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WhaaaaaTha

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why doesn't the title show in head
« on: July 03, 2009, 02:02:49 PM »
i was wondering why doesn't the <title></title> show inside the <head></head>

like this

<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
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Adam LaCombe

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Re: why doesn't the title show in head
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2009, 02:29:36 PM »
Do you mean like why doesnt it show up in the header.php?
The title tags are in the index.php:
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echo '<title>'.$sitename.' - '.$pgname.'</title>';And in other files like the member list $pgname will show up as:
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$pgname = 'Member list';So all together it would be <title>Site name - Member List</title>

I dont really think it matters where the title tags are at whether their in the head or not. Its just traditionally they go in the head tags.
« Last Edit: July 03, 2009, 02:31:42 PM by Adam »
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kurt

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Re: why doesn't the title show in head
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2009, 03:05:27 PM »
Ya know, I've never noticed that till now. Yes, it is something we need to address for SEO purposes. A means of having different different meta tags in each page is something already in the works. We will attempt to get this taken care of when we do that. It won't be this release as it is going to take a bit of an overhaul of the templating system to do, and some database alterations, but I think we can get on it soon though. We are hoping to get this release out soon, just waiting for feedback from beta testers on the install process, especialy the upgrade path.

Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
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WhaaaaaTha

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Re: why doesn't the title show in head
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2009, 05:48:17 PM »
The <title> inside the <head> tag does matter. Because when a bot such as Google Bot visits the website if there's no title inside the head then it just gets a word from the page and listed that word which can be any on the search.

so if your site is like this

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<h1>WOW</h1>
<title> WOW - Your Only Place To Play Games</title>
</body>
</html>

on google when you search for your website the title will on show

WOW

where as if the title was inside the head tag like this

<html>
<head>
<title> WOW - Your Only Place To Play Games</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>WOW</h1>
</body>
</html>

then the title on Google will show as

WOW - Your Only Place To Play Games

this really does effect SEO
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kurt

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Re: why doesn't the title show in head
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2009, 06:27:27 PM »
Yes, it does. And so does altering the meta tags to each page. The way the script is set up though it can't be done. The script is going to need some changes to the structure itself, how it work. And we hope to get this done soon. You're correct in this, but it's not something that is going to happen today. Too much of the script is going to have to be altered. The meta tags is a subject that was already in the works, probably for the next release after the one we are working on right now. And the title tag is so very closely related that it has been decided that it will get done the same time. They both need the same alterations done to the flow of the script.

Yes, I agree that this is very important. It will need too much in the way of alterations to the script for it to be a fast fix though. The tags were already in the works though, and now that you've brought it to our attention this is now on the list to get done at the same time as it being so closely related. Sorry if that's not fast enough, just one of those things that can't be helped.
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Re: why doesn't the title show in head
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2009, 04:40:04 AM »
Actually, a fix is now laid out for it. Like I said, it is important, and a fix has been in the works some time for the meta tags. This is something that should go in with the meta tags, so an extra line of code or two is all it should take. But we are loath to take it on untill this current beta testing is over because it is going to mean redoing a number of the files. We want this release to happen first so that it happens smoothly, then this. I have yet to hear back from any of the beta tester about the upgrade path of this new release, and I hate to release it without it being done right. WhaaaaaTha, if you care to help with the beta testing in that area, it could help us get to this fix faster. Sorry, but we must think of keeping things organized and running smoothly. Bad things can happen easily enough, we don't want or need to make it any easier for them to if we can avoid it.
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Re: why doesn't the title show in head
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2009, 12:33:16 PM »
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