Install WordPress as Subdirectory for Better SEO Than Subdomains
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Jason Everbach
Add the option to install WordPress as a subdirectory (example: domain.com/blog as opposed to a subdomain like blog.domain.com).
This would be an ideal solution for agency owners whose main domain is being powered by GHL but who want to use WordPress to power their blog.
Subdirectory installs are much better for SEO than subdomains because Google views subdomains as completely different sites vs. subdirectory installs which are viewed as being part of the primary domain.
This means that a subdirectory install of WordPress for your blog helps your domain build more authority from an SEO perspective.
Lastly, for agency owners already using a subdomain, you will likely see a massive boost in your SEO if you migrate your subdomain blog to a subdirectory.
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Wordpress Subdirectory Based Hosting
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Henry Finnley
You do not gain Authority, nor SEO value for your main website if the Wordpress blog is hosted in a subdomain. I regularly setup "auto blogs" for my clients, wherein the Wordpress blog goes out via plugin and scrapes for keyword articles, spins them (rewords), and posts... This is fully automated, and is done in a subdirectory (ex: site.com/blog wherein the posts are used to gain organic traffic, authority, etc)
The current Wordpress options only allow sub-domain based installs which removes the entire point and does not rank your main website.