Understanding Meta tags: Definition, meta tag analysis of a webpage of choice and description of each meta tag.


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Meta data refers to information about data. In the context of web pages, meta data - in HTML called a meta tag - is information about the content and structure of a web page, including the page's title, description, keywords, author, and other relevant information. This information is stored in the page's HTML code and is not visible to users, but is used by search engines and other tools to understand and categorize the page.




  • <meta name="description" content="This is a sample webpage for meta tag analysis">: This tag provides a brief description of the webpage. This description is usually displayed in search engine results and can be used to help users determine if the page is relevant to their search query.
  • <meta name="keywords" content="sample, webpage, meta tag, analysis">: This tag provides a list of keywords that describe the content of the webpage. It is used by search engines to help index the page and determine its relevance to search queries.
  • <meta name="author" content="John Doe">: This tag provides the name of the person who created the webpage.
  • <meta name="robots" content="index, follow">: This tag provides instructions to search engines on how to crawl and index the webpage. The "index" directive allows the page to be indexed, while the "follow" directive allows search engines to follow links on the page. 






References:

Moz. (2021). Meta tags. [online] Available at: shorturl.at/cfrF3 [Accessed 29 Jan. 2023].

W3Schools. (2021). HTML meta tag. [online] Available at: https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_meta.asp[Accessed 29 Jan. 2023].

 

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