# RapidWeaver SEO Articles **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\ **Tags:** seo, rapidweaver\ **Created:** [August 23, 2017, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-seo-articles/15848 "2017-08-23T09:11:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-seo-articles/15848/1 "2017-08-23T09:11:33Z")
Hello Weavers! We’ve started publishing some [RapidWeaver SEO articles on the Realmac blog](https://blog.realmacsoftware.com/tag/seo/). The goal is to help you build websites that rank well in Google and increase your traffic 😃 If you haven’t read them yet, here’s what we’ve posted over for the last couple of weeks: - [How to Write SEO Friendly Page Titles](https://blog.realmacsoftware.com/how-to-write-seo-friendly-page-titles/) - [How to Create SEO Friendly URLs and Web Addresses](https://blog.realmacsoftware.com/how-to-create-seo-friendly-urls/) - [Which Meta Tags Matter for SEO in 2018](https://blog.realmacsoftware.com/which-meta-tags-matter-for-seo-in-2018/) - [Image Optimisation Tips For Faster Page Loads](https://blog.realmacsoftware.com/image-optimisation-tips-for-faster-page-loads/) I’d love if you shared these on social media and with your weaver friends! If you have any questions, feedback, or ideas for future posts, do let me know 🙂 Happy Weaving, Ben ---
**Author:** ![Flash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@Flash](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Flash)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-seo-articles/15848/2 "2017-08-23T12:40:12Z")
I noticed your header graphic uses rich snippets. Did I miss something? I didn’t see any mention of this is the article. Native support? ---
**Author:** ![Flash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@Flash](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Flash)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-seo-articles/15848/3 "2017-08-23T12:42:08Z")
BTW: it is super frustrating to see Realmac using Ghost. That’s all I’m going to say about that. ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-seo-articles/15848/4 "2017-08-23T12:54:51Z")
> [@Flash](#): > > BTW: it is super frustrating to see Realmac using Ghost. That’s all I’m going to say about that. We’re aware that this isn’t ideal, and hope to fix it in the future. We still use RapidWeaver for the main site because it rocks, we’d never use anything else! ---
**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-seo-articles/15848/5 "2017-08-23T14:00:58Z")
> [@Flash](#): > > I noticed your header graphic uses rich snippets. Did I miss something? I didn’t see any mention of this is the article. Native support? There’s no native support for this currently, it would be a cool feature though! It’s a subject I’m planning on covering in more detail in a separate post. ---
**Author:** ![TapioMichael](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/tapiomichael/32/24201_2.png) [@TapioMichael](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/TapioMichael)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-seo-articles/15848/6 "2017-08-24T16:32:06Z")
So glad you shared this! Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![LSPhoto](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/lsphoto/32/270_2.png) [@LSPhoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/LSPhoto)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-seo-articles/15848/7 "2017-08-24T20:19:25Z")
@ben this is good. I am confused by one thing… Can I make my descriptions the same as my page titles? or is it good practice or redundant? Also, do I need robots tags? If anyone has the answer besides Ben, I’ll take it 🙂 thanks ---
**Author:** ![teefers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/teefers/32/8173_2.png) [@teefers](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/teefers)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-seo-articles/15848/8 "2017-08-24T20:46:41Z")
You would probably NOT want the Tile and description to be the same. The description is a much larger area (about 160 char is recommended. Titles are much shorter max 60 char). If Search Engines do use your description, it will appear in a separate area. ![2017-08-24_13-37-14](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/2X/d/d838fe07a0d4e2aa3386bea03e7eb2e212899e95.png) Here are some References on both from Moz. > **[What Are Meta Descriptions And How to Write Them](https://moz.com/learn/seo/meta-description)** > > This is a meta description - an HTML element that summarizes a web page. While not directly tied to rankings, descriptions can affect CTR. Go on, click! > **[What Are Title Tags? \[Plus FREE Meta Title Preview Tool\]](https://moz.com/learn/seo/title-tag)** > > A title tag is an HTML element that specifies the title of a web page. Title tags are displayed in SERPs and are important for usability, SEO, and social sharing. The title tag of a web page is meant to be an accurate and concise description of a... ---
**Author:** ![TapioMichael](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/tapiomichael/32/24201_2.png) [@TapioMichael](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/TapioMichael)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-seo-articles/15848/9 "2017-08-24T21:29:02Z")
@teefers said it 🙂 @LSPhoto take it you are referring to a robots.txt file that takes care searching engine robots called crawlers, spiders… by telling them off from certain page etc. 1. RW takes care of this by default. 2. Other options are and some say it is a good policy to add it through RW’s settings Code area 3. RapidBot2 seems to be also a popular option. Do we need ‘robot tag’? Generally yes, if we have pages in our project file that is not supposed to be visible. Like pages that relate mobile menu functions etc. But like said that is by default taken care by RW. 😅 If some one has a solid rule and reasoning for this question, I welcome it. ---
**Author:** ![LSPhoto](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/lsphoto/32/270_2.png) [@LSPhoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/LSPhoto)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-seo-articles/15848/10 "2017-08-24T22:07:02Z")
@TapioMichael yes, but referring specifically to meta tags. This is carried over from earlier versions of RW… This confuses me so I have a couple of specific questions. Where do I put the robots text in site-wide code? If I have only two pages I want to block, would the code look like this? User-agent: \* Disallow: /store/ Disallow: /payment/ ![50 PM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/2X/0/03ba94cdfde086895f0538c9806a2ba37c1bb130.png) ---
**Author:** ![teefers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/teefers/32/8173_2.png) [@teefers](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/teefers)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-seo-articles/15848/11 "2017-08-24T22:16:38Z")
robots.txt is a separate file in your root directory. We talked about this earlier in the year; you can create one with RW or a text editor: > [@Locked password store page - robots - to follow or not?](http://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/locked-password-store-page-robots-to-follow-or-not/11974/11): > > Hi Lisa, Sorry I missed your reply on this. Did you get this figured out? I think the problem your having with google flagging the 401 paages is in that it can not read the pages (htaccess blocking them) to see your no index meta tag. Since the store pages are in your navigation (and sitemap) search engines will try to read them. You might want to put a robots.txt file in the top level directory (root) of your site: It is a simple text file must be called: robots.txt musst be placed in t… **don’t forget to test this!** - A messed up robots.txt file can stop search engines from indexing all or part of your site. > **[Google Search Console](https://accounts.google.com/v3/signin/identifier?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fwebmasters%2Ftools%2Frobots-testing-tool&followup=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fwebmasters%2Ftools%2Frobots-testing-tool&ifkv=ASKXGp0QCBLF4GyEIH3o2bu-1veUkrw4CRfh3kuPzGW5mC5xKWb0UR9VGuL4T94pVDF8i-C7mzInag&passive=1209600&service=sitemaps&flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=ServiceLogin&dsh=S-1207327511%3A1707193987313872&theme=glif)** > > Use Search Console to monitor Google Search results data for your properties. ---
**Author:** ![LSPhoto](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/lsphoto/32/270_2.png) [@LSPhoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/LSPhoto)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-seo-articles/15848/12 "2017-08-24T22:19:02Z")
Right, Doug. Is the code I put up good for the 2 pages? ---
**Author:** ![teefers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/teefers/32/8173_2.png) [@teefers](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/teefers)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-seo-articles/15848/13 "2017-08-24T22:25:22Z")
I always have used a (`*`) wildcard at the end. ``` User-agent: * Disallow: /store* Disallow: /payment* ``` Assuming you have no other directories starting with store or payment. In the other post, I think I outlined how to test these, so you could try it without the wildcard and see. Either way, do go through the testing. ---
**Author:** ![LSPhoto](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/lsphoto/32/270_2.png) [@LSPhoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/LSPhoto)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-seo-articles/15848/14 "2017-08-24T22:28:51Z")
Got it now, thanks. That worked with the \*.