Miscellaneous Hacks - Meta tags - Thread description - Search Engine and Facebook share

This simple trick allows you to change Thread's Meta tag from ForumHome Meta details to thread description.


Before :



After :


Instruction :

Edit facebook_opengraph in the template

Replace :

<vb:each from="opengrapharray" key="property" value="content"><meta property="{vb:raw property}" content="{vb:raw content}" />
</vb:each>

with

<vb:each from="opengrapharray" key="property" value="content"><meta property="{vb:raw $threadinfo['description']}" content="{vb:raw content}" />
</vb:each>

That's all.

Now when you share in facebook, you will see the Thread desc as the meta tag.


Disclaimer :

• I tried changing many codes in Template and finally succeeded. So I am not responsible if there is any problem.
  
• Length of Meta Keyword/description may be greater than 200 words.

P.S :
Facebook caches the meta title and desc. when you try to share any link. In that case, you won't see any new meta details. So add ?v=1 or &p=19 [something like that]
eg. http://collegers.net/showthread.php?...enter-HOAX?v=1

Otherwise check the meta details using
http://www.seocentro.com/tools/searc...-analyzer.html

**If you are using vbSEO , this Mod is not necessary

Demo : http://collegers.net/forum.php

(edited on 17 Oct )
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[bosanci28]

Originally Posted by sivaganeshk

@bosanci : Are you sure, you replaced the code in the correct template ??

yes,i did do exactly like the info "how to " above !


now can someone tell me what will be the code for facebook,is and where exactly should be?
to compare,because maybe there is a error some where and maybe thats why is not working right,


thank you,

edit : disabled all my plugins and still no working... even on default theme or the main one i use..

[sivaganeshk]

@Bosanci :
Go to "Search in Template"
Select the style,
type headinclude ,
Choose Yes in Title only
and click FIND

check whether the following code is available or not:

<vb:if condition="$show['fb_opengraph']">
	{vb:raw facebook_opengraph}
</vb:if>

P.S : Sorry for the delay. Suffering from viral fever

[bosanci28]

yes,i do have that! line.

and hope you will get better soon!

thanks,

[BlueCheri]

Looks good.

Thanx

[ngocol]

i try this hack its good , but if only you could do it on friendly url ? or maybe another anyone have a solution or help on this?

[bosanci28]

for me still no go ,in 4.1.5
thanks

[rendanny]

thank you so much for this!! it frustrated the hell out of me to get this to work.. and I searched all over and no one was even close!! thank you!

just a quick question though.. is there anyways to hide the image links to clean the description up a bit?? example

[sivaganeshk]

no. :-\ (for now )

In my site, i requested few frequent forum posters to include image after first paragraph .

[MertTurk]

I did all of them did not help, but how www.gruevo.com name of my site, but must be just like adding a link to facebook language: (((help please

[MertTurk]

((((