Header Tags Controller: How To Update Manually

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I have installed the catalog side of the header tags controller modification, however at this point I have not updated the admin section because it conflicts with a few of my other modifications, I may try to get past them in the future but at this time I would rather update the tags manually via the database.

 

Can anyone tell me what each database entry does, for example I know that:

 

products_head_title_tag

 

Will control the first thing that shows up on the title at the very top of the browser.

 

There is also:

 

products_head_desc_tag

products_head_keywords_tag

 

What exactly goes in each of those?

 

Also after my products_head_title_tag I still get OsCommerce, how can I remove that?

 

Thanks in advance!

[Jack_mcs]

The desc and keywords are for the meta tags (description and keywords). The description should be a sentence or two describing your site and it should make use of your keywords. The keywords are a comma spearated list of keywords (should be a maximum of 3 per page) that you want to targe for your site.

 

Jack

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The desc and keywords are for the meta tags (description and keywords). The description should be a sentence or two describing your site and it should make use of your keywords. The keywords are a comma spearated list of keywords (should be a maximum of 3 per page) that you want to targe for your site.

 

Jack

 

Thanks for the info, two more questions:

 

Mine still says OsCommerce after my products_head_title_tag.

 

I know this can be removed as seen here:

 

http://demand-performance.com/store/produc...eb8823735008202

 

I don't know if it's in a config file somewhere or if it's a part of this contribution.

 

Last question, I know I can control each individual product by modifying those fields in the database, but is it possible, and if so how, to modify the titles of other pages, for example let's say the Contact Us page?

 

Thanks so much!

[Jack_mcs]

You need to change the HT.. settings in includes/languages/english/header_tags.php to stop the default title fom being added. Any page can have its own title and meta tags. Just replace teh <title> as explained in the instructions and add an entry to the two header tags files. Or finish the installation and do it all with a few clicks from admin.

 

Jack

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You need to change the HT.. settings in includes/languages/english/header_tags.php to stop the default title fom being added. Any page can have its own title and meta tags. Just replace teh <title> as explained in the instructions and add an entry to the two header tags files. Or finish the installation and do it all with a few clicks from admin.

 

Jack

 

Jack, maybe you can help me with this, maybe you already have:

 

Initially I was looking to add your contribution to help my search engine rankings, however I also noticed that when people search for my website the title and description are wrong, I don't know if it's from a contribution I tried to install, or for some other reason but right now it shows as this:

 

HEADER_IMG_ALT My Account Cart Contents Checkout Top ? Catalog My ...

 

You can see what I mean here:

 

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=consolestop

 

What do I need to do to fix this? Will following the directions you've posted fix this as well, and if so what causes this?

 

Ideally it should say something like my website URL and a quick description, something like www.url.com - video game accessories etc etc

 

TIA...

[Jack_mcs]

When you see capital letters like that on a page of your site, it means a definition is missing somewhere. That one isn't from Header Tags so I can't tell you what it is but you should be able to find the answer here. It is from some contribution you installed. You either missed that part of the install or the contribution is missing it.

 

As for the actual title, it should start with the pages keyword, not the url or site name. That is a common mistake and almost always hurts your sites position.

 

Jack

[PM5K]

When you see capital letters like that on a page of your site, it means a definition is missing somewhere. That one isn't from Header Tags so I can't tell you what it is but you should be able to find the answer here. It is from some contribution you installed. You either missed that part of the install or the contribution is missing it.

 

As for the actual title, it should start with the pages keyword, not the url or site name. That is a common mistake and almost always hurts your sites position.

 

Jack

 

Thanks Jack, I'll look into it.