Custom Metadata

funkyasa
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12 years 6 months ago #147426 by funkyasa

Custom Metadata was created by funkyasa

Hi there, i'm wondering what file that i have to edit to change the meta desc and meta keyword on a product page.

The meta desc and keywords on product page normally will use the product's metadata.
But if the product's metada empty, it will use the site's default meta keyword and description, am i right?

I wanted to change it's behaviour, so if the metadata of the product is empty, it will use my custom words instead of using site's default metadata.

If it's empty, i want to make something like: Get this $productname now for only $price ! Or find other similar product in $category.

I tried to check and change in view.html.php but i don't know which line to edit (or wrong file to edit?).
Please help me to locate which file to edit and what line / part of the file. Thanks a lot for the nice components that support J3!

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nicolas
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12 years 6 months ago #147436 by nicolas

Replied by nicolas on topic Custom Metadata

Hi,

It's indeed the components/com_hikashop/views/product/view.html.php file that you need to edit. It's those lines:

Code:

$doc = JFactory::getDocument();
		$product_name = $this->element->product_name;
		$product_page_title = $this->element->product_page_title;
		$product_description = $element->product_meta_description;
		$product_keywords = $element->product_keywords;

		if(!empty($this->element->main)){
			$product_name = $this->element->main->product_name;
			if(!empty($this->element->main->product_page_title)){
				$product_page_title = $this->element->main->product_page_title;
			}
			if(!empty($this->element->main->product_meta_description)){
				$product_description = $this->element->main->product_meta_description;
			}
			if(!empty($this->element->main->product_keywords)){
				$product_keywords = $this->element->main->product_keywords;
			}
		}

		if(!empty($product_keywords)){
			$doc->setMetadata('keywords', $product_keywords);
		}
		if(!empty($product_description)){
			$doc->setMetadata('description', $product_description);
		}

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10 years 1 month ago - 10 years 1 month ago #248285 by aran.gibbs

Replied by aran.gibbs on topic Custom Metadata

Hi Nicolas,

Is this tweak still valid? I'd like to be able to auto create Metadescription with Product Name, Brand, Category & Price if it's left blank?

To test I have set lines 1327-1329 to this:

Code:

if(!empty($product_description)){
			$doc->setMetadata('description', $productname only $price);
		}

But it still just seems to set the meta to the text from the product description.

Aran
(2.6.3 Business)

Last edit: 10 years 1 month ago by aran.gibbs.

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nicolas
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10 years 1 month ago #248287 by nicolas

Replied by nicolas on topic Custom Metadata

Hi,

Sure, you need to add to the end of that code something like that:

Code:

else{
$doc->setMetadata('description', 'My custom meta description');
}

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10 years 1 month ago - 10 years 1 month ago #248333 by aran.gibbs

Replied by aran.gibbs on topic Custom Metadata

Hi,

Thanks for coming back to me. I've added that code but still no joy. I've attached a copy of the file.

Are you sure its not pulling it from somewhere else too? I'm editing the file stored in /components/com_hikashop/views/product and even if I delete that file completely it still just put the text from the product description into the meta data.

Aran

Last edit: 10 years 1 month ago by Jerome.

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nicolas
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10 years 1 month ago #248338 by nicolas

Replied by nicolas on topic Custom Metadata

Hi,

You're not editing the correct file. That's the view.feed.php but you need to edit the view.html.php file.

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aran.gibbs
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10 years 1 month ago - 10 years 1 month ago #248387 by aran.gibbs

Replied by aran.gibbs on topic Custom Metadata

HI,

I am editing the view.html.php file. Must have attached the wrong one.

Last edit: 10 years 1 month ago by Jerome.

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10 years 1 month ago #248390 by Jerome

Replied by Jerome on topic Custom Metadata

Hi,

The code

Code:

if(!empty($product_description)){
	$doc->setMetadata('description', $productname only $price);
}

is unfortunately incorrect, it is not a valid PHP code so I think it generates you fatal errors.
So I recommend you to use some like :

Code:

$doc->setMetadata('description', $product_name . ' - ');

If you want to generate a string with variables, you need to "concat" them.
Such kind of modification requires some PHP/Development skills and if you want to add a price in the meta description, it will require a more complexe modification.

Regards,

Jerome - Obsidev.com
HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team.

Also helping the HikaShop support team when having some time or couldn't sleep.
By the way, do not send me private message, use the "contact us" form instead.

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