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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. pieceofcake2/seo ActiveCakephp-plugin[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) pieceofcake2/seo ================ CakePHP 2 Search Engine Optimization Plugin v6.2.2(9mo ago)00MITPHPPHP ^8.0CI passing Since Oct 6Pushed 9mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/pieceofcake2/seo)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/pieceofcake2/seo)[ RSS](/packages/pieceofcake2-seo/feed)WikiDiscussions 6.x Synced today READMEChangelogDependencies (7)Versions (2)Used By (0) Search Engine Optimization CakePHP Plugin ========================================= [](#search-engine-optimization-cakephp-plugin) [![GitHub License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/eb3c2a79d1ce91f95b6e0129ad4642209345261ae9c4259ab784dd3579389ca9/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f6c6963656e73652f70696563656f6663616b65322f73656f3f6c6162656c3d4c6963656e7365)](LICENSE)[![Packagist Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/15430ac540ae9533aa6463fd5365619d6b2421333cd057fbe8a686204e47a89c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f70696563656f6663616b65322f73656f3f6c6162656c3d5061636b6167697374)](https://packagist.org/packages/pieceofcake2/seo)[![PHP](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cdd7873df65bdf046f07dace3e37f0111586076cf845f5ea7ba2e8a57ba1b983/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f646570656e64656e63792d762f70696563656f6663616b65322f73656f2f7068703f6c6f676f3d706870266c6f676f436f6c6f723d253233464646464646266c6162656c3d504850266c6162656c436f6c6f723d25323337373742423426636f6c6f723d253233464646464646)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cdd7873df65bdf046f07dace3e37f0111586076cf845f5ea7ba2e8a57ba1b983/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f646570656e64656e63792d762f70696563656f6663616b65322f73656f2f7068703f6c6f676f3d706870266c6f676f436f6c6f723d253233464646464646266c6162656c3d504850266c6162656c436f6c6f723d25323337373742423426636f6c6f723d253233464646464646)[![CakePHP](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/042734267a120cfa96e3446d4181df449bb2c35b844fa16c0ce00fc13dca5ce0/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f646570656e64656e63792d762f70696563656f6663616b65322f73656f2f70696563656f6663616b65322f63616b657068703f6c6f676f3d63616b65706870266c6f676f436f6c6f723d253233464646464646266c6162656c3d43616b65504850266c6162656c436f6c6f723d25323344333343343326636f6c6f723d253233464646464646)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/042734267a120cfa96e3446d4181df449bb2c35b844fa16c0ce00fc13dca5ce0/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f646570656e64656e63792d762f70696563656f6663616b65322f73656f2f70696563656f6663616b65322f63616b657068703f6c6f676f3d63616b65706870266c6f676f436f6c6f723d253233464646464646266c6162656c3d43616b65504850266c6162656c436f6c6f723d25323344333343343326636f6c6f723d253233464646464646)[![CI](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3f42b611d30b07ae4b84f727ac56e6883fdbe99f5f04512070c6f78dab6f0f47/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f70696563656f6663616b65322f73656f2f43492e796d6c3f6c6162656c3d4349)](https://github.com/pieceofcake2/seo/actions/workflows/CI.yml)[![Codecov](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a55a6487540fcc8258f297c667b166abec3da487b6ea4b42a7ab3d4a19cfdde4/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f636f6465636f762f632f67682f70696563656f6663616b65322f73656f3f6c6162656c3d436f766572616765)](https://codecov.io/gh/pieceofcake2/seo) **This is forked for CakePHP2.** Features -------- [](#features) Complete tool for all your CakePHP Search Engine Optimization needs - Easy yet powerful 301 redirect tools only loaded when a 404 would otherwise occur - Highly configurable and intelligent 404 deep url guessing utilizing levenshtein's distance and your sitemap.xml - Highly configurable and customizable Meta Tags for any incoming URI - Title tag overwrites based on URI - Custom Status Codes based on URI - Scrapper Banning administration, complete with honeyPot baiting for scrappers to ban themselves. - Google Analytics AB Testing Management based on URIs Changelog --------- [](#changelog) See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for version history. Install ------- [](#install) Clone the repository into your `app/Plugin/Seo` directory: ``` composer require pieceofcake2/seo ``` Run the schema into your database: ``` cake schema create --plugin Seo ``` Setup ----- [](#setup) Create the file `app/Config/seo.php` with the following configurations like so: ``` $config = [ 'Seo' => [ 'approverEmail' => 'nick@example.com', 'replyEmail' => 'noreply@example.com', 'emailConfig' => 'default', //config of your email, if false will use default CakeEmail() 'parentDomain' => 'http://www.example.com', 'aggressive' => true, //if false, log affenders for later review instead of autobanning 'triggerCount' => 2, 'timeBetweenTriggers' => 60 * 60 * 24, //seconds 'honeyPot' => ['admin' => false, 'plugin' => 'seo', 'controller' => 'seo_blacklists', 'action' => 'honeypot'], 'log' => true, 'cacheEngine' => false, // optionally cache things to save on DB requests - eg: 'default' 'searchTerms' => true, //turn on term finding 'levenshtein' => [ 'active' => false, 'threshold' => 5, //-1 to ALWAYS find the closest match 'cost_add' => 1, //cost to add a character, higher the amount the less you can add to find a match 'cost_change' => 1, //cost to change a character, higher the amount the less you can change to find a match 'cost_delete' => 1, //cost to delete a character, higher the ammount the less you can delete to find a match 'source' => '/sitemap.xml', //URL to list of urls in a sitemap ], 'abTesting' => [ 'category' => 'ABTest', //Category for your ABTesting in Google Analytics 'scope' => 3, //Scope for your ABTesting in Google Analytics 'slot' => 4, //Slot for your ABTesting in Google Analytics 'legacy' => false, //Uses Legacy verion of Google Analytics JS code pageTracker._setCustomVar(...) 'session' => true, //will use sessions to store tests for users who've already seen them. 'redmine' => false, //or the full URL if your redmine http://www.redmine-example.com/issues/ ], ], ]; ``` SEO Redirect/Status Code Quick Start ------------------------------------ [](#seo-redirectstatus-code-quick-start) update file `app/Config/core.php` with the following: ``` Configure::write('Exception', [ 'handler' => 'SeoExceptionHandler::handle', 'renderer' => 'ExceptionRenderer', 'log' => true, ]); ``` update file `app/Config/bootstrap.php` with the following: ``` require_once APP . 'Plugin' . DS . 'Seo' . DS . 'Lib' . DS . 'Error' . DS . 'SeoAppError.php'; ``` ### Add Redirects [](#add-redirects) `http://www.example.com/admin/seo/seo_redirects/` ### Add Status Codes [](#add-status-codes) `http://www.example.com/admin/seo/seo_status_codes/` NOTE: Special case Status Code 200 will return minimum bandwidth noindex robots page, for alternative url killing (410 alternative) SEO Meta Tags Quick Start ------------------------- [](#seo-meta-tags-quick-start) Include the `Seo.Seo` Helper to your `AppController.php`: ``` public $helpers = ['Seo.Seo']; ``` Alter your layout to include the Seo Meta Tags in the head of your layout ``` ``` ### Add Meta Tags [](#add-meta-tags) `http://www.example.com/admin/seo/seo_meta_tags` SEO Titles Quick Start ---------------------- [](#seo-titles-quick-start) Include the `Seo.Seo` Helper to your `AppController.php`: ``` public $helpers = ['Seo.Seo']; ``` Alter your layout to include the Seo Title in the head of your layout ``` ``` ### Add Title Tags [](#add-title-tags) `http://www.example.com/admin/seo/seo_titles` SEO Canonical Quick Start ------------------------- [](#seo-canonical-quick-start) Include the `Seo.Seo` Helper to your `AppController.php`: ``` public $helpers = ['Seo.Seo']; ``` Alter your layout to include the Seo Canonical in the head of your layout ``` ``` ### Add Canonical Links [](#add-canonical-links) `http://www.example.com/admin/seo/seo_canonicals` SEO BlackList Quick Start ------------------------- [](#seo-blacklist-quick-start) Include The `Seo.BlackList` Component in your `AppController.php`: ``` public $components = ['Seo.BlackList']; ``` Start adding honeypot links in and around your application to bait malicious content grabbers ``` ``` Update your `robots.txt` to exclude `/seo/` from being spidered. All legitimate spiders will ignore the honeyPot ``` User-agent: * Disallow: /seo/ ``` ### Add/Manage Banned IPs [](#addmanage-banned-ips) `http://www.example.com/admin/seo/seo_blacklists` SEO AB Testing Quick Start -------------------------- [](#seo-ab-testing-quick-start) Include the `Seo.Seo` Helper and the `Seo.ABTest` Component to your `AppController.php`: ``` public $helpers = ['Seo.Seo']; public $components = ['Seo.ABTest']; ``` In your GA code on your site add the line like so: ``` var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker('UA-SOMEKEY'); ``` In your `AppController.php`, to test if you're on a testable page and serve it do something like this: ``` public function beforeFilter(){ if($test = $this->ABTest->getTest()){ //Do things specific to this test $this->set('ABTest', $test); $this->view = $test['SeoABTest']['slug']; } return parent::beforeFilter(); } ``` ProTip: For debuging in your controller before going live in GA set the debug flag to true, this will return tests that aren't active yet. ``` $test = $this->SeoABTest->getTest(['debug' => true]); ``` ### Add AB Tests [](#add-ab-tests) `http://www.example.com/admin/seo/seo_a_b_tests` ProTip: By setting the ABTest to debug, it will return true in your controller, but you won't be tracking the GA code. Wiki Links ========== [](#wiki-links) - - - ### Health Score 28 — LowBetter than 52% of packages Maintenance58 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity0 Limited adoption so far Community12 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity40 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 84.4% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~0 days Total 2 Last Release 270d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/578548?v=4)[TSURU](/maintainers/ttsuru)[@ttsuru](https://github.com/ttsuru) --- Top Contributors [![webtechnick](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/26438?v=4)](https://github.com/webtechnick "webtechnick (146 commits)")[![zeroasterisk](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/23422?v=4)](https://github.com/zeroasterisk "zeroasterisk (16 commits)")[![ttsuru](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/578548?v=4)](https://github.com/ttsuru "ttsuru (5 commits)")[![styks1111](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/642930?v=4)](https://github.com/styks1111 "styks1111 (2 commits)")[![beckye67](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3694753?v=4)](https://github.com/beckye67 "beckye67 (2 commits)")[![sdd](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/323439?v=4)](https://github.com/sdd "sdd (1 commits)")[![ddehaanhh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22452134?v=4)](https://github.com/ddehaanhh "ddehaanhh (1 commits)") --- Tags cakephpseocakephp2 ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/pieceofcake2-seo/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/pieceofcake2-seo/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/pieceofcake2-seo) ``` ### Alternatives [helsingborg-stad/municipio A bootstrap theme for creating municipality sites. 4028.5k10](/packages/helsingborg-stad-municipio)[mediawiki/maps Adds various mapping features to MediaWiki 84152.3k3](/packages/mediawiki-maps)[civicrm/civicrm-drupal-8 Open source constituent relationship management for non-profits, NGOs and advocacy organizations. 19251.4k3](/packages/civicrm-civicrm-drupal-8)[altis/core Core module for Altis 19228.0k3](/packages/altis-core)[wanze/seo-maestro Seo Maestro allows to easily manage your page's meta data and sitemap. 373.4k](/packages/wanze-seo-maestro)[pressbooks/pressbooks-aldine Aldine is the default theme for the home page of Pressbooks networks. 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