Name: Easy Frontend SEO - Version: 3.6.0.2-FREE / 3.6.2.0-PRO / 4.0.4.1-PRO - Type: Component and Plugin - License: GPLv3
Description: With this SEO extension, you can change and add meta information (title, description, keywords, generator and robots) at the front- and backend - Joomla! Extensions Directory
Overview of all downloads of the extension: EFSEO - Easy Frontend SEO Downloads
Edits metadata in the frontend and backend - SEO extension for Joomla! 3.x
Plugin: EFSEO - Easy Frontend SEO
Function: Edits relevant metadata like title, description and keywords directly in the frontend and also in the backend
Languages: English / German
EFSEO is an SEO (Search Engine Optimization) extensions (consisting of a backend component and a system plugin) for Joomla! with which you can control all relevant metadata. The handling of the metadata in Joomla! has never been so easy!
With this plugin, you can change and add meta information (title, description, keywords, generator and robots) very easily at the front end. It does not matter which component you use. The plugin is active on every page of a Joomla! installation and may be used correspondingly.
The plugin does not change, alter or even delete given Joomla! data. The original data is used until you modify them with the plugin. After updating data using the Easy Frontend SEO plugin, the new records will be taken from the plugin database. You may delete the newly provided data with one click, using the checkbox "Delete entered data". After that the original Joomla! data will be reestablished and utilized.
Since version 2.5-2 the entered data can be stored directly in the core tables. The tables for the articles and menu entries are supported. The saved data is independent of the URL structure and the plugin itself. The metadata remains available if you change the URL structure and even if you uninstall the plugin.
A jQuery mode was implemented in the version 2.5-3 since many users use this framework on their Joomla! websites. Joomla! uses Mootools as the native framework. If in addition, jQuery is loaded, then it often leads to JavaScript conflicts. With this option, you can avoid this conflict.
In version 2.5-5 a new feature was implemented which makes EFSEO definitely to one of the best SEO plugins for Joomla! - Automatic Mode. In this mode, the metadata of specified extensions is generated automatically from the data of the loaded page or in general from the plugin settings! The great advantage of EFSEO, compared with other extensions that also automatically generate metadata, is the direct influence on the generated metadata. You can directly manipulate and store it in the front end. This gives the user the highest possible freedom! Besides, the loading process is quicker because the same data must not be recalculated on every page load.
I wish you much success in optimizing the site!
Features
- Alter meta information at the frontend - set access through user groups or user IDs
- Support for the Open Graph Protocol (Pro version only)
- Support for Twitter Cards (Pro version only)
- Canonical URL handling (Pro version only)
- Data may be assigned to every given page, regardless which extension is in use.
- Meta data is assigned using internal URLs - independent of SEF URLs
- Compatibility mode for external SEF components
- Two different styles: Top bar and Modal window
- Automatic Mode - Metadata are generated for certain extensions or via the global settings completely automatic
- Supported extensions in the Automatic Mode Content component (com_content) and K2
- Save entered data directly into the core tables (content and menu)
- Set permission rights over the user groups and user IDs
- Define a global title attribute
- Define a global generator attribute
- Define a global robots attribute
- Define custom meta tags
- Word and characters counter
- Set maximum number of characters for title and description
- jQuery mode to avoid JavaScript conflicts
- Form fields are optional - not required information can be disabled
- Warnings, whether an information is set or not, can be displayed
- Backend component - allows you to edit and add entries directly in the backend
- Collect URLs - URLs will be automatically entered into the database and can be edit with the component
- Relative URLs - the entries are independent of the domain and will not be lost in a domain change
- You may change the following metadata:
- - Title
- - Description
- - Keywords
- - Generator attribute
- - Robots attribute
- Available in English and German
Installation
Install the extension in the backend under Extensions and configure it in Extensions – Plugins – System – Easy Frontend SEO.
Define authorized groups (default is Super User group) and other options in the settings, then activate the plugin. You may customize all relevant metadata at the top, using the EFSEO bar or the modal window, if you are logged in with the proper group level at the frontend.
The entered data can also be saved directly into the core tables. This means that the data is independent of the URL and this plugin. This means that the data will also be loaded if you change the URL structure or even uninstall EFSEO. Attention: Overwritten data can not be recovered!
The donation demand in the backend can be disabled with a special donation code. Please support my work and the free availability of the extension with a donation code subscription if it brings an added value to your site.
The plugin has been tested and optimized with the internal Joomla! SEF option. If you use an external component like sh404SEF or SEF AceSEF etc., then enable the compatibility mode. This mode does not work with internal URLs, but with the requested URLs.
A way to use EFSEO
- Activate the option 'Collect URLs'
- Open your website in the frontend and load all relevant pages one by one (you don't have to be logged in the frontend!)
- Go to the backend component and add the metadata to the collected pages
The main advantage of the collection feature is that the URLs are already in the correct format and you don't have to enter them manually in the backend component! Also, note the expert tips.
Expert tips
- Use the global settings and the automatic mode for the supported components. So the site is already optimized automatically. The data should be checked, adjusted if needed and saved. If the data are stored, then they are loaded the next time directly from the database! You can find a list of stop words for the blacklist. Use this list!
- Use relative URLs to save your data. With this option, you are not dependent on the domain name!
- Try it without the 'Compatibility Mode' first. Only if you have problems to save your entered data, you should activate this mode!
- If you change the mentioned options above, you have to activate the option 'Update URLs' which updates the URLs automatically when they are loaded the next time. It also means that you can enter SEF URLs in the backend component though the compatibility mode is deactivated!
- Activate the option 'Collect URLs' and load all important pages on your website. Then go to the EFSEO component and enter all metadata directly in the backend. With this option, you won't miss any URL! If you have a component which creates many unimportant URLs, then exclude this component from the collection process.
- The option 'SQL check' is deprecated and should be deactivated!
- Try it first with different settings and only some entries. Once you have found a constellation which works for your website, stay with it! Do not enter all metadata and then change the settings. It will only cost your time and nerves if you lose your data.
Video Tutorial
Tutorial for Joomla! 3.x
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Open Graph Protocol (Pro version only)
Canonical URLs (Pro version only)
Changelog
Joomla! 4.x
Version 4.0.4.1-PRO - 2022-11-12
- + Added copy buttons for the title and description fields in the backend component. Thanks to Michael K. for requesting it!
- ^ Optimised database query requests catching exceptions and logging the exception message via Joomla!'s log class. Thanks to Andreas and Alain for reporting it!
- ^ Improved the handling of the empty URL string in the overview list. This happens for the main page with the relative URL option enabled. Thanks to Michael K. for reporting it!
Version 4.0.4.0-PRO - 2022-08-29
- + Added Pro Security Token validation check. The Pro package contains a token file with an individual security token linked to the user account and checked against the validation server for authenticity.
- ^ Multiple internal code optimisations.
- # Added an icon to component dashboard view.
Version 4.0.3.0-PRO - 2022-08-10
- + Added selection "Yes, also in Automatic Mode" in the option "Save data to content table" to store the automatically created description and keywords to the content table without storing the data first. Thanks to Dave W. for requesting it!
Version 4.0.2.1-PRO - 2022-05-16
- + Added logging to debug URI parameters retrievement.
- ^ Changed compatibility mode to "Use SEF URLs. Removed option "No internal URLs".
- ^ Updated custom field to bypass description bug in Joomla! 4.1.3.
- ^ Updated language files.
- # Fixed image description handling for Open Graph in the backend component.
Version 4.0.2.0-PRO - 2022-03-01
- + Added Add image height, width and type automatically option for Open Graph. This option automatically adds the og:image:height, og:image:width and og:image:type properties.
- + Added Select default image options for Open Graph and Twitter Cards. You can select default images for og:image and twitter:image with this option.
- + Added image description (og:image:alt) property field for Open Graph.
- + Image descriptions (og:image:alt and twittercards:image:alt) are generated from the file names automatically in Automatic Mode.
Version 4.0.1.2-PRO - 2022-02-17
- # Fixed image selection logic for Open Graph and Twitter Cards images in the modal window. Thanks to Christian H. for reporting it!
Version 4.0.1.1-PRO - 2022-01-21
- ^ Converted table collation to utf8mb4_unicode_ci to support the entire unicode UTF-8 standard. Thanks to BiostaR for reporting it!
Version 4.0.1.0-PRO - 2021-11-17
- + Added the built-in Download Key Manager support to enter your Pro Update ID without installing the update helper plugin.
Important: Please copy your personal Pro Update ID using the second copy button in the Pro ID Manager and enter the key in System - Update - Update Sites - Select the entry of the Pro extension and enter the ID into the Download Key field. - ^ Code optimisations
Version 4.0.0.1-PRO - 2021-10-13
- + Fixed "Collect URLs" option that did not set a default value for the canonical URL field. Thanks to Samantha for reporting it!
Version 4.0.0.0-PRO - 2021-10-13
- + First Pro release for Joomla! 4.x based on EFSEO Pro version 3.6.0.3-PRO
Joomla! 3.x
Version 3.6.2.0-PRO - 2022-08-09
- + Added selection "Yes, also in Automatic Mode" in the option "Save data to content table" to store the automatically created description and keywords to the content table without storing the data first. Thanks to Dave W. for requesting it!
Version 3.6.1.0-PRO - 2022-03-01
- + Added Add image height, width and type automatically option for Open Graph. This option automatically adds the og:image:height, og:image:width and og:image:type properties.
- + Added Select default image options for Open Graph and Twitter Cards. You can select default images for og:image and twitter:image with this option.
- + Added image description (og:image:alt) property field for Open Graph.
- + Image descriptions (og:image:alt and twittercards:image:alt) are generated from the file names automatically in Automatic Mode.
Version 3.6.0.4-PRO - 2022-02-17
- ^ Converted table collation to utf8mb4_unicode_ci to support the entire unicode UTF-8 standard. Thanks to BiostaR for reporting it!
- # Fixed image selection logic for Open Graph and Twitter Cards images in the modal window. Thanks to Christian H. for reporting it!
Version 3.6.0.3-PRO - 2021-07-21
- # Corrected Twitter Card request variable name from the frontend form submission.
Version 3.6.0.2-FREE - 2021-07-01
- # Fixed too strict execution rules for new entries in the backend component - Thanks to Sergent-A for reporting it!
Version 3.6.0.2-PRO - 2021-06-30
- # Fixed too strict execution rules for new entries in the backend component - Thanks to Sergent-A for reporting it!
Version 3.6.0.1-Free - 2021-06-27
- + Added stricter execution rules in the frontend - Editor class, HTML document type, edit pages of components (Content, Users and SP Page Builder)
- ^ Tightened permission rights - Guest accounts can never use the frontend form independently of the ACL settings
- ^ Sanitised the URL value in the backend component - Thanks to Brian C. from Geeknik Labs for the responsible disclosure!
- ^ Updated custom field
Version 3.6.0.1-PRO - 2021-06-27
- ^ Tightened permission rights - Guest accounts can never use the frontend form independently of the ACL settings
- ^ Sanitised the URL value in the backend component - Thanks to Brian C. from Geeknik Labs for the responsible disclosure!
- ^ Updated custom field
Version 3.6.0.0-PRO - 2021-05-21
- + Added database structure checks and logic to fix wrong structures to mitigate possible issues in upgrade processes from the free to the pro version.
- + Added stricter execution rules in the frontend - Editor class, HTML document type, edit pages of components (Content, Users and SP Page Builder)
- ^ Changed the version number specification. The first number stands for the supported major Joomla! version. The following three numbers follow the Semantic Versioning Specification (SemVer), as it used to be previously.
Version 3.6.0.0-FREE - 2021-05-13
- Maintenace release based on 3.5.8-PRO with all improvements available in the free version
- ^ Changed the version number specification. The first number stands for the supported major Joomla! version. The following three numbers follow the Semantic Versioning Specification (SemVer), as it used to be previously.
Version 3.5.8-PRO - 2021-03-10
- ^ Changed the Automatic Mode behaviour for Open Graph and Twitter Cards - The title and description fields for Open Graph and Twitter Cards are set automatically (if not set manually already) independently of the global option.
Version 3.5.7-PRO - 2021-01-26
- ^ json_decode with strict JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR flag throws an exception if meta data strings are not set completely
Version 3.5.6-PRO - 2021-01-25
- + Title attribute - Trim max. length - Trims the title field to the specified number of characters dynamically. The change is applied dynamically and is not stored permanently.
- + Description attribute - Trim max. length - Trims the description field to the specified number of characters dynamically. The change is applied dynamically and is not stored permanently.
- ^ Maintenance release
- ^ Updated language files and custom field
- ^ Code optimisations
Version 3.5.3-FREE - 2020-06-12
- + Sorting in the backend component - You may now sort the table by ID, title, description or URL. Thanks to Thomas G. for the feature request!
- + Maintenance release - Based on 3.5.5-PRO
- ^ Updated custom fields
- ^ Code optimisations
Version 3.5.5-PRO - 2020-06-11
- + Automatic Mode for Open Graph & Twitter Cards - Title and Description. These options set the Open Graph & Twitter Cards title and description fields in the Automatic Mode (see tab: Automatic Mode - Activate Automatic Mode). Thanks to Guillaume for the feature request!
- + Sorting in the backend component - You may now sort the table by ID, title, description or URL. Thanks to Thomas G. for the feature request!
- ^ Updated custom field
- ^ Code optimisations
Version 3.5.4-PRO - 2020-04-21
- + Twitter Cards - With Twitter Cards, you can attach rich photos and media experiences to Tweets, helping to drive traffic to your website. Users who tweet links to your content will have a Card added to the Tweet that’s visible to their followers.
- + Add support comment - Support the project by adding a short comment to the head section (optional)
- ^ Auto Mode - Improved the handling of non-UTF8 content in the automatic replacement process
- ^ Auto Mode - Keywords consisting only of numbers are not allowed anymore
- ^ All Javascript files are shipped minified
- ^ Code Optimizations
Version 3.5.2-FREE - 2020-04-21
- + Add support comment - Support the project by adding a short comment to the head section
- ^ Auto Mode - Improved the handling of non-UTF8 content in the automatic replacement process
- ^ Auto Mode - Keywords consisting only of numbers are not allowed anymore
- ^ All Javascript files are shipped minified
- ^ Code Optimizations
Version 3.5.3-PRO - 2020-01-25
- First release with increased technical requirements: Increasing Technical Requirements - Joomla! Core & PHP for Pro & Free Extensions
- ^ Updated language strings
- ^ Loosened up type check for filterValue function - TypeError could occur if the Generator tag was removed by another extension - Thanks to Martin S. and Yuri for reporting it!
Version 3.5.1-FREE - 2020-01-14
- ^ Updated language strings
- ^ Loosened up type check for filterValue function - TypeError could occur if the Generator tag was removed by another extension - Thanks to Martin S. and Yuri for reporting it!
Version 3.5.0-FREE - 2020-01-04
- First release with increased technical requirements: Increasing Technical Requirements - Joomla! Core & PHP for Pro & Free Extensions
- + Modern, optimized code
- ! Removed fields "keywords", "robots" and "generator" from the overview list in the backend component
- ^ Updated Featherlight script to 1.7.14
- ^ Changed default status for "keywords" field and icon to disabled
- ^ Updated Custom Field
- # Fixed "tabindex" issue of the frontend form in the modal window
Version 3.5.2-PRO - 2019-10-22
- + Canonical URLs - Implemented the Canonical URL handling. The canonical link element enables you to point search engines to the original version of an article. Thanks to Brian R. for the feature request!
Version 3.5.1-PRO - 2019-10-19
- + Open Graph Protocol - Implemented the Open Graph protocol that enables the web page to become a rich object in a social graph. This feature generates an optimised preview of the pages on social platforms, such as Facebook or Twitter.
- ! Removed fields "keywords", "robots" and "generator" from the overview list in the backend component
- ^ Updated Featherlight script to 1.7.14
- ^ Changed default status for "keywords" field and icon to disabled
- ^ Updated Custom Field
- # Fixed "tabindex" issue of the frontend form in the modal window
Extras
Stop words for the Keywords blacklist
Use these words as a base for the blacklist. Just copy and paste them into the settings of EFSEO. You should complete the list with words which you don't want to have as keywords!
a, able, about, above, abroad, according, accordingly, across, actually, adj, after, afterwards, again, against, ago, ahead, ain't, all, allow, allows, almost, alone, along, alongside, already, also, although, always, am, amid, amidst, among, amongst, an, and, another, any, anybody, anyhow, anyone, anything, anyway, anyways, anywhere, apart, appear, appreciate, appropriate, are, aren't, around, as, a's, aside, ask, asking, associated, at, available, away, awfully, b, back, backward, backwards, be, became, because, become, becomes, becoming, been, before, beforehand, begin, behind, being, believe, below, beside, besides, best, better, between, beyond, both, brief, but, by, c, came, can, cannot, cant, can't, caption, cause, causes, certain, certainly, changes, clearly, c'mon, co, co., com, come, comes, concerning, consequently, consider, considering, contain, containing, contains, corresponding, could, couldn't, course, c's, currently, d, dare, daren't, definitely, described, despite, did, didn't, different, directly, do, does, doesn't, doing, done, don't, down, downwards, during, e, each, edu, eg, eight, eighty, either, else, elsewhere, end, ending, enough, entirely, especially, et, etc, even, ever, evermore, every, everybody, everyone, everything, everywhere, ex, exactly, example, except, f, fairly, far, farther, few, fewer, fifth, first, five, followed, following, follows, for, forever, former, formerly, forth, forward, found, four, from, further, furthermore, g, get, gets, getting, given, gives, go, goes, going, gone, got, gotten, greetings, h, had, hadn't, half, happens, hardly, has, hasn't, have, haven't, having, he, he'd, he'll, hello, help, hence, her, here, hereafter, hereby, herein, here's, hereupon, hers, herself, he's, hi, him, himself, his, hither, hopefully, how, howbeit, however, hundred, i, i'd, ie, if, ignored, i'll, i'm, immediate, in, inasmuch, inc, inc., indeed, indicate, indicated, indicates, inner, inside, insofar, instead, into, inward, is, isn't, it, it'd, it'll, its, it's, itself, i've, j, just, k, keep, keeps, kept, know, known, knows, l, last, lately, later, latter, latterly, least, less, lest, let, let's, like, liked, likely, likewise, little, look, looking, looks, low, lower, ltd, m, made, mainly, make, makes, many, may, maybe, mayn't, me, mean, meantime, meanwhile, merely, might, mightn't, mine, minus, miss, more, moreover, most, mostly, mr, mrs, much, must, mustn't, my, myself, n, name, namely, nd, near, nearly, necessary, need, needn't, needs, neither, never, neverf, neverless, nevertheless, new, next, nine, ninety, no, nobody, non, none, nonetheless, noone, no-one, nor, normally, not, nothing, notwithstanding, novel, now, nowhere, o, obviously, of, off, often, oh, ok, okay, old, on, once, one, ones, one's, only, onto, opposite, or, other, others, otherwise, ought, oughtn't, our, ours, ourselves, out, outside, over, overall, own, p, particular, particularly, past, per, perhaps, placed, please, plus, possible, presumably, probably, provided, provides, q, que, quite, qv, r, rather, rd, re, really, reasonably, recent, recently, regarding, regardless, regards, relatively, respectively, right, round, s, said, same, saw, say, saying, says, second, secondly, see, seeing, seem, seemed, seeming, seems, seen, self, selves, sensible, sent, serious, seriously, seven, several, shall, shan't, she, she'd, she'll, she's, should, shouldn't, since, six, so, some, somebody, someday, somehow, someone, something, sometime, sometimes, somewhat, somewhere, soon, sorry, specified, specify, specifying, still, sub, such, sup, sure, t, take, taken, taking, tell, tends, th, than, thank, thanks, thanx, that, that'll, thats, that's, that've, the, their, theirs, them, themselves, then, thence, there, thereafter, thereby, there'd, therefore, therein, there'll, there're, theres, there's, thereupon, there've, these, they, they'd, they'll, they're, they've, thing, things, think, third, thirty, this, thorough, thoroughly, those, though, three, through, throughout, thru, thus, till, to, together, too, took, toward, towards, tried, tries, truly, try, trying, t's, twice, two, u, un, under, underneath, undoing, unfortunately, unless, unlike, unlikely, until, unto, up, upon, upwards, us, use, used, useful, uses, using, usually, v, value, various, versus, very, via, viz, vs, w, want, wants, was, wasn't, way, we, we'd, welcome, well, we'll, went, were, we're, weren't, we've, what, whatever, what'll, what's, what've, when, whence, whenever, where, whereafter, whereas, whereby, wherein, where's, whereupon, wherever, whether, which, whichever, while, whilst, whither, who, who'd, whoever, whole, who'll, whom, whomever, who's, whose, why, will, willing, wish, with, within, without, wonder, won't, would, wouldn't, x, y, yes, yet, you, you'd, you'll, your, you're, yours, yourself, yourselves, you've, z, zeroDownload
Overview of all downloads of the extension: EFSEO - Easy Frontend SEO Downloads