Metas in Templates

jberglund70 · jberglund70

I could use some help. I built my clients sites using templates (using DWMX04).
One main template for a 5-9pg site. On the child pages, I want to insert the
meta keywords for each page. (According to the SEO info I've been reading up
on, you should have different meta keywords for each page).

But, every time I make changes to the main template page, it removes all the
meta keyword paragraphs from the child pages. Is there any way around this? Or,
a fix of some sorts.

Any advice is greatly appreciate. Thank you,
Julie Berglund
CaliCat Design
[url]www.calicatdesign.com[/url]

Murray *TMM* · Murray *TMM*

> According to the SEO info I've been reading up

> on, you should have different meta keywords for each page

You are reading the wrong info then. The major search engines have ignored
keyword metas for years. You can say anything you want in there - why would
a spider rank your page based on such an arbitrary thing?

Anyhow, a DMX2004 template has an editable region in the head of the page
specifically for such things. Just use that for your meta descriptions.
You would do this on each child page, not in the template.

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"jberglund70" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I could use some help. I built my clients sites using templates (using
>DWMX04).
> One main template for a 5-9pg site. On the child pages, I want to insert
> the
> meta keywords for each page. (According to the SEO info I've been reading
> up
> on, you should have different meta keywords for each page).
>
> But, every time I make changes to the main template page, it removes all
> the
> meta keyword paragraphs from the child pages. Is there any way around
> this? Or,
> a fix of some sorts.
>
> Any advice is greatly appreciate. Thank you,
> Julie Berglund
> CaliCat Design
> [url]www.calicatdesign.com[/url]
>

jberglund70 · jberglund70

Thank you for the feedback, Murry.

I got the info from many sources, including some newer articles written on
what 'order' the search engines are looking at info for rankings. I noticed I
can add the descriptions into the head <html> area of the page, but each time I
make changes to the template, the metas are removed and I have to manually add
them again. This is what I'm wondering about.

Also, the fact that I cannot give each page it's own 'Page Title'. The program
won't let me do that, either.

Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
Julie Berglund
CaliCat Design
[url]www.calicatdesign.com[/url]

Murray *TMM* · Murray *TMM*

> I got the info from many sources

If you look hard enough, you can find that the earth is flat, too. These
sources you are using are just misinformed if they are saying that meta
keywords are useful. Here are some good sources for you to consider -

[url]http://spider-food.net/[/url]
[url]http://www.searchenginewatch[/url]
[url]http://www.dreamweaverresources.com/seo/[/url]

> I noticed I
> can add the descriptions into the head <html> area of the page

Are you adding them into an editable region in the head of the page?

> but each time I
> make changes to the template, the metas are removed

This would indicate that you are NOT doing that - which makes me wonder HOW
you are adding them to the non-editable regions at all. Are you using DW to
do this?

> Also, the fact that I cannot give each page it's own 'Page Title'. The
> program
> won't let me do that, either.

OK - that nails it. Your templates were not properly created. Can you
show me one? Maybe upload one and post a link to it, please.

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"jberglund70" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you for the feedback, Murry.
>
> I got the info from many sources, including some newer articles written on
> what 'order' the search engines are looking at info for rankings. I
> noticed I
> can add the descriptions into the head <html> area of the page, but each
> time I
> make changes to the template, the metas are removed and I have to manually
> add
> them again. This is what I'm wondering about.
>
> Also, the fact that I cannot give each page it's own 'Page Title'. The
> program
> won't let me do that, either.
>
> Any thoughts?
> Thanks in advance.
> Julie Berglund
> CaliCat Design
> [url]www.calicatdesign.com[/url]
>

jberglund70 · jberglund70

I'll take a look at those sites. Thank you.

Here is one of my templates:
[url]http://www.calicatdesign.com/projects/BlackHaak/Templates/bhh-template.dwt[/url]

I've been working with DW for years, but I know that there are many little
nuances that I haven't figured out yet.
Julie Berglund
CaliCat Design
[url]www.calicatdesign.com[/url]

DGA15 · DGA15

Do you have something like this in your template?


<title>Page title</title>

jberglund70 · jberglund70

No. I don't believe I do. Is it possible for me to add it in using the 'code' page?

Murray *TMM* · Murray *TMM*

Do this. Create a new page. Save it as a template using FILE | Save as
template.... Now look at the code. Make the head region of your template
look like the head region of the page you just created vis-a-vis editable
regions.

Now you will be able to edit the title on all child pages, as well as add
unique meta tags....

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"jberglund70" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I'll take a look at those sites. Thank you.
>
> Here is one of my templates:
> [url]http://www.calicatdesign.com/projects/BlackHaak/Templates/bhh-template.dwt[/url]
>
> I've been working with DW for years, but I know that there are many little
> nuances that I haven't figured out yet.
> Julie Berglund
> CaliCat Design
> [url]www.calicatdesign.com[/url]
>

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