drupal 4.6.3
nodewords.module,v 1.5.2.4 2005/11/04 (with line 14 patch)

Everytime I get a fresh copy of this module, it has a new and cool features ... thanks.

I found something today, I can't seem to get around.

I'm using the Mission statement on the Home Page and of course being at the top of the page, nodewords is picking it up as the page/site description. On any other page in the site, I wouldn't really be that concerned, but being the Home Page, this is kind of a big thing. I think anyway, especially in light that is the front door display description for SEO's

Being the Home Page and getting some params from admin>settings, I understand why there is no Meta Description Box in settings.

Can you think of anyway I can get around this and use my own description?

I'm going to also request a Site Description in CORE in the admin>settings area. But not really sure how well that will be received.

thanks for any help you can offer.

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CoR-1’s picture

CoR-1 commented

Can you think of anyway I can get around this and use my own description?

Hardcode the description meta tag in your page template?

green monkey’s picture

green monkey commented

I don't know?

wouldn't I then have two META descriptions for that page?

Mine and one coming from nodewords?

CoR-1’s picture

CoR-1 commented

Are you talking about meta description or meta keywords?

green monkey’s picture

green monkey commented

description...

Robrecht Jacques’s picture

Robrecht Jacques commented

OK, you have convinced me to implement this feature. It is something I was thinking about when I first took over maintanance, but haven't have time yet to implement. I was rather busy with work this week, but I'm free this weekend to implement this.

The way it will work: there will be an extra settings page (a subpage of the current settings page) where you can override the tags for the frontpage.

Stay tuned...

Elkerton’s picture

Elkerton commented

Just encountered this issue and found the above post. My particular issue involves the Front Page module but not sure if that is relevant. Any progress on the additional settings for Home Page descriptions? Many thanks.

green monkey’s picture

green monkey commented

just lopping back to see if is still in planning ?

I'm using Mission for my front page and could really use an textarea to force a desc.

just checking though, to everything there is a season :-)

Robrecht Jacques’s picture

Robrecht Jacques commented
Version: 4.6.x-1.x-dev » master
Assigned: Unassigned » Robrecht Jacques

It is planned.

mcduarte2000’s picture

mcduarte2000 commented
Category: feature » bug

Actually there is a problem currently with the homepage description. If you have the Mission statement active, you have a description on the homepage, but, if like me, you turn it off, you will have no description on the homepage... Having a description metatag shouldn't be dependent from activating or not the Mission statement on the theme...

Robrecht Jacques’s picture

Robrecht Jacques commented
Status: Active » Fixed

Fixed in 4.7.

Instead of using the site slogan and/or site mission, there is now a seperate settings page ("administer >> settings >> meta tags >> front page") to set the meta tags for the front page.

green monkey’s picture

green monkey commented

thank you :-)

Anonymous’s picture

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Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)