Hi.

I am working with the meta tags module and I need the field Keywords and field Description be required or mandatory and the field Title be optional in a specific content type. How can I do it?

Thanks.

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damienmckenna’s picture

damienmckenna
Location TN, USA
commented
Status: Active » Fixed

Try hook_form_alter?

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cabita commented

Hi,

I found to do the fields mandatory or required. Now I have troubles for put styles. I need that the fields Keywords and Description look like as : http://screencast.com/t/cpbs2EJAgZD

I don't know how can I put the * symbol to the labels "Keywords" and "Description" and I don't know how can I do for the red border only is around the field of the box.

The code worked is the follow and validate the fields without styles:

mymodule_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {
$form_id = $form['form_id']['#value'];
if ($form_id == "article_node_form") {
$form['#validate'][] = 'mymodule_test_validation';
}
}

function mymodule_test_validation($form, &$form_state) {
if (($form_state['values']['metatags']['description']['value'] == '')) {
form_set_error('Description', t('field is required'));
}
if (($form_state['values']['metatags']['keywords']['value'] == '')) {
form_set_error('Keywords', t('field is required'));
}
}

Also I tried this option but doesn't work:

mymodule_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {
$form_id = $form['form_id']['#value'];
if ($form_id == "article_node_form") {
// Make META DESCRIPTION required
$form['metatags']['description'] = array('#require' => TRUE,);

// Make META KEYWORDS required
$form['metatags']['keywords'] = array('#require' => TRUE,);
}
}

If I put the last code, the tab metatags disappears, if I add

$form['#metatags']['metatags']['description'] = array('#require' => TRUE,);
instead of
$form['metatags']['description'] = array('#require' => TRUE,);

the tab metatags appears but the fields are not validated.

Thanks for your help.

damienmckenna’s picture

damienmckenna
Location TN, USA
commented
Status: Fixed » Active

Ok, so editing Metatag's fields is not as simple as I alluded to, you can't just hook_form_alter() it because of how the fields are inserted. I'll have to get back to you on the best way of doing it.

cabita’s picture

cabita commented

Thanks. I look forward your answer.

damienmckenna’s picture

damienmckenna
Location TN, USA
commented
Status: Active » Closed (duplicate)

Duplicate of #1391968: Document how to disable/modify meta tags.

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fietserwin
Location Le Mont-Dore
commented

As the issue turned into a documentation issue, I want to point out some flaws in the code of #2 as well as possible optimizations/generalizations:

  • If you are only doing it for a specific (type of) form, it is better to use use hook_form_FORM_ID_alter or hook_form_BASE_FORM_ID_alter.
  • If you want to do it for all forms where metatags also joins in, you might also just check on the presence of $form['metatags'].
  • The validation should be placed on the metatags element as an #element_validate, this makes it easier to set the error on the metatags element. The current coe won't work as it does not properly specify the element to set the error on.
  • The #require entry overwrites the complete element instead of merging/adding it to the existing element.
  • A required validation is checked by the core form handler and does not have to be programmed in custom code.
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remkovdz commented

Can anybody help with the code to make the description field mandatory? I'm not a developer but really need the function. :( Thanks!