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==Where to Find==
This area can be found under 'Side-wide Settings' in the "Manage Website" section of the [[Toolbar]].
A '''Favicon''' is the small picture that appears to the left of your websites address in your web browser. You can select from a list of preset icons by clicking on "Select Icon", or upload one of your own ''(file must be a 16x16 pixel .ico file to upload)''. If you don't have an icon editor, you may upload a standard graphic file to a generator, such as [http://www.favicon.cc/ favicon.cc].
A '''Favicon''' is the small picture that appears to the left of your websites address in your web browser. You can select from a list of preset icons by clicking on "Select Icon", or upload one of your own ''(file must be a 16x16 pixel .ico file to upload)''. If you don't have an icon editor, you may upload a standard graphic file to a generator, such as [http://www.favicon.cc/ favicon.cc].


The '''HTML Head''' area contains the head element. Elements inside '''<head>''' tags can include scripts, instruct the browser where to find stylesheets, provide meta information, and more. This is an extremely useful feature to create site-wide meta information that won't be removed if you change or upload a theme. For example, a description for your site, or keywords search engines can use to better index your site. Of course, keywords and descriptions for a specific page can still be managed in it's [[Page Settings]].  
The '''Head Tag''' area contains the head element. Elements inside '''<head>''' tags can include scripts, instruct the browser where to find stylesheets, provide meta information, and more. This is an extremely useful feature to create site-wide meta information that won't be removed if you change or upload a theme. For example, a description for your site, or keywords search engines can use to better index your site. Of course, keywords and descriptions for a specific page can still be managed in it's [[Page Settings]].  


'''Robots.txt''' is a file used to give special instructions to web robots. This allows you to block certain web robots from certain parts of your website, or direct them to relevant information.
 
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==Site-wide SEO==


This area can be found under 'Site-wide SEO Settings' in the "Manage Website" section of the [[Toolbar]].


A '''Sitemap XML''' file lists the URLs for your website that are most important. This allows search engines to crawl the site more intelligently. These are now auto-discoverable by search engines, which will help your site get indexed better and quicker.
'''Robots.txt''' is a file used to give special instructions to web robots. This allows you to block certain web robots from certain parts of your website, or direct them to relevant information.




With '''Code Highlighting''', the builder will automatically color-code any snippets of programming code you include in [[Blog]] posts or [[Custom Content blocks]]. The Theme you choose here determines the color scheme the builder will use for highlighting your code.
A '''Sitemap XML''' file lists the URLs for your website that are most important. This allows search engines to crawl the site more intelligently. These are now auto-discoverable by search engines, which will help your site get indexed better and quicker.





Revision as of 12:38, 18 December 2013

Where to Find

This area can be found under 'Side-wide Settings' in the "Manage Website" section of the Toolbar.

A Favicon is the small picture that appears to the left of your websites address in your web browser. You can select from a list of preset icons by clicking on "Select Icon", or upload one of your own (file must be a 16x16 pixel .ico file to upload). If you don't have an icon editor, you may upload a standard graphic file to a generator, such as favicon.cc.

The Head Tag area contains the head element. Elements inside <head> tags can include scripts, instruct the browser where to find stylesheets, provide meta information, and more. This is an extremely useful feature to create site-wide meta information that won't be removed if you change or upload a theme. For example, a description for your site, or keywords search engines can use to better index your site. Of course, keywords and descriptions for a specific page can still be managed in it's Page Settings.


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Site-wide SEO

This area can be found under 'Site-wide SEO Settings' in the "Manage Website" section of the Toolbar.

Robots.txt is a file used to give special instructions to web robots. This allows you to block certain web robots from certain parts of your website, or direct them to relevant information.


A Sitemap XML file lists the URLs for your website that are most important. This allows search engines to crawl the site more intelligently. These are now auto-discoverable by search engines, which will help your site get indexed better and quicker.


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