WebBuildingInfo: Meta tags

Meta tags

In order to let people find your site in a browser it's a good idea to use Meta tags. These tags are invisible to the people searching for information on the 'net, but Meta tags are used by a number of search engines to classify the content of your site.

There are a number of Meta tags you can - and should - use, and the most important tags are discussed on this page.
All the Meta tags mentioned here should be placed in the "HEAD" section of your web page.
For the sake of clarity we will use bold font to highlight the actual words used within each Meta tag.

The first Meta tag will display the TITLE of your website.
Now let's assume your site is about collecting stamps.

Your TITLE could then be:

<TITLE> Collecting Stamps - a great hobby! </TITLE>

The next Meta tag is the description of your site:

Now you must try to imagine what key phrases and keywords people would use when searching for a website like yours. Write a list of words you would use yourself, and ask fellow stamp collectors what they would use as keywords. Your key phrases and keywords should be separated by commas.
You should only use keywords that are pertinent to the content of your site.

In addition to the Meta tags above there are some others you can use:

<META name="copyright" content=" copyright (year - Your name) "

<META name="distribution" content=" global "> (Comment: It's best to use the word global, but you can also use local or iu (internal use)).

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