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Is there a limit to how many 301 (Permanent) redirects I can do on a site? Google’s Matt Cutts answers: Is there a limit to how many 301 (Permanent) redirects I can do on a site? How about how many redirects I can chain together? Other things to watch out for with chained redirects: Avoid…
Google’s Matt Cutts ends up answering the should I nofollow internal links question by answering a specific case study: Should “back to top” links have nofollow? Should internal links use nofollow? Matt recommends to never nofollow internal links, unless there’s a specific and logical reason.
Should I nofollow the social media icons on my own site that link to my own Social Media profiles?* Do not nofollow your [own] social media profiles. Do not nofollow your own links or links to properties you manage. Only nofollow links if they are low quality sites, you have a commercial relationship with them, or…
Categories vs Tags – SEO Best Practices for Sorting your Content – WPBeginner The Right Way to Use Categories and Tags in WordPress to Boost SEO – ManageWP Writing & Editing Posts > Categories vs. Tags – WordPress
Meta Tag Analyzer – SEOCentro Initially to analyse if Yoast’s “noindex, nofollow” X Robots Tag is working, which it is.
Do 404s hurt my site? – Google explains in this detailed article. Q: Do the 404 errors reported in Webmaster Tools affect my site’s ranking? A: 404s are a perfectly normal part of the web; the Internet is always changing, new content is born, old content dies, and when it dies it (ideally) returns a…
The Advanced Guide to SEO (including WordPress SEO by Yoast’s plugin settings) – Neil Patel / Quicksprout A Complete Guide to WordPress SEO by Yoast [Part I] – by Tom Ewer for ManageWP A Complete Guide to WordPress SEO by Yoast [Part II] – by Tom Ewer for Manage WP
The Definitive Guide To Higher Rankings For WordPress Sites – Yoast Yoast has just published (Feb 27, 2014) an extensive guide to higher rankings. WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin
How to force HTTPS using the .htaccess file – InMotion Hosting To force all web traffic to use HTTPS insert the following lines of code in the .htaccess file: RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80 RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.example.com/$1 [R,L] Note: Be sure to replace www.example.com with your actual domain name. Setting up Permanent 301 Redirects –…
Screaming Frog MOZ – Learn SEO 301 Redirects – How to Properly Move WordPress to a New Domain Without Losing SEO Google Webmaster Guidelines Google Webmaster Tools Yoast SEO WebMeUp – SEO Dashboard Google’s 200 Ranking Factors: The Complete List – Backlinko