Add meta tags: description and canonical

Hi @yworld

Thank you, I didnt saw this. ??

I will have a look into it and when it is working fine after testing I will implement it in the upcoming update.

Thanks again! ??

Magnificently, I’ll wait!

Minor changes:

function wp_head_meta_description() {
	
	 if ($this->current_thread) {
		 $name = ($this->cut_string(stripslashes($this->get_name($this->current_thread, $this->table_threads)), 160));
		 echo '<meta name="description" content="'.esc_html($name).'" />';
	} else{
		echo '<meta name="description" content=" '.__('Forum', 'asgaros-forum').' | '.get_bloginfo('description').'" />';
	}
}
    function wp_head_meta_canonical() {
		
		if ($this->current_thread) {
            $link = $this->get_link($this->current_thread, $this->links->topic, ($this->current_page + 1));
            $lit = "#038;";
	    $link = str_replace($lit, "", $link);
            echo '<link rel="canonical" href="'.$link.'" />';
        } else{
		    echo '<!-- wp_head_meta_canonical -->';
	}
}

• This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by Yworld.

Added a line wrapping .PHP_EOL
Comment out a line:
// echo '<meta name="description" content=" '.__('Forum', 'asgaros-forum').' | '.get_bloginfo('description').'" />'.PHP_EOL;

Add:
echo '<!-- wp_head_meta_description -->'.PHP_EOL;
Appears across its entire site

Minor changes ?? :

function wp_head_meta_description() {
	
	 if ($this->current_thread) {
		 $name = ($this->cut_string(stripslashes($this->get_name($this->current_thread, $this->table_threads)), 160));
		 echo '<meta name="description" content="'.esc_html($name).'" />'.PHP_EOL;
	} else{
	//	echo '<meta name="description" content=" '.__('Forum', 'asgaros-forum').' | '.get_bloginfo('description').'" />'.PHP_EOL;
		echo '<!-- wp_head_meta_description -->'.PHP_EOL;
	}
}
    function wp_head_meta_canonical() {
		
		if ($this->current_thread) {
            $link = $this->get_link($this->current_thread, $this->links->topic, ($this->current_page + 1));
            $lit = "#038;";
	    $link = str_replace($lit, "", $link);
            echo '<link rel="canonical" href="'.$link.'" />'.PHP_EOL;
        } else{
		    echo '<!-- wp_head_meta_canonical -->'.PHP_EOL;
	}
}

• This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by Yworld.

Am I right that we still have the problem with the code that those meta-tags are in the header multiple times if they got already created by the theme or other plugins? ??

Elsewhere will display comments:
<!– wp_head_meta_description –>
<!– wp_head_meta_canonical –>

Not scary. Meta tags only on the forum, No doubles on the site.

• This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by Yworld.
• This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by Yworld.

Yes, for other pages it is fine. I just wonder if it has any impact at all when at the forum-page the description/canonical tags are multiple times and maybe just the first one is used by search engines.

One time the tags on forum.
According to the standard twice is impossible, Bots from difficult to understand. SEO will worsen.

So you are using a WordPress theme which is not generating the description-meta. But at least the description-meta will be there twice when a user is using a theme which has something like this in the header.php file:

<meta name="description" content="<?php bloginfo('description'); ?>" />

I checked.

1.Disabled All In One SEO Pack
2.I activate the theme Twenty Twelve, in the code:
<meta name=”description” content=”<?php bloginfo(‘description’); ?>” />
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Verification: Home
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Forum:
https://image.prntscr.com/image/1132b56a96134d78b7871bd5949cd3ee.png ??

Yes twice. It is necessary to come up with a replacement ??
I has missed. I shall look option.

Solutions have not found ??

In older topics can be found
<meta name=”description” content=”<?php bloginfo(‘description’); ?>” />
In the modern there is no such.

I regret ??

Dont be sad, @yworld ??

Maybe one day there will be a nice WordPress-core function with filters and hooks so we can easily change it without any problems.

There is already a ticket on trac for this:
https://core.trac.www.ads-software.com/ticket/31387

• This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by Asgaros.

Excellent thank you! ??