How RSSeo! Handles Meta Data - complete guide

How RSSeo! Handles Meta Data

This article clarifies how RSSeo! works manages meta data such as titles, keywords, and descriptions and what you need to check when your meta data isn't behaving as expected.

RSSeo! Stores Meta Data Per Page, Not Per Article or Component. RSSeo! does NOT automatically pull meta data from your Joomla! articles, third-party components, or other content sources. Instead, it stores this information per page once that page is crawled and added to the RSSeo! Pages list.

Thus, RSSeo! does not track changes made in your articles or components after a page is added. Meta titles or descriptions that you update in the original article won't reflect in RSSeo! automatically. Each extension may handle meta data differently, and RSSeo! doesn't have a universal way to interpret that, it's done this way to give full control over each page's meta settings.

 

Meta Data Not Saving or Missing?

If your meta data doesn't save or appear, verify the following:

1. Crawler Settings
  • Go to Components > RSSeo! > Overview.
  • Click the Options button (top right).
  • Navigate to the Crawler tab.
  • Set "Crawler type" to Ajax.
  • If it’s already set to Ajax, try switching to Loopback and save.
2. Frontend Access

Make sure the page is publicly accessible (not behind login or restricted by ACL). If RSSeo! can't access the page, it won't be able to retrieve or set meta data.

3. Page Is Published in RSSeo!

In RSSeo! > Pages, make sure the page entry is Published.

4. Check the template's index.php file

Make sure that the index.php file of your template contains the code line:

<jdoc:include type="head" />

If your template is missing this, meta data won't be rendered properly. Contact your template developer to ensure it's correctly added.

If a page is only accessible to Registered users or is restricted via a third-party extension, RSSeo! won’t be able to crawl it, and therefore can't manage or apply meta data to it. RSSeo! doesn’t have the ability to log in as a user or bypass restrictions.

Extra troubleshooting steps on this matter can be found here.

 

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