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    &lt;strong&gt;WordPress Documentation&lt;/strong&gt;
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    &lt;a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page"&gt;WordPress' Codex&lt;/a&gt; includes &lt;a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Search_Engine_Optimization_for_Wordpress"&gt;a page dedicated to SEO topics&lt;/a&gt; and this page is a must-read for anybody operating a WordPress blog.&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;This page includes important information about setting up SEO-friendly permalinks, maintaining a healthy Robots.txt file for search engines and making sure that you're taking advantage of feed submissions. It also links to websites with useful SEO information.&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;strong&gt;WordPress Plugins&lt;/strong&gt;
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    &lt;br /&gt;There are a number of great plug-ins that make it easy to implement SEO techniques with WordPress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/"&gt;All in One SEO Pack&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The "&lt;em&gt;All in One SEO Pack&lt;/em&gt;" is one of the most downloaded WordPress plug-ins and performs a number of functions, including optimizing your page titles, adding META tags automatically and removing common duplicate content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/"&gt;Google XML Sitemaps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another popular plug-in, Google XML Sitemaps creates a Google sitemaps compliant XML-Sitemap for your blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/kb-robotstxt/"&gt;KB Robots.txt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This plug-in enables you to create and edit Robots.txt files from within the WordPress admin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/redirection/"&gt;Redirection&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Redirection helps you monitor 404 errors, automatically manage 301 redirections when a post URL changes and has a powerful set of features that helps you redirect users to different pages based on various conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/"&gt;Breadcrumb NavXT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Add breadcrumb navigation to your WordPress blog with this plug-in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-23-related-posts-plugin/"&gt;WordPress Related Posts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This plug-in allows your blog to feature "&lt;em&gt;related posts.&lt;/em&gt;"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/seo-image/"&gt;SEO Friendly Images&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SEO Friendly Images automatically adds the ALT and TITLE attributes to images.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nofollow-case-by-case/"&gt;Nofollow Case by Case&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This plug-in enables you to decide which comments, pingbacks and trackbacks have or don't have the "&lt;em&gt;nofollow&lt;/em&gt;" attribute which is otherwise automatically added by WordPress.&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;Emphasis&gt;WordPress Documentation&lt;/Emphasis&gt;
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    &lt;Link URL="http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page" Window="Self"&gt;WordPress' Codex&lt;/Link&gt; includes &lt;Link URL="http://codex.wordpress.org/Search_Engine_Optimization_for_Wordpress" Window="Self"&gt;a page dedicated to SEO topics&lt;/Link&gt; and this page is a must-read for anybody operating a WordPress blog.&lt;/Paragraph&gt;
  &lt;Paragraph&gt;This page includes important information about setting up SEO-friendly permalinks, maintaining a healthy Robots.txt file for search engines and making sure that you're taking advantage of feed submissions. It also links to websites with useful SEO information.&lt;/Paragraph&gt;
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    &lt;Emphasis&gt;WordPress Plugins&lt;/Emphasis&gt;
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    &lt;LineBreak /&gt;There are a number of great plug-ins that make it easy to implement SEO techniques with WordPress.&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;Link URL="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/" Window="Self"&gt;All in One SEO Pack&lt;/Link&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;The "&lt;Quote&gt;All in One SEO Pack&lt;/Quote&gt;" is one of the most downloaded WordPress plug-ins and performs a number of functions, including optimizing your page titles, adding META tags automatically and removing common duplicate content.&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;Link URL="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/" Window="Self"&gt;Google XML Sitemaps&lt;/Link&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;Another popular plug-in, Google XML Sitemaps creates a Google sitemaps compliant XML-Sitemap for your blog.&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;Link URL="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/kb-robotstxt/" Window="Self"&gt;KB Robots.txt&lt;/Link&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;This plug-in enables you to create and edit Robots.txt files from within the WordPress admin.&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;Link URL="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/redirection/" Window="Self"&gt;Redirection&lt;/Link&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;Redirection helps you monitor 404 errors, automatically manage 301 redirections when a post URL changes and has a powerful set of features that helps you redirect users to different pages based on various conditions.&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;Link URL="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/" Window="Self"&gt;Breadcrumb NavXT&lt;/Link&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;Add breadcrumb navigation to your WordPress blog with this plug-in.&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;Link URL="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-23-related-posts-plugin/" Window="Self"&gt;WordPress Related Posts&lt;/Link&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;This plug-in allows your blog to feature "&lt;Quote&gt;related posts.&lt;/Quote&gt;"&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;Link URL="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/seo-image/" Window="Self"&gt;SEO Friendly Images&lt;/Link&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;SEO Friendly Images automatically adds the ALT and TITLE attributes to images.&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;Link URL="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nofollow-case-by-case/" Window="Self"&gt;Nofollow Case by Case&lt;/Link&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;&lt;LineBreak /&gt;This plug-in enables you to decide which comments, pingbacks and trackbacks have or don't have the "&lt;Quote&gt;nofollow&lt;/Quote&gt;" attribute which is otherwise automatically added by WordPress.&lt;/Paragraph&gt;
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    &lt;strong&gt; is a popular open-source blogging platform that has a powerful set of features and can be extended through the use of free plug-ins, of which there are thousands.&lt;/strong&gt;
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  &lt;p&gt;To maximize the usefulness of WordPress as a business tool, you should take advantage of every opportunity to optimize your blog for search engines.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <learn-more-formatted>&lt;p&gt;Econsultancy has published an &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/search-engine-optimization-seo-best-practice-guide"&gt;SEO Best Practice Guide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, a comprehensive report about search engine optimization written by Dr Dave Chaffey which has been described as the 'SEO Bible'. We have also published a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/sem-search-engine-optimisation-seo-business-case"&gt;business case&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; for SEO and a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/sem-seo-request-for-proposal-rfp"&gt;Request for Proposal template file&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; for those looking to hire an SEO agency.&lt;/p&gt;</learn-more-formatted>
  <learn-more-unformatted>&lt;p&gt;Econsultancy has published an &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/search-engine-optimization-seo-best-practice-guide"&gt;SEO Best Practice Guide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, a comprehensive report about search engine optimization written by Dr Dave Chaffey which has been described as the 'SEO Bible'. We have also published a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/sem-search-engine-optimisation-seo-business-case"&gt;business case&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; for SEO and a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/sem-seo-request-for-proposal-rfp"&gt;Request for Proposal template file&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; for those looking to hire an SEO agency.&lt;/p&gt;</learn-more-unformatted>
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