Operating Instructions:
1) Once Header Tags SEO is installed, go to admin->Header Tags SEO->Fill Tags,
select the Fill All option in all three columns on that page and click
Update. This option will fill in all of the titles and meta tags for all
categories, manufacturers and products. If you already have tags set up that
you don't want overwritten then you should select the Fill Empty option instead.
2) Go to admin->Header Tags SEO->Page Control. You will see a Default section at
the right of the page with osCommerce related text in the three string boxes.
This section contains text that will be used on pages that do not have a
specific page added for it but does have Header Tags code installed in the file.
Change the strings to match your site. Here is a brief guide as to what should
be entered:
Title: List your main keywords as
Keyword1 - Keyword2 - Keyword3
Description: A human readable sentence using your main keywords like
We sell keyword1, keyword2 and keyword3.
Keywords: A list of your keywords as
Keyword1, Keyword2, Keyword3
Logo Text: The same as or similar to the above Description. This text will
appear in the rollover text of the logo, unless overridden by the individual
page settings.
Extra Logo Text: At the end of the box for the logo in Page Control is a radio
button. Clicking on that will open a dialog where extra text can be entered.
That is meant to allow setting the alt text for other images in the logo. You
will need to edit the code for those extra images using the same instructions
as given for the main logo text in includes/header.php. Just be sure to change
the code to use the right field. So instead of using $header_tags_array['logo_text'],
you would use $header_tags_array['logo_text_1'].
Note that the order of the keywords should stay the same in all of the above.
3) On the left side, there is a dropdown for all of the available pages. An available
page is one that has Header Tags code in the <head> section, which happens
during the installation. The entry in the list named index.php contains the
title and meta tags for the home page. Do the same for it, as above for the
default settings but make this information specific to your home page. This
should be setup for each page you want unique tags on. The options should also
be set (see below).
4) Go to admin->catalog, click on a category and then on edit. At the bottom of
the edit section to the right, you will see a large box for Categories Description.
The text you enter here will appear under the title on the category page for
this category. This is useful for your customers but is also good for the search
engines, as long as the text contains mention of the keyword for that page
(which is usually the category name).
5) Go to admin->Catalog->Manufacturers and do the same as in step 4.
6) Go to admin->Configuration->Header Tags SEO and setup the various options to
your liking.
7) Set the options. When you go to admin->Header Tags SEO->Page Control and select
a page to edit, you will see a number of options. They are described here. It
is important to note that it is possible to turn off all options for a page.
That will probably break your shop and should not be done.
Default Title: If checked, the title entered in the default section on the
right will be added to the title of this page.
Default Description: If checked, the description entered in the default section
on the right will be added to the description of this page.
Default Keywords: If checked, the keywords entered in the default section on
the right will be added to the keywords of this page.
Default Logo: If checked, the logo text entered in the default section on the
right will be added to the logo text of this page (see above note in step 2).
Category: If checked, the applicable category title will be added to the title,
description, keywords and logo text for this page. Not all pages will be able
to display a category so if this option is set for such a page, it will just
be ignored.
Manufacturer: If checked, the applicable manufacturer title will be added to
the title, description, keywords and logo text for this page. Not all pages
will be able to display a manufacturer so if this option is set for such a
page, it will just be ignored.
Product: If checked, the applicable product title will be added to the title,
description, keywords and logo text for this page. Not all pages will be able
to display a product so if this option is set for such a page, it will just
be ignored.
Root: If checked, the text in the title, description, meta tags and logo text
boxes for this page will be added to those items for the page. The root is
considered the basic text for the page. It is not required but should be
checked for the index.php page or the title may not appear there.
8) Set the Sort Order. For each of the above options, there is a box next to the
checkbox. This is for setting the sort order of the items. If both the category
and manufacturer checkboxes are checked on the product_info.php page and their
sort orders are 3 and 1, respectively, then the manufacturer title will
be shown before the category title. if the Product checkbox is also set and
its sort order is 2, then the products title will appear between the manufacturer
and category titles.
That's basically it. Go to your shop and click around. If you see something that
is not to your liking, it can be edited in admin.
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This section explains the purpose of the various meta tags options
available with Header Tags SEO. These explanations may not be
complete. For more information, search them on the Internet. To alter
any of these that have various options, the includes/header_tags.php
file will need to be edited.
google: Controls how google searches your site. The default setting
is All, which means that google will index all pages of your
site as they are found and follow all links on those pages.
This is the desired setting. But some sites may want to
alter these.
language: Tells the search engines which language the site is intended for.
noodp: If your site is listed on DMoz, a major directory site, then they have
created their own description of your site most likely. Sometimes, the
description they use is not the best for your site. This options allows
you to override that description so that your own is used. This tag
works for all major search engines.
noydir: Same as the above but only works for Yahoo.
revisit: Tells the search engines when they can revisit the site. Rarely used
anymore due to how frequently the search engines visit. They may not
pay attention to it. But if your bandwidth is limited, changing the
setting for this may help.
robots: Same as the google meta tag above but applies to all search engines.
unspam: An attempt by unspam.com to prevent the search engines from harvesting
email addresses. May not be heeded by all search engines.
replyto: Lists your email address. This is not recommended for most sites but
is useful for some.
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The following describes the options that are in admin->Configuration->Header Tags SEO.
Automatically Add New Pages - adds any news pages it finds to the list automatically
when you go to Page Control. If not set, you have to manually add the pages by
selecting Add New Pages from the dropdown.
Check for Missing Tags - checks to see if you have any products, categories or
manufacuters that have empty titles or meta tags.
Display Category Parents in Title and Tags - This setting has three options meant
to control how the category names are displayed in the title and meta tags.
- Full Category Path - shows the names of each category in the current path. For
example, if product A is located in Hardware -> Mice, the displayed title will be
Hardware - Mice - Product A.
- Duplicate Categories - shows the immediate parent for all categories this product
is in. For exampe, if product A is in the Hardware -> Mice category and also in
Hardware -> Extras category, the displayed title will be
Mice - Extras - Product A.
- Standard - Only the immediate category for the current path is shown. For
example, if product A is located in Hardware -> Mice, the displayed title will be
Mice - Product A.
Note that for any of the above to work, the category checkbox in Page Control for
product_info.php must be checked.
Display Column Box - displays an infobox in the left column while on a product page.
Provides the search engines with addtional text and a link.
Disable Permission Warning - Don't display the permissions warning. Can be safely enabled
if on a Windows server.
Display Help Popups - Displays a popup with a quick explanation when in Page Control or
Fill Tags.
Display Silo Links - Displays an infobox containing links related to a specific category.
See the admin->Header Tags SEO->Silo Control for more information on this option.
Display Social Bookmark - Place social bookmark icons on the category and products pages.
Keyword Density Range - Used with the option to retrieve keywords from the text on the page.
Separator - Description - defines the separator used for the description meta tag.
Separator - Keywords - defines the separator used for the keywords meta tag.
Enable TinyMCE Editor for Category Descriptions - If the TinyMCE editor is installed and
this option is set, it will be used for the category descriptions.
Enable TinyMCE Editor for Meta Descriptions - If the TinyMCE editor is installed and
this option is set, it will be used for the meta description tag.
Enable TinyMCE Editor for Products - If the TinyMCE editor is installed and
this option is set, it will be used for the products descriptions.
