Error in Optics Theme Meta Tags ?

[Jim Cockerham]

I just set up a new Dev store and imported some data and checked the meta tag fields and they displayed fine. I then installed the Optics Framework and I notice a few problems:

1. There is a reference to a field on the CTGY page to l.settings:category:metafield:title that does not exist as far as I can tell.

2. When Optics overwrote the Head tag it has an error in the Description tag. It references the Keyword tag again for both the CTGY and PROD:

Example:

<mvt:elseif expr="NOT ISNULL l.settings:category:metafield:description">
<meta name="keywords" content="&mvt:category:metafield:description;" />
<mvt:else>

[Brennan]

Re: Error in Optics Theme Meta Tags ?

Hi Jim -

Thanks for finding these.

For #1, our framework uses a meta tag which we manually created called "title" This is not being exported in the frameowrk which we will fix. For the time being, if you manually create it under Meta Tag Setting that code should work.

For #2 that is a typo on end. The keywords and description meta tag names need to be switched. We will be updating the frameworks shortly.

[Jim Cockerham]

Re: Error in Optics Theme Meta Tags ?

Brennan - Thanks for the help!

[Jim Cockerham]

Re: Error in Optics Theme Meta Tags ?

I have a question about the Meta Description tag for general Pages. It simply shows: <meta name="description" content="SEO: META DESCRIPTION" /> . Is something missing or is it up the the developer to determine how to handle the meta descriptions?

Thanks!

[Brennan]

Re: Error in Optics Theme Meta Tags ?

That is there intentionally. Before you go live you'll need to replace that placeholder with your global meta description. This is the fall back for any product that does not have meta tags explicitly defined.

We first check the product to see if it has meta tags, then we check the category (if available) and last we fall back to a default you would need to provide.

<mvt:if expr="NOT ISNULL l.settings:product:metafield:description">
	<meta name="keywords" content="&mvt:product:metafield:description;" />
<mvt:elseif expr="NOT ISNULL l.settings:category:metafield:description">
	<meta name="keywords" content="&mvt:category:metafield:description;" />
<mvt:else>
	<meta name="description" content="SEO: META DESCRIPTION" />
</mvt:if>

[Jim Cockerham]

Re: Error in Optics Theme Meta Tags ?

Brennan - Then I should be safe to remove this section <meta name="description" content="SEO: META DESCRIPTION" /> and hard code the description tags on any of my custom pages, correct?

[Brennan]

Re: Error in Optics Theme Meta Tags ?

yeah that should be fine.

[lesliekirk]

Re: Error in Optics Theme Meta Tags ?

Are there any plans that would include input fields for meta tags verses have to edit the code in each page? Some store owners are uncomfortable editing the code but are very comfortable entering that meta data into fields like what are used for the Products and Categories.

Wish List item perhaps?

[Brennan]

Re: Error in Optics Theme Meta Tags ?

This is in 9.0004. It includes new cascading meta tags. You will now have fields to enter in meta data:

1. Globally
2. Page Level
3. Category Level
4. Product Level

There is built in logic so product/category meta tags will overwrite Page level tags which will overwrite Global tags.