Template Editor
This feature is provided in the SP and eMarketer Versions of GGG, for those webmasters who need complete customization of the gateway pages. In this way, the gateway pages closely resemble the main website pages. Experts SEOs can add the special features that improve rankings, according to them.
While the Freeware and Webmaster versions allow customizing by Template file edition, the Template Editor offers a better interphase for template customization. It makes easier to add HTML commands or any scripts in any part of the web pages, and alternate the GGG commands that allow insertion of links, content boxes, images, Flash files, keywords or other elements.
In the GGG versions that include Template Editor, some option boxes appear in gray and are disabled. Those boxes are replaced by the much more powerful Template Editor.
Templates accept standard HTML commands (either selected from the Insert Menu or typed) or GGG specific elements (always selected from the Insert menu).
When the Template Editor first loads, it uses the templates listed in the .dat configuration step. It looks like this:
| Early versions | Previous versions | Current version 0 | Current version 1 | Current default templates | |
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10.a = |
template0.htm |
TempFirst_0.htm TempSec_0.htm TempRand_0.htm TempId_0.htm TempSite_0.htm |
first_0.html sec_0.html rand_0.html id_0.html site_0.html |
first_1.html sec_1.html rand_1.html id_1.html site_1.html |
first_Default_.html |
The user can design his own templates, using elements from his site: heading, background, images, text.
When you want fixed elements, like a heading, images or a .css file, use absolute URLs. The images that will have variable names and ALT metatags should be extracted from the main website and located in the IMAGES directory under Program Files/Great Gateway Generator. The images that come with the installation package can be deleted.
Usually we do not spend time improving the design. The SE spiders are blind to design and just focus on targeted keywords in relevant places. Once the gateway pages are well ranked, their aspect can be improved. The good ranking will not be lost, unless you change the filename or the title.
Javascript redirection is now being discouraged by Google.
Templates can be created, saved and opened. The distribution templates hare called either:
| Template Name | Template Function |
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first_1.html |
1st level page |
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sec_1.html |
2nd level page |
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rand_1.html |
random page |
id_1.html |
index for the Random Page Indexes |
site_1.html |
sitemap |
The default linking structure is as defined in http://www.gatewaygenerator.com/gatewaystructure.htm
We periodically test new templates and incorporate to the distribution files.We also publish them in the Positioning Experiments page.
Allows selection of the 5 page types that accept templates: First level, Second level, Random, Random Page Indexes and the Sitemap.
You can customize your gateway pages, editing one or several templates.
All the markers provided in the templates are needed to avoid orphan pages. Extra markers can be added for more interlinked networks.
Inserts standard HTML commands or GGG specific elements into any template.
GGG Element Name |
What it does |
Must go in page:
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Can go in page:
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Can not go in page:
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| Link to First level page | Links randomly to some 1st level pages (when Keyword-Specific Directories is Off) or to all of them (when Keyword-Specific Directories is On). In both cases, if you are using a Plain Text Phrase file defined in Step 1, the links are alternated with different phrases. If not, phrases are extracted from the .dat file. | sitemap.htm |
Any |
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| Link to Second level page | If placed in a 1st level page, links to daughters. In a 2nd level page, links to sister pages and herself. It does not work in other page types. | 1st level page |
2nd level page |
Random, index, sitemap.htm |
| Link to Mother | Links to its mother 1st level page. This feature transfers weight (ranking strength) from the daughter pages to the mother. | 2nd level page |
1st level page, Random, index, sitemap.htm |
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| LinkToOtherRandom | Links to all the Random Pages Indexes (index.html) in every Step 4-defined host. |
sitemap |
1st level, 2nd level, random , index |
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| Link to Random page | Links to all the Random pages in the same host. |
Random Page Indexes |
1st level, 2nd level, random, sitemap.htm |
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| Insert HEAD/MetaTags | Inserts the heading with the metatags, according to the data entered in Step 1. Do not erase this element. If you want to add something to it, use the Step 5-3, Edit Metatag. | All |
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| Link to Sitemap | Links to sitemap.htm | Any |
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| Insert Content Box | Inserts one of the content boxes defined in Step 3. | Any |
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| LinkToGoogle | Some say that linking to Google is rewarded in rankings | Any |
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| Link to Keyword | Links to the keyword for the 1st level page, or the subkeyword for the 2nd level page, or to the combined keyword-subkeyword for the random page. | Any |
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| Insert Image | Inserts one of the images from the Images folder. Can be any .gif or .jpg. | Any |
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| Insert Keyword List | Inserts a list with all the keywords of the current project. There are no links in this list | Any |
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Insert Subject/Category/Descriptions |
Inserts the fields defined in Step 1. |
Any |
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| Insert Flash | Inserts the ggg.swf file from the swf folder. Adds some text | Any |
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| Insert Footnote | Inserts the webmaster name and url, according to the data entered in Step 1. |
Any |
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| Link to Target | Links to one of the targets defined in Step 1. The primary target is privileged. All the secondary targets are treated equally. This is the main element that provides ranking power to the Main Anchor Text defined in Step 1. |
Any |
View in browser: It opens a new browser and shows what you have on the screen
HTML Colors: A reminder of how colors are defined in HTML code.
Manual Refresh: Refresh the upper screen, updating changes made in the lower, code screen.
Auto Refresh: Allows auto refresh, usually for fast machines.