[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #53287: Make SEO Meta Data Easy

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Thu May 27 12:48:19 UTC 2021


#53287: Make SEO Meta Data Easy
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 Reporter:  deborah86    |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Editor       |    Version:  5.7.2
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:               |
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 **What problem does this address?**
 Having SEO meta data is an important part of SEO. I am frustrated because
 in order to just add simple meta data to a page or post, a plugin must be
 downloaded or code must be inserted. Usually the plugin adds extra
 features that create additional notifications and bloat on the website.

 Google sees proper SEO titles and descriptions as important that is why
 pages without these features show up with errors in Google Lighthouse.

 **What is your proposed solution?**
 My solution is to have the Gutenberg editor use the post excerpt for the
 meta description, the post tile for the meta title, and the post's tags
 for the meta tags. That way users can have basic SEO features when they
 use the Gutenberg editor instead of installing an additional plugin.

 My solution makes it easier for new users who might not understand much
 about SEO to have an optimized website to compete in search engines
 better. Many WordPress users don't have the time or the budget to learn
 how to use SEO so making the editor SEO-friendly from the beginning is a
 start.

 This also removes the SEO error a page will get in Google Lighthouse for
 not having a proper SEO title and description.

 Originally from [https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/32208]

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