Automatic Meta tags generation

[DrByte]

As long as you remember that now you have more custom code that is now inconsistent with the data in your database ...

[BlessIsaacola]

As long as you remember that now you have more custom code that is now inconsistent with the data in your database ...

Does this mean that Zen Cart doesn't generate meta tags on the fly? I thought only custom meta tags entered from the admin are stored in the database.

Can you please clarify your comment with regards to inconsistency? Thanks!

[BlessIsaacola]

Okay, I just checked the two meta tags table and the only product or category with stored information are products and categories that I entered meta tags for manually from the admin side. Now I am really anxious to know what you mean by inconsistency.

Thanks!

[DrByte]

I was referring to the fact that you hard-coded a change to a core file, causing your site to ignore the data that's in the database when producing metatags. You did this because you don't want to update all your products.
This means that now you have data settings in your database that says "do it this way", but you are using altered code that ignores the settings in your database.
Thus, unless you make yourself some good notes, you're going to have to be sure to re-customize your code anytime you attempt an update.

However, if you were to simply update the data in your database, you wouldn't have to deal with the custom code, because the data and the core code would be consistent with each other.

[BlessIsaacola]

However, if you were to simply update the data in your database, you wouldn't have to deal with the custom code, because the data and the core code would be consistent with each other.

How exactly would suggest I do this? I do not see any admin switch to turn of the addition of site title to meta tags or product description when no custom meta tag is defined.

I turned off the title tag by changing Show Metatags Title Default - Product Title to "false" on the admin side under product layout edit but that didn't make any difference.

[kburner]

How exactly would suggest I do this? I do not see any admin switch to turn of the addition of site title to meta tags or product description when no custom meta tag is defined.

I turned off the title tag by changing Show Metatags Title Default - Product Title to "false" on the admin side under product layout edit but that didn't make any difference.

Did you get this resolved? I am trying to figure out meta tags, etc.

Thanks, Kim