Profiles have no meta tags

[Makoto]

Profiles on IPS have virtually no meta tags, at all.

This could be improved by adding a link to the users avatar and maybe a general description line like so,

        $description = "Explore {$this->member->name}'s " . \number_format( $this->member->member_posts ) . " posts on " . \IPS\Settings::i()->board_name;

        $newMeta = [
            'title'                 => $this->member->name,
            'description'           => $description,
            'og:title'              => $this->member->name,
            'og:description'        => $description,
            'twitter:description'   => $description,
            'og:image'              => $this->member->photo,
            'profile:username'      => $this->member->name,
            'og:url'                => $this->member->url()
        ];

        \IPS\Output::i()->metaTags = array_merge( \IPS\Output::i()->metaTags, $newMeta );

Otherwise links to profiles contain no description or anything aside the default og:image if you have one set in the settings.

Edited March 15, 2019 by Makoto

[bfarber]

I've raised your suggestion internally for consideration in a future release.

[Subdreamer]

Great question, @Makoto! This feature should be a core IPS feature. In the meantime, I will use your plugin to get around this issue.

[Bluto]

@bfarber was think something that was going to be implimented in the software?  If I add the plugin @Makoto created, I want to make sure I remove it if IPS adds it.  Thanks!

[bfarber]

It's probable we will revisit the meta tags in an upcoming release, but can't say for certain when or if we'll implement exactly as outlined here.

[SeNioR-]

Bump! Will this feature be added in IPS 4.5? Thanks.

[bfarber]

I raised the suggestion internally already.

I will say that search engines are increasingly leaning on json+ld over meta tags and we do populate those, but this suggestion remains open in the mean time nevertheless.

[SeNioR-]

 

Bing cries that this tag is missing 🙂

 

[SeNioR-]

On 11/5/2020 at 6:04 PM, bfarber said:

I raised the suggestion internally already.

I will say that search engines are increasingly leaning on json+ld over meta tags and we do populate those, but this suggestion remains open in the mean time nevertheless.

Bump. 

Will profiles ever have standard basic meta tags?