MIVA tokens fuctionality in "Page > SEO" fields.

[William Davis]

Ability to use MIVA tokens work in "Page > SEO" fields to avoid hard-code page templates edits?

Example:

Page > SEO (field):

Buy & Sell &mvt:category:name;

If MIVA tokens don't work in "Page > SEO" field, where would one hard-code edit CTGY page template for:

<meta name="description" content="Buy & Sell &mvt:category:name;">?

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

If a field doesn't have a Version control, it does not support SMT code (ie.what you call tokens). You would need to replace the <mvt:item name="prodctgy_meta" param="combined" /> (or similar) in the Head Tag with something like:

<mvt:if expr="g.screen EQ 'CTGY' OR g.screen EQ 'PROD'">
<meta name="description" content="Buy & Sell &mvt:category:name; &mvt:product:name;
<mvt:else>
<meta name="description" content="&mvt:page:name;">
</mvt:if>

PRO TIP: Posting the same message in two different forums isn't a good way to get a clear answer, and makes it hard to follow.

[William Davis]

If a field doesn't have a Version control, it does not support SMT code (ie.what you call tokens). You would need to replace the <mvt:item name="prodctgy_meta" param="combined" /> (or similar) in the Head Tag with something like:

<mvt:if expr="g.screen EQ 'CTGY' OR g.screen EQ 'PROD'">
<meta name="description" content="Buy & Sell &mvt:category:name; &mvt:product:name;
<mvt:else>
<meta name="description" content="&mvt:page:name;">
</mvt:if>

PRO TIP: Posting the same message in two different forums isn't a good way to get a clear answer, and makes it hard to follow.

Thanks, Bruce. I was in the process of adding an addendum to my post suggesting what I think is the same thing before my browser crashed. Fortunately, the Forum remembers edits (which I will be posting in a few minutes to see if I am on the right track).

As to posting the same message in two different forums, most definitely agree.

What happened was that its started out as a question, and then later I concluded that it must be a bug (as you will read momentarily in my addendum).

[William Davis]

Thanks, Bruce. I was in the process of adding an addendum to my post suggesting what I think is the same thing before my browser crashed. Fortunately, the Forum remembers edits (which I will be posting in a few minutes to see if I am on the right track).

As to posting the same message in two different forums, most definitely agree.

What happened was that its started out as a question, and then later I concluded that it must be a bug (as you will read momentarily in my addendum).

Bruce, please check out my Addendum here and tell me if we are on the same page.

[William Davis]

If a field doesn't have a Version control, it does not support SMT code (ie.what you call tokens). You would need to replace the <mvt:item name="prodctgy_meta" param="combined" /> (or similar) in the Head Tag with something like:

<mvt:if expr="g.screen EQ 'CTGY' OR g.screen EQ 'PROD'">
<meta name="description" content="Buy & Sell &mvt:category:name; &mvt:product:name;
<mvt:else>
<meta name="description" content="&mvt:page:name;">
</mvt:if>

PRO TIP: Posting the same message in two different forums isn't a good way to get a clear answer, and makes it hard to follow.

Like this? If no, for purposes of learning, why?

<mvt:if expr="g.screen EQ 'CTGY'">
        <meta name="description" content="Buy & Sell &mvt:category:name;">
<mvt:if expr="g.screen EQ 'PROD'">
        <meta name="description" content="Buy & Sell &mvt:product:name;">
<mvt:else>
        <meta name="description" content="&mvt:page:name;">
</mvt:if>

Remember, I'm coming from MM4.24c world so be patient with me... :)

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

Correct idea, minor syntax issue: you need to close the first mvt:if or use mvt:elseif=""

[William Davis]

Correct idea, minor syntax issue: you need to close the first mvt:if or use mvt:elseif=""

Can you please provide me an example, I'm totally new to this or point me to where I can find conditional documentation?

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

 
 <mvt:if expr="g.screen EQ 'CTGY'">         <meta name="description" content="Buy & Sell &mvt:category:name;"> <mvt:ELSEif expr="g.screen EQ 'PROD'">         <meta name="description" content="Buy & Sell &mvt:product:name;"> <mvt:else>         <meta name="description" content="&mvt:page:name;"> </mvt:if>

http://docs.miva.com/developers, However, it does help to have some basic background in scripting. I don't know of a resource that shows SMT script in conjunction with basic scripting ideas like conditions, variables and variable scoping, logical branching etc. Javascript tutorials might be a good start, in that, you'd also learn some JS along the way which wouldn't hurt.