It's easy to use the admin section to add cutom description or keyword meta tags. But I have not found a way to change the title tags for each category.
I really don't want to have "Name Of Directory: Category Name". For each title.
Anyone know how to do this? Also for the home page?
I'm not sure you're going to find any other software out there that will let you customise it the way you want. With WSN you can do what you want by adding in a custom field which is what Paul means. See here: scripts.webmastersite.net/w...inks/wsnmanual/articles/98
I'm sure that WSN Links is the most customisable tool of its kind. Unfortuately, if the degree of knowledge required to do that kind of customisation is as difficult as this, then it may not be for someone like me.
I was hoping that for basic customisation, such as having a custom title tag for each category, it would be as simple as typing in the text into an input box. Much the same as many other features are.
I am fairly IT literate, but I am not a coder. I understand that some advanced features would require hand-coding skills. But adding a simple title tag?
I have read the explanation in the link you kindly provided and it makes absolutely no sense to me. I'll have another coffee and see if I can work it out, but it doesn't look promising.
it would be as simple as typing in the text into an input box
it is.
Go in your admin, Customisations/Add Fields. (Make sure your templates are chmod to at least 666). In the Add field drop-down, choose category field and give it a name like 'customtitle'. Then click Add field
Go into your templates and edit the wrapper. Where it says <title>{PAGETITLE}</title> change it to <title>{CATCUSTOMTITLE}</title>
You can now edit your categories and you'll see an input box where you can enter in a custom category title
I'm also getting this error now when I regenerate all counters. Could this be connected?
Warning: filesize(): Stat failed for /home/username/public_html/listings/attachments/8d5205199d762a6c06c5a5842ebe520e.wsn (errno=2 - No such file or directory) in /home/username/public_html/listings/classes/attachment.php on line 258
Warning: getimagesize(/home/username/public_html/listings/attachments/8d5205199d762a6c06c5a5842ebe520e.wsn): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/username/public_html/listings/classes/attach
[bad instructions removed, see below post for how to remove the site title from the title tag area]
dt wrote: I understand that some advanced features would require hand-coding skills.
Let me be clear: virtually nothing ever requires editing PHP. I strongly discourage PHP changes are they're very rarely the right way to do something. On ther other hand, HTML coding is an important skill which is why I list it as recommended.
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It's easy to use the admin section to add cutom description or keyword meta tags. But I have not found a way to change the title tags for each category.
I really don't want to have "Name Of Directory: Category Name". For each title.
Anyone know how to do this? Also for the home page?
Thanks.
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The category title scheme can be found in your language -> page titles area. It consists of {CATNAME} by default.
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Thanks.
But I don't understand how I would create a separate custom title for each category.
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You would create a new category field for that and use its template variable in the language item.
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Thanks again. Unfortunately I don't understand what any of that means.
Perhaps WSNLinks is not for me, I'm not a software programmer.
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I'm not sure you're going to find any other software out there that will let you customise it the way you want. With WSN you can do what you want by adding in a custom field which is what Paul means. See here: scripts.webmastersite.net/w...inks/wsnmanual/articles/98
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Thanks for that capitaine
I'm sure that WSN Links is the most customisable tool of its kind. Unfortuately, if the degree of knowledge required to do that kind of customisation is as difficult as this, then it may not be for someone like me.
I was hoping that for basic customisation, such as having a custom title tag for each category, it would be as simple as typing in the text into an input box. Much the same as many other features are.
I am fairly IT literate, but I am not a coder. I understand that some advanced features would require hand-coding skills. But adding a simple title tag?
I have read the explanation in the link you kindly provided and it makes absolutely no sense to me. I'll have another coffee and see if I can work it out, but it doesn't look promising.
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Go in your admin, Customisations/Add Fields. (Make sure your templates are chmod to at least 666). In the Add field drop-down, choose category field and give it a name like 'customtitle'. Then click Add field
Go into your templates and edit the wrapper. Where it says <title>{PAGETITLE}</title> change it to <title>{CATCUSTOMTITLE}</title>
You can now edit your categories and you'll see an input box where you can enter in a custom category title
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Well that sounds fairly easy.
Thanks.
Unfortunately it doesn't work, all I am getting in the header as a result of this is {CATCUSTOMTITLE}..
Do I have to change any of the other settings such as;
"with mysql field type", "Type", "Label to use in template (field name by defaul", and so on?
Thanks again
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I'm also getting this error now when I regenerate all counters. Could this be connected?
Warning: filesize(): Stat failed for /home/username/public_html/listings/attachments/8d5205199d762a6c06c5a5842ebe520e.wsn (errno=2 - No such file or directory) in /home/username/public_html/listings/classes/attachment.php on line 258
Warning: getimagesize(/home/username/public_html/listings/attachments/8d5205199d762a6c06c5a5842ebe520e.wsn): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/username/public_html/listings/classes/attach
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don't think those errors are connected to this issue...
anyway it looks like its not the page title itself you need adjusting - Paul's earlier post said this:
so look in that template and then make the change I described earlier.
I don't see any reason for it not to work. If it doesn't you'll need to get Paul to help further...
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Hi capitaine
Thanks very much for that. That works - kind of. But it doesn't really do exactly what I was after. The title page still reads;
"Name Of Directory: My Custom Title"
I just want it to read:
"My Custom Title"
If you can crack that, I'd be very greatful.
Thank again for your help.
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it seems to be coming directly out of the php files.... I have no idea where to edit... Paul?
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No worries capitaine.
I really appreciate your help. Thanks.
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[bad instructions removed, see below post for how to remove the site title from the title tag area]
I understand that some advanced features would require hand-coding skills.
Let me be clear: virtually nothing ever requires editing PHP. I strongly discourage PHP changes are they're very rarely the right way to do something. On ther other hand, HTML coding is an important skill which is why I list it as recommended.