How many different meta tags are there? 1

[TheDemon]

When I checked a high-ranking web site's source code earlier, i noticed the programmer used some meta-tags I've never heard of (call me ignorant). They included:

<META NAME=&quot;distribution&quot; CONTENT=&quot;global&quot;>
<META NAME=&quot;rating&quot; CONTENT=&quot;safe for kids&quot;>
<META NAME=&quot;copyright&quot; CONTENT=&quot;person's name&quot;>
<META NAME=&quot;revisit-after&quot; CONTENT=&quot;30 days&quot;>
<META NAME=&quot;language&quot; CONTENT=&quot;en-us&quot;>
<META http-equiv=lots of garbage i've taken out for this thread>


Do these help in any way and, if so, what do they do exactly?

 

[ackka]

I believe those are simply for search engines, sites like

http://www.dogpile.com

or

http://www.yahoo.com

do search based on the meta tags. A site like

http://www.google.com

actually searches for your text entry in the html of the page, not just the meta tags.....

ackka
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[jaredn]

not sure of the exact answer, but this may help you:

http://www.spider-food.net/

jared@aauser.com

 

[TheDemon]

Jared, it may be a year since my last post but I have to give you a big shout out for directing me to Spider Food. Since your tip I have spent the last 12 months trawling through the site and making good use of the forums.

Nice one, m8! The Demon

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