Tag: Advanced

Metadata

Metadata

Description:

Meta tags are used to describe your page’s content. They can be used to help with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and how a link will appear when shared on social media

Metadata in TERMINALFOUR can be:

  1. Added when creating and editing Sections on the Metadata tab
Section Metadata values for Social Media sharing

Sample Metadata Values when sharing your page on Social Media channels:

  • og:title = Loyola University Chicago
  • og:description = We are Chicago’s Jesuit Catholic University. We are guided by a simple promise: to prepare people to lead extraordinary lives.
  • og:image = https://www.luc.edu/media/lucedu/styleassets/images/loyolauniversitychicago-062019.jpg
  • og:image:alt = Loyola University Chicago
  • twitter:card = summary_large_image
  • twitter:site = @LoyolaChicago
  • twitter:title = Loyola University Chicago
  • twitter:description = We are Chicago’s Jesuit Catholic University. We are guided by a simple promise: to prepare people to lead extraordinary lives.
  • twitter:image = https://www.luc.edu/media/lucedu/styleassets/images/loyolauniversitychicago-062019.jpg
  • twitter:image:alt = Loyola University Chicago

 


  1. Added when using Direct Edit

Page Layout / Section Metadata

Page LayoutTitle MetadataDescription Metadata
Primary LayoutGeneral – Section Title +
Metadata – title.prefix + : Loyola University Chicago
General – Section Description + Metadata – DC.description
Primary InteriorGeneral – Section Title +
Metadata – title.prefix +
Section Name at Level 2 + : Loyola University Chicago
General – Section Description + Metadata – DC.description
B3 Story PageSection Title + : Loyola University ChicagoGeneral – Section Description
Global HomepageSection Title + : Loyola University ChicagoGeneral – Section Description
Global InteriorGeneral – Section Title +
Section Name at Level 2 + : Loyola University Chicago
General – Section Description
GlobalGeneral – Section Title +
Metadata – title.prefix +
Section Name at Level 2 + : Loyola University Chicago
General – Section Description + Metadata – DC.description

1. For Page Layout = Primary Layout, the values to the following metadata fields will affect the page:

Title Metadata Syntax:

<title>title.prefix + og:title + : Loyola University Chicago</title>

In the section’s metadata tab, the value for the title.prefix field >> if this is not filled in, it will pick up value in og:title >> then it will append >> : Loyola University Chicago
If both title.prefix and og:title fields are not filled in, then the meta title will display as >> ” : Loyola University Chicago

2. For Page Layout = Primary Interior, the values entered in the following metadata fields will affect the page:

Below are guidelines for content pieces in the stories >> archives section of your site:

Content Type = Feature Story, the values entered in the following content element fields will display as the metadata values for the page:

Feature Story Page Metadata