Automatic Meta tags generation

[chrisroge]

I like zen-cart a whole lot.

I would LOVE zen-cart a whole lot if things like this

You can edit the selectors in includes/modules/meta_tags.php

Were editable from the admin. There are so many variables like this that are hard wired into the code. Would be really nice to have this all handled in Admin instead so it was all in one place.

[Qwert302]

// Per-Page meta-tags. Follow this pattern for individual pages you wish to override. This is useful mainly for additional pages.
// replace "page_name" with the UPPERCASE name of your main_page= value, such as ABOUT_US or SHIPPINGINFO etc.
// repeat pattern as necessary
  define('META_TAG_DESCRIPTION_page_name','');
  define('META_TAG_KEYWORDS_PAGE_page_name','');
  define('META_TAG_TITLE_PAGE_page_name', '');

You can set them per page with this code.

[Qwert302]

Hmm, my site seems unresponsive to the changes I make in admin>configuration>product info regarding meta tags. I set the maximum generated words to 0 but it still spams it full. Interesting.

[Craft Magick]

You can edit the selectors in includes/modules/meta_tags.php

I have no idea WHICH part of the meta_tags.php file to edit or what I should edit it to be.

Any help would be very much appreciated.


Thank you.

Zencart ROCKS!

[vandiermen]

meta_tags.php
1.3.7

i WANTED TO REMOVE THE AUTO CATEGORY ADDINS ON THE PAGES, SO I FOUND THE FIRST ONE OF THESE:

else {
define('META_TAG_TITLE', str_replace('"','',$category_metatags->fields['categories_name'] . PRIMARY_SECTION . TITLE . TAGLINE));
define('META_TAG_DESCRIPTION', str_replace('"','',TITLE . PRIMARY_SECTION . $category_metatags->fields['categories_name'] . SECONDARY_SECTION . KEYWORDS));
define('META_TAG_KEYWORDS', str_replace('"','',KEYWORDS . METATAGS_DIVIDER . $category_metatags->fields['categories_name']));
} // EOF

REMOVING ' . KEYWORDS' FROM THE 'META_TAG_DESCRIPTION’ REMOVED THE CATEGORY ADDINS AND THE KEY WORDS FROM THE PAGE HTML meta tag description

but I wanted to leave in the key words in and just remove the category addins, I got stuck finding where to remove the category addins so I placed the keywords into the meta_tags.php in quotes

[Qwert302]

vandiermen, so did you kill th automatic generation and it only adds the keywords you add from meta_tags.php? Do products still have the product info in the meta tag?

Does anyone think this will cause an issue with duplicate content if all the meta tags for your site are the same?

[vandiermen]

Yes killed the automatic generation
and yes products have the product info but they also have all the key words (I think they should but dont know)
the site is http://www.gotanyblacker.com.au/

I would just try if its your last resort, you can always undo it

[Qwert302]

I'm just clarifying here.

You still have a huge string of meta keywords. Did you put those in on purpose from the meta_tags.php?

I would like it to automatically generate about 10 keywords, or not generate any at all and I'll set custom keywords for each page.

I just realized that you're 1.3.7, and that's why your meta_tags.php doesn't look like mine.

Thanks anyway

[kdnmiller]

Hi, i found the solutions was posted here before:


http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69667

you have to include 2 code additions to the file html_header.php and that will fix the automatic output in "meta name keywords" and "meta name description" on the index page.

after that define meta tags for every other site, that will eliminate the automatic generation on these sites aswell. After that youre ready for #1 google, just hire 50 bulgarians to get you 2000 backlinks from spam boards..

[vandiermen]

I'm just clarifying here.

You still have a huge string of meta keywords. Did you put those in on purpose from the meta_tags.php?

I put those in on purpose

define('META_TAG_DESCRIPTION', str_replace('"','',TITLE . PRIMARY_SECTION . $category_metatags->fields['categories_name'] . SECONDARY_SECTION . 'emo, fetish, punk, gothic, goth, rockabilly, lolita, alternative, industrial, boots, shoes, accessories, handbags, bags, fingerless gloves, skeleton gloves, umbrellas, ............, International Postage'));