xF2 Add-on Meta tags 1.2

Description:

Allows adding a descriptive title and description meta tag.

Meta tags are used by search engines to give your threads a title and description in their search results. Sometimes the thread title and description is not very descriptive. So for best SEO results, this add-on allows staff to easily provide a more detailed title and description for the meta tag.

(Example of Meta tabs link)




(Meta tags overlay)




(Example thread)





(Example of User group permissions)




Features:

• All phrases start with metatags_ for your convenience.

Installation:

1. Download Andy-MetaTags-1.0.zip and unzip it.
2. Copy the src/addons/Andy/MetaTags directory to your server.
3. From the Admin Control Panel Install the add-on.

User group permissions:

Typically the Administrative and Moderating user groups have the Meta tags set to Yes.

Database modifications:

This add-on adds two fields to the xf_thread table:

andy_meta_title
andy_meta_description

Questions and Answers:

Q: What is the maximum number of characters allowed for the meta title?
A: 60.

Q: What is the maximum number of characters allowed for the meta description?
A: 150.