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SEO basics

What SEO is, the handful of settings that matter, and how Webpress makes every page search-ready — even if you do nothing.

Last updated 2026-06-29

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is the practice of helping search engines like Google understand your site so the right people can find it. You don't need to be an expert — Webpress handles the technical parts and gives you a few simple settings that make a real difference.

The three things that matter most

For each page, focus on these:

  1. A clear title — set by the page Name. It's the blue headline in Google and the browser tab. Make it descriptive: "Acme Studio — Wedding Photography in Bandung," not just "Home."
  2. A good description — the Description in page settings. One or two sentences that make someone want to click. Around 120–155 characters is the sweet spot.
  3. A clean URL — the slug. Short and readable (/services) beats long and cryptic.

The live Google preview in page settings shows all three exactly as they'll appear.

Social sharing

When your page is shared on social media or in a chat, platforms show a preview card with an image, title, and description. Set these so your links look great:

  • Social image — a wide image (a logo, a hero shot) shown on the card.
  • Social title / description — override the text for social, if you want it different from your search description.

You can set defaults for the whole site in Project Settings → SEO & Social, and override them per page.

Hiding a page from search

Some pages — a thank-you page, a private draft — shouldn't show up in Google. Turn on Discourage search engines in that page's settings to keep it out of search results.

What Webpress does for you automatically

Here's the good news: even if you set nothing, every published page is search-ready by default. Webpress automatically:

  • writes a sensible title and description from your content when you haven't,
  • generates a social share image so your links always have a preview,
  • adds the technical tags search engines expect (canonical URLs, structured data, language),
  • creates a sitemap and robots file so crawlers can find every page.

So your floor is "already pretty good," and the settings above take you to "great." More on the automatic side in Search-engine indexing.

A simple SEO routine

For each important page: write a specific name/title, a compelling description, set a social image, and glance at the Auditor to clear any SEO warnings. That's 90% of practical SEO done.

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