Easy meta tags?

[rstn123]

Is there an easy way to add meta tags? I downloaded the contribution but it seems a bit complicated and labor intensive. Can somone suggest some options or share thier experiances with the contribution?

 

Thanks

[burt]

I've implemented 'dynamic' Meta Tags by using the title of the products and the description of the product.

 

In product_info.php find:

 

$location = ''; (its about line 17)

 

Directly after it add:

 

if (isset($products_id)) {

   $product_info = tep_db_query("select p.products_id, pd.products_name, pd.products_description from " . TABLE_PRODUCTS . " p, " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION . " pd where p.products_id = '" . $HTTP_GET_VARS['products_id'] . "' and pd.products_id = '" . $HTTP_GET_VARS['products_id'] . "' and pd.language_id = '" . $languages_id . "'");

   $product_info_values = tep_db_fetch_array($product_info);



   $keywords = strip_tags($product_info_values['products_description']);

   $keywords = substr($keywords, 0, 250);

}

 

Find the <title> </title> line and replace it with:

 

<title><?php echo TITLE; ?> | <?php echo $product_info_values['products_name']; ?></title>

 

Directly after your new title line, add:

 

<meta name="keywords" content="<?php echo $product_info_values['products_name']; ?> | <?php echo TITLE; ?>">

<meta name="description" content="<?php echo $keywords; ?>">

 

No work, and a good solution. All you have to do is make sure you give your product a good descriptive name, and a great description...

[jon_l]

The Header Tags contribution took me about 30 minutes to install. It gives you the impression that it is complicated, when it isn't. Give it a go.

 

Jon.

[Ajeh]

I get tricky like that on code just to scare you ... :shock:

 

It's really not all that horrible just a lot of methods to set up the various tags for each page.

 

You can also add additional case statements to setup other tag settings as needed for your site.

[rstn123]

burt, what version are you using that code in? I cant find $location = ''; in my product_info.php. Im using 2.2.

[rstn123]

does anyone know how I could get Burts mod to work in 2.2? I think its the most logical and convienent way of going out adding meta tags.

[burt]

Put it in after:

 

require(DIR_WS_LANGUAGES . $language . '/' . FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO);

 

It should work OK...

[rstn123]

great, thanks Burt, works great.

[rmyles]

I've installed Lindas contribution (It was easier than I thought) I haven't changed all of the 30+ files yet.

 

when I move to checkout from the cart I receive this message:

 

Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/local/plesk/apache/vhosts/talespinners.ca/httpdocs/catalog/includes/functions/header_tags.php:11) in /usr/local/plesk/apache/vhosts/talespinners.ca/httpdocs/catalog/includes/functions/general.php on line 23

 

 

What's wrong?

[Ajeh]

Check the two filenames mentioned in your error msg for spaces or blank likes before or after the <?php and ?>

 

I found a couple spaces this morning in a language file general.php was calling from.

 

The name was plain as day in the error message. But did I look at the language file? No of course not ... :shock:

 

I did 20 minutes later for giggles ... and dang if there weren't two spaces beneath the last ?> in that file. :roll:

 

Took out the spaces ... and the miracle occured! :listen:

[rmyles]

I feel I am in the presence of genius!!

 

There was indeed an extra space at the end of the headers file mentioned above. I removed it and voila! Works great!

 

Thank you sooo much

Ron

[rmyles]

Whoops, I spoke too soon, got the error message again :oops:

 

not sure what to do now...

[rmyles]

OK, I've taken catalog/includes/functions/header_tags.php out of the equation and everything is fine. Given that I haven't modified this file, any ideas?

[Ajeh]

For giggles, check the /includes/functions/clean_html_comments.php file as well.

 

And make sure it is the exact same error msg.

[rmyles]

I've checked all of the 4 files that come with the mod and removed the extra space on the bottom of the files. I still get the same message (I verified that it's the same message).

 

Thanks again for your help Linda

[Ajeh]

Round two ... check the tops of the files before the <?php

 

And sometimes a blank like near the top below a

 

<?php

// blah blah blah

?>



<?php

 // more blah, blah, blah



?>

 

Will break it.

 

Also if you know the ones on your computer are nice and clean, delete them on the server and reload them.

[rmyles]

Results of round 2:

 

Found one instance of the space above the <?p and fixed it. Same message :x

 

I always refresh the files on the server when I change them so I didn't bother trying that again.

 

Once again "for giggles" I removed the header file mentioned above and the reference to in in application_top and the error message didn't reappear. Although I'm no php programmer, the programmer in me says the problem's there. What do you think?

[Ajeh]

In there or in a file it references or in the file loading it ... :D

[rmyles]

Sorry about that,

 

1. I deleted catalog/includes/functions/header_tags.php from the server.

 

2. Commented out the lined in application_top that read:

require(DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS . 'header_tags.php');

 

Now that I think about it the first step was uneccessary but oh well...

 

After I did that I hit the checkout button from the cart and it worked as it should.

[Ajeh]

Somewhere there is a space hiding ... afraid I cannot tell you much more than that.

[minghoo]

Hi guys,

 

Is this works with MS1?

 

i installed but it not working.

 

anybody help?

 

Thanks

john

[minghoo]

when i put the <?php echo $product_info_values['products_name']; ?>in the title, it doesn't display products name on the product page.

 

guys i need help.

 

 

thanks

john

[minghoo]

Finally,

 

i found why this contr. doesn't work.

 

if you enable the Use Search-Engine Safe URLs, it won't work.

 

 

anybody can rewrite this code to work with Use Search-Engine Safe URLs?

 

 

thanks

john

[xuoaddict]

I added this to my site and so I dont have any error messages, but how do you test to see if it is working?