Deciding which Wordpress Platform
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Hey Guys, I am trying to choose which is the best platform to use to build my website.
I have had a look at the following:
- studiopress
- thesis
- headway
- woothemes
I've just spent a month building a website using the WIX platform only to find out that it's not SEO friendly, so before I start a new site, I just want to make sure I choose the BEST SEO FRIENDLY theme.
If someone could please assist that would be greatly appreciated.
Also, I already have paid for theme subscriptions to the following sites (before I joined SEOMOZ)
are the following SEO friendly?
Thanks so much in advance
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Thanks so much William for your quick reply.
I really appreciate it.
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Thanks so much Chris for your quick reply.
I really appreciate it.
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Thanks so much Kane for your quick reply.
I really appreciate it.
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Studiopress would be a great choice. And, as I'm sure you've read by now, Yoast's SEO Plugin is a must.
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Hi George,
I can vouch for Thesis as very SEO friendly. I don't go outside the thesis framework very often as a result.
Nowadays most theme issues can be fixed with Yoast's SEO plugin but every theme has 1 or 2 things that aren't ideal, even Thesis.
I can't comment specifically on studiopress, headway, or woothemes, but I have found that most of the larger theme developers are decent.
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Elegant Themes I am using and I shall surely says its SEO friendly.
Thesis theme is one of the best that I recommend.Looks simple but you can do a lot of awesome stuff in it.
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