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| Meta tags that should be added to Blogger |
Certainly! Here’s a complete list of meta tags that should be added to a Blogger site to enhance SEO and social media performance
1. Title Tag
The title tag defines the title of your page and is what appears i
<title>Your Page Title | Your Blog Name</title>
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2. *Meta Description
The meta description provides a summary of your page’s content
<meta name="description" content="A brief summary of the content on this blog page.">
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3. Meta Keywords
Although not widely used by search engines anymore, it can still
<meta name="keywords" content="keyword1, keyword2, keyword3">
4. Meta Robots
This tag instructs search engines on how to index and follow links on your p
<meta name="robots" content="index, follow">
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<meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow">
5. Canonical Link
In cases where multiple URLs display the same content, this tag indicates to search engines the main (canonical) version of the page.
<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.yourblog.com/page-url" />
6. Open Graph Meta Tags (for Social Media)
These tags determine how your content appears when shared on social media.
<meta property="og:title" content="Your Page Title">
<meta property="og:description" content="Your Page Description">
<meta property="og:image" content="https://www.yourblog.com/image.jpg">
<meta property="og:url" content="https://www.yourblog.com/page-url">
<meta property="og:type" content="website">
7. Twitter Card Meta Tags
Controls how your content appears when shared on Twitter.
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
<meta name="twitter:title" content="Your Page Title">
<meta name="twitter:description" content="Your Page Description">
<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://www.yourblog.com/image.jpg">
8. Viewport Meta Tag (Mobile Compatibility)
Optimizes page display for mobile devices.
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
9. Author
Indicates the author of the page.html
<meta name="author" content="Author Name">
10. Charset (Character Set)
Defines the character set used by the page, typically UTF-8.
<meta charset="UTF-8">
11. *Language
Specifies the language of your page.html
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en">
12. Alternate Links (for Languages)
Indicates the availability of different language
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.yourblog.com/en/page-url">
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="tr" href="https://www.yourblog.com/tr/page-url">
13. Favicon
Specifies the small icon that appears in the
<link rel="icon" href="https://www.yourblog.com/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://www.yourblog.com/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
14. Dublin Core Meta Tags
These tags provide detailed metadata for your page and are commonly used in acad
<meta name="DC.title" content="Page Title">
<meta name="DC.creator" content="Author Name">
<meta name="DC.subject" content="Subject">
<meta name="DC.description" content="Description">
<meta name="DC.publisher" content="Publisher">
<meta name="DC.date" content="2024-08-12">
15. Google Site Verification
Used to verify site ownership with Google Search C
<meta name="google-site-verification" content="verification_code">
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How to Add Meta Tags to B
- Go to Blogger Dashboard > *Theme > *Edit HTML
- Add the above meta tags between the
<head>tags - Click Save.
By implementing these meta tags, you can help ensure that your Blogger site is optimized for search engines and displays correctly on social media platforms.
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