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3. Priority E weekly m 0 5 l E Last Modiie 11 12 2012 10 16 42 AM This url is a url for a DNN tab The se information will be saved directly in the DNN tabs table SE Title 44chars left DNN Partner Page SE Keywords Z chare left SE Description eoOchars left This section allows for modifying the SEO information for the URL without needing to go the area of the site to modify it In the case of a DNN page URL this will modify the same information as going directly to DNN page information If it is not a DNN page URL then the system will provide a Lock SEO checkbox that allows for controlling SEO information with the PackFlash system and bypass where the URL is being generated This should be used with caution and is typically useful where the system generating the URL does not have the ability to manage the title keywords and description of the URL NOTE When choosing this option be aware that the PackFlash SEO system will ignore any changes made to the Page Title Keywords or Description from the originating module or system After locking the SEO info if changes are made to a Blog Entry in the Blog Module the changes will not take effect unless the lock is removed The system will however record new URLs with the appropriate SEO information from the page until that page is locked as well if ever The system is designed to allow individual modules and processes continue the way they are now
4. packt Change the Way You DNN SEO Module User Manual PACKFLASH COM SEO Module User Manual PackFlash com 415 N Lasalle Street Suite 205 Chicago IL 60654 Phone 888 433 2260 Fax 773 787 1787 Thank you for purchasing our PackFlash SEO Module and make sure to check out all of PackFlash s other premium modules for your future projects Our goal at PackFlash is to give administrators the tools they need to create truly professional websites Let us know if there is anything we can do better The following instructions will lead you step by step through the installation of the module s We strongly recommend that you back up your website and database prior to doing any module installations PackFlash has performed rigorous testing on all of our products but it is impossible to account for every scenario It is best practice and again strongly recommend that you back up your website and database prior to any module uploads to your DNN website The PackFlash SEO module provides the following benefits 1 Management and control of all URLs for DNN website rather than just DNN pages for the purposes of creating friendly URLs and re directs This means that an administrator will be able to manage and modify URLs that are associated with any module without integration including blogs articles news items press releases videos ecommerce products categories galleries events etc 2 Creation of an XML sitemap that i
5. Regarding IIS 6 and URL Extensions You website is hosted on an IIS 6 web server Itis possible to configure IIS 6 to allow any type of friendly URL extension or to have no extension This configuration involves wildcard mapping Consult with Your Hosting Provider lf you are unsure whether wildcard mapping has been configured please consult with your hosting provider Not sure Then best to use an Extension ASPX lf you re not sure whether extensionless URLs will work then itis best to click Cancel and specify and extension for now ASPX is the safest choice if you are unsure _ 0K _ Cancel Don t show this message again Approval Process this setting provides the administrator with the ability to decide whether URLs will automatically be approved as they are found then create friendly URLs that will be active immediately OR all URLs will need to be reviewed and approved before they become active on the site Default Portal Alias the default to the current portal alias Notification Email the default email will be the email of the administrator of the website 2 4 After Clicking the Create Friendly URLs Now Button The system will process all DNN pages and create friendly URLs in the system based on the rules on the Setting page and re direct to the Manage Friendly URLs page like below SEO MODULE Manage URLs Select Filter URLs To Work With Search for URLs Custom Search EN eo S
6. latestthinking events tabid 101 Inmoduleid 458 default_aspx Manage gt Page Title John Current Default Friendly URL john aspx Packflash reference URL demoinfo tabid 85 articleid 94 john jones aspx Manage gt Page Title Kings Video Current Default Friendly URL kings video aspx Packflash reference URL resourcecenter acmetv tabid 90 Ivid 93 mvid 432 kings video aspx Manage gt 10 SEO MODULE 3 2 1 Searching Finding URLs to find URLs to manage use the dropdown for the DNN page to allow filtering use a specific URL or a page title In the below example the title partner page was searched Manage URLs Select Filter URLs To Work With Search for URLs Custom Search EN partner page Sort By Most recently discovered EN Pages Page Info Active Page Title DNN Partner Page Current Default Friendly URL dnn partner page aspx Packflash reference URL latestthinking dnnpartnerpage aspx Manage gt Pages 3 2 2 Understanding the URL management area Manage URLs Select Filter URLs To Work With Search for URLs Custom Search E partner page Sort By Most recently discovered EN Pages 4 Page Info Active Page Title DNN Partner Page 3 Current Default Friendly URL dnn partner page aspx Ae Packflash reference URL latestthinking dnnpartnerpage aspx Manage gt Ke Pages Item 1 Page title This item was discovered through the m
7. record all of the appropriate information as a starting point then allow an SEO expert specialist to have a central place to manage and control the SE information for the entire site This particular feature should only be used in 15 SEO MODULE centralized management situations to prevent confusion as well as by individuals that are knowledgeable about SEO tactics and strategies The Manage Friendly URLs page allows for making changes for each individual URL one by one while exporting importing will be able to manage the edits in bulk with familiar tools excel to professionals in the SEO industry 3 3 Settings The Settings page of the Dashboard provides management of the general rules of the system There is a great deal of control that is possible in this area Global settings Default Portal Alias constellation3_packflash com EN Email address for crawler support constellation_packflash com Set system to automatically review and approve URLs that are generated by the system Ei Update Advanced Settings gt Manage scheduled processes Retry R m Type full name Enabled Frequency Time Next start Lapse 24 Advanced PackFlash DNN Modules SEO ScheduleCrawier ScheduleCrawier T 36500d 4d 12 31 2111 view Schedul PackFlash DNN Modules SEO ScheduleCrawier rue 10 28 52 AM status history ZE Management Manage SEO Process Manage Canonical Process Manage Web config Deactivate SEO process for t
8. 1 4 Use the Browse button of the popup window to choose the most recent installation file for the module in question that was downloaded from packflash com Then click the Next button This will produce a screen like below 1 1 5 Click the Next button on the Package Information screen 1 1 6 Click the Next button on the Release Notes screen This screen may have important information on the latest release of the module s 1 1 7 Check the box to accept the license and click the Next button on the Review License screen NOTE Accepting the license is accepting the terms of the license agreement so please read the license agreement carefully before proceeding 1 1 8 The next screen will show all of the events of the installation process in order that the occurred Scroll through the entire list making sure that there are no red errors or warnings If there are any errors please report them immediately to success packflash com with the error message Using Licensing to Activate Module s 1 2 1 After installation a page named Constellation will be added to the Admin menu of the Control Panel in the upper left corner with the Constellation module will be of the screen Click the Constellation page to view the Constellation options like below 1 2 2 With a new installation no modules will be activated and all module icons in the top section will be greyed out Access to the module and functionali
9. Portal Docs EN File Name test Excel vm Export Writing Excel file was successful Number of records written to file 969 File saved to Z WebSites_HTTP constellation_3 httpdocs Portals 0 Docs test_Excel xml Download file 3 6 1 3 Manipulating the Exported File After downloading the file locally the file can be manipulated by someone knowledgeable about the website and or 26 SEO MODULE SEO The Excel output file will look like the screenshot below within Excel Home insert Page layout Formulas Data Rewew View Acrobat 2 x PA cme A a mY mee oea Norma a eet new meee eee ere Pate reng bm D I Z BJ A EE MER eroe a Center a I AB Constional Pomat Calculation RTI Suet Dette feat 1 gr Sate Pinda Clipboard s Font Alignment Number e Styles Cone Editing Al te Systemio is A B c D E F G H I J L P O R 5 T U W H Y 1 SystemiD SystemTal SystemPa Systemin Systemin Systemin SystemCri SystemOr Systemlastr Systemch Systempri SystemDiso SystemRe SystemPai SystemPai SystemLo SystemFo Friendlyit FriendlyC FriendlyO FriendlyFi Friendlyls FriendlyfrSETitle SEKeywor 2 757 1 accountin True True False www pact accountit 11 22 2010 weekly 0 5 11 22 2010 4 6 1 False True 2898 www paci accountit accounts True 1 accountin k 3 750 1 FlagAsAbt True True False Www Dach Desktop 11 22 2010 weekly 0 5 11 22 2010 a 3 1 False True 3039 www paci Desktop tithe not True 1 T
10. and re tmported The changes made to the excel file will be recorded in the database This provides a means for an SEO specialist to do crucial SEO work on the website in a centralized location without having to know how the PackFlash SEO module works 3 6 1 2 To Export data choose the format Export filetype that is preferred then choose a location where the export file is to be sent provide a name for the file and click Export After clicking Export a set of confirmation messages will be provided with information such as a success message the number of records written to the file and providing the specific file location In addition there will be a link provided to download the file directly called Download File At this point clicking this link will download the file to your local environment desktop To save the file to open in Excel right click the link and choose Save Link As This will pull up a dialog box to save to any location available to your local system A sample of this screen with an export success is shown below m the screenshot Import Export URL data can be imported and exported in either MS Excel or XML It is suggested that you perform an export in your desired format and use this as a template to create an import file inert File Location Root File Name lt None Specified gt D Upload New File Import Export Export Filetype XML Exce File Location Under
11. from the URL rather than requiring the user to go to the Dashboard to look up the URL individually The default button will look like the image below Import Export The import Export screen provides the ability to manage data outside of the Dashboard by exporting the data from the system to an external file XML or excel format The administrator can also choose to import data in the proper format to create new records or update existing records The system was designed to create a way to export the data to a file to have an external resource like an SEO specialist work on the file in a format that they can work with such as Excel and then allows for re importing after the changes have been made The import export screen is represented in the image below 24 SEO MODULE Import Export URL data can be imported and exported in either MS Excel or XML It is suggested that you perform an export in your desired format and use this as a template to create an import file keent File Location Root a dienen lt None Specified gt e Upload New File Export Export Filetype XML Excel File Location Under Portal File Name ml 25 SEO MODULE 3 6 1 Exporting Data 3 6 1 1 Exporting of data is provided to easily move the data from one portal to another as well as for the purposes of having a starting point for an SEO expert specialist to work with in excel That exported data can then be modified within excel
12. on the site This will allow for selecting a page that will be used for the Oops or 404 redirects of the website Redirect all broken deleted links to this page Oops Page EN 3 3 1 19 Default Extension for System Generated Friendly URLs Extension can be blank no extension This setting establishes the extension that will be used at the end of the URL for every dynamically created friendly created by the PackFlash SEO module This can only be changed by resetting the module which will delete all data from the module There is a button under this setting for Change Extension that will accomplish this function Default extension for System generated friendly URLs Extension can be blank no extension aspx Change site extension 20 bmp Ka SEO MODULE 3 3 1 20 Method for Generating System Friendly URLs This setting determines if DNN page names are included in each friendly URLs that is dynamically created by the PackFlash SEO module The setting All URLs at Site Root will not use DNN page names in the creation of the friendly URLs whereas the Preserve page Structure option will retain the DNN page name information within the friendly URL that is created a a Aeregn ka All URLs at site root Preserve Page Structure Preserve language querystring when generating friendly urls La Remove diacritic marks from friendly urls W 3 3 1 21 Preserve language querystring when generating friendly UR
13. reflects the text strings portions of text that will exist within a URL that tells the PackFlash module to ignore the URL Ignoring the URL means that the URL will not be saved in the system and will not have a friendly URL created Typical reasons for this are standard file types such as image files like jpg gif as well as URLs within a checkout process of an ecommerce system where each URL is unique and a friendly URL is not needed or appropriate Clicking the 19 SEO MODULE button Clean URL Database by Applying All known Rules provides a way to clean out any existing URLs that were created and need to be removed Pages to Ignore Gif jpeg jpg gif png j8 css axd ashx xml flv txt ctl ctl ctl returnurl returnurl popup aspx desktopmodules zip pdf rar linkclick aspx ttf desktopmodules url portals default skins portals default containers portals 0 skins Clean URL Database by Applying All Known Rules 3 3 1 17 Pages to add to the new system group This text box allows for having the system create database records but not pay attention to them after creation This may be useful for performance optimization but is an advanced topic This option was much more useful when the crawler was more used more prominently Pages to add to the non system group 3 3 1 18 Redirect all Broken links Deleted Pages to this page This setting will show all of the DNN pages
14. sharing removing any concerns that the search engines will penalize the website for duplicate content Manage Bulk Edits The Manage Bulk Edits screen is for setting the SEO information top down and in a group according to the DNN page Tabid rather than having to go to each URL to set them When the system first was initiated it went to pick up as much information from the setting of the DNN pages as possible such as the Change Frequency and Priority set for the pages then it cascaded that information to all of the URLs that would on those pages as well The screen below provides the ability to edit those settings and if required cascade them down to any other URL on those pages it has the ability to skip pages that have been changed specifically at the URL level as well 30 SEO MODULE be saved Include in XML Include in Text ID Hame S x sitemap sitemap 420 Global Defaults kal Fi Bulk Edits by Site Section Edits to to parent pages can cascade to child pages if you choose Pages 12345 ID N Include in XML Include in Text emm sitemap sitemap 402 Global Defaults Te Ers Home 374 Our Clients sores ae Client 315 Details 377 About Us SG tec Gallery 379 _ Job Details 464 Meet Our Prez 471 _ Our Team NEE CTT 476 Bio Detail _ Join the 414 Team dE Test 380 Contact 381 x Resource Include in Robot txt file Use DNN default Change freq P
15. the system Relative path for XML Sitemap file This setting is the file location where the XML sitemap file will exist The initial file location will be a temporary file location providing for testing the file before moving the location to its permanent location It is the administrator s responsibility to modify the file path to the appropriate location This location should also be updated in the Webmaster Settings of Google and Bing as appropriate Relative path for robot txt file This setting is the file location where the robot txt file will exist The robot txt file can only exist at the root of the website to work properly and there can only be one active at a time To make the version produced by the PackFlash SEO Module click the Make Robot txt live button The text box below provides the settings that will be reflect in the robot txt file that is produced in addition to any modifications made at the URL level Modify the robots txt header host access only Applies to all portals E User agent Disallow admin Disallow Components 18 SEO MODULE Schedule Process Features Area Schedule Process Features Automatically Submit XML Sitemap after each Schedule Process ET Download Current XML Sitemap for Review Download Current Robot txt File for Review Run sitemap generation process manually Manually Run Process Now No Crawler Schedule process mode 5 SR O Timer mod
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18. Ls This setting applies to multi cultural sites where multiple languages are used If this checkbox is selected the querystring for the language will be included in each friendly URL that is generated from by the PackFlash SEO module The typical querystring for a language will look like en us or es mx 3 3 1 22 Remove diacritic marks from friendly URLs This setting will replace any non ascii characters in a URL with a ascii version of the character when the system dynamically generates each friendly URL 3 3 1 23 Replace characters when generating friendly URLs This text box allows for replacement characters to be applied when each URL is dynamically generated by the PackFlash SEO module Data has to be formatted in pairs like this X Y where X is the character or characters that need to be replaced and Y represents the character or characters that will be substituted for the replaced character s Replace characters when generating friendly urls Force www on all URLs To enable this options you must create a www portal alias for your portal Transform all URLs to lowercase Please use the lowercase option with caution Some modules might require a case sensitive url in order to work 3 3 1 24 Force www on all URLs This setting will make sure that all URLs have a www in them reducing the chance of duplicates further A portal alias with the www needs to exist for this to wo
19. e DI On Demand mode 3 3 1 11 Automatically Submit XML Sitemap after each Schedule Process This setting will set the PackFlash SEO module to submit the XML sitemap automatically to the search engines after it is produced during the scheduled process The system automatically is set to submit to the Bing Google and Ask search engines The settings for where it will post this information is located in the following text box Addresses to ping with XML sitemap E http weww bing com webmaster ping aspx sitemap SITEMAP http www gqoogle com webmasters tools ping 8Sitemap SITEMAP http submissions ask com ping sitemap SITEMAP 3 3 1 12 Download Current XML Sitemap for Review This link will allow for accessing the current XML Sitemap file This provides a means for evaluating whether the system is working properly 3 3 1 13 Download Current Robot txt for Review This link will allow for accessing the current Robot txt file This provides a means for evaluating whether the system is working properly 3 3 1 14 Run sitemap generation process manually The Manually Run Process Now No Crawler button allows for immediately running the process in order to evaluate the system behavior 3 3 1 15 Schedule Process Mode This setting indicates the DNN scheduler mode This needs to be set to timer for the scheduled process to run correctly and create a new XML sitemap every night 3 3 1 16 Pages to Ignore This text box
20. e are browsing the site This provides a vety convenient way for management of URLs and duplicate URLs without requiring the user to go to the SEO Dashboard and search for the appropriate URL On Page Management Enable On Page SEO Management Ei This button will appear on the left side of the page and allow for editing of URLs via a modal window 22 SEO MODULE 3 3 2 Manage Scheduled Processes this section allows for viewing and editing of the schedule process The scheduled process is primarily only used for creating the XML sitemap every evening This area does not need to be changed in most cases Manage scheduled processes Retry Se SS Type full name Enabled Frequency Time Next start Lapse 13 FPackFlash DNN Modules SEO ScheduleCrawler Schedule Crawler Ti 36500d id 12 34 2111 view Ad vanced PackFilash ONN Modules SEO ScheduleCrawler rue Ve 10 26 52 AM status histo schedule Management 3 3 3 Manage SEO Process The Deactivate SEO Process for this portal button allows for turning off the SEO module on this portal but will leave it turned on within any other portal that the SEO module is activated on the DotNetNuke implementation This button will toggle between an Activate and Deactivate button Manage SEO Process Manage Canonical Process Manage Web config Deactivate SEO process for this portal Deactivate Canonical URLs Uninstall module from web config 3 3 4 Mana
21. e in place and modify the data in the document then to re import so that the changes take effect Adding rows for friendly URLs is permitted however If some URLs have not been discovered yet then it is possible to add them centrally to the database through this means This means that it could be a very useful tool for migrating a site from one system into DNN and providing a central re direct methodology for all the URLs on the previous website to pages on the new DNN site After cleaning up the columns by hiding them most of the columns that need to be manipulated should be in view the tabid the system relative URL the URL that was found in the crawl that DNN provided the proposed friendly URL the SE Title SE Description SE Keywords whether the DNN Default is being used for the URL and whether the URL has been reviewed a reviewed URL is also considered approved and live in the system The list will be ordered according to DNN page tabid with the tabid 1 meaning that the page is deleted has been re directed to a non system page such as an email form for example Make modifications to the excel xml file as necessary to fit the need of the site by changing anything EXCEPT THE SYSTEM TABID and the SYSTEMORIGINALURLRELATIVE These fields are provided by 27 SEO MODULE DNN when the URL was discovered by the system and should not be changed In many cases there are multiple rows per DNN page tabid T
22. e package on the website 3 1 2 Log into packflash com 3 1 3 Visit the link above to manage licenses 3 1 4 Enter domains for the products of interest If no production licenses have been purchased the section at the bottom provides the ability to create trial license keys good for 30 days from the time of entry 3 1 5 Copy the presented license key 3 1 6 Go to Constellation screen 3 1 7 Click Licensing icon SEO MODULE 3 2 3 1 8 On the left navigation click the module that needs to be activated 3 1 9 Paste the license key into the license box and click the Update Activate button 3 1 10 A success message should be presented that the license key is valid for the domain 3 1 11 If a message isn t provided re check the steps Contact success packflash com with problems Manage Friendly URLs The Manage Friendly URLs screen provides the ability to make modifications to each URL approve or un approve URLs delete URLs add new friendly URLs and change the default URL The initial state will be to show all URLs ordered in reverse order of when the URLs were created The most recent URLs will be first Manage URLs Select Filter URLs To Work With Search for URLs Custom Search EN Sort By Most recently discovered EN Pages 1 2 3 4 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Page Info Active Page Title Events Current Default Friendly URL events 3 aspx Packflash reference URL
23. eady used in this case the PackFlash system will propose a friendly URL of login 2 aspx The reason is that it is set to always do it s best to suggest a likely friendly URL based on the SEO Title and it is programmed to compensate for situations where there might be duplicate SEO page Titles this happens quite often for Contact Us pages for instance although they should have different SEO page Titles sometimes administrators do not spend the time on pages that will not produce much SEO value When this happens there is a checkbox toward the right side of the Manage SEO Information section where the decision to choose Use DNN default exists This will re direct all versions of the page to the original DNN URL Item 3 PackFlash reference URL This is the URL that the PackFlash module will use to always find the correct URL Item 4 Delete URL button Clicking this button will delete the URL and all of the associated URLs from the database This allows for starting over if a mistake is made Item 5 Ignore URL button Clicking this button will set the URL to be ignored by the PackFlash system but not entirely delete the record from the database These URLs can be found by choosing the dropdown for All Manually Removed Pages Item 6 Make Default button and Current Default indicator The indicator shows which URL is being used as the default and will have all the oth
24. ers re directed 301 re directs The Make Default button allows for changing the default to another one of the individual URLs in the list Item 7 Create a Friendly URL or Provide an Existing URL to Re direct to the Default This button allows for adding URLs manually to the PackFlash system more details below 3 2 4 Add URLs Manually Enter New Friendly URL or a Redirect URL to This Page Example My New Fnendly URL_aspx Cancel After clicking the Create a Friendly URL or Provide an Existing URL to Re direct to the Default the system will provide a box that will allow for manually entering a URL to the system After a URL is added it can then be deleted or made to be the default URL 13 SEO MODULE 3 2 5 More Options Area Section 1 More Options Redirect this URL Search for url to redirect to DNN Generated URLs Default Friendly URLs search Redirect this URL to the Chosen URL below This area provides the ability to search for another URL to re direct the existing one to This is called transforming After choosing a URL from the search results and clicking the Transform button all of the URLs that are included in the list will be added to the list of the selected URL 14 SEO MODULE 3 2 6 More Options Area Section 2 MANAGE SEO INFORMATION Include in AML sitemap Include in Text sitemap Include in Robot_tt file Change freq
25. ge Canonical Process The Deactivate Canonical URLs button allows for turning on and off the ability for the system to discover and automatically apply canonical URLs for the system With this turned OFF the system will not automatically identify duplicate content and assign one of the URLs as a canonical URL This button will toggle between an Activate and Deactivate button 3 3 5 Manage Web Config The Uninstall Module from Web config File button allows for completely turning off the module and all actions for all portals without requiring the module to be uninstalled This action will make modifications to the web config file of the DNN installation and therefore cause a restart of the application This button will toggle between an Install and Uninstall button 3 4 Users This section is for setting the roles that will be allowed to use the SEO Dashboard 23 SEO MODULE 3 5 Authorized Users E Administrators W SEO Specialists El Content Approvers C Subscribers El Content Writers Translator en US E Registered Users Unverified Users E Resource Opt In Update The chosen role s are also used to determine who gets access to On Page Management If a user is within a role authorized on this page and On Page Management is turned on then the user will see a PackFlash button on the left side of the screen that allows for management of the SEO information directly
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27. his could mean that multiple URLs are pointing to one URL such as http www domain com tabid 36 default aspx re directing to http www domain com default aspx on the homepage for instance Or it could mean that there are many distinct URLs on the page in the case of many products that could be on one DNN page in an ecommerce system 3 6 1 4 Modifying the export file in preparation to Add new URLs to the system e To add a new Friendly URL or Re direct to a current URL in the system find the row of the Excel file that has the URL that the Friendly URL or Re direct will be directed Then copy that row and replace the new Friendly URL or Re direct with the one in the copied row e To add anew URL to the system that was not found during the crawl use a similar process copy a row that is most similar to the one that you ate adding ideally with the same tabid make the appropriate changes to the content SE title keywords description URLs etc REMOVE THE SYSTEMID so that the system knows that the URL does not currently have one assigned and should add it FAE ESA E om ng ma Paper re Bp noma a ood wen Ss Sitz OP i D I emeng Pointer Beda Ce A EER ega cee 9 Kreiner nin a Calculation Check Cell M2 Hyperlink Muet Delite Format ers an ee Clipdoard H Font 4 Aligeument LL Kunter Styrs Celle Editing 8309 T fo 142 EI D 8 c 4 T u x AA A 1 SystemTabiD SystemPagename SystemOri
28. his portal Deactivate Canonical URLS Uninstall module from web config 16 SEO MODULE 3 3 1 Global Settings this section provides a large variety of settings that have possible large scale implications to how the PackFlash SEO module works and performs 3 3 1 1 Default Portal Alias This dropdown will show all of the aliases of the current portal and will initially show the default of the portal This setting is largely not used anymore and was useful when a crawler was more integral to the system 3 3 1 2 Email Address For Crawler This email is only for updates from the system and will default to the email for the Administrator of the portal 3 3 1 3 Set system to automatically review and approve URLs that are generated by the system This checkbox sets the system to automatically approve URLs as they are found by the system and make the live with their friendly URL immediately This setting essentially puts the SEO system on auto pilot Global settings Default Portal Alias constellation3_packflash com Email address for crawler support constellation_packflash com Set system to automatically review and approve URLs that are generated by the system d Update Advanced Settings Y Ignore Creating Friendly Urls B F Time to wait for Real Time page download and friendly url generation seconds 5 Default Include in XML Sitemap state v Default Include in Text Sitemap state P Default incl
29. ini crawl and the SEO Title meta data information on the page This item also is a link to the page making it easy to evaluate the page itself Item 2 Current Default Friendly URL This item indicates the resultant url that will show in the address bar of the browser as well as the 301 re direct of the page Item 3 Original found URL This item represents the original URL that was browsed In this example since it is a DNN page it shows the URL that DNN produces by default 11 SEO MODULE Item 4 Approve Unapprove Checkbox This checkbox allows for approving and unapproving the URL itself After checking and unchecking the box some information will update Item 5 Manage link This link allows for additional selections be made discussed below 3 2 3 Manage Area Pages Page Info Active Page Title DNN Partner Page Current Default Friendly URL dnn partner page aspx Packflash reference URL latestthinking dnnpartnerpage_ aspx 4 Manage 2 3 All URLs Delete URL Ignore URL Packflash reference URL Being Redirected tabid 320 Default aspx Use DNN Default Url E Jet Default aspx tabid 320 Make Default PackFlash created re directs These cannot be edited or deleted LatestThinking DNNPartnerPage tabid 320 Default aspx Make Default 1 PackFlash created re directs These cannot be edited or deleted Wi Make Default LatestThinking DNNPartnerPage aspx PackFlash crea
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32. m a function rather than WHY to perform a function or what best practices should be used In some cases context and detail is provided to cover the basic ideas 2 1 System at a Glance The PackFlash SEO Module is made up of one module called the PackFlash SEO Dashboard This module generally works in the following manner The PackFlash SEO Module generates URLs each time that a user requests a new URL from the website At this time the system looks up whether that URL currently exists in the system If the URL is found it follows the rules to send the user to the proper location If it is not found then the system performs a mini crawl on that page During the mini crawl the following information is recorded for every unique URL e The URL discovered e The DNN page associated with the URL e The SEO Title e The SEO Description e The SEO Keywords After this is done the system generates all re directs that are known to exist on any particular page The example of a DNN page that has the following URL with Human Friendly URLs turned on the default settings on the most recent versions of DNN http www domain com AboutUs aspx where the URL is located on TabID number SEO MODULE 2 2 2 3 42 this would result in the PackFlash SEO system automatically creating the following re directs http www domain com AboutUs tabid 42 default aspx http www domain comrtabid 42 http www domain com tabid 42 defaul
33. ncluding all URLs in the PackFlash SEO Module that communicates with the search engines what pages exist on the website Decisions of what to include are the responsibility of the administrator 3 Creation of a robot txt file that communicates to the search engines what files that they should avoid and not index Decisions of what to include in the robot txt file are the responsibility of the administrator of the website Some default choices have been made initially 4 Generation of a text sitemap that could show as many or few of the URLs found on the website Decisions of what to include in the text sitemap are the responsibility of the administrator of the website 5 Ability to find and display broken links 6 Provides the ability for an administrator to centralize the SEO title description and keywords for any URL on a website This can be done using the PackFlash SEO Dashboard or by exporting the data to Microsoft Excel or an XML file The modifications for SEO can be completed for every URL on the entire site and then re imported to the site New friendly URLs can be provided in this manner as well allowing for the migration of SEO data and re directs when creating a new DNN site This is particularly useful when the old site is NOT a DNN site Table of Contents Installation Instructions for PackFlash SEO Module annannannaann 1 1 1 Installation DotNetNuke 06 00 00 or boer 1 1 2 Using Licensing to Activate MOdU
34. nerability is identified itis highly recommended that you upgrade to the newer version of the Extension Clicking the icon will redirect you to a location where you will be able to acquire the Extension for immediate installation Find available language packs LA Not Specified v Modules A Name Description Version In Use Upgrade 4 x E Authentication Allows you to manage authentication settings 1 0 0 No ep for sites using Windows Authentication E S B Banners Banner advertising is managed through the 1 0 0 No BJ Vendors module in the Admin tab You can select the number of banners to display as well as the banner type 1 1 3 While making the mouse hover under the main area of the Extensions screen the Manage button in the upper left corner of the module will get brighter Hover over the Manage button to produce the action menu Within the action menu choose Installation Extension Wizard under the top Edit section Making this SEO MODULE 1 2 selection will produce a modal popup window for the installation process represented in the screen below Upload New Extension Package DotNetNuke can be extended in many ways This wizard helps you upload and install DotNetNuke extension packages Use the Browse button to browse your local file system to find the extension package you wish to install then click Next to continue Browse_ Your site is configured with a maximum file upload size of 8 MB 1
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37. ort By Most recently discovered EN Pages 1 2 3 4 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Page Info Active Page Title Events Current Default Friendly URL events 3 aspx Packflash reference URL latestthinking events tabid 101 Inmoduleid 458 default_aspx Manage gt Page Title John Current Default Friendly URL john aspx Packflash reference URL demoinfo tabid 85 articleid 94 john jones aspx Manage gt Page Title Kings Video Current Default Friendly URL kings video aspx Packflash reference URL resourcecenter acmetv tabid 90 Ivid 93 mvid 432 kings video aspx Manage gt At this point each URL can be managed individually by finding the appropriate URL and clicking the Manage link to expand the information for the URL For more information see section 3 2 below SEO MODULE lil PackFlash SEO Dashboard The PackFlash SEO Dashboard is the central location for administrators to be able to manage licensing add manage individual URLs and manage overall behavior of the SYSTEM The SEO Dashboard is designed to fit in a pane with a MINIMUM of 920 pixels wide 3 1 Licensing A valid active license is required for the module to work correctly This can be a 30 day trial license If a license expires or becomes invalid for any reason Licenses can be managed by logging into packflashccom and visiting http www packflash com packflash module license key retrieval The steps to follow are below 3 1 1 Install th
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39. rently serve as a central location for license management 2 2 1 1 This page can be accessed through the Admin dropdown menu in the Control Panel by visiting the Constellation page or by editing an item directly on the detail list page s Initial Start Up Screen After performing installation activation and visiting the PackFlash SEO Module for the first time the following page will be presented SEO MODULE Wecome to the PackFlash Friendly URL amp SEO Module Getting Started Page Extension to Apply to Friendly URLs aspx Approval Process Automatically review and approve all URLs This will make new friendly URLs live immediately want to manually review and approve all URLs created by the system before they go live on the site Default Portal Alias constellation packflash com Le Notification Email support constellation packflash com Create Friendly URLs Now Review advanced options P gt Manage Web config Uninstall module from web config Page Extension the page extension for the URLs The default is asp but it can be changed within the extent the version of HS and how IIS is setup If anything other than aspx is chosen and IIS 6 is being used a warning will be provided that more actions need to be taken to make the extension work If HS 7 is being used then it will accept it because no more changes are needed At this point extension less URLs no extension can be set up SEO MODULE
40. riority weekly weekly weekly weekly weekly weekly weekly weekly weekly weekly weekly weekly weekly weekly Allow grouping of pages 0 5 Review 0 5 Review 0 5 Review 0 5 Review 0 5 Review 0 5 Review 0 5 Review 0 5 Review 0 5 Review 0 5 Review 0 5 Review 0 5 Review 0 5 Review 0 5 Edit Review To make changes to any DNN page Tabid click the Edit button on the right side of the row that the changes are to be made Make any necessary changes and click Save To cancel any changes click Cancel A Save action will produce a pop up dialog box asking if the changes are to be made to all the URLs with the same Tabid For instance if a DNN page Tabid was chosen called Blog Details that had 1000 blog entries on the page the system would allow an administrator to change the priority or frequency on all of the pages at one time on this screen Click the appropriate decision button and the action will Include in Robot txt file Use DHH default Change freq Priority Cancel weekly Le 0 5 A The Review link on the right side of each row allows the user to jump to the Manage Friendly URLs screen with the appropriate DNN page Tabid group chosen The list is pre sorted for the user 31 Review
41. rk properly 3 3 1 25 Transform all URLs to lowercase This setting provides the ability to make all URLs convert to lowercase letters reducing the number of variations to the URLs significantly that can be created by the system when dynamically creating URLs 3 3 1 26 Reset PackFlash SEO Module The Reset PackFlash SEO Module button will delete the entire PackFlash SEO database and set the system 21 SEO MODULE back to the initial start screen There is no undo or recovery from this step so caution should be used when using this feature Reset PackFlash SEO Module click the button to the right Reset PackFlash SEO Module 3 3 1 27 Turn On Off Overwrite URLs for DNN Tabs The Turn On Overwrite URLs button will set the system to look up URLs that are requested by any module or DotNetNuke itself and replace them with the friendly URLs that are found in the system This means that a re direct will not actually occur in most cases because the final URL the friendly version will be represented by the links when they are created Because the friendly URL is stored in the cache the system is incredibly fast This button will toggle from an Turn On button to a Turn Off button Turn On Off Overwrite Urls for DNN Tabs 3 3 1 28 Enable On Page SEO Management This checkbox will set the system to provide a button on the left side of the screen while users within roles determined on the Users pag
42. t aspx In addition PackFlash SEO will propose the following URL as the suggestion for the default URL http www domain com about us aspx This example assumes that the SEO Title was About Us and the administrator had chosen aspx as the extensions for the URLs of the site NOTE the PackFlash SEO Module uses the SEO TITLE as the basis for its friendly URLs This is a best practice IF you are making sure that your Titles are SEO friendly but may result in some long URLs depending on the choices made on your site This is perfectly acceptable and desired but you can modify this later for shorter marketing friendly URLs later as well The search engines typically prioritize keywords that are placed earlier in the title and URL to the left and typically ignores keywords after the first 25 characters Use care when choosing the titles of your pages URLs If a URL is found to be broken no destination or a link that currently was live is no longer found then it will be grouped as broken and stored in a separate table This gives the administrator the chance to discover the broken links and choose what to do with them at their earliest convenience All other URLs will be grouped according to their TabID or DNN page DNN Pages Created 2 2 1 A page for the dashboard of the module e g PF SEO Dashboard was created This page and module are only visible by administrators by default This page and module cur
43. ted re directs These cannot be edited or deleted 7 dnn partner page aspx Current Default Generated by PackFlash Friendly URL amp SEO module Create A Friendly URL or Provide an Existing URL to Re direct to the Default n 7 More Options gt Item 1 the URLs that are currently being re directed for the URL in question if the URL is approved In this example since the URL is a DNN page the PackFlash module created multiple versions that represent the same page and automatically will re direct these to the resulting URL Item 2 Checkbox for indicating to use the original default URL This will make the system use the DNN url that was originally requested In some situations it is clear that the DNN URL will be the preferred alternative This may happen in situations where SEO is not as much of a concern such as the login page Naming the Login page Login as a parent page in DNN with the latest versions of DNN will provide a Human Friendly version similar to the following http www domain com Login aspx Unless the administrator has provided a more descriptive SEO Title than Login for the page which is the preferred SEO action for MOST pages the login page is a typical exception then when the PackFlash SEO module discovers this page it will read the SEO Title as Login and create a 12 SEO MODULE proposed Friendly URL based on this Title Because Login aspx is alr
44. ty will not be provided before activating the module through licensing Without an active license the module will automatically re direct the user to the licensing screen and will not provide the ability to administer the module Any modules previously installed and activated via licensing will be retained on an upgrade To activate a module first SEO MODULE E23 1 2 4 Poa 1 2 6 obtain a license key by visiting http www packflash com packflash module license key retrieval If you have not already purchased a module follow the instructions on page http www packflash com DotNetNukeModules ModuleTrials ModuleTriallnstr uctions tabid 261 Default aspx With the license key copied click on the Licensing icon or link This will bring up the screen below Click the module name that you wish to install on the menu on the left and paste the license key into the corresponding box for that module Then click Update The text License is Valid for XXX where XXX is the name of the module being activated If the license is not valid or expired a message related to this will be presented Repeat this same process for all modules that need to be activated SEO MODULE ll Getting Started with the SEO Module The PackFlash SEO module ts a website application designed to manage friendly URLs and search engine meta data information For the most part this document is designed to provide HOW to perfor
45. ude in Robots txt file CT Relative path for XML sitemap file Portals 0 Sitemap xml Relative path for robots txt file Portals robots txt Make robots txt live After clicking the Advanced Settings link 17 SEO MODULE et 3 3 1 5 3 3 1 6 IRL CONE GER ora a LO Ignore Creating Friendly URLs This checkbox will keep the module working the current state but no additional URLs will be discovered This is typically useful for any debug actions of maintenance on the website Time to wait for Real Time page download and friendly URL generation seconds This setting is the number of sections that will be used to create a URL dynamically before the website visitor gets re directed to the original URL requested This is only useful when the system is set to automatically review and approve URLs Set to 0 for the best performance for the website visitor Default Include in XML Sitemap state This checkbox will determine the initial state of the Include in XML Sitemap setting for each new URL that is discovered by the system Default Include in Text Sitemap state This checkbox will determine the initial state of the Include in Text Sitemap setting for each new URL that is discovered by the system Default Include in Robot txt file This checkbox will determine the initial state of the Include in Robot txt file setting for each new URL that is discovered by
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47. y the canonical URLs of the system Canonical URLs are a way of telling the search engines that the canonical or default content lives at a different location This process reduces minimizes or eliminates the problem of duplicate content on a website Manage Duplicate URLs Search for Canonical Urls Go Reset Canonical URLs for shared portals Page Info Events gt John gt Kings Video gt Test gt DNN Partner Page gt In the case of PackFlash SEO the module automatically finds pages URLs that it considers duplicates The definition of duplicate content is the same exact SEO meta title SEO meta description and SEO meta keywords If all of these are the same then the system will associate them The first URL discovered will be assigned the canonical or default In order to select a different canonical URL find the title of the page click on the title to expand to see all of the versions and choose the URL that should be the canonical by clicking the Make Canonical button next to the URL in question 29 SEO MODULE 3 7 Pregis IntelliPack All URLs Current Canonical http constellation packflash com Demolnfoltabid 35 ArticlelD 45 Preqis IntelliPack aspx Make Canonical IntelliPack aspx Make Canonical http constellation packflash com LatestThinking Blog BlogPostitabid 103 AniclelD 45 Preqis IntelliPack aspx This approach will work with content shared through cross portal
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