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VirtueMart 2 + 3 + 4 => Security (https) / Performance / SEO, SEF, URLs => Topic started by: Meton on October 20, 2015, 00:11:07 AM

Title: Meta data and page title when linking to top level catagory
Post by: Meton on October 20, 2015, 00:11:07 AM
Hello Guys,

I can't figure out how to set the page title and meta description for a "top level" menu. The title and meta data of the joomla menu are ignored.

Any ideas?

Kind regards,

Meton
Title: Re: Meta data and page title when linking to top level catagory
Post by: Meton on November 02, 2015, 20:31:48 PM
Since i still don't know how this is done i am looking for a good sef or seo plugin. Any recommendations?

Kind regards, Meton
Title: Re: Meta data and page title when linking to top level catagory
Post by: PRO on November 02, 2015, 22:42:38 PM
why not set it in the category itself?

It will always work there




Title: Re: Meta data and page title when linking to top level catagory
Post by: Meton on November 02, 2015, 23:16:36 PM
Quote from: PRO on November 02, 2015, 22:42:38 PM
why not set it in the category itself?

It will always work there

I can't, i am linking to a top level category, and i cannot figure out how to set the meta data and title (top level = root) or am i missing something?

Kind regards,

Meton
Title: Re: Meta data and page title when linking to top level catagory
Post by: PRO on November 03, 2015, 12:49:52 PM
have you looked in the category?

Title: Re: Meta data and page title when linking to top level catagory
Post by: Meton on November 03, 2015, 14:30:40 PM
Quote from: PRO on November 03, 2015, 12:49:52 PM
have you looked in the category?
Hi Pro,

Thx for the reply, this is not a category. Let me try to explain.

I have created a menu with the following settings:
This menu is pointing to the root of the category's. There is no way (that i know) to set the title and meta.

Kind regards,

Meton
Title: Re: Meta data and page title when linking to top level catagory
Post by: PRO on November 03, 2015, 15:07:25 PM
what does the title say?

and why not just use vmart frontpage ?

Title: Re: Meta data and page title when linking to top level catagory
Post by: Meton on November 03, 2015, 16:05:19 PM
Quote from: PRO on November 03, 2015, 15:07:25 PM
what does the title say?
In the current title i can see the name of the menu.

and why not just use vmart frontpage ?
I was to limeted in design and functions. I wanted a page with articles / images / populair products etc the default frontpage did not give me enough flexibility



Title: Re: Meta data and page title when linking to top level catagory
Post by: PRO on November 03, 2015, 17:14:37 PM
you can also use a joomla article page , and modules?

Title: Re: Meta data and page title when linking to top level catagory
Post by: Meton on November 04, 2015, 01:15:14 AM
I will go ahead and buy sh404SEF. This gives me all te flexibility that i want and it will solve this issue as well. So this case can be closed :P

Thanks for your reply's guys i appreciate it!

Kind regards,

Meton

Title: Re: Meta data and page title when linking to top level catagory
Post by: AH on November 04, 2015, 09:43:21 AM
I fear you will be wasting your money and create yourself another overhead nightmare if you use sh404sef

But please come back and post your results and findings
Title: Re: Meta data and page title when linking to top level catagory
Post by: Meton on November 04, 2015, 10:08:28 AM
Quote from: AH on November 04, 2015, 09:43:21 AM
I fear you will be wasting your money and create yourself another overhead nightmare if you use sh404sef

But please come back and post your results and findings
Thx for the headsup AH

That scares me a bit to be honest ... i have read allot about this addon and gone trough documentation and video's and it all seemed usefull. Ill give you guys a update on this extention and how it works.

Main reason why i want this product is because i can rewrite URL's an create a alias for url's. Redirect 404 pages, keep track of performance and the security features that it offers. Currently when i add a product i am always adding a menu because i want to setup the URL specificly.

Kind regards,

Meton
Title: Re: Meta data and page title when linking to top level catagory
Post by: AH on November 04, 2015, 11:20:44 AM
Please search sh404sef on these forums to see what impacts / benefits you may see for VM3
Title: Re: Meta data and page title when linking to top level catagory
Post by: Milbo on November 04, 2015, 12:29:15 PM
Quote from: Meton on November 03, 2015, 16:05:19 PM
Quote from: PRO on November 03, 2015, 15:07:25 PM
what does the title say?
In the current title i can see the name of the menu.

Perfect, change the name of the menu. But at begin you wrote
Quote from: Meton on October 20, 2015, 00:11:07 AM
The title and meta data of the joomla menu are ignored.

So I would say the meta data is missing for that case. Just a matter of priority to fix that.