SEO Tab - Now part of SEO Suite
The best way to perform in search engines
Creator: Sterc Online Agency (sterc)
About SEO Tab - Now part of SEO Suite
SEO Tab is a MODX Extra that helps you optimise your pages for the best possible performance in search engines, like Google.
Key features of SEO Tab:
- Manage search engine visibility (noindex, nofollow)
- Manage internal search behavior
- Manage your Google XML Sitemap(s)
- Manage 301 redirects both centrally and per resource
- Automatically generate 301 redirects when changing a resource URL
- Freeze URL functionality is moved into the SEO-tab
Information
Released
March 11, 2019
Supported Database
MySQL
License
GPLv2
Supported Versions
2.4 - <2.7
Downloads
56,153
Instructions
Install this update via the menu Extras > Installer in the MODX manager. Clear your MODX cache, by clicking the menu Manage > Clear Cache. A new tab in your resource-edit panel will appear called 'SEO'.
First of all: ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE UPDATING! Especially the modx_site_content database table in this case.
Upgrading to 2.0.0 from 1.* is highly recommended, but it does introduce some risks. SEO Tab 1.* stored the 301 redirects into the properties-column of a resource. SEO Tab 2 stores it in a seperate database table. This means a migration is needed. The migration-process is memory-intensive and might take a very long time, so just let it roll until it mentions a finished migration.
Possible problems (and solutions):
- Long migration-process because of many resources and redirects (think of 1000+ resource websites). Not really a problem, but if you have a big site, just plan your update at a low-traffic time, because redirects won't work 100% during the migration.
- A blank page with a 500 error. This usually is because of memory issues. Try to re-run the migration with a lower limit and queryLimit. It is currently set to limit:1000 and queryLimit=100. Try setting it to 500 and 50 in core/components/stercseo/processors/mgr/redirect/migrate.class.php
- If you somehow end up with an unfinished migration and the migration-notice is gone, you can fix it by setting the SystemSetting stercseo.migration_status to 0.
New in 2.2.0-pl
SEOTAB 2.2.0-pl
- Added system setting so resoures with unpublished parent can automatically be excluded from XML sitemap
- Prevent adding multiple redirects which are the same (#96)
- Added check if a redirect already exists when creating a freeze URI (#53)
- Added check so resources with noindex/nofollow are also automatically excluded from XML sitemap (#138)
- Added option to add alternate language links to XML sitemap based on Babel #67
- Fixed bug #131: XML sitemaps can be excluded from resource sitemap but be shown in index sitemap
- Fixed bug #91/#147: Made 301 redirects independent of used server protocol
- Fixed bug #148: 301 redirect was not being created when changing alias
- Fixed bug #141: Showing new URL/Resource with correct value when using paginated results
- Added option for bulk removing redirects in CMP #137
- Fixed bug #143: Fixed issue with excluded usergroups check
- System settings made overwritable per context (#158)
- Made old URLs clickable in CMP and resource tab (#113)
- Fixed bug (#144): Default SEO properties are not being set
- Added all resource fields to be available inside sitemap rowTpl (#150)
- Fixed bug #153: notice Undefined index: HTTPS
- Fixed bug #149: alias not found warnings in manager context
SEO TAB 2.1.0-pl
- Validate if formtabs data exists in seoImageSiteMap
- Fixed default values for SEO Tab install in existing website
- Fixed error on update resolver
- Added SimpleCart compatibility
- Fix redirects without correct site_url context
SEO Tab 2.0.4-pl
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- Added options for generating template specific sitemaps and image sitemaps
- Add update resolver for replacing true/false property values with 1/0
- Add check for objects in OnResourceBeforeSort system event in plugin (#121)
- Fix the onpagenotfound request-url to use SERVER variable instead modx system setting for https
- Get site_url from context object instead of modx getOption in OnResourceBeforeSort event
- Update russian lexicons (thanks to pitrooo) PR#120
SEO Tab 2.0.3-pl
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- Add searchable default property from system setting on new resources
SEO Tab 2.0.2-pl
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- Fix issue where changing resource template 'searchable' value was reset
SEO Tab 2.0.1-pl
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- Rewrite [] to array() for backwards compatibility
SEOTab 2.0.0-pl
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- PLEASE NOTE: THIS UPDATE CONTAINS A MIGRATION SCRIPT - READ ABOUT THE RISKS on https://github.com/Sterc/SEOTab
- 301 redirects are now stored in a separate table (migration page included)
- New custom manager page for viewing and managing 301 redirects
- Added systemsetting for excluding usergroups from accessing SEOTab #39
- Automatically add redirect for resource and children when moving or changing alias/uri (thanks to Michael Engel). PR#63
- Menu description was added
- Text is updated
- Added 'http' check-up and entered pre-populated text field
- Fixed bug #61: OnPageNotFound doesn't works correctly on site with many resources
- Fixed bug #71: Target / Resource URL Dialog + Enhancement
- Fixed bug #72: Sorting options
- Fixed bug #73: Confirmation dialog added
- Fixed bug #74: Duplicate-redirect check
- Fixed bug #81: 301 from context2 to context1 results in 404
- Fixed bug #85: 301 redirect of current page URL is not allowed
- Fixed bug #86: noindex results in exclusion from the sitemap
- Fixed bug #92: Migration dies on timeout
- Fixed bug #93: Deleting saved objects onEmptyTrash
- Fixed bug #94: All pages set to noindex,nofollow after installation
- Fixed bug #98: Memory issues after installation
SEOTab 1.2.2-pl
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- Changed author
- Removed development files
- Added automatically adding 301 redirects if alias of page is changed #42
- Added option to set params outerTpl and rowTpl for StercSeoSiteMap snippet #52
SEOTab 1.2.1-pl
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- Fixed 301 redirect do not match URLS containing & and % #32
- Fixed bug with clearing resource URI would add unnecessary 301 redirects
SEOTab 1.2.0-pl
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- Changed style for MODX 2.4
- Multiple context support inside sitemap
SEOTab 1.1.2-pl
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- Added ability to hide SEOTab for certain contexts (Todo: also add usergroups and templates)
SEOTab 1.1.1-pl
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- Optimized 301 grid for MODX 2.3.x
SEOTab 1.1.0-pl
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- Changed save function on new document
SEOTab 1.0.10-pl
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-Reversed Pull request #30 for not working properly
SEOTab 1.0.9-pl
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-Fixed wide vtabs body for MODX 2.3
SEOTab 1.0.8-pl
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- Fixed disappearing values when only update 301 redirects. This also fixes the multi context bug.
- Removed custom CSS for MODX 2.3
SEOTab 1.0.7-pl
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- Test against explicit removal from sitemap #30
- Get defaults from modx settings. Add Context aware redirects #28
SEOTab 1.0.6-pl
- Fix OnPageNotFound #23
SEOTab 1.0.2-pl
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- Fixed the install for plugin events
- Changed datetime format for Google Sitemap
SEOTab 1.0.1-pl
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- Loading tab with Articles
- Added RU localization
- French translation
- Update transport.snippets.php
- Enable drag&drop sorting creating redirects
- Changed the sitemap
SEOTab 1.0.0-pl
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- Initial release