On Fri, 2010-12-24 at 15:43 +1100, Helen wrote: > So does this mean we -cannot- just add the meta data to the page? > Normally you just add title, meta keywords and description to the > header in a couple of simple lines of code.
Ok.. I will get into a bit of mediawiki myself and explain how that works. It is based on phpMySQL and all the mediawiki entries are stored in a database. Now whatever page, we see is actually parsed and is displayed as an output. While it may be possible to edit the mediawiki and come up with our own php script or anything else for that matter for meta tags, we do not need to actually because extensions are like plug and play devices which run as soon as the page loads ( I am speaking here how a metatag extension should work) I hope I made myself clear with this. I will try out the mediawiki extension and let you guys know how that works soon. Also, I will recommend please move this onto the opensuse-web list, there are people who can help us in this regard > > - we need to use a special extension to accomplish that? > > (At some point I guess I'll have to learn Wiki, but right now I'm > learning a lot of things ... so.... my apologies for my ignorance.) > > > Then of course we have to consider whether we wish to embrace FaceBook > and employ open graph protocol. I am not sure about open graph protocol and how it enhances SEO, I will have a look at both of them > > It's also worth bearing in mind that meta data is itself only a factor > - the most critical thing is a good quality content-bearing page, > incorporating key phrases in natural English. Good incoming links > matter too. > > > cheers > > Helen > > > >> > >> 2) bring more traffic, and generate interest in openSUSE by optimizing > >> for non-SUSE-specific topics? > > > > Wiki software that we use (MediaWiki) has at least one extension that deals > > with this, but I can't say without reading how it works. > > > > This links is sitting in my bookmarks for a while: > > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Advanced_Meta > > > > It claims that "Meta settings can be edited for individual pages, or entire > > namespaces can be denied from indexing by robots." > > > > Looking for other extensions for meta tags manipulation: > > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Description > > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Description2 > > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Add_HTML_Meta_and_Title > > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Add_Metas > > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:MetaDescriptionTag > > > > Similar is: > > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:OpenGraphMeta > > > > But, I have no time right now to look at details. > > > > (I'm answering here because SEO is more marketing then anything else.) > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Rajko > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > One more thing people at opensuse-web, who are actually responsible for pushing in stuff have already told me SHOW THE CODE :) Thanks a lot helen for remembering this and pushing it further. I really appreciate that. Regards Manu -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
