Meta Description?

Terry · 2016-12-30 02:25:44

I see there is no way to set the meta description for a page and I appreciate it does not have much impact on SEO but when google displays it's listings, it displays the meta description so I would still like to customise this rather than let google just pick it from the content of the page.

Any one else on an SEO drive that has worked out how to do this?

Thanks,
Terry

Matthew · 2016-12-30 02:35:46

Backlight does not currently use the description meta tag. Instead, we implement descriptions via open graph protocol. I may add the description meta tag in version 1.2, currently in development.

Terry · 2016-12-30 02:43:51

Thanks Matt that would be great.

grover_c · 2016-12-30 05:42:59

I agree that it would be great. Regards.

Terry · 2017-03-13 19:58:07

Hi Matt,

Any news on if this is going to be included on the update and any eta on the update. I haven't made my site live until I can add this in as I think it's quite an important feature.

Thanks,
Terry

volvoxturbo · 2017-03-14 01:31:10

Hi Matt,

I agree with Terry, please add the ability to set description meta tag for every page in version 1.2, and pleaseplease soon :-)

best regards,
Oliver

Last edited by volvoxturbo (2017-03-14 01:31:30)

Matthew · 2017-03-14 10:13:39

It's in my working code for 1.2, but I don't have an ETA for release. The 1.2 update is big.

Matthew · 2017-03-14 17:16:17

Btw, if you'd like to have this now, you can edit it into /backlight/modules/standard-page/dynamic/view/page.php.

Find:

	<!-- /Open Graph Protocol **************************** -->

Add:

	<!-- /Open Graph Protocol **************************** -->

	<meta name="description" content="<thp>echo $og_description</thp>" />

Effect being that the description currently used for social media will populate the meta description tag. For albums in particular, that's the Album Description you provide when publishing.

volvoxturbo · 2017-03-14 21:16:59

Thank you Matt,

I will try that...

Best regards,
Oliver

rod barbee · 2017-03-15 01:20:16

It works! Be sure to clear template cache after uploading this change.

PhilippeH · 2017-03-15 04:02:53

Good evening,

There are several lines:

Under what conditions should this additions be made?

Philippe

rod barbee · 2017-03-15 05:28:42

there are two lines where "Open Graph Protocol" appears. But only one of them starts with a slash /
Place the code after that line:

<!-- /Open Graph Protocol **************************** -->
	
	<meta name="description" content="<thp>echo $og_description</thp>" />

PhilippeH · 2017-03-15 05:53:37

Thanks Rod, it's done and it works impeccably. Thanks of course also to Matthew.

Philippe

Matthew · 2017-03-15 14:49:29

My pleasure. Many thanks should also go to Ben, though, as he did most of the work designing the build-processes for the open-graph ($og_) tags that we use to set the social media information in place.

The reason we're putting the meta tag in that location is so that it appears after $og_description being defined in the social media area.

PhilippeH · 2017-03-15 18:57:36

Sorry Ben and thank you

Terry · 2017-03-29 00:09:08

Only just seen the reply to this and great news that there is a work around. Thanks and looking forward to the update

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