Hi Roberrttt,
Welcome to AbanteCart. Here's a more complete answer to the questions you raised, since most replies above just pointed to the SEO addon without covering the specifics.
Meta titles and descriptions: These matter a lot per product page since they directly affect click through rate from search results, even more than raw rankings. In AbanteCart, each product has its own SEO tab in the admin panel where you can set a custom meta title, meta description, and meta keywords. Keep the meta description under about 155 to 160 characters, write it like ad copy rather than a summary, and include the main keyword naturally instead of stuffing it in.
Image optimization: Alt text and file names both matter, but for different reasons. Alt text helps with image search visibility and accessibility, while descriptive file names (like blue canvas backpack.jpg instead of img1023.jpg) give search engines an extra signal about what is actually in the image. AbanteCart lets you set alt text per image in the product edit screen, so it is worth filling that in for every product image rather than just the main one.
Custom URLs: Yes, AbanteCart supports SEO friendly URLs. Under System, Settings, SEO, you can enable SEO URLs and then set a custom keyword per product under that same SEO tab mentioned earlier. Keep them short, use hyphens between words, and avoid stuffing category names into every single product URL since that gets repetitive and can look spammy to search engines.
Keyword research inside AbanteCart: The platform itself does not have a built in keyword research tool, so most store owners pair it with an external tool for finding search volume and then just apply those keywords manually into the meta fields and product descriptions. The SEO Pack extension mentioned earlier in this thread can help streamline bulk editing of these fields if you have a large catalog.
Internal linking: Related products and category cross links do most of the heavy lifting here. Make sure your related products section is actually populated with relevant items, and consider linking out to relevant blog content or buying guides from within product descriptions where it makes sense. This keeps visitors on site longer and helps search engines understand how your pages relate to each other.
One additional tip beyond your questions: make sure each product has a decently long, unique description rather than a short spec list copied from the manufacturer. Duplicate manufacturer descriptions across many stores is one of the more common reasons product pages underperform in search.
Hope this helps you get started.
Welcome to AbanteCart. Here's a more complete answer to the questions you raised, since most replies above just pointed to the SEO addon without covering the specifics.
Meta titles and descriptions: These matter a lot per product page since they directly affect click through rate from search results, even more than raw rankings. In AbanteCart, each product has its own SEO tab in the admin panel where you can set a custom meta title, meta description, and meta keywords. Keep the meta description under about 155 to 160 characters, write it like ad copy rather than a summary, and include the main keyword naturally instead of stuffing it in.
Image optimization: Alt text and file names both matter, but for different reasons. Alt text helps with image search visibility and accessibility, while descriptive file names (like blue canvas backpack.jpg instead of img1023.jpg) give search engines an extra signal about what is actually in the image. AbanteCart lets you set alt text per image in the product edit screen, so it is worth filling that in for every product image rather than just the main one.
Custom URLs: Yes, AbanteCart supports SEO friendly URLs. Under System, Settings, SEO, you can enable SEO URLs and then set a custom keyword per product under that same SEO tab mentioned earlier. Keep them short, use hyphens between words, and avoid stuffing category names into every single product URL since that gets repetitive and can look spammy to search engines.
Keyword research inside AbanteCart: The platform itself does not have a built in keyword research tool, so most store owners pair it with an external tool for finding search volume and then just apply those keywords manually into the meta fields and product descriptions. The SEO Pack extension mentioned earlier in this thread can help streamline bulk editing of these fields if you have a large catalog.
Internal linking: Related products and category cross links do most of the heavy lifting here. Make sure your related products section is actually populated with relevant items, and consider linking out to relevant blog content or buying guides from within product descriptions where it makes sense. This keeps visitors on site longer and helps search engines understand how your pages relate to each other.
One additional tip beyond your questions: make sure each product has a decently long, unique description rather than a short spec list copied from the manufacturer. Duplicate manufacturer descriptions across many stores is one of the more common reasons product pages underperform in search.
Hope this helps you get started.