the afterburner - optimizing drupal for speed and seo
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Optimizing Drupal for Speed and SEO
This talkWhat we WILL cover
• Core Configuration• Drupal Modules• Drupal Themes• Server Software
What we WON’T cover
• Core Hacks
Why speed Matters• Users will get frustrated and not use you• Saves Money• SEO
Core Speed Improvements
Performance Modules
Requires Server Changes• Memcache API• Varnish• APC or xCache
Download from drupal.org• Boost• CSS GZip• Javascript Aggregator
Core• Syslog• Throttle
Pre-Optimized Drupal Install
Some Performance Notes on Theming Your Drupal .
• When theming your Drupal site, follow the KISS principle
• The fewer images, css rules, and especially Javascript make a big difference.
• If you use a lot of small images, try spriting
anySite
Ok… We’ll talk about Core Hacks
Why SEO Matters• Your students don’t want to use your site search, they want to
use Google!
Core SEO
SEO Modules
Download from drupal.org• Pathauto• Path Redirect• Global Redirect• Nodewords (Meta Tags)• Page Title
• Take a shortcut and start with SEO Tools
Core• Path** WARNING **
• Use an HTML5 Theme as your Base.
• Same KISS rule applies.
Theming for SEO Awesomeness.
@nickmoline http://www.nick.pro/
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