Optimizing content¶

Well-written and optimized content is critical for both search engines and your visitors, improving visibility and user engagement.

Status: ✅ Completed by default
What's this about? Drupal CMS includes and installs the Easy Breadcrumb module, automatically generating breadcrumbs based on URL and page titles to enhance navigation. Breadcrumbs helps both users and search engines understand your site's structure and navigate your site.
Recommended for: All Drupal CMS websites
Terms to know:
Breadcrumbs: A navigation aid showing the user's path to the current page, e.g., Home > Blog > Top 10 Reasons to Visit Wine Country This Spring
Next step:
Use the provided Configure permissions link to verify roles that can administer Easy Breadcrumb module's settings.

Action required: Review breadcrumb settings to ensure they meet your site's navigational needs.
Recommended for: All Drupal CMS websites
Next step:
Go to Content and select an item to view to see how the breadcrumbs display.
Use the provided Configure link to review and modify the settings for Easy Breadcrumbs.

Install and Enable Editor Advanced Link Module¶

Status: Not completed by default
What's this about? The Editor Advanced Link module enables content editors to add special attributes to links using CKEditor.
Recommended for: Sites needing advanced link customization (titles, classes, targets).
Next steps:
Download and install Editor Advanced Link module.

Status: Not completed by default
What's this about? After you install the Editor Advanced Link module, you need to tell CKEditor which attributes you want to enable.
Recommended for: Sites using Editor Advanced Link module.
Next steps:
Use the provided Configure link which will take you directly to Configuration > Content authoring > Text formats and editors. For the Content text format, press Configure under Operations.
Scroll down to the CKEditor 5 plugin settings and select Advanced links.
Toggle "on" each attribute that you want to enable in content editing.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and press Save configuration.

Status: ✅ Completed by default
What's this about? Provides a user-friendly sitemap for easy site navigation and overview, including optional RSS feed displays. Note: The sitemap produced by this module is a user-facing page and is distinct from the XML Sitemap which is optimized for search engines.
Recommended for: All Drupal CMS websites
Next steps:
Use the provided Configure permissions link to review and modify the permissions for Sitemap.

Status: ✅ Completed by default
What's this about? HTML Sitemap has been configured with default settings. Review and update the settings as desired.
Recommended for: All Drupal CMS websites.
Next steps:
Use the provided Configure link to configure settings for the HTML Sitemap module or go to Configuration > Search and metadata > Sitemap (admin/config/search/sitemap). The default settings will work for most sites.

Status: Not completed by default. No stable release currently compatible with Drupal CMS. (Will be compatible when a stable release compatible with Drupal 11 is available.)
What's this about? The Search 404 module replaces the standard "404 Page not found" with search results based on the missing page's keywords. This can help your users find content they were looking for or encourage site exploration if the search results are relevant. The HTTP status is not changed from 404, so you can still identify broken links.
Recommended for: Advanced users who are familiar with installing pre-release versions of Drupal modules and configuring internal site search.
Next steps:
See the project page to see if there is a stable release for Drupal 11.

Status: Not completed by default.
What's this about? Define how the Search 404 module interacts with visitors and integrates with your internal search functionality.
Recommended for: Drupal sites with Search 404 module installed.
Next steps:
If the Search 404 module is installed, use the provided Configure link to configure the module to work with your site's search functionality.