Enable Search References for Better Blogger SEO

Blogger (Blogspot) upgraded their SEO features, and one of them allows you enable search references for better SEO effect on your blog.

Enable Search References for Blogger

At first, access your blog Settings, and choose Search preferences. At Descriptionoption. If you see [Disabled] mean your blog had not enabled Search Reference. You must click Edit link on this option.

Access Blogger Search References

Then check Yes, and input description for your homepage (maximum 150 characters and better contains your main keywords). When done, click Save Changes.

Input Home Page Description for Blogger

Now, the search references function was enabled, so, each time you create a new post, you will see an option called “Search Description” at right sidebar. Before publish new post, please input your post description (snippet) in this option and click Done.

Input Post Description before Publish

Checking Header Code for SEO

Your search references function will not be affected if your header code is not right. So, please make sure your template code before <b:skin> must similar as below:

<b:include data='blog' name='all-head-content'/>
 <title>
  <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;index&quot;'>
   <data:blog.pageTitle/>
  <b:else/>
   <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;error_page&quot;'>
    <data:blog.pageName/> | <data:blog.title/>
   <b:else/>
    404 | <data:blog.title/> 
   </b:if>
  </b:if>
    </title>
 <b:if cond='data:blog.metaDescription == &quot;&quot;'>
  <meta expr:content='data:blog.pageName + &quot; - &quot; + data:blog.title' name='description'/>
 <b:else/>
  <meta expr:content='data:blog.metaDescription' name='description'/>   
 </b:if>