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Add the description meta tag on a web page created with master page

Last post 11-25-2009 5:33 PM by tugberk_ugurlu_. 6 replies.

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Add the description meta tag on a web page created with master page

11-25-2009, 9:18 AM

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tugberk_ugurlu_
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Hi ! I need give different description meta tags for my each aspx page but since I use the master page, I cannot add it or I do not know to add it? Is there any way to do that? Or Do I need to define a content place holder into meta tag section?

Tugberk Ugurlu (WWD 2008 Express Edition / VB)

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11-25-2009, 9:30 AM

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create a class which inherits PAGE, that each of your content pages inherits from. Create properties in the BasePage for each meta tag you want to use:

Public Property MetaDescription() As String
        ' Page description meta tag used by search engines
        Get
            Return Nothing
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            Dim meta As New HtmlMeta
            meta.Name = "Description"
            meta.Content = value
            Page.Header.Controls.Add(meta)
        End Set
    End Property

then, in the Init Event of each content page, put something like:

myBase.Metadescription="Here's my Description"

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Re: Add the description meta tag on a web page created with master page

11-25-2009, 9:38 AM

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Just what I need ! do I need to add the VB code into master page VB file or into the aspx page which I need define the meta tag?

Tugberk Ugurlu (WWD 2008 Express Edition / VB)

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11-25-2009, 12:40 PM

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Hi there ! I tried it but I guess I did something wrong? Where exactly do I need to add this codes?

Tugberk Ugurlu (WWD 2008 Express Edition / VB)

Re: Add the description meta tag on a web page created with master page

11-25-2009, 3:18 PM

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Hi there ! Where do I need to add below code;

Public Property MetaDescription() As String  
        ' Page description meta tag used by search engines   
        Get  
            Return Nothing  
        End Get  
        Set(ByVal value As String)   
            Dim meta As New HtmlMeta   
            meta.Name = "Description"  
            meta.Content = value   
            Page.Header.Controls.Add(meta)   
End Set  
 End Property

How can I set Base... Properties. I am kind of new with this kind of thing can you help me over with details. Thanks !

Tugberk Ugurlu (WWD 2008 Express Edition / VB)

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11-25-2009, 4:01 PM

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I have found this one on the web but do not know where I put them;

Adding a literal contorl, creating HtmlMeta first and then adding it to controls
both works.

e.g.

Page.Header.Controls.Add(newLiteralControl(@"<meta name='keywords' content='keyword1, keyword2' />"));

OR

HtmlMeta meta = newHtmlMeta();
meta.Name = "keywords";
meta.Content = "keyword1, keyword2";
Page.Header.Controls.Add(meta);

I tried to put it insed the init event but it did't work. Also I came across this below one;

Far from it, actually. Master pages are a godsend. Although, they do introduce their fair share of issues...

What you can do is make the <head> tag a server control in the master page:

<head id="MyHead" runat="server">

then you can add controls to it.

(untested off the top of my head code...)
MyHead.Controls.Add(new LitrelControl("<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Your Description\" />"));

The above is useless as well. Please urgent help !

Tugberk Ugurlu (WWD 2008 Express Edition / VB)

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11-25-2009, 5:33 PM

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The Below one works;

Step 4: Adding Other Page-Specific Markup to the `<head>` Section

Steps 1, 2, and 3 looked at customizing the <title> element on a page-by-page basis. In addition to <title>, the <head> section may contain <meta> elements and <link> elements. As noted earlier in this tutorial, Site.master's <head> section includes a <link> element to Styles.css. Because this <link> element is defined within the master page, it is included in the <head> section for all content pages. But how do we go about adding <meta> and <link> elements on a page-by-page basis?

The easiest way to add page-specific content to the <head> section is by creating a ContentPlaceHolder control in the master page. We already have such a ContentPlaceHolder (named head). Therefore, to add custom <head> markup, create a corresponding Content control in the page and place the markup there.

To illustrate adding custom <head> markup to a page, let's include a <meta> description element to our current set of content pages. The <meta> description element provides a brief description about the web page; most search engines incorporate this information in some form when displaying search results.

A <meta> description element has the following form:

<meta name="description" content="description of the web page" />

To add this markup to a content page, add the above text to the Content control that maps to the master page's head ContentPlaceHolder. For example, to define a <meta> description element for Default.aspx, add the following markup:

<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="head" Runat="Server"> <meta name="description" content="Welcome to Scott Mitchell's Master Page Tutorials series." /> </asp:Content>

Because the head ContentPlaceHolder is not within the HTML page's body, the markup added to the Content control is not displayed in the Design view. To see the <meta> description element visit Default.aspx through a browser. After the page has been loaded, view the source and note that the <head> section includes the markup specified in the Content control.

http://www.asp.net/Learn/master-pages/tutorial-03-vb.aspx

Tugberk Ugurlu (WWD 2008 Express Edition / VB)