Displaying Meta Description

skatters · 07-27-2004, 06:48 AM

Hi All,

I followed the directions in another post about how to turn on using the meta description in search results vs. a text snippet. by changing the following:

define('DISPLAY_SNIPPETS',false);
define('DISPLAY_SUMMARY',true);

Although after making this change and recrawling the site the text that shows up under the search result is not the meta description, but the title or the first line of the rendered page.

Anyone encountered this before and if so how did you fix it?

Thanks in advance.

Jay

vinyl-junkie · 07-27-2004, 07:03 AM

I've never had that happen. Can you post the link to your search page, and a link to a page where this is happening?

skatters · 07-27-2004, 07:17 AM

http://beta.absorbentprinting.com/search/search.php

and search for coasters, for an example.

vinyl-junkie · 07-27-2004, 07:39 AM

This is just a wild guess, but start your <title></title> line at the left margin underneath the <head> line. If that doesn't do anything for you, try putting a blank line in between the <title></title> line and your meta description. You won't have to re-index or anything to see if this works.

skatters · 07-27-2004, 11:35 AM

Tried that and it didn't work, plus I'm getting all those empty results that show just -- and a relevance.

Any ideas on those?

Jay

Charter · 07-27-2004, 01:03 PM

version 1.8.1+ config file...

PHP Code:


			
define('APPEND_TITLE_META',true);

skatters · 07-28-2004, 05:49 AM

Charter,

Thanks, that worked a charm but it didn't seem to get rid of the empty results showing just -- and a relevance. Any way to get these displaying properly? or getting rid of them?

Thanks

Charter · 07-28-2004, 05:16 PM

Hi. If the empty results came after sticking in blank lines, then try removing the blank lines. Otherwise, if that doesn't work, it may be that things got out of sync, perhaps due to deleting directly from the database instead of the admin panel, so if this is the case, you'll need to figure out where the inconsistency lies in order to correct it.

07-27-2004, 06:48 AM	#1
skatters Green Mole Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5	Displaying Meta Description Hi All, I followed the directions in another post about how to turn on using the meta description in search results vs. a text snippet. by changing the following: define('DISPLAY_SNIPPETS',false); define('DISPLAY_SUMMARY',true); Although after making this change and recrawling the site the text that shows up under the search result is not the meta description, but the title or the first line of the rendered page. Anyone encountered this before and if so how did you fix it? Thanks in advance. Jay

07-27-2004, 01:03 PM	#6
Charter Head Mole Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,539	version 1.8.1+ config file... PHP Code: `define('APPEND_TITLE_META',true);` __________________ Responses are offered on a voluntary if/as time is available basis, no guarantees. Double posting or bumping threads will not get your question answered any faster. No support via PM or email, responses not guaranteed. Thank you for your comprehension.

07-28-2004, 05:16 PM	#8
Charter Head Mole Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,539	Hi. If the empty results came after sticking in blank lines, then try removing the blank lines. Otherwise, if that doesn't work, it may be that things got out of sync, perhaps due to deleting directly from the database instead of the admin panel, so if this is the case, you'll need to figure out where the inconsistency lies in order to correct it. __________________ Responses are offered on a voluntary if/as time is available basis, no guarantees. Double posting or bumping threads will not get your question answered any faster. No support via PM or email, responses not guaranteed. Thank you for your comprehension.

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07-27-2004, 07:03 AM	#2
vinyl-junkie Purple Mole Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 694	I've never had that happen. Can you post the link to your search page, and a link to a page where this is happening?

07-27-2004, 07:17 AM	#3
skatters Green Mole Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5	http://beta.absorbentprinting.com/search/search.php and search for coasters, for an example.

07-27-2004, 07:39 AM	#4
vinyl-junkie Purple Mole Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 694	This is just a wild guess, but start your <title></title> line at the left margin underneath the <head> line. If that doesn't do anything for you, try putting a blank line in between the <title></title> line and your meta description. You won't have to re-index or anything to see if this works.

07-27-2004, 11:35 AM	#5
skatters Green Mole Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5	Tried that and it didn't work, plus I'm getting all those empty results that show just -- and a relevance. Any ideas on those? Jay

07-28-2004, 05:49 AM	#7
skatters Green Mole Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5	Charter, Thanks, that worked a charm but it didn't seem to get rid of the empty results showing just -- and a relevance. Any way to get these displaying properly? or getting rid of them? Thanks