meta tags problem

[fright-rags]

I'm having problems changing the meta tags on my home page. I searched this forum before and did find a couple threads that addressed this very issue, but unfortunately when i tried following the steps to fix it, it just didn't work.

The only meta tags file on my server is in the includes/modules/ folder. Also, I am using version 1.2.x if that helps. I just want to be able to keep it from listing out my category names as meta tags. Thanks in advance for your help.

[GearStudios]

Make a backup copy of meta_tags.php.

On line 39 in meta_tags.php that looks like this:

  $sql = "select cd.categories_name from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '0' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . (int)$_SESSION['languages_id'] . "' and c.categories_status='1'";
  $keywords_metatags = $db->Execute($sql);
  while (!$keywords_metatags->EOF) {
    $keywords_string_metatags .= $keywords_metatags->fields['categories_name'] . ' ';
    $keywords_metatags->MoveNext();
  }

Comment it out like this:

//  $sql = "select cd.categories_name from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '0' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . (int)$_SESSION['languages_id'] . "' and c.categories_status='1'";
//  $keywords_metatags = $db->Execute($sql);
//  while (!$keywords_metatags->EOF) {
//    $keywords_string_metatags .= $keywords_metatags->fields['categories_name'] . ' ';
//    $keywords_metatags->MoveNext();
//  }

Then upload your changes and it should prevent it from showing your category names as meta tags.

[fright-rags]

Well, I tried that but unfortunately it didn't work. After commenting out that section and uploading it to my server, it wouldn't even load my site as it found an error with the file. Any other ideas?

[anoop]

just found this old thread
For some body searching this in future, to remove category names from metatags

in /includes/modules/metatags.php
replace

define('KEYWORDS', str_replace('"','',zen_clean_html($keywords_string_metatags) . CUSTOM_KEYWORDS));

with

define('KEYWORDS', CUSTOM_KEYWORDS);

[confused_aswell]

Hi

Would you not have a meta_tags file in includes>languages>YOUR LANGUAGE>meta_tags.php?

Phil