automad/meta-tags

This Automad extension creates meta tags in templates. It also supports the Open Graph protocol to create beautiful preview cards for Facebook and Twitter.

1.1.3 2020-11-12 20:14 UTC

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Last update: 2024-04-24 11:21:21 UTC


README

This extension creates a couple of meta tags for the <head></head> section in a template. It also supports the Open Graph protocol to create beautiful preview cards for Facebook and Twitter. The following meta tags are available:

  • charset="..."
  • name="viewport"
  • property="og:type"
  • property="og:url"
  • property="og:image"
  • property="og:title"
  • property="og:description"
  • name="description"
  • name="twitter:card"

Usage

The extension can be used in templates as follows:

<@ Automad/MetaTags { options } @>

Options

The following options are available:

Name Description
charset The charset. The default is utf-8.
viewport The viewport setting. The default is width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no.
description The meta description. By default there is no description. Any variable can be used.
ogTitle The open graph title. By default, a combination of the sitename and title variables is used.
ogDescription The open graph description. By default there is no description. Any variable can be used.
ogType The open graph type. The default is 'website'.
ogImage The open graph image. By default there is no image defined. Any variable or string can be used here. It is possible to use an external URL to an image as well as a glob pattern to a local image.
twitterCard The Twitter card style. The default is false (no tag).

Example

A full example for using this extension in the <head></head> section looks as follows:

<head>
<@ Automad/MetaTags { 
	description: @{ metaDescription | def(@{ text | stripTags }) },
	ogTitle: @{ ogTitle | def('@{ sitename } / @{ title }') },
	ogDescription: @{ ogDescription | def(@{ text | stripTags }) },
	ogType: 'website',
	ogImage: @{ ogImage | def('/shared/og*.png') }
} @>
<# Add some CSS or JS tags here ... #>
</head>