Boost Your OpenCart SEO with a Powerful URL Keyword Generator

Table of Contents:

1. Installing the SEO URL Generator Extension
2. Preserving Existing Keywords
3. Clearing SEO URL Keywords
4. Generating SEO URL Keywords
5. Managing Language Keywords
6. Managing Route Keywords
7. Enabling Auto-Generation of SEO Keywords
8. Disabling Auto-Generation of SEO Keywords
9. Understanding Dynamic Slug URL Generation
10. Implementing Hreflang Tags

Installing the SEO URL Generator Extension

One of the most important aspects of search engine optimization (SEO) is having search engine friendly URLs. The SEO URL Generator extension for OpenCart allows you to easily generate SEO-friendly URLs for your website.

To install the SEO URL Generator extension, follow these steps:

1. Open your Admin Panel.
2. Go to Extensions > Installer.
3. Click on the upload button and choose the file "huntbee_seo_url.ocmod.zip".
4. You will see "HuntBee - SEO URL Generator" appear in the extensions list.
5. Click on the Install button.
6. Go to Extensions > Extensions.
7. Under Modules, locate "SEO: URL Keyword Generator".
8. Click on the Install button.
9. Now click the edit button.
10. Make the required settings as per your requirement and click on the save button.
11. The extension is now installed.
12. You can see the link appear on the left navigation panel.

Preserving Existing Keywords

Before generating keywords, you need to decide whether you want to keep the existing keywords or clear everything and generate new ones from scratch. If you want to generate fresh keywords but already have some SEO keywords, it's better to preserve them. By doing so, when new keywords are generated, you can use both the old and new keywords to set up a 301 redirect.

To preserve existing keywords, follow these steps:

1. Go to the extension dashboard.
2. Click on "Additional Tools" and select the "Preserve Existing URL Keywords" option.
3. Confirm your selection by clicking "OK".
4. This will save all existing keywords in a separate table in the database, which can be accessed under the "Preserved Keywords" tab.

Clearing SEO URL Keywords

If you have decided to clear the existing keywords and generate new ones, follow these steps:

1. Go to the extension dashboard.
2. Click on the "Clear SEO URL Keywords" button.
3. You will find options to clear the SEO keywords.
4. Select the desired options to clear them.

Generating SEO URL Keywords

To generate SEO keywords, follow these steps:

1. On the extension dashboard, click on the "Generate SEO URL Keywords" button.
2. Select the appropriate options for generating the keywords.
3. This can be done with a single click.
4. Language keywords can be set up under the "Languages" tab.
5. This extension also allows easy management of route keywords.
6. You can selectively delete routes if needed.
7. To generate route keywords in bulk, click on the "Reset Routes" button and confirm your selection.
8. This will remove all existing route keywords and generate them for routes that were not originally available in OpenCart when you installed it, such as the register page route and login page route.

Enabling Auto-Generation of SEO Keywords

The SEO URL Generator extension also provides an auto-generation feature. This feature automatically adds SEO keywords to product URLs without manual input.

To enable the auto-generation of SEO keywords, follow these steps:

1. Go to the extension dashboard.
2. Turn on the "Auto Add SEO URL keyword" option.
3. Click the save button.
4. Go back to the Products section and click on the edit button for a product.
5. You'll notice that no keywords are present.
6. Click on the save button.
7. Now, reload the page, and you'll see that the SEO keyword is automatically added to the SEO keyword field.
8. You can also view the same statistics in the extension dashboard.

Disabling Auto-Generation of SEO Keywords

If you wish to disable the auto-generation feature, follow these steps:

1. Go to the extension settings tab.
2. Disable the "Auto Add SEO URL keyword" option.
3. Click on the save button to apply the changes.
4. Return to the Products section and click on the edit button for a product.
5. You'll notice that the SEO keyword field is empty.

Understanding Dynamic Slug URL Generation

The SEO URL Generator extension also offers the option to generate dynamic slug URLs. This feature generates and assigns slugs to product URLs automatically based on the product name.

To understand how the dynamic slug URL generation option works, follow these steps:

1. Go to the extension settings tab.
2. Disable the dynamic slug URL generation option.
3. Click on the save button to apply the changes.
4. Return to the Products section and click on the edit button for a product.
5. You'll notice that the SEO keyword field is empty.
6. Go back to the extension settings and enable the dynamic slug URL generation option.
7. Click on the save button to apply the changes.
8. Return to the Products section and click on the product name field.
9. You'll see that the SEO keyword is automatically filled in the keyword field.
10. You can now save the product to save the keyword.
11. Dynamic slug is created as you add or edit the product name, and a slug is generated and assigned to the keyword field.

Implementing Hreflang Tags

Hreflang is an HTML attribute that is used to indicate to search engines which language and regional content to display to users based on their location and language preferences. It ensures that users are directed to the right version of a website's content, improving the user experience and search engine performance.

To implement hreflang tags with the SEO URL Generator extension, follow these steps:

1. Go to the extension settings.
2. Enable the Hreflang option.
3. Click on the save button to apply the changes.
4. Open the storefront.
5. Right-click to view the source code.
6. You can see the Hreflang tags added in the head section.

By following these steps, you can effectively optimize your OpenCart website's URLs, preserve existing keywords, generate new ones, and implement hreflang tags for multilingual and multi-regional versions of your website. This will improve your website's search engine visibility and user experience.