How to Rename Blogger Page URLs for Better SEO
Do some (or perhaps all) of your
Blogger Page (static pages not blog posts) URLs look something like this?
http://yourblog.blogspot.com/p/blog_p...
If so then then your
search engine optimization could be improved by
renaming your page using a more keyword friendly URL. The problem here is that the
Blogger system does not allow you to change the page name of a static page that has been
Published.
Having conducted a quick search, it seems many have settled for the fact this is simply not possible. After experimenting for a while I have come up with a workaround for
Renaming Blogger Page URLs. Follow the steps below to create a more search engine friendly page name (URL).
Log-on to your
Blogger account and select
Pages from the menu.Open
Notepad or similar
text editor and enter the text you wish to appear in the
new URL, as normal text, using spaces to separate each word.
Copy this line of text into your
clipboard.Create a
new Page (not post) and as soon as the edit page is shown, quickly
Paste the contents of your
clipboard (e.g. your
new title) into both the
Page Title box and the main
Page Contents box in turn.Click
Publish. You will be returned to the
Pages screen. Click
View underneath this
new pages entry to verify it has your chosen keywords embedded within the URL.Underneath the
original Page (the page you wish to rename) click
Edit.
Right click within the main page
content area and select
Select All, followed by another right click and select
Copy.Click
Close to return to the
Pages screen and select
Edit underneath the
newly created page.In the main content area
Delete the text you entered earlier (the copy of your title).
Right click and select
Paste. The contents of the
old page should now be present on this
new page.Modify the
search description setting to suit your new page (include the same keywords!).Click
Update to save your changes and be returned to the
Pages screen.Underneath the
old page select the
Delete link to remove the defunct page.Go to
Layout in the
main menu and adjust your
Pages Widget to reorder your page links (if necessary).
Why Rename Blogger Pages This Way?Its would seem that shortly after entering page edit mode,
Blogger tries to save your page as a draft
automatically. It will construct a name based on either the page title or the first few words it encounters on the page (the reason for the double title paste in step 4). Pasting the text this way ensures Blogger finds your text, before automatically saving and creating one itself. When it finds no suitable text you will be stuck with a page title such as
blog_page_1.html
Create Custom Redirects If your old page has been around for some time it may well have a number of inbound links. Creating
Custom Redirects from the
Settings option in the main menu, from your old page URL to your new page URL will ensure visitors, and link juice, flow through to the new page.
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