Meta tags in .php files

abel122

Hey guys.

I have a couple of questions about my site's design and Meta tags. This is how I have my web site's index.php page set up.

<? include("includes/header.php"); ?>

some stuff here

<? include("include/footer.php"); ?>

1) Where would be the best place to place meta tags?

2) Should I move the header and footer to the web root or keep them where they are?
3) Do search engine crawlers read meta tags in .php files?

Thank you in advance.

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You need to place meta tags in your HTML HEAD section. So, where ever that is, is where you should put the meta tags. As for search engines, they will read whatever html you have your php script output. So, yes, they will read the meta tags....

greg252

I did something very similar- something you might want to consider.

Since it's a php page anyway, create a simple form to update the meta tags. Just save the form fields to a txt file and read them in to your <head> section.

Makes for easy update.

Good luck