Comments on: How To Choose A WordPress Theme For SEO http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/08/08/wordpress-theme-seo/ Search Engine Optimization Journal is an SEO Blog that contains usefule articles, tips, resources and news about SEO. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:02:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: namecritic http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/08/08/wordpress-theme-seo/comment-page-1/#comment-1123 namecritic Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:17:32 +0000 http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/08/08/how-to-choose-a-wordpress-theme-for-seo/#comment-1123 There are a lot of things to look for in a theme. I find that simple is best. Themes that have more than 100 files to upload are usually problematic, while themes that have only 20 to 40 files to upload seem to do much better. Themes that incorporate drop down menus, AJAX, and those that do not allow you to manually alter the metas are also good to avoid. I've tested the performance of literally hundreds of themes and tracked their progress with the same techniques being employed from an SEO perspective. Those themes that are more complex never out-perform the simple themes. Applying the KISS principle applies to picking blog themes. There are a lot of things to look for in a theme. I find that simple is best. Themes that have more than 100 files to upload are usually problematic, while themes that have only 20 to 40 files to upload seem to do much better.

Themes that incorporate drop down menus, AJAX, and those that do not allow you to manually alter the metas are also good to avoid.

I’ve tested the performance of literally hundreds of themes and tracked their progress with the same techniques being employed from an SEO perspective. Those themes that are more complex never out-perform the simple themes.

Applying the KISS principle applies to picking blog themes.

]]> By: Nick Stamoulis http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/08/08/wordpress-theme-seo/comment-page-1/#comment-1092 Nick Stamoulis Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:12:00 +0000 http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/08/08/how-to-choose-a-wordpress-theme-for-seo/#comment-1092 Thanks! :-) Thanks! :-)

]]> By:   10 Great WordPress SEO Articles — www.aruntheace.com http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/08/08/wordpress-theme-seo/comment-page-1/#comment-1075   10 Great WordPress SEO Articles — www.aruntheace.com Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:28:46 +0000 http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/08/08/how-to-choose-a-wordpress-theme-for-seo/#comment-1075 [...] How To Choose A WordPress Theme For SEO While starting a blog using WordPress, selecting a theme is the hard part. The theme should be nice to look and must be flexible to SEO. This article explains how to choose a WordPress theme for SEO. [...] [...] How To Choose A WordPress Theme For SEO While starting a blog using WordPress, selecting a theme is the hard part. The theme should be nice to look and must be flexible to SEO. This article explains how to choose a WordPress theme for SEO. [...]

]]> By: SEO-WATCH http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/08/08/wordpress-theme-seo/comment-page-1/#comment-996 SEO-WATCH Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:11:51 +0000 http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/08/08/how-to-choose-a-wordpress-theme-for-seo/#comment-996 Hello Nick. I just went through your article and its very interesting. Nice tips for SEO and I totally agree with this one: <strong>A pretty design is nice, but if it doesn’t allow you to take advantage of the SEO benefits of blogging then being pretty won’t matter.</strong> Kool! Hello Nick.

I just went through your article and its very interesting. Nice tips for SEO and I totally agree with this one:

A pretty design is nice, but if it doesn’t allow you to take advantage of the SEO benefits of blogging then being pretty won’t matter.

Kool!

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