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seymourjames + · 10-07-2010, 06:14 AM

I think you are able to check this your self by putting in a description and looking at the source.

Make a reasonable sentence which is descriptive and you can hide it by changing the browse.tpl file so it does not show that description. - i.e. remove {$data[td].description}

Mike-N-Tosh + · 10-07-2010, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by EnergyFreak

Is the description field in the categories considered to be the META description of the category itself? I left this empty because it would show up under each category on the front page. If this is important, how long should it be and how can I hide it?

The category description fields are NOT META elements as META elements are in the <head> section of the web page source code and are not visible in the rendered page. The purpose of the META tags are strictly for the search engines and crawlers giving additional information about the page.

The category description is within the content of the page itself and is exactly what it says, a description of the category. Hiding it through the use of smarty logic as suggested would indeed hide it, but what would the point then be as it means that it is never sent to the page at all, therefore would serve no purpose whatsoever.

seymourjames + · 10-07-2010, 01:33 PM

What? Think you may be misunderstand Mike.

1. description text entered into the admin panel for categories goes into the meta description tag by default for that specific category.

2.You can remove that piece of code from browse.tpl so it does not display on the page itself but that will not affect what goes into the meta tag.

EnergyFreak + · 10-07-2010, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by seymourjames

What? Think you may be misunderstand Mike.

1. description text entered into the admin panel for categories goes into the meta description tag by default for that specific category.

2.You can remove that piece of code from browse.tpl so it does not display on the page itself but that will not affect what goes into the meta tag.

This is the answer I was looking for. Also I tested it and it does show up on the META Description field in the category itself.

Thanks.

Mike-N-Tosh + · 10-07-2010, 07:02 PM

Yes, my bad! I forgot that it also populates the META description tag as well. I just remember I quit using it, because of the display in the template which never looked right to me and usually broke the layout display.

EnergyFreak + · 10-07-2010, 08:03 PM

Just a small note for people wanting to do this, follow Seymour's steps and don't forget to also remove {$data[td].description} from home.tpl in your template directory.

10-07-2010, 06:14 AM	#11
seymourjames + All Hands On Deck Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,342 Rep Power: 84	I think you are able to check this your self by putting in a description and looking at the source. Make a reasonable sentence which is descriptive and you can hide it by changing the browse.tpl file so it does not show that description. - i.e. remove {$data[td].description} __________________ "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.". TemplateCodes.com for 68C, Version 4 Templates & Modules Get the Best U.S Hosting, Best U.K Hosting

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seymourjames + All Hands On Deck Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,342 Rep Power: 84	What? Think you may be misunderstand Mike. 1. description text entered into the admin panel for categories goes into the meta description tag by default for that specific category. 2.You can remove that piece of code from browse.tpl so it does not display on the page itself but that will not affect what goes into the meta tag. __________________ "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.". TemplateCodes.com for 68C, Version 4 Templates & Modules Get the Best U.S Hosting, Best U.K Hosting

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Mike-N-Tosh + Developer & Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 2,311 Rep Power: 69	Yes, my bad! I forgot that it also populates the META description tag as well. I just remember I quit using it, because of the display in the template which never looked right to me and usually broke the layout display. __________________ Mike-N-Tosh IndianaPC.org - A community website (v3.1.10 Developer - heavily modified & used as the CMS) Sandbox [localhost(v3.1.10, v4.0.9, 4.1.10,4.2,5.0)] for development and customization Visit My blog: reviews, tips, tricks, tutorials and my store with Templates, Mods & Docs Web Hosting \| Web Design & Development \| 68 Classifieds Customizations I am not a 68C employee, just a user and try to help out

10-07-2010, 08:03 PM	#16
EnergyFreak + Customer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 285 Rep Power: 12	Just a small note for people wanting to do this, follow Seymour's steps and don't forget to also remove {$data[td].description} from home.tpl in your template directory. __________________ Publito - Petites Annonces Gratuites du Qu�bec.

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