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Site Settings

Site Settings are broadly used to identify the site’s creator and establish links for search engines and external services.

Identity Settings

Screenshot of SEOmatic’s Identity settings in the Site Settings section, with fields visible for Site Name, Site Owner Entity Type, Entity Name, Alternate Entity Name, Entity Description, and Entity URL

These settings are used to globally define the identity and ownership of the site.

They’re combined with the SEO Template Meta settings to generate JSON-LD microdata.

The Site Owner type determines the JSON-LD schema that will be used to identity the site to search engines.

Leave any fields blank that aren’t applicable or which you do not want as part of the SEO schema.

Creator Settings

Screenshot of SEOmatic’s Creator settings in the Site Settings section, with fields visible for Site Creator Entity Type, Entity Name, Alternate Entity Name, Entity Description, and Entity URL

These settings are used to globally define the creator of the site, such as an agency or freelancer.

They’re combined with the SEO Template Meta settings to generate JSON-LD microdata and the humans.txt file.

The Site Creator type determines the JSON-LD schema that will be used to identity the site to search engines.

Leave any fields blank that aren’t applicable or which you do not want as part of the SEO schema.

Social Media Settings

Screenshot of SEOmatic’s Social Media settings in the Site Settings section, with fields visible for Twitter Handle, Facebook Profile ID, Facebook App ID, Google Site Verification, Bing Site Verification, and Pinterest Site Verification

The social media settings connect your site to its other points of pressence on the internet. They also facilitate attaching your branding to social media posts via Twitter Cards and Facebook Open Graph.

Sitemap Settings

Screenshot of SEOmatic’s Sitemap settings in the Site Settings section, with table fields for adding additional sitemaps by URL and last modification date, and sitemap URLs by URL, change frequency, and priority

SEOmatic will automatically create a sitemap for each of your sections, but if you have additional sitemaps or individual URLs that are outside of the CMS that you want to include, you can add them here.

Miscellaneous Settings

Screenshot of SEOmatic’s Miscellaneous settings in the Site Settings section, with fields for Search Target URL Pattern and Search Query Input

Miscellaneous site-wide SEO settings.