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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[Krusty1231]

This maybe exactly what I needed.

Thank you. Installed and working most excellent.....very much appreciated....was exactly what I wanted!

[sivaganeshk]

Originally Posted by Krusty1231

This maybe exactly what I needed.

Thank you. Installed and working most excellent.....very much appreciated....was exactly what I wanted!

Thanks.

[8thos]

I've been searching for this everywhere tonight. Thanks a lot!

[8thos]

How do you include images in first post?

[sivaganeshk]

Originally Posted by Octavius.

How do you include images in first post?

To display the necessary image(thumbnail) from First post , you need to click the Arrow.



(Sometimes, FB may not load images. )

[8thos]

Not working for me but thanks anyway.

[Krusty1231]

Prior to installing this when I posted an article to Facebook only my header and my footer appeared as image options on FB.

The information in the article was not an option, as again only my site info was appearing on FB.

After installing this ALL images on the article page where given as an option to choose from, not just the header and footer.

About 90% of my sites images are hosted at Photobucket - and easily link to FB using this mod.

I love it. Works great for me!

Thanks again!

[bosanci28]

i am having the same problem,i did the edit ,but still does that!...
please help!
thanks.

[CouponWCents]

This doesn't work for me either