Comments on: Google Likes WordPress Better than Joomla http://r3r.com/blog/2009/google-likes-wordpress-better-than-joomla/ San Francisco marketing technologists Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:07:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jeremy Reitherhttp://r3r.com/blog/2009/google-likes-wordpress-better-than-joomla/comment-page-1/#comment-39152 Jeremy Reither Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:57:09 +0000 http://r3r.com/?p=3442#comment-39152 Mike, thanks for the vote of confidence. You must be a WP fan! Mike, thanks for the vote of confidence. You must be a WP fan!

]]> By: Gary Brookshttp://r3r.com/blog/2009/google-likes-wordpress-better-than-joomla/comment-page-1/#comment-36642 Gary Brooks Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:50:35 +0000 http://r3r.com/?p=3442#comment-36642 Great you just proved my point. Joomla and Wordpress are about the same when it comes to indexing. All search engines have way more to worry about then deciding if they should index a site based on it being Wordpress or Joomla. Both products can do equially well in the search indexes. Matt Cutts is the king of SEO and he has never ever said that it matters what CMS you use.From my point of view a blog post is rare to be at the top of the engine. Most pages at the top if the index are raw formatted "pages" that have been optimized to be indexed under that phrase.Joomla and WordPress both have:-Pages -SEF URL's -Meta Details listed in article compose views -Ability to link internallyIf you want to speak about usability of the SEO systems both have the detailed listed right in the column of the article when composed.All the other labor needs to be done off site or linking.I'll advise everyone to stop worrying about the CMS and worry about what Google says.Gary Jay Brooks Great you just proved my point. Joomla and WordPress are about the same when it comes to indexing. All search engines have way more to worry about then deciding if they should index a site based on it being WordPress or Joomla. Both products can do equially well in the search indexes. Matt Cutts is the king of SEO and he has never ever said that it matters what CMS you use.

From my point of view a blog post is rare to be at the top of the engine. Most pages at the top if the index are raw formatted “pages” that have been optimized to be indexed under that phrase.

Joomla and WordPress both have:

-Pages
-SEF URL’s
-Meta Details listed in article compose views
-Ability to link internally

If you want to speak about usability of the SEO systems both have the detailed listed right in the column of the article when composed.

All the other labor needs to be done off site or linking.

I’ll advise everyone to stop worrying about the CMS and worry about what Google says.

Gary Jay Brooks

]]> By: Mike Cowburnhttp://r3r.com/blog/2009/google-likes-wordpress-better-than-joomla/comment-page-1/#comment-36640 Mike Cowburn Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:28:11 +0000 http://r3r.com/?p=3442#comment-36640 Hi Gary,Jeremy would win with one Wordpress hand tied behind his back!Mike Cowburn Hi Gary,

Jeremy would win with one WordPress hand tied behind his back!

Mike Cowburn

]]> By: Jeremy Reitherhttp://r3r.com/blog/2009/google-likes-wordpress-better-than-joomla/comment-page-1/#comment-36639 Jeremy Reither Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:26:07 +0000 http://r3r.com/?p=3442#comment-36639 Ok, the phrase I pick is "R3R" - good luck. There's more to it than just links (ie: domain name is key; site architecture is a factor; content relevance is key; click through rate matters; title tags are important, etc.) There's no silver bullet, Gary. Google does factor in a lot of the things that WordPress builds into its CMS. Ok, the phrase I pick is “R3R” – good luck. There’s more to it than just links (ie: domain name is key; site architecture is a factor; content relevance is key; click through rate matters; title tags are important, etc.) There’s no silver bullet, Gary. Google does factor in a lot of the things that WordPress builds into its CMS.

]]> By: Gary Brookshttp://r3r.com/blog/2009/google-likes-wordpress-better-than-joomla/comment-page-1/#comment-36638 Gary Brooks Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:13:48 +0000 http://r3r.com/?p=3442#comment-36638 Jeremy,Lets have a contest :) Pick a phrase and we will see who gets to the top first. Google does not care about out of the box. Google cares about what content is on the site and if you are popular or not.Linking is king on the internet.Gary Brooks Jeremy,

Lets have a contest :) Pick a phrase and we will see who gets to the top first. Google does not care about out of the box. Google cares about what content is on the site and if you are popular or not.

Linking is king on the internet.

Gary Brooks

]]> By: Jeremy Reitherhttp://r3r.com/blog/2009/google-likes-wordpress-better-than-joomla/comment-page-1/#comment-36637 Jeremy Reither Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:07:31 +0000 http://r3r.com/?p=3442#comment-36637 Hi, Gary. Thanks for your comment. As you correctly point out themes/templates do have a lot do with site speed and crawl rate. The observations in this blog post leave room for plenty of discussion, but they do support what I had anecdotally noticed with the dozens of other Joomla and WordPress sites we were managing at the time this was written: Joomla, although very customizable, just doesn't come out of the box as search engine friendly as WordPress. Hi, Gary. Thanks for your comment. As you correctly point out themes/templates do have a lot do with site speed and crawl rate. The observations in this blog post leave room for plenty of discussion, but they do support what I had anecdotally noticed with the dozens of other Joomla and WordPress sites we were managing at the time this was written: Joomla, although very customizable, just doesn’t come out of the box as search engine friendly as WordPress.

]]> By: Gary Brookshttp://r3r.com/blog/2009/google-likes-wordpress-better-than-joomla/comment-page-1/#comment-36634 Gary Brooks Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:24:55 +0000 http://r3r.com/?p=3442#comment-36634 This is far from the truth. Joomla and WordPress are written in the same PHP language and both have the ability to get into the search engine.These numbers are way off and do not indicate that Google likes either better. You are measuring one template compared to another not one CMS compared to another. These numbers relate to how what you connected to the sites indexes not what software you use under the hood.My guess is you selected a haavy Joomla template and a very easy WordPress template. You could have easily done the opposite.If you want better SEO or better rankings worry about the content and study what Google wants. Here is a PDF link to what Google says.Gary Jay Brooks This is far from the truth. Joomla and WordPress are written in the same PHP language and both have the ability to get into the search engine.

These numbers are way off and do not indicate that Google likes either better. You are measuring one template compared to another not one CMS compared to another. These numbers relate to how what you connected to the sites indexes not what software you use under the hood.

My guess is you selected a haavy Joomla template and a very easy WordPress template. You could have easily done the opposite.

If you want better SEO or better rankings worry about the content and study what Google wants. Here is a PDF link to what Google says.

Gary Jay Brooks

]]> By: kristihttp://r3r.com/blog/2009/google-likes-wordpress-better-than-joomla/comment-page-1/#comment-31634 kristi Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:57:18 +0000 http://r3r.com/?p=3442#comment-31634 Can someone help me switch to WordPress from joomla?I am in the Peterborough Ontario area. I switched from Front Page to joomla at the suggestion of a local web designer. The person in charge of maintenance of website is no longer with our company and the web designer not available either.I am having difficulties adding articles and making some changes.And does anyone know what Virtual Mechanics Site Spinner is? Someone recommended it as the best and easiest. Can someone help me switch to WordPress from joomla?

I am in the Peterborough Ontario area.
I switched from Front Page to joomla at the suggestion of a local web designer. The person in charge of maintenance of website is no longer with our company and the web designer not available either.

I am having difficulties adding articles and making some changes.

And does anyone know what Virtual Mechanics Site Spinner is? Someone recommended it as the best and easiest.

]]> By: Mike Cowburnhttp://r3r.com/blog/2009/google-likes-wordpress-better-than-joomla/comment-page-1/#comment-29666 Mike Cowburn Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:08:27 +0000 http://r3r.com/?p=3442#comment-29666 Hey Mike,As well as a great name you have great generosity.Answered my question perfectly.Was going to go with Joomla but will now run with WP.Anything changed in the last 18 months since the original to favour Joomla once more? Hey Mike,

As well as a great name you have great generosity.

Answered my question perfectly.

Was going to go with Joomla but will now run with WP.

Anything changed in the last 18 months since the original to favour Joomla once more?

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