superuser88 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I've been trying to do this for hours and I still don't understand it. I want to add meta tags to my page but I don't know which file I'm suppose to edit. All I'm trying to do is add a title, meta tags, and keywords so it can get picked up by google. Can someone please help me? I've been trying to do this for hours but being a newby I don't know how. Please tell me which file I have to edit. Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
multimixer Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 You need a separate addon to do this, like for example header tags seo, that I use. There are others too, do a search in the addons section and choose one that has a support thread My community profile | Template system for osCommerce - New: Responsive | Feedback channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 You can also add meta tags the 'old fashioned' way to the index.php, product_info.php, specials.php and any other file that has a <head> </head> area. Like this: <head> <meta name="description" content="The best Store on the Internet"> <meta name="keywords" content="best store, in my hometown, lowest prices, great selection"> </head> But, as George suggested, there are Meta Tag Contributions that allow you to edit these in the Admin and some that create Meta Tags on the fly. So, you should check those out as well. (IF you chose a contribution, do not manually enter the tags as above) Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collines Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 By far the easiest contribution to install for this is: KissMT Dynamic SEO Meta & Canonical Header Tags http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/7199 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burt Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Agree with Collines, that is the one to use. HTSEO changes too many files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_mcs Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Agree with Collines, that is the one to use. HTSEO changes too many files. It changes the files for a reason. If you are looking for easy, then definately go with one of the other contributions. If you are looking to optimize your shop as much as possible with one contribution, the only choice is Header Tags SEO. Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. All of My Addons Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collines Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I definitely agree that header tags SEO is the more comprehensive of the two, but it is not the easiest contribution to install if you are someone that is struggling to find where to put meta tags on a page. In these circumstances, it might be better to go for the KISS option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superuser88 Posted April 28, 2010 Author Share Posted April 28, 2010 Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehendley Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 For now I have opted for KissMT and the install was very simple. One question though ... my home page title now is: My Great Product Range - Full Range of Wiggets - Buy from Dream Doll Designs I can't seem to find where this is to modify it. Does anyone know where to change this? thanks, ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebDev22 Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 I see where people have posted that Header Tags SEO is superior to KissMT. What makes it the better choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjboc Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 For now I have opted for KissMT and the install was very simple. One question though ... my home page title now is: My Great Product Range - Full Range of Wiggets - Buy from Dream Doll Designs I can't seem to find where this is to modify it. Does anyone know where to change this? thanks, ed Go to includes/languages/english then open KissMt.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMD27 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 You can also add meta tags the 'old fashioned' way to the index.php, product_info.php, specials.php and any other file that has a <head> </head> area. Like this: <head> <meta name="description" content="The best Store on the Internet"> <meta name="keywords" content="best store, in my hometown, lowest prices, great selection"> </head> But, as George suggested, there are Meta Tag Contributions that allow you to edit these in the Admin and some that create Meta Tags on the fly. So, you should check those out as well. (IF you chose a contribution, do not manually enter the tags as above) Chris A light bulb just went off for me, but maybe the bulb is defective :blush: At the moment I use something like this to show different header images depending on the category <p align="center"> <?php if ( (int)$cPath == "3391" ) { echo '<img border="0" src=".jpg" width="100%" height="100">'; } Instead of using this to show images, can I put this code in the head section of the page to show different meta tags depending on the category??? Edit-Having said that I realise that even if it did work it wouldn't be what I wanted anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥14steve14 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 bRETT I use headertags seo and it work fine. The reasons i use it is because the author of that contribution also releases other seo contributions and they all seem to work seamlessly, and he supports his contribution through these forums. REMEMBER BACKUP, BACKUP AND BACKUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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