In website operation, category pages play a crucial role, they are not only the key entry points for users to browse content and explore the website structure, but also the core nodes for search engines to understand the theme of the website and allocate weight.Effectively optimize the SEO performance of the category page, which can significantly improve the overall visibility and user experience of the website.AnQiCMS (AnQiCMS) provides powerful and flexible tools for users, allowing for detailed customization and optimization of SEO titles, keywords, descriptions, and URL structures on category pages.

One, Category Page SEO: Core Elements and AnQiCMS Feature Overview

A high-quality category page should first clearly tell users and search engines 'who I am' and 'what I have.' This includes several core elements:

  1. SEO title (Title)The most important text displayed on the Search Engine Results Page (SERP), which directly affects click-through rate.
  2. Keywords: Helps search engines understand the page topic, although the weight has decreased, it still has its value.
  3. Description: Summary of the page in SERP, the key information to attract users to click.
  4. URL structure (URL Structure)The page's address, its friendliness, readability, and keyword inclusion are crucial for SEO.
  5. Category TemplateDecides the content layout and display form of the category page, affecting user experience and content relevance.

AnQiCMS as a content management system focusing on SEO optimization provides comprehensive and easy-to-use customization options in these aspects.It allows users to independently set each category in the background, and seamlessly integrate these optimization information into the website's frontend display through a flexible template tag system.

II. Fine-tuning the SEO information of the category page

In AnQiCMS, customize the SEO information of the category page, mainly completed under the 'Content Management' module in the 'Document Category' function.

1. Custom SEO Title (Title)

The SEO title is the first line of text that users see on the search engine results page, and it directly affects the click-through rate.In AnQiCMS, you can set a unique SEO title for each category.

Set path:Log in to the AnQiCMS backend, navigate to 'Content Management' -> 'Document Category'.Select the category you need to optimize, click the "Edit" button.In the category editing form, expand the 'Other Parameters' section, and you will see the 'SEO Title' field.Here, you can enter a carefully designed SEO title for this category.This title should include core keywords and be able to attract the target audience.

Template call:You can use it in your template file (for example, the category list page template){% tdk with name="Title" %}Tags to dynamically obtain the SEO title of the current category. To better adapt to different scenarios, this tag also supports some parameters:

  • siteName=true: The website name will be automatically appended as a suffix after the category title.
  • sep="_": Customize the separator between the title and the website name, the default is "-".
  • showParent=trueIn the title, include the name of the parent category to enhance the sense of hierarchy.

For example, a typical template code snippet may look like this:

<title>{% tdk with name="Title" siteName=true sep=" - " %}</title>

This will output a title similar to 'Category Name - Website Name'.

2. Custom Keywords (Keywords)

Keywords can help search engines better understand the page topic. Although their direct impact on ranking is not as great as before, they are still an important signal of page relevance.

Set path:In the "Other ParametersHere, you can enter several core keywords highly relevant to the content of this category.,Separate multiple keywords, which is more conducive to search engine crawling.

Template call:In the template, you can use{% tdk with name="Keywords" %}tags to output these keywords:

<meta name="keywords" content="{% tdk with name="Keywords" %}">

3. Custom Description (Description)

The page description is the summary content of the search engine results page, which explains the core content and value of the category page. An attractive description can effectively improve the click-through rate.

Set path:In the category editing form, the content of the 'Category Introduction' field is set as the description of the category page by default.If you wish to have a more independent description, you can find the 'Description' field for customization in the 'Other Parameters' section.Suggest a concise and accurate description, include main keywords, and encourage users to click.

Template call:In the template, you can use{% tdk with name="Description" %}Tag to output description information:

<meta name="description" content="{% tdk with name="Description" %}">

III. Optimize the classification page URL structure and display

A friendly URL structure is an indispensable part in SEO optimization.It not only makes it easier for users to understand the page content, but also convenient for search engines to crawl and judge the page theme.AnQiCMS provides powerful pseudo-static features and custom URL options to meet different optimization needs.

1. Customize the classification URL alias

AnQiCMS allows you to set a unique, meaningful URL alias for each category.

Set path:In the "Other ParametersBy default, the system will automatically generate a pinyin-based URL alias based on the category name you enter.