Simple SEO

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Simple SEO
Summary Header modifications that support Meta keywords for names, aliases, nicknames, and married names. Also supports page title simplification from Simple Titles Mod.
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Mod Updated 05 Dec 2024
Download link v14.0.6.7
TNG 14.0.6
v14.0.2.7
TNG 14.0.2
v14.0.1.7
TNG 14.0.1
v14.0.0.7
TNG 14.0
v13.0.0.7
TNG 13.0
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Author(s) Bill Herndon
Homepage Simple SEO
Mod Support Simple SEO support.
Contact Developer Email me.
Latest Mod 14.0.6.7 for TNG 14.0.6+
14.0.2.7 for TNG 14.0.2 - 14.0.5
14.0.1.7 for TNG 14.0.1
14.0.0.7 for TNG 14.0
13.0.0.7 for TNG 13.0+ *
Min TNG V 10.1.0
Max TNG V 14.0.6
Files modified
getperson.php, familygroup.php, genlib.php, globallib.php, familychart.php, suggest.php
Related Mods
Notes
* If you need a Simple SEO package for a TNG release prior to 13, please contact me directly.

Purpose

This mod supports a number of simple search-engine optimizations designed to improve person and family page rankings and to help TNG sites avoid arbitrary rewriting of page titles in Google search results. First, Meta keywords tags are added to individual and family-group page headers for names, aliases, and nicknames. Although Google claims not to use keyword tags, other search engines such as Bing still do. Second, dates are simplified for page titles on the individual, family-group, and family-chart pages. Simple SEO is internationalized supporting Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish. Family titles are presented in the site's current language or in English when an unsupported language is used. Finally, Person and family IDs can be displayed or hidden in the TNG page headers by using mod parameters.

Developer

Bill Herndon

Requirements

  • A working TNG installation.
  • A backup of all affected files (see the list in the summary in the upper right corner of the page)
  • An installed current version of the Mod Manager.

Installation

  1. Download the appropriate zip file as shown in the mod summary in the upper right corner of the page.
  2. Extract the file from the downloaded zip file into the mods folder or FTP the extracted file to your mods folder.
  3. Follow the normal automated installation for Mod Manager, as shown in the example Mod Manager - Installing Config Files to install the mod.
  4. Edit the supplied parameter to choose a 'long' or 'short' format for your titles.

Upgrading

  • Disable the mod through the Mod Manager
  • Install the new version of the mod
  • Enable the mod through the Mod Manager

In the event of a problem

Uninstalling the mod

If you want to completely Remove (uninstall) this mod and any tables if created, you should

  1. click the Uninstall button to uninstall the mod
  2. click the Delete button to delete the config file from the mods folder.

Features

Keyword Optimization (HTML Headers)

On individual, family-group, and family-chart pages, names, nicknames, and aliases are gathered and added as Meta keywords tags to the page's header. In addition, users can add additional custom events by adding their GEDCOM tags to the variable $sseo_tag_list in the mod parameters. So, for example, if the list of tags contains, "ALIA NICK OCCU", then aliases, nicknames, and occupations are included in the meta keywords in addition to an individual's name.

Page Title Simplification (HTML Headers)

This mod supports two forms of page title simplification. On individual pages, you can choose from two formats for titles. Short (option 'short' in the mod parameters, the default) displays the following:

  • Robert Paul Herndon (1909 - 1992): Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

The long (option 'long') format displays:

  • Robert Paul Herndon (b. 9 Oct 1909 - d. 12 Dec 1992): Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

On family-group, family-chart, suggest, and edit pages (including the PDF reports generated from these pages) titles are regularized and localized for presentation in the site's current language:

  • Robert Boyd Herndon and Tennie May Calhoun Family: Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

An example in Italian would read:

  • La Famiglia di Robert Boyd Herndon e Tennie May Calhoun: Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

Internationalization

This mod currently supports Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish. Additional languages can be supported by adding the required entries to the cust_text.php files, being careful to preserve the parameter markers in the entries.

ID Display for Person and Family Titles
(TNG Page Headers)

On getperson.php, familygroup.php, and familychart.php, as well as in PDF reports, IDs can be displayed with individual and family titles. Two Mod parameters control turning this feature on and off. IDs are not displayed in browser titles and are not added to HTML headers.

Screenshots

The following shows an example of a Swedish family title with ID.

Simple SEO-capture1.png

Below is a capture of the headers added to a page for names, nicknames, and aliases.

Simple SEO-capture2.png

Mod Compatibility

Please add the details of any compatibility issues to this table.

Incompatible Mod Mod Version(s) Simple SEO Version(s) Categorization Description / Correction
Relationship Display 10.0.0.1 11.1.1.6 - 12.0.3.6a Order dependency Install Relationship Display before Simple SEO V6. (Corrected in V7.)
Submit Photo/Document 10.1.0.1 12.0.0.6 - 12.0.3.6a Order dependency Install Submit Photo/Document before Simple SEO V6
Sosa 12.0.0.6a+ 12.0.2.7e+ Feature interference Simple SEO and Sosa both attempt to modify the full name displayed in the header generated by getperson.php. Regardless of the installation order Simple SEO's changes will be displayed. (Corrected in V7.)

Frequently Asked Questions

Coming soon

Revision History

Version(s) Release Date Comments
14.0.6.7 05 Dec 2024 Yet again...more trivial updates to deal with strict whitespace interpretation in the Mod Manager.
12.0.3.7
12.0.0.7 		26 Feb 2024 Support has ended for Simple SEO versions 12.0.0.7 and 12.0.3.7 and the packages are being withdrawn. If you need a Simple SEO package for TNG 12, please contact me directly.
14.0.2.7 16 Jun 2023 More trivial updates to deal with strict whitespace interpretation in the Mod Manager.
14.0.1.7 13 Feb 2023 Minor updates for TNG 14.0.1 compatibility and two PHP 8.2 related bug-fixes.
11.1.1.6
11.1.0.6
11.0.0.6 		29 Dec 2022 Simple SEO versions 11.0.0.6, 11.1.0.6, and 11.1.1.6 are being withdrawn and support has ended. If you need a Simple SEO package for TNG 11, please contact me directly.
14.0.0.7 26 Dec 2022 Minor updates for TNG 14 compatibility and to accommodate Mod Manager matching changes.
13.0.0.7
12.0.3.7
12.0.0.7 		02 Nov 2021 7th major release. There are no new features, but this release includes: PHP-8 compatibility updates and numerous bug fixes; support for meta keywords from familychart.php; updates that simplify/streamline the code inserted into getperson.php, and compatibility with the Sosa and Relationship Display mods. Although not required, this update is recommended for all Simple SEO users. This will also be the last version for TNG release 12.
10.1.0.5 26 Sep 2020 Simple SEO no longer has any known TNG 10 users. Accordingly, mod version 10.1.0.5 is being withdrawn and support has ended. If you need a Simple SEO package for TNG 10, please contact me directly.
12.0.3.6a
12.0.0.6a 		1 Mar 2019 Uses TNG 12 Mod Manager functionality to preserve mod parameter values across installations and fixes language file string insertions to conform to TNG 12 standards. This is an optional update for TNG 12 Simple SEO users.
12.0.3.6 23 Dec 2018 Minor update for compatibility with TNG 12.0.3.
11.1.1.6
11.1.0.6
11.0.0.6 		10 Feb 2018 New feature that supports adding any custom event as meta keyword in HTML headers. Bug fixes for special characters in names, nicknames, aliases, and custom event values when written to headers. This version is optional but will be the last major release of Simple SEO for TNG 11.
10.1.0.5 22 Dec 2017 Provides the Simple SEO Mod v5 functionality for TNG release 10.1.0 and is recommended. This will also be the last release of Simple SEO for TNG 10.1.0.
11.1.1.5
11.1.0.5
11.0.0.5 		19 Dec 2017 Corrects an issue with living persons names being displayed on the Family Group banner. Adds internationalization support for Dutch, Czech, and Polish, and has been tested for TNG release 11.1.2. This version is recommended for all mod users.
11.1.1.4 29 May 2017 Now compatible with TNG 11.1.1.
11.1.0.4 4 Feb 2017 Now compatible with TNG 11.1 and adds support for changing the extensions directory (a TNG 11.0.2 feature).
11.0.0.4
10.1.0.4 		1 Feb 2017 Corrects an issue where individual's names were being suppressed on certain pages due to a bug in the library code. Now supports displaying IDs on the getperson.php page. (This feature is turned on and off with a mod parameter.) This version is recommended for all Mod users.
11.0.0.3
10.1.0.3 		9 Oct 2016 Adds internationalization for family titles on the familygroup.php, familychart.php, and suggest.php pages (8 languages are supported, per the Wiki). Also supports family titles in PDF reports. Family IDs are now optional on pages and controlled by a Mod param (...but are suppressed in page headers). This update is recommended for all users of the Mod.
11.0.0.2 23 Mar 2016 Now compatible with TNG 11.0.
10.1.0.2 2 Nov 2015 Corrects a compatibility issue with Living Color Mod and fixes an empty meta keyword that was being added to each page header. This release is recommended for all users of this mod.
10.1.0.1 30 Aug 2015 Corrects Simple SEO's behavior for living and private individuals so that it exactly mimics TNG's behavior with respect to names and other data (e.g., nicknames, aliases). This release is recommended for all users of this mod.
10.1.0.0 9 Aug 2015 Initial Release

Sites Using Simple SEO

If you download and install this mod, please add your TNG site to the table below.

URL User Notes Mod Version TNG Version Language(s)
Lindell-Herndon Genealogy Bill Herndon Mod developer, public site 14.0.2.7 14.0.4 DA, DE, EN, ES, FR, SV
Treichel-Familie.de Andreas Treichel Public & Private 14​.0​.6​.7 14.0.6 DE,EN,FR,ES,PL
Roger's Ramblings Roger Moffat Public 14​.0​.6​.7 14.0.6 EN
Hooley Family Links Rick Hooley Public/Private See Here See Here EN
Martius Familiengeschichte Hendrik Martius Public/private site 14.0.2.7 14.0.2 DE, EN, FR, NL
DJCM.DK Claus Martinussen Private site 12.0.3.6 12.0.3 DA, EN
Our Family Histories Bryan S. Larson Public See Here See Here EN
Kleinmann Genealogy John Kleinmann Public site 14.0.0.7 14.0 EN
Baker Family History Jon Baker Public site 14.0.2.7 14.0.4 DA, DE, EN, ES, FR, IT, NL, NO, PL, PT, SV
Roots & Relatives Remembered Ron Krzmarzick Public & Private See here See here EN, DE, CS
Brady Family Tree in Western Australia Darryl Brady Public site 14.0.2.7 14.0.2 DE, EN
Genealogias Sul-Brasileiras Carlos A. Heuser Public site 14.0.1.7 14.0.1 DE, EN, PT
Cook/Garza/Harms Genealogy Site Klaus Dieter Cook Private site 14.0.2.7 14.0.3 DE, EN, ES
Rintoul/Bowman Family Andrew Rintoul Private site 14.0.2.7 14.0.5 DE, EN, ES, FR
Feldman and Related Families Fred Feldman Public site 14.0.1.7 14.0.1 EN
Feldman Family Trees Fred Feldman Public site 14.0.1.7 14.0.1 EN
Thacker Family Forest Fred Feldman Public site 13.0.0.7 13.1.2 EN
Rosemeyer Family Forest Fred Feldman Public site 13.0.0.7 13.1.2 EN
Vest Family Trees Fred Feldman Public site 14.0.1.7 14.0.1 EN
Colvin and Calvin Families Fred Feldman Public site 13.0.0.7 13.1.2 EN
Racine d'Alsace J-Louis Valory Private site 14.0.2.7 14.0.2 FR
Familiestamboom.frl Renze Petersohn Public site 14.0.2.7 14.0.2 DE, EN, NL
DiFava/Brandt Family Tree Larry DiFava Public site 11.1.1.5 11.1.2 DE, EN, IT
Holywell-cum-Needingworth History Peter Cooper Public site 14.0.1.7 14.0.2 EN
The Cole / Tanner Family Tree David Cole Public/Private see here see here EN, DE, FR, ES, NL
Steven's Genealogy Steven Willingale Public site 14.0.0.7 14.0 EN
Marsh Clarke Family Tree Guy Marsh Private site 13.0.0.7 (?) 13.1.2 EN
Genealogische Datenbank JPB Public site see here see here DE, EN, FR
DuPree Family Center Andrew DuPree Public site 13.0.0.7 (unknown) DA, DE, EN, FR, IT, NL
Barta-Joggele Online aus Mauren, Liechtenstein Gerald Meier Private 14.0.2.7 14.0.2 DE, EN, FR, ES, IT, PT, CZ
Show-Me Ancestors Dave Benne Public site 12.0.3.6a 12.0.1b2 EN
Brabantse Genealogie Rob van Rij Public site 14.0.2.7 14.0.? DE, EN, NL
Vitter-Weaver Genealogy Jeffrey Vitter Public site 14.0.1.7 14.0.2 EN, FR, CH, DE, ES, IT, NO
Hillbillies & Vikings Carl Jón Denbow Public site 12.0.3.6a 13.0.4 EN
Kielakowie.com Janusz Kielak Public site 14.0.0.7 14.0 DE, EN, PL
Cordes-Thomas Genealogy John Cordes Public site 14.0.2.7 14.0.5 EN
Johnson / Bryans Family Tree Charlie Ferrero Public 13.0.0.7 13.1 EN
Genealogia rodziny Jarocińskich Michał Jarociński Private site 14.0.2.7 (?) 14.0.3 EN, PL
Sejarah Thümann Jeffrey Thümann Public site 13.0.0.7 13.0.3 NL, EN
Joseph Oran Holtz Genealogy Pages Jim Holt Private site See Here See Here EN
The Annals of a Humble Race Gerald Apperly Public / Private 14.0.1.7 14.0.1 EN
Skeel, Schaffalitzky og Ahlefeldt Finn Holbek Public site 14.0.2.7 14.0.5 DA DE EN
ADLER-Wien Herbert Fischer Public site 14.0.0.7 14.0 DE
Dabbling in Genealogy Jeff Rueger Public/Private 14.0.2.7 14.0.4 EN, FR
Kielakowie.com Janusz Kielak Public site 14.0.1.7 14.0.1 PL, EN, DE
The Duttons of New England Darrin Dutton Public/Private 14.0.1.7 14.0.1 EN
Hutton and Haile (unknown) Public 14.0.1.7 14.0.1 EN
Lasbury Family History Robin Lasbury Public 12.0.3.6a 13.1.2 EN
Auf den Spuren meiner Ahnen Michael Klein Public / Private 14​.0​.1​.7 14.0.3 EN, DE
Te Braake, Baak and some Families from Rekken Leo te Braake Public 14.0.2.7 14.0.3 DE, EN, FR, NL, RU
Families of Keyston 1600 to 1900 Robert Wishart Public 14.0.2.7 14.0.3 EN
GAMBRILL Family Genealogy Bobby Gambrill Public site 14.0.2.7 14.0.4 EN
MOTYER & BENJAMIN Family Genealogy (Bermuda branches) John Mark Motyer Public site See here See here EN
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