The Afterburner - Optimizing Drupal for Speed and SEO

Optimizing Drupal for Speed and SEO

This talkWhat we WILL cover

• Core Configuration• Drupal Modules• Drupal Themes• Server Software

What we WON’T cover

• Core Hacks

Why speed Matters• Users will get frustrated and not use you• Saves Money• SEO

Core Speed Improvements

Performance Modules

Requires Server Changes• Memcache API• Varnish• APC or xCache

Download from drupal.org• Boost• CSS GZip• Javascript Aggregator

Core• Syslog• Throttle

Pre-Optimized Drupal Install

Some Performance Notes on Theming Your Drupal .

• When theming your Drupal site, follow the KISS principle

• The fewer images, css rules, and especially Javascript make a big difference.

• If you use a lot of small images, try spriting

anySite

Ok… We’ll talk about Core Hacks

Why SEO Matters• Your students don’t want to use your site search, they want to

use Google!

Core SEO

SEO Modules

Download from drupal.org• Pathauto• Path Redirect• Global Redirect• Nodewords (Meta Tags)• Page Title

• Take a shortcut and start with SEO Tools

Core• Path** WARNING **

• Use an HTML5 Theme as your Base.

• Same KISS rule applies.

Theming for SEO Awesomeness.

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