From f49a6b70d5b60836634792f82e1a2451c15a71be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dex <34743669+phildexter@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2021 11:32:10 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Edit title tag and meta description Updated title tag and meta description to reflect that it is a developer's job to ensure these are output on the frontend. --- docs/editor_manual/new_pages/the_promote_tab.rst | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/editor_manual/new_pages/the_promote_tab.rst b/docs/editor_manual/new_pages/the_promote_tab.rst index 3b40262676..0f18ef2a61 100644 --- a/docs/editor_manual/new_pages/the_promote_tab.rst +++ b/docs/editor_manual/new_pages/the_promote_tab.rst @@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ The Promote tab The Promote tab is where you can configure a page's metadata, to help search engines find and index it. Below is a description of all the default fields under this tab. +**For Search Engines** * **Slug:** The section of the URL that appears after your website's domain e.g. ``http://domain.com/blog/[my-slug]/``. This is automatically generated from the main page title, which is set in the Content tab. Slugs should be entirely lowercase, with words separated by hyphens (-). It is recommended that you don't change a page's slug once a page is published. -* **Title tag:** This is the bold headline that often shows up search engine results. This is one of the most significant elements of how search engines rank the page. The keywords used here should align with the keywords you wish to be found for. Please note that it's up to the developer to ensure the Title tag is utilised in the source code. -* **Meta description:** This is the descriptive text displayed underneath a headline in search engine results. It is designed to explain what this page is about. It has no impact on how search engines rank your content, but it can impact on the likelihood that a user will click your result. Ideally 140 to 155 characters in length. Please note that the Meta description (along with Title tag) are the responsibility of the developer to implement. +* **Title tag:** This is the bold headline that often shows up search engine results. This is one of the most significant elements of how search engines rank the page. The keywords used here should align with the keywords you wish to be found for. If you don't think this field is working, ask your developers to check they have configured the site to output the appropriate tags on the frontend. +* **Meta description:** This is the descriptive text displayed underneath a headline in search engine results. It is designed to explain what this page is about. It has no impact on how search engines rank your content, but it can impact on the likelihood that a user will click your result. Ideally 140 to 155 characters in length. If you don't think this field is working, ask your developers to check they have configured the site to output the appropriate tags on the frontend. + +**For Site Menus** * **Show in menus:** Ticking this box will ensure that the page is included in automatically generated menus on your site. Note: A page will only display in menus if all of its parent pages also have *Show in menus* ticked.