Tagging static pages
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Hello
What are the chances that static pages could be tagged to make them ‘searchable’ on the net?
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I’m sorry that is not possible at this time. Pages sit outside the blog structure and cannot be assigned categories or tags http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/11/11/a-post-and-a-page/
If you want your static pages to be indexed by Google you can bring attention to them by creating posts that have links to the static pages on your blog in them.
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Yes indeed.
I noticed that there is only one post, but the blogger has links from that post to many of the pages. ( http://edro.wordpress.com/ )
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Static pages already are indexed by search engines even if they’re not tagged, they’re just at a MUCH lower priority than regularly-updated blogs. They just aren’t included in the site search that WordPress.com provides for our sidebars.
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Yes, indeed I know that but I also have noticed that when I make periodic posts with links to the static pages in them then the Pages get indexing updates. And, that’s why I shared that idea above. :)
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Ah, good catch. Yes, the pages would then be picking up a boost from the pagerank of the posts. I thought the OP was under the impression they didn’t get picked up at all, though. The search widget has led to some confusion on the issue.
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@ raincoaster
“Static pages already are indexed by search engines even if they’re not tagged, they’re just at a MUCH lower priority than regularly-updated blogs.”
Am aware of that. Will rephrase the question:
Is WP likely to introduce tagging for static pages in the near future for improved visibility,?
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Hey raincoaster
The original post in this thread started life as a product-enhancement suggestion to WP staff with a view to improve user experience.
You said: “No. They are clearly committed to blog posts, not static website building.” Could you clarify if that’s
(a) A personal opinion
(b) An educated guess
(c) Hearsay
(d) You’re a member of staffIt’s a self negating statement [actually it’s a circular argument, with a straw man thrown in for GM] because if you could tag the pages, you would end up with a ‘super-dynamic’ blog firing on more than one cylinder – clearly that’s NOT building static [“dead”] websites.
I know at least two dozen users who would “cross the road,” as it were, to take a look at WP, if it had a little more oomph to it [rather than printing avatars on users’ bibs, tablecloth, napkins…] In fact, there would are multitudes of new users who would switch to the first provider with dynamic pages. Isn’t that a commitment worth making for any “blogstitude,” if it improves the bottom line?
Well, time to go feed them reindeer; have a busy night ahead…
Have a good one!
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Correction: pen ultimate paragraph, second sentence should read
In fact, there would be multitudes of new users…
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Correction: penultimate paragraph, second sentence should read
In fact, there would be multitudes of new users…
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All requests for enhanced features must got to staff. Volunteers answering forum questions have no part to play in the selection of new features. You have a “support” button that you can use for the purpose of contacting during support hours on the top right hand corner of any admin side blog page. Please take note of the hours in this post https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic.php?id=19355
Setting that aside the multitudes who want dynamic pages and who want them now can hire a quality web host very inexpensively (I pay only $25. per year) and download free software from wordpress.org which they can hack to suit or hire another to hack for them to suit their needs.
wordpress.com vs wordpress.org – the differences https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic.php?id=3700 -
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It’s an educated guess, and a super-dynamic website is a website, not a blog. WP.com clearly draws a line between them, and has stated on numerous occasions that they are committed to blogs specifically. Make of that what you will. For those who want a more robust web solution, they have the option of getting hosting and using independent WordPress installs, which will support tagging of everything, or using something else like Drupal. But for a large, complex, and robust web solution, you can generally expect to pay hosting fees. It wouldn’t pay WP.com to pursue that business here.
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@raincoaster
IMO you have hit the nail on the head. This is a multi-user blogging platform. So I agree that the likelihood of wp.com pursuing this and providing free hosting for super dynamic websites is probably equivalent to the proverbial snowball’s chance in Hades. The wordpress.org templates are free and can be hacked to suit. Many self-hosting bloggers have already done this. Quality hosting is available for free standing wordpress.org blogs at very inexpensive rates. (Example: $25 per year with 2 months free if you pay for the whole year up front http://www.asmallorange.com/).Setting that aside if there are changes to be made to the tagging system then one would think the most obvious enhancement would be the ability to manage the tags we have now on out posts.
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