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Adding MetaData to Catalog Items

Submitted by n0chance on Mon, 12/10/2007 - 23:30
n0chance
Posts: 11
 Joined: 11/28/2007

Hi,

I am using the metadata module and am able to add metadata to the catalog taxonomy items (Content Management -> Categores -> List -> Catalog -> List Terms)

The metadata does appear on this page if you view source.
http://www.diysolarlights.com/taxonomy/term/8

However, I am having trouble figuring out why the metadata does not appear on the catalog page:
http://www.diysolarlights.com/catalog/8/solar_flood_lights

Any ideas?

Thanks!
permalink #1 Tue, 12/11/2007 - 11:35
Lyle

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 Joined: 08/07/2007
AdministratoreLiTe!

The catalog pages don't use the same hooks as the taxonomy pages. The metadata module is probably set up to put that information only on those particular pages, directly in the code.

permalink #2 Tue, 12/11/2007 - 12:03
n0chance
Posts: 11
 Joined: 11/28/2007

Lyle wrote:
The catalog pages don't use the same hooks as the taxonomy pages. The metadata module is probably set up to put that information only on those particular pages, directly in the code.

Thanks for the response.

Should I be looking at some other module that can help me with the taxonomy pages?

permalink #3 Tue, 12/11/2007 - 12:13
jimijamesi
Posts: 34
 Joined: 08/19/2007

I used a span tag and specified the spaned text colour to be the same as the backgound colour
(in the css- class wonw = white on white)

description...
<span class="wonw"> similar to: Purple facetted </span>

that way the text is indexed for search purposes, essentially meta data... its a hack but it works...

permalink #4 Tue, 12/11/2007 - 18:39
n0chance
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 Joined: 11/28/2007

jimijamesi wrote:
I used a span tag and specified the spaned text colour to be the same as the backgound colour
(in the css- class wonw = white on white)

description...
<span class="wonw"> similar to: Purple facetted </span>

that way the text is indexed for search purposes, essentially meta data... its a hack but it works...

Hmm that is a little bit hard for me to do since I have content in the header and menu, that gets indexed first;

I'm wondering how this site did it though: http://www.playersracquetshop.com/catalog/tennis/racquets
If you view source, you see meta keywords (but no description)

permalink #5 Sun, 12/16/2007 - 22:28
n0chance
Posts: 11
 Joined: 11/28/2007

Lyle wrote:
The catalog pages don't use the same hooks as the taxonomy pages. The metadata module is probably set up to put that information only on those particular pages, directly in the code.

Any ideas on what needs to be done or what modules can help with this?

permalink #6 Mon, 09/29/2008 - 16:39
fmrandd
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 Joined: 09/04/2008

I am having this same problem. I have put the information in the category descriptions (Administer --> Categories --> List Terms --> Edit (for the category). Description and keyword have been entered. The Meta tags module is enabled. Keywords and Description are checked for "Enable on Edit Form" and also for "Tags to output in HTML head".

The only thing that is appearing is the keywords tag that I entered for the Meta tags module under "Global".

Is there a fix for this?