What SEO factors do you consider when selecting a CMS?
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I'm assisting evaluating 5 different CMS solutions for a client. As a part of this evaluation, I want to ensure we fully explore the SEO capabilities and short comings of the different platforms.
Which factors would you recommend we consider?
Currently, I'm thinking:
- custom URLs
- custom page titles, meta data, etc
- automatic sitemap updates
- customize robots/indexing settings
- site load times
- rel canonical support
- code & css quality
- 301 redirect functionality
What else should be on this list? Is there anything on my list that you would de-prioritize?
At risk of making this question too large: any opinions out there on what the most SEO friendly CMS systems are?
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Thanks! The blog post from Rand is particularly helpful.
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I've worked with Drupal and Wordpress and have had great results in regards to SEO capabilities. However, Drupal is considered one of the best for the following reasons:
http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/1733049/reasons-why-drupal-is-best-cms-seo
Rand lists some SEO functionalities to consider when choosing a CMS on this post:
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/choosing-the-right-cms-platform-for-your-website-from-an-seo-perspective
Good Luck!
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