TallCMS SEO Features

XML Sitemap

TallCMS automatically generates XML sitemaps following the sitemaps.org protocol.

Sitemap Structure

For sites with many pages, TallCMS uses a sitemap index that references multiple child sitemaps:

Sitemap Entry Details

Each URL entry includes:

• loc: Full URL to the page
• lastmod: Last modification date (ISO 8601 format)
• changefreq: Expected change frequency (daily, weekly, monthly)
• priority: Relative importance (0.0 to 1.0)

Priority is automatically calculated:

• Homepage: 1.0
• Featured posts: 0.9
• Regular posts: 0.7
• Pages: 0.8
• Archives: 0.5

Caching

Sitemaps are cached for 1 hour by default. Clear the sitemap cache from Admin > Settings > SEO Settings or wait for the cache to expire.

robots.txt

TallCMS serves a dynamic robots.txt from the database, allowing admin configuration.

Default Content

User-agent: *
Allow: /

Sitemap: https://yoursite.com/sitemap.xml

Admin Configuration

Edit robots.txt content in Admin > Settings > SEO Settings:

• Custom directives (Disallow paths, Crawl-delay, etc.)
• Toggle automatic sitemap URL inclusion

Important Notes

• The route serves /robots.txt dynamically - delete any static public/robots.txt file
• Sitemap URL is automatically appended when enabled in settings
• robots.txt is always served at the root level (no prefix)

RSS Feeds

TallCMS provides RSS 2.0 feeds for blog content.

Feed URLs

Feed Content

Each feed item includes:

• Title
• Excerpt or full content (configurable)
• Author name
• Publication date
• Categories
• Permalink

Configuration

RSS settings are available in Admin > Settings > SEO Settings:

• seo_rss_enabled: Enable/disable RSS feeds
• seo_rss_limit: Number of posts per feed (default: 20)
• seo_rss_full_content: Include full content vs excerpt only

Archive Pages

TallCMS provides archive pages for browsing content by category or author.

Category Archives

URL: /category/{slug}

Displays all published posts in a category with pagination.

Author Archives

URL: /author/{slug}

Displays all published posts by an author with pagination.

Archive Page Features

• Paginated post listings
• SEO-optimized meta tags
• Breadcrumb structured data
• Category/author information header

Meta Tags

TallCMS automatically generates comprehensive meta tags for all pages.

Open Graph Tags

<meta property="og:title" content="Page Title">
<meta property="og:description" content="Page description...">
<meta property="og:url" content="https://example.com/page">
<meta property="og:type" content="article">
<meta property="og:image" content="https://example.com/image.jpg">
<meta property="og:site_name" content="Site Name">

For blog posts, additional article-specific tags are included with publication dates, author, and categories.

Twitter Cards

<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
<meta name="twitter:title" content="Page Title">
<meta name="twitter:description" content="Page description...">
<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://example.com/image.jpg">

Structured Data (JSON-LD)

TallCMS generates JSON-LD structured data for rich search results.

Article Schema (Blog Posts)

Includes headline, description, image, dates, author, and publisher information.

WebPage Schema (CMS Pages)

Includes page name, description, and URL.

BreadcrumbList Schema

Provides navigation path for search engines.

Testing Structured Data

Use Google's Rich Results Test to validate your structured data.

Page-Level SEO Settings

Each page and post has SEO fields in the SEO tab:

Plugin Mode Configuration

When using TallCMS as a plugin, SEO routes are configurable to avoid conflicts.

Core SEO Routes (Default: Enabled)

These routes are always at the root level:

• /robots.txt
• /sitemap.xml
• /sitemap-*.xml

Archive Routes (Default: Disabled)

Enable with TALLCMS_ARCHIVE_ROUTES_ENABLED=true:

• /feed
• /category/{slug}
• /author/{slug}

Use TALLCMS_ARCHIVE_ROUTES_PREFIX=blog to prefix these routes.

Validation Tools

Test your SEO implementation:

• Sitemap: XML Sitemap Validator
• RSS Feed: W3C Feed Validator
• Open Graph: Facebook Sharing Debugger
• Twitter Cards: Twitter Card Validator
• Structured Data: Google Rich Results Test

Common Pitfalls

"Sitemap not updating"Clear the sitemap cache from Admin > Settings > SEO Settings or wait for the 1-hour cache to expire.

"Social image not appearing"Upload a Featured Image in the SEO tab. Minimum size is 200x200px; recommended is 1200x630px.

"robots.txt showing old content"Delete any static public/robots.txt file. TallCMS serves robots.txt dynamically.

Next Steps

• Page settings reference
• Site settings
• Managing pages and posts