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, 20196 yr by Makoto

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

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

@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!

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.

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

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.

 

Bing cries that this tag is missing 🙂

 

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?