Time for action – personalize the site metadata

You'll find the controls for optimizing your site for search engine traffic in the backend Configuration Panel. First, let's add some global keywords that characterize the site's content:

  1. Navigate to Site | Global Configuration. On the Site tab, there's a section called Metadata Settings.
  2. Change the Global Site Metadata Description default text to a short summary of the content of your website. In our example, we'll enter CORBA is an international club of Collectors Of Really Bad Art.
  3. In the Global Site Meta Keyword text box, enter a few keywords that match the content of your website. Make sure to use the words and synonyms the visitor might use to search for your site's contents. You'll probably ...

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