Does The CMS Matter For Search Rankings?

Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller answers whether there’s an SEO advantage to choosing one type of content management system (CMS) over another.

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This question is addressed in the latest installment of the Ask Googlebot series on YouTube.

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It’s common to hear that WordPress is the best CMS for SEO, which may lead a person to believe they’re at a disadvantage if they choose anything else.

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However, Mueller confirms there’s no difference from one CMS to another when it comes to ranking signals. Read his complete response below.

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Google isn’t concerned with what’s going on in the back end of a website. What matters is the final result shown to visitors.

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Mueller continues his response, saying you can create pages that work well in search using any of the major content management systems. It’s not as though SEO is a proprietary formula that only one CMS developer has access to.

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Does The CMS Matter For Search Rankings?

Does The CMS Matter For Search Rankings?

Can your choice of CMS impact search rankings? Google’s John Mueller answers.

Can your choice of CMS impact search rankings? Google’s John Mueller answers.

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Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller answers whether there’s an SEO advantage to choosing one type of content management system (CMS) over another.

Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller answers whether there’s an SEO advantage to choosing one type of content management system (CMS) over another.

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This question is addressed in the latest installment of the Ask Googlebot series on YouTube.

This question is addressed in the latest installment of the Ask Googlebot series on YouTube.

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It’s common to hear that WordPress is the best CMS for SEO, which may lead a person to believe they’re at a disadvantage if they choose anything else.

It’s common to hear that WordPress is the best CMS for SEO, which may lead a person to believe they’re at a disadvantage if they choose anything else.

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However, Mueller confirms there’s no difference from one CMS to another when it comes to ranking signals. Read his complete response below.

However, Mueller confirms there’s no difference from one CMS to another when it comes to ranking signals. Read his complete response below.

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Google isn’t concerned with what’s going on in the back end of a website. What matters is the final result shown to visitors.

Google isn’t concerned with what’s going on in the back end of a website. What matters is the final result shown to visitors.

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A CMS Is Not A Ranking Factor

A CMS Is Not A Ranking Factor

Mueller continues his response, saying you can create pages that work well in search using any of the major content management systems. It’s not as though SEO is a proprietary formula that only one CMS developer has access to.

Mueller continues his response, saying you can create pages that work well in search using any of the major content management systems. It’s not as though SEO is a proprietary formula that only one CMS developer has access to.

Brought to you by Trickyenough