Experimental project

This is a sandbox project, which contains experimental code for developer use only.

This module provides meta tags for Drupal 7 installations. I started writing it just after Drupal 7 was released. In various reviews, comments, and other posts around the Web, I kept seeing the same thing: people wouldn't try Drupal 7 without support for meta tags, and the successor to Drupal 6's 'Nodewords', the 'Meta tags' module, had no code.

Before I finished the module, the 'Meta tags quick' module was released, a module that provides meta tags through a field type. At first, I felt 'Meta tag simple' provided a solid alternative. But with improvements in that module, and the slow pace of project application approval, I came to look at this as more of an example of what I can do.

Now my project application has been approved, based on this module, and I could turn it into a full project. But code has begun to appear for the 'Meta tags' module, and many find it confusing to have multiple modules providing similar functionality, even if their approach differs. So I have decided to let this remain a sandbox, an example of what I can do.

'Meta tag simple' provides an administrative interface in the node edit form. Options include three meta tags:

  • Description
  • Copyright
  • Keywords

The description meta tag is important for the display of your site in search results. A good description can improve your clickthrough rate, although it will probably not affect your ranking. Keywords are not used by most search engines in rankings, but some people believe they are important.

Once the 'Meta tag simple' module is installed, it must be enabled for each content type that needs meta tags. You'll do this at Structure > Content types in your site. Here's a screen shot:

Screenshot of content type settings page

Once it's enabled, you can set meta tags in any node of that content type. Below is a screen shot of the meta tag fields in an Article node edit form:

Screenshot of Article node edit form

As you can see, it's designed for ease of use.

'Meta tag simple' and the 'Meta tags quick' do not conflict; according to my tests, it is safe to have both enabled at the same time.

Project information

  • caution Maintenance fixes only
    Considered feature-complete by its maintainers.
  • Created by jn2 on , updated