# Where do I add meta tags for my WordPress Site?

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**Created:** [December 22, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/where-do-i-add-meta-tags-for-my-wordpress-site/99 "2015-12-22T17:13:19Z")\
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> **I am using Swiftype’s crawler to index my WordPress site. How do I add meta tags?**

If you have a WordPress site and would like to index your site with our crawler versus using Swiftype’s plug-in, you have the option of adding meta tags. Meta tags allow our crawler to index posts on your site. The indexed information can be searched and filtered against, allowing for a custom search experience.You will only have to add this code to your template once, as every published post will then have the meta tags assigned without any additional code.

####Step 1: Open your theme in the WordPress dashboard

Log into your WordPress dashboard and select **Appearance → Editor**. From this view, you can access your current themes code.

####Step 2: Open your Header file (`header.php`)

On the right hand side you will see all the files in your template. Find the file titled, **Header** or **`header.php`**. This is the only file you will need to edit in order to add meta tags.

####Step 3: Add meta tags

In the head tag of the header is where you will enter the meta tag information. The meta tags will use Swiftype’s approved syntax:

```auto
<meta class="swiftype" name="[field name]" data-type="[field type]" content="[field content]" />

```

Here’s a breakdown of the field parameters:

- **`name`** can be anything you would like. You may want fields for `author`, `date-posted`, or `category`.

- **`data-type`** is the type of content you will be using in the tag. There are several different acceptable data-types and you can see review them by referencing [our documentation](https://swiftype.com/documentation/overview#field_types).

- **`content`** is the actual information associated with the name of the tag. For example if you have a tag for author, the content would be the author of that post. This information is retrieved using a php function to extract the information from the post. [The WordPress Code Reference](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/) lists all the functions you can use to access content.

####Example  
Below is an example meta tag for the author of the post. This may need to be edited for your specific theme and site.

```auto
// Author of the Post
<meta class="swiftype" name="name" data-type="string" content="<?php echo get_the_author_meta('email', $post->post_author); ?>">

```