Page Settings

Page Settings manage page characteristics using dynamic options. Options available for pages are based on the Page Type selected.

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Menu Option Name

Text entered in the Menu Option Name field defines page labels displayed in the website menu. A Menu Option is one of the choices on your website menu.

Information entered here also automatically populates the Permanent Link field and the Title field.

Note: The home page Menu Option Name is "Home" and it cannot be changed. Modifications to information in the Menu Option Name field override information in the Permanent Link field and the Title field. Completing the Page Settings fields in the order they are presented is recommended to ensure optimal efficiency in data entry.

Visitors use the Menu Option Name text to determine how to navigate between pages on your website. For maximum compatibility, avoid using special characters and formatting including superscript, subscript, and strikeout.

Available for: Gallery Page, Menu: URL Link, Menu: Subpage Parent, Text Page, Video Page, and Visual Menu Page.

To change the Menu Option Name:

1. Sign in to your Good Gallery administrator account.
2. Hover your cursor over the Pages menu.
3. Choose the appropriate page.
4. Modify the Menu Option Name field.
5. Click the Save Changes button.

Optimize Your Menu Option Names

Follow these recommendations to optimize website menu text:

Conjunctions -- Replace "and" with ampersands.

• Use: John & Jane
• Not: John and Jane

Avoid Articles -- Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific.

• Use: View Gallery
• Not: View the Gallery

Omit Etiquette -- Polite requests are not necessary.

• Use: Book Me Now
• Not: Please Book Me Now

Reduce Character Count -- Limit the number of menu option characters.

• Use: About
• Not: About Me

Common Language -- Use common naming conventions wherever possible.

• Use: Contact
• Not: Let's Chat

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Permanent Link

The Permanent Link field indicates the page URL. The full URL path for each page must be unique.

When the Domain Name is defined in Site Options, the entire URL is displayed in the Preview area:

Preview: https://www.example.com/about-me

If the Domain Name is not defined in Site Options, only the relative path is displayed:

Preview: /about-me

Spaces and special characters entered in the Menu Option Name field are automatically converted to hyphens in the Permanent Link field. Uppercase characters are automatically converted to lowercase characters. Stop words including "an," "and," "also," "around," "at," "is," "on," "the," "which," and similar non-descriptive conjunctions and adverbs are automatically removed.

The Permanent Link field can be manually edited and refined. However, spaces, uppercase characters, and underscores are not allowed in the Permanent Link field.

Note: The keywords that appear in URL paths may be used by search engines as a ranking factor. Studies show that shorter URLs have higher click-through rates. Longer URLs may also be more prone to copy and paste errors.

The Permanent Link field includes a character counter that recommends fewer than 100 characters. The character count is based on the entire URL path including the domain name but omitting the protocol. The entire URL path is only counted if the Domain Name setting has been populated.

Available for: Gallery Page, Menu: Subpage Parent, Text Page, Video Page, and Visual Menu Page.

To change the Permanent Link:

1. Sign in to your Good Gallery administrator account.
2. Hover your cursor over the Pages menu.
3. Choose the appropriate page.
4. Modify the Permanent Link field.
5. Click the Save Changes button.

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301 Redirects

301 Redirects notify browsers and search engines that a page has moved to a new location. 301 Redirects serve as a permanent forwarding address for old URLs.

The 301 Redirects field lists historical Permanent Link changes. Any traffic to the historical Permanent Links is automatically forwarded to the new Permanent Link.

The 301 Redirects field appears automatically when the Permanent Link changes. Unlimited 301 Redirects can be accumulated and stored without penalty.

Note: When the Permanent Link field is changed for a page, Good Gallery keeps track of that change and automatically creates a 301 Redirect record for the old URL.

To remove a 301 Redirect:

1. Sign in to your Good Gallery administrator account.
2. Hover your cursor over the Pages menu.
3. Under the Your Pages menu heading, choose the appropriate page.
4. Locate the 301 Redirects field.
5. Click on the 301 Redirect you wish to remove.
6. Click the OK button.

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Title

Titles are labels displayed in search results, bookmarks, browser tabs, and in shared social media content. Titles are also modified based on text included in the Site > Site Options > Site Title setting.

Titles are one of the most important content areas for SEO. Good titles are clear, helpful, accurate, specific, and concise. The Title field should include well-researched keywords. Titles should also be unique for each page.

Title Best Practices

• Include keywords as the first words in titles to improve click-through rates. Early keyword position in titles may also be a slight SEO ranking factor.
• Limit Titles to fewer than 55 characters to accommodate search result snippet limitations across all search engines.
• Title length is not a direct SEO ranking factor. However, studies show that truncated Titles may negatively affect click-through rates.
• Title modifications are not visible in search results until search engines crawl your page again and update their index.

Note: Search engines may show a different title if they feel the title you provided does not accurately describe the page content.

Available for: Gallery Page, Menu: URL Link, Menu: Subpage Parent, Text Page, Video Page, and Visual Menu Page.

To change the page Title:

1. Sign in to your Good Gallery administrator account.
2. Hover your cursor over the Pages menu.
3. Choose the appropriate page.
4. Modify the Title field.
5. Click the Save Changes button.

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Meta Description

Meta Descriptions summarize page content. Content entered in this field is used to suggest your preferred page description to search engines and social networks.

Although text entered in the Meta Description field may appear in search engine snippets, search engines may ignore the text you provide and instead generate a page description based on your page content.

Good Gallery uses text in the Meta Description field to populate:

• Body text in Subpage Parent pages
• Descriptions in page schema
• Details in the sitemap.xml file

Content found in those areas may be direct SEO ranking factors.

Note: If you do not supply Meta Description text, search engines will typically present searchers with related page content, such as the first sentence on the page. If the page has no textual content, then breadcrumb text, menu text, or image alt text might be displayed.

Meta Description Best Practices

• Content should be informative, compelling, and relevant.
• Provide a concise page summary without superfluous copy.
• Limit Meta Descriptions to fewer than 155 characters for desktop search engines.
• Limit Meta Descriptions to fewer than 120 characters for mobile search engines.
• Quotation marks are automatically converted to the " HTML entity to prevent search engines from stopping at that point in the entry.
• Meta Description modifications are not visible in search results until search engines crawl your page again and update their index.

Available for: Gallery Page, Menu: URL Link, Menu: Subpage Parent, Text Page, Video Page, and Visual Menu Page.

To change the page Meta Description:

1. Sign in to your Good Gallery administrator account.
2. Hover your cursor over the Pages menu.
3. Choose the appropriate page.
4. Modify the Meta Description field.
5. Click the Save Changes button.