital Mode:In this mode, document details, document lists, single-page details, document tags, etc. will use the content ID as the basis for generating URLs, for example/article/123.htmlIt is concise and clear, usually used on Chinese websites.
  2. Model Naming Pattern:If your website content is categorized by different "models" (such as articles, products), this pattern would be more suitable. The URL will include the model name, for example/product/anqicms-pro.htmlThis is relatively common on English stations or multi-model websites.
  3. Category naming pattern 1:The URL will include the name of the category, usually used for Chinese websites with clear content structure and category-oriented.
  4. Category naming pattern 2:It is also included in the category name, but may differ slightly in format, more suitable for English website URL habits.

You can choose one of the modes according to the type and preference of your website.After selection, the system will immediately apply these rules without the need for additional complex settings, greatly simplifying the configuration process of pseudo-static.

Customize the pseudo-static rules to create a unique URL structure

If the built-in rules cannot fully meet your personalized pursuit of URL structure, AnQiCMS also provides powerful custom modes, allowing you to carefully craft unique URL forms according to your business needs.

On the page of pseudo-static rule configuration, after selecting "Custom Mode

  • archive：Used for document detail pages.
  • category：Used for document list pages (category pages).
  • archiveIndex：Used for model home pages (such as article home pages, product home pages).
  • page：Used for single-page detail pages (such as About Us, Contact Information).
  • tagIndex：Used for tag home pages.
  • tag：Used for tag detail pages (displaying the list of articles under a specific tag).

When defining "rule value", you can flexibly use various built-in variables to construct the URL structure. These variables need to be enclosed in curly braces{}including:

  • {id}The unique ID of the content.
  • {filename}：Content (document, single page, tag) custom link name.
  • {catname}：Category custom link name.
  • {catid}The unique ID of the category.
  • {module}：Model table name of the content (usually the URL alias of the model).
  • {page}：Used to represent page numbers. Pay special attention that if pagination information needs to be included in the URL,{page}it must be placed within parentheses, for example,(-{page}).