Meta tags

[TimBob]

I seem to be stuggling to get the meta tags to show up on certain pages on the live site.

nothing coming up on the home page (EDIT, now realise that thats becuase the file isn't in the acatolog folder), section pages seem to be ok and have no clue whatso ever about adding the detail to the single product page layout, apart from the below

I did find this but it was a quote and I couldn't find the full details

Originally Posted by Stereo Steve
In terms of the meta's, we use this in the extended info layout

<meta name="description" content="<actinic:variable encoding="strip" name="ProductDescription" />" />
<meta name="keywords" content="<actinic:variable encoding="strip" name="ProductName" />, blank media, dvdr, cdr" />

Seems to produce relevant results. The blank media, dvdr, cdr is just text we added on as keywords for each product.

If any one can see any reason why things aren't happening I'd really appreciate it.

In the same vane doing a google search brings up the following

RSPB Optics - Online Shop -
Pine shelter belt and grazing marsh, early evening at North Warren RSPB reserve Black Guillemot at sunset Snowdrops in Stefans Buczacki's garden ...

I know I'm showing my ignorence but why is it picking up that description (an alt tag way down the page) and not my meta description?

I'd love to use the help in V9 a bit more but I get a run time error every time I try and navigate to it!!

site is
http://www.rspboptics.com/

thanks

[G.W.Green]

Which pages do the tags you have entered into the software not appear? I have looked at the site and they appear to be on every page.

[1stDuncan]

I'm having the same issue with a couple of v9.0.2 sites that I've developed. Keywords are not rendered out on the (brochure) home pages.

The "MetaTags" layout is the library default. According to the block ifs the brochure page should have the <actinic:variable name="GlbMetaKeywords" /> variable.

I've tried altering this layout to have the <actinic:variable name="MetaKeywords" /> but this doesn't work.

Surely this can't be a standard install of Actinic where keywords are omitted from the homepage.

[malbro]

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Surely this can't be a standard install of Actinic where keywords are omitted from the homepage.

The blockif around <actinic:variable name="GlbMetaKeywords" /> on my pages reads

<actinic:block if="(<actinic:variable name="PageType" /> != "Section" ) AND (<actinic:variable name="GlbMetaKeywords" /> != "" ) >

and this generates the keywords for V9.0.2 IFZA on brochure pages

[Darren B]

OK i cant find any reference to meta description in your pages, the only thing that appears is the title, which is the same through all your pages?

Unless i have missed something obvious, and i presume you have filled these in on all your pages?

[Nadeem]

Hi there,

This is a bug within the software, the workaround is to find and replace the keyword variable with the following code:

<actinic:block if="%28%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22PageType%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20%22Brochure%22%29" >
    <meta name="keywords" content="<actinic:variable name="MetaKeywords"/>" />
    <meta name="description" content="<actinic:variable name="MetaDescription" />" />
</actinic:block>

If you apply the above code in the brochure layout, you should see the keywords and descriptions.

Kind Regards

[meden]

Hi Nadeem
Will this bug be fixed in the next version release?

[Nadeem]

Hi Mick,

I'm afraid this bug will not be fixed in 9.0.3, please use the workaround I provided on post #6.

Kind Regards

[TraceyHand]

Hi Mick,

I'm afraid this bug will not be fixed in 9.0.3, please use the workaround I provided on post #6.

Kind Regards

hmmm

Given how simple the fix actually is, how on earth was it decided NOT to implement this into 9.0.3?

[Mike Hughes]

I have to agree with Tracey. There's no way Actinic can expect every user to implement the workaround and actinic without this working is unsuitable for release.

Actinic need to fix this. 9.0.3 without this is not worth releasing.

Mike

[meden]

I'm astounded that such an integral part of one of the main selling points of Actinic (it's SE friendliness) has been overlooked....

[Darren B]

Just to add my voice to it - i checked my calender and nope it was not april the 1st

In the words of John Mcenroe "You Cant Be Serious"

[leehack]

I agree also, after this much time waiting for this release, i think most of us would be happy to wait a little longer so that a fundamental part of the software is working correctly. There are a number of issues in the head area, i'd suggest very strongly that these are all sorted out before release, it would be utter madness not to IMO.

[Darren B]

There are a number of issues in the head area

Yep sure is

[Rich Brady]

There is already plenty of posts regarding the head issues and I'm sure these questions are replicated through telephone queries to Support.
As Lee says spending a little extra time on 9.03 to sort this issue is surely easier and will take less time than dealing with the torrent of Support Calls and repeated Community posts we're likely to see after release?