Here's a step-by-step solution for dynamic meta tags inside each thread:

1. open /template/default/view.php
2. anywhere after ' if ($badwords == "true" {}' paste:

[code:1]if (!$fmessage->parent) {
$metapost = preg_replace("/[^a-z .A-Z0-9s]/", "",
strip_tags(substr($fmessage->message,0,400)));
$metasubj = preg_replace("/[^a-z .A-Z0-9s]/", "", $fmessage->subject);
$metadesc = $metasubj . ' - ' . $metapost;

$mainframe->addMetaTag( 'description' , $metadesc );

$keyarray = explode (' ' , $metasubj . ' ' . $metapost);
$search_ignore = array();
@include "$mosConfig_absolute_path/language/$mosConfig_lang.ignore.php";

foreach ($keyarray as $keytest) {
$keytest = str_replace('.' , '', strtolower(trim($keytest)));

if ($keytest && !in_array( $keytest, $search_ignore ))
$metakey .= $keytest . ', ';
}
if ($metakey)
$mainframe->addMetaTag( 'keywords' , substr ($metakey, 0, -2));
}[/code:1]

3. To remove the generic Joomla meta-tags from appearing after the dynamic tags, enter /includes/joomla.php, find and comment out the existing function appendMetaTag() and paste the code inside the Meta Tags Mod zipped attachment. (Bb-code chews it up if I paste it here.)

4. To improve keyword filtering, replace the existing /languages/english.ignore.php with the version I posted further down in this thread. Note that this would also enable your default Joomla/Mambo search component to ignore a list of common English words.

Here's an example of a [url=http://www.gossper.com/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,26/func,view/id,253/catid,27/]thread[/url] on my site that uses this mod.

Comments and suggestions welcome!

Gom
[url=http://www.gossper.com/welcome]Gossper[/url] - The Last Social Forum [file name=Meta_Tags_Mod-f105129ed3a70433e5cc182132fec7bc.zip size=897]http://www.bestofjoomla.com/images/fbfiles/files/Meta_Tags_Mod-f105129ed3a70433e5cc182132fec7bc.zip[/file]

Can you post some example of what this does for the metatags on your forum?

To remove the generic Joomla meta-tags from any page that you've custom-tagged, you need to enter /includes/joomla.php, find and comment out the wonky existing function appendMetaTag() and paste:

[code:1]function appendMetaTag( $name, $content ) {
$name = trim( htmlspecialchars( $name ) );
$n = count( $this->_head['meta'] );
for ($i = 0; $i _head['meta'][$i][0] == $name) $exist = 1;
}
if (!$exist)
$this->addMetaTag( $name , $content );
}[/code:1]

look forward to updates. Thanks for your time in helping with this. It really is a huge flaw in the forum component. Your work is truly appreciated.

message removed

Am I adding this correctly?

[code:1]foreach ($flat_messages as $fmessage)

{
if (!$fmessage->parent) {
$metapost = preg_replace("/[^a-z .A-Z0-9s]/", "", strip_tags(substr($fmessage->message,0,400)));
$metasubj = preg_replace("/[^a-z .A-Z0-9s]/", "", $fmessage->subject);
$metadesc = $metasubj . ' - ' . $metapost;

$mainframe->addMetaTag( 'description' , $metadesc );

$keyarray = explode (' ' , $metadesc);
$search_ignore = array();
@include "$mosConfig_absolute_path/language/$mosConfig_lang.ignore.php";

foreach ($keyarray as $keytest)
{
$keytest = str_replace('.' , '', trim($keytest));
if ($keytest && strlen( $keytest ) > 3 && !in_array( $keytest, $search_ignore ))
$metakey .= $keytest . ', ';
}
if ($metakey) $mainframe->addMetaTag( 'keywords' , substr ($metakey, 0, -2));
}

$k = 1 - $k;

$mmm++;



if ($fmessage->parent == 0) {

$fb_thread = $fmessage->id;

}

else {

$fb_thread = $fmessage->thread;

}

[/code:1]

That's the section you mentioned to add the code to, is that correct? It's giving me errors. What version of Fireboard are you using? Also I'm running SEFadvance, wonder if that is causing any problems? Just trying to narrow it down.

Try to paste it after if ($badwords == "true" {}. That's where mine is. Maybe some other value needs to be populated first. Also, use this version (better):

if (!$fmessage->parent) {
$metapost = preg_replace("/[^a-z .A-Z0-9s]/", "", strip_tags(substr($fmessage->message,0,400)));
$metasubj = preg_replace("/[^a-z .A-Z0-9s]/", "", $fmessage->subject);
$metadesc = $metasubj . ' - ' . $metapost;

$mainframe->addMetaTag( 'description' , $metadesc );

$keyarray = explode (' ' , $metasubj . ' ' . $metapost);
$search_ignore = array();
@include "$mosConfig_absolute_path/language/$mosConfig_lang.ignore.php";

foreach ($keyarray as $keytest)
{
$keytest = str_replace('.' , '', strtolower(trim($keytest)));

if ($keytest && !in_array( $keytest, $search_ignore )) $metakey .= $keytest . ', ';
}
if ($metakey) $mainframe->addMetaTag( 'keywords' , substr ($metakey, 0, -2));
}

Use this version of /language/english.ignore.php to filter out common English words from the meta keywords tag. Note that this is the file used by the Joomla search component, which I've co-opted for our devious purposes.

Gom

gomjabbar wrote:
Try to paste it after if ($badwords == "true" {}. That's where mine is. Maybe some other value needs to be populated first. Also, use this version (better):

if (!$fmessage->parent) {
$metapost = preg_replace("/[^a-z .A-Z0-9s]/", "", strip_tags(substr($fmessage->message,0,400)));
$metasubj = preg_replace("/[^a-z .A-Z0-9s]/", "", $fmessage->subject);
$metadesc = $metasubj . ' - ' . $metapost;

$mainframe->addMetaTag( 'description' , $metadesc );

$keyarray = explode (' ' , $metasubj . ' ' . $metapost);
$search_ignore = array();
@include "$mosConfig_absolute_path/language/$mosConfig_lang.ignore.php";

foreach ($keyarray as $keytest)
{
$keytest = str_replace('.' , '', strtolower(trim($keytest)));

if ($keytest && !in_array( $keytest, $search_ignore )) $metakey .= $keytest . ', ';
}
if ($metakey) $mainframe->addMetaTag( 'keywords' , substr ($metakey, 0, -2));
}

Nice, yes that seems to work swimmingly.

Hey,

Sorry one more question. I attempted to add in the code you mentioned here:

1. open /includes/joomla.php

2. find and comment out the entire function appendMetaTag( $name, $content )

3. paste in this version:

function appendMetaTag( $name, $content ) {
$name = trim( htmlspecialchars( $name ) );
$n = count( $this->_head['meta'] );
for ($i = 0; $i _head['meta'][$i][0] == $name) $exist = 1;
}
if (!$exist)
$this->addMetaTag( $name , $content );
}

When I do that it renders a blank page though. Can you post the full code for that section? Perhaps I'm commenting out too much?