Custom Description & Keywords
Beginning with build number B20070404 I have added custom description and keyword functionality for the blogger serious about search engine optimization. I also made other related changes such as a modified title and h1 heading elements, but this post is dedicated to using the custom description and keyword modifications.
It’s rather easy to do and it is backwards-safe so you don’t have to implement these steps on older posts unless you choose to. Here’s what you do:
Adding a Custom Description
- Create a new Page or Post — this works on either.
- Before (or afterwards if going back to do this to older posts or pages) scroll down to the “Custom Fields” section.
- If doing this for the first time, write the word “description” in the Key input. You must use the word as written. (Not the first time?)
- Then, in the small textarea to the right of that input, enter a short description of the content in that post or on that page. (Be sure not to enter quote marks as this would cause problems).
- Click the “Add Custom Field” button.
- Publish or Save your post.
Adding Custom Keywords
- Create a new Page or Post — this works on either.
- Before (or afterwards if going back to do this to older posts or pages) scroll down to the “Custom Fields” section.
- If doing this for the first time, write the word “keywords” in the Key input. You must use the word as written. (Not the first time?)
- Then, in the small textarea to the right of that input, enter comma-separated keywords pertinent to the content in that post or on that page. (Be sure not to enter quote marks as this would cause problems).
- Click the “Add Custom Field” button.
- Publish or Save your post.
Not The First Time?
After you do this once, the how-to changes slightly. Instead of writing in the word “description” or “keywords” in the Key input, simply use the pull-down (select) to the left of that input. The words will appear in that menu making this small task even easier.
Backwards Safe
If no description or keywords are specified, that head metadata will be populated with the content you’ve provided for the $the_blog_description and $the_blog_keywords in the CONFIG-FILE by default.
