Setting default meta description

[Biomech]

Using Pligg 9.1 with the Yget template, I found that my frontpage had no meta description.

Each story page has its own dynamic description which works fine.

You can add a default meta description to your Pligg site by modifying the following code.

In /templates/meta.tpl replace this code:

{if $meta_description neq ""}
   <meta name="description" content="{$meta_description}" />
{/if}

With this code:

{if $meta_description neq ""}
   <meta name="description" content="{$meta_description}" />
{else}
   <meta name="description" content="Define your default description here" />
{/if}

Hope that this helps anyone who's in a similar situation.


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Biomech
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[TrailofDead]

Yep. Figured out the same thing a couple of days ago. Good one and necessary for search engines.

[sonaro]

This is is how I have it set up in templates/meta.tpl:

{* define your meta data here *}
		
{if $meta_description neq ""}
<meta name="description" content="{$meta_description}" />
{else}
<meta name="description" content="description" />
{/if}
{if $meta_keywords neq ""}
<meta name="keywords" content="{$meta_keywords}, generic keywords" />
{else}
<meta name="keywords" content="generic keywords" />
{/if}
	<meta name="Language" content="{#PLIGG_Visual_Meta_Language#}" />
	<meta name="Robots" content="All" />
		
{* the extra tabs are to make it lineup when viewing the source *}

Same thing as yours but also for keywords, the only difference is that I have it set so that the tags which make up the keywords are followed by my generic list of keywords as well.

[bizdig]

Thanks for the good info!

Amyone knows how to change the Title of a page?

The default pligg title for front page is "domain name / Published"
eg: here is what it has for my site (from View Source): http://www.bizdig.com
<title>BizDig / Published</title>

which file holds such settings?
Please advise.
Thanks

[kbeeveer46]

The titles of the pages are set in each .php file.

[bizdig]

You are so fast, KB!
So what do I need to change if I want to add sth for my title for the front page?

Thank you!

[kbeeveer46]

For example, on the index page we look in index.php and see this line

$main_smarty->assign('posttitle', " / " . $main_smarty->get_config_vars('PLIGG_Visual_Published_News'));

That sets the page title for the index page. "PLIGG_Visual_Published_News" is a variable in your lang.conf file or admin > modify language.

[bizdig]

Thank you for your help, KB!

[spartacus]

I could be wrong, but I think leaving this code in your Meta file:

<meta name="Language" content="{#PLIGG_Visual_Meta_Language#}" />

results in Google ads advertising CMS systems. Anyone know how to remove this and replace with whatever is being used in the language area under admin for this variable (en-us being the default). If you try to alter this in any way your site goes down until you revert it back.

Thx

[Andtony]

<META HTTP-EQUIV="CONTENT-LANGUAGE" CONTENT="Language abbreviation here" />

That declares the primary language used in the document. Just replace the old one with that.