# \#meta-tags

**URL:** https://community.swiftype.com/tag/meta-tags/10.md

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## [Discourse and Swiftype integration](https://community.swiftype.com/t/discourse-and-swiftype-integration/856)

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**Author:** [@james.morrison](https://community.swiftype.com/u/james.morrison)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/discourse-and-swiftype-integration/856 "2018-09-24T20:00:40Z")

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Hey there! We are currently trying to expand our MetaTag usage on our Discourse forum that is using Swiftype. Seeing as you folks use Discourse as well for your Community, we were hoping you could give us some insight on…

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## [How to associate meta tag field in search result in configuration?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-to-associate-meta-tag-field-in-search-result-in-configuration/646)

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**Author:** [@cfu](https://community.swiftype.com/u/cfu)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-to-associate-meta-tag-field-in-search-result-in-configuration/646 "2018-07-09T13:24:14Z")

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With out-of-box customize appearance search result content on Swiftype account dashboard, there is only a list of fields to select from. But we’d like to use the page description, which is tagged by meta tag name=“descri…

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## [Exact match and case insensitive](https://community.swiftype.com/t/exact-match-and-case-insensitive/328)

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**Author:** [@jroque](https://community.swiftype.com/u/jroque)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/exact-match-and-case-insensitive/328 "2018-05-08T15:19:44Z")

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Hi, I’m doing an exact match search (wrapping the term with quotes) however I also want to make it case insensitive. So right now if I search for “ABC” it only returns record with “ABC” but I want to return “abc” as wel…

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## [Using an enum in a Body-embedded data-attribute tag?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/using-an-enum-in-a-body-embedded-data-attribute-tag/676)

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**Author:** [@brian.cama](https://community.swiftype.com/u/brian.cama)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/using-an-enum-in-a-body-embedded-data-attribute-tag/676 "2018-04-18T19:04:18Z")

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In attempting to index our web pages I’ve found the data-attribute tags to be invaluable as in our current CMS we lack some basic access to the backend and specifically can’t create dynamic meta tags within the head of o…

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## [How to correctly add an image to a search result using the meta tag on a page](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-to-correctly-add-an-image-to-a-search-result-using-the-meta-tag-on-a-page/106)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-to-correctly-add-an-image-to-a-search-result-using-the-meta-tag-on-a-page/106 "2015-12-22T17:50:45Z")

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When I add the meta tag to a page to have a thumbnail image display on the search results page, should I use the full link to the image such as: \<meta class='swiftype' name='image' data-type='enum' content='http://www.…

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## [Generating the meta tag via javascript](https://community.swiftype.com/t/generating-the-meta-tag-via-javascript/384)

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**Author:** [@amir](https://community.swiftype.com/u/amir)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/generating-the-meta-tag-via-javascript/384 "2017-06-29T18:40:11Z")

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Hey guys! I’m trying to have Swiftype index the breadcrumbs on Zendesk articles. This requires that I use a custom meta tag per article: \<li data-swiftype-name="sections" data-swiftype-type="string"\>content to be index…

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## [Format requirements for 'date' data type](https://community.swiftype.com/t/format-requirements-for-date-data-type/377)

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**Author:** [@kim.koehler](https://community.swiftype.com/u/kim.koehler)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/format-requirements-for-date-data-type/377 "2017-06-21T00:25:13Z")

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For ‘date’ data types: Is it permissible to use a date-only format (e.g. yyyy-mm-dd), or is a full Datetime (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss) required?

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## [Data-swiftype-name metadata not being saved if it's outside of a true data-swiftype-index area?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/data-swiftype-name-metadata-not-being-saved-if-its-outside-of-a-true-data-swiftype-index-area/346)

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**Author:** [@pmillspdx](https://community.swiftype.com/u/pmillspdx)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/data-swiftype-name-metadata-not-being-saved-if-its-outside-of-a-true-data-swiftype-index-area/346 "2017-04-14T23:14:12Z")

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We have a site that shows breadcrumbs outlining the parents of the current page. We don’t want to have this area crawled, since it could return false positives, but we do want to store it in the meta data for each page, …

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## [Can I install Swiftype with Google Tag Manager?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-i-install-swiftype-with-google-tag-manager/318)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-i-install-swiftype-with-google-tag-manager/318 "2017-02-14T20:30:01Z")

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Yes! To install Swiftype’s standard embed JavaScript snippet or custom libraries with Google Tag Manager (GTM), you can add the code to a Custom HTML tag and publish the changes. Special Note on Meta Tags In regards…

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## [What are canonical URLs and how do they affect Swiftype?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/what-are-canonical-urls-and-how-do-they-affect-swiftype/284)

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**Author:** [@jpearson](https://community.swiftype.com/u/jpearson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/what-are-canonical-urls-and-how-do-they-affect-swiftype/284 "2016-11-02T23:34:26Z")

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With the widespread use of content management and e-commerce platforms for building websites, it’s common for the same page content to be found via multiple, unique URLs. A standardized SEO practice for ensuring that on…

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## [Dynamically Added Meta Data Indexing](https://community.swiftype.com/t/dynamically-added-meta-data-indexing/280)

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**Author:** [@dhiraj.k.s](https://community.swiftype.com/u/dhiraj.k.s)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/dynamically-added-meta-data-indexing/280 "2016-10-10T23:36:31Z")

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I have a SPA forum, and want to add and remove meta tags based on the topic selected. I used native javascript to do this task and everything is working as expected. But swiftype crawler is not able to fetch those condit…

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## [What is the meta tag name='tags' used for?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/what-is-the-meta-tag-name-tags-used-for/187)

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**Author:** [@jroque](https://community.swiftype.com/u/jroque)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/what-is-the-meta-tag-name-tags-used-for/187 "2016-04-20T19:17:19Z")

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I used this tag assuming that it will work like keywords but it doesnt. Your documentation doesnt say much on this type. meta class=“swiftype” name=“tags” data-type=“string” content=“tag1”

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## [How can I weight search results based on a URL regular expression?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-can-i-weight-search-results-based-on-a-url-regular-expression/105)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-can-i-weight-search-results-based-on-a-url-regular-expression/105 "2015-12-22T17:46:49Z")

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On our docs site we have many similar pages for multiple versions of the product. I’d like to weight the most recent version the highest and push previous versions down in the list of results. Just going by when the …

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## [How can I boost results in relation to the source domain?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-can-i-boost-results-in-relation-to-the-source-domain/172)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-can-i-boost-results-in-relation-to-the-source-domain/172 "2016-04-11T16:50:47Z")

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I’ve created an engine from 3 domains, and I offer a search box on each domain/site. I’d like users to be able to find content from each of the domains, but I want to give preference to the site they’re currently visiti…

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## [Can the Swiftype WordPress plug-in search comments?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-the-swiftype-wordpress-plug-in-search-comments/164)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-the-swiftype-wordpress-plug-in-search-comments/164 "2016-04-08T23:22:23Z")

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I have a custom help desk plugin on my site that uses a WordPress custom post type and comments for the replies. Without searching the replies as well, this search isn’t very functional for us. Is it possible to also se…

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## [Can you add custom fields to crawled pages?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-you-add-custom-fields-to-crawled-pages/46)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-you-add-custom-fields-to-crawled-pages/46 "2015-12-21T20:34:21Z")

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I’m working on building a search engine for a site where the bulk of the site will be content of a particular nature, and so it seems simpler to use the crawling features of Swiftype. However, I also want to store so…

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## [How do I get images to display with my search results?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-do-i-get-images-to-display-with-my-search-results/70)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-do-i-get-images-to-display-with-my-search-results/70 "2015-12-21T22:46:34Z")

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I see in your demos that some search engines have image thumbnails in the results. How can I add images to my search results? Swiftbot recently learned how to intelligently detect and index the featured image of your …

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## [Where do I add meta tags for my Shopify Store?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/where-do-i-add-meta-tags-for-my-shopify-store/98)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/where-do-i-add-meta-tags-for-my-shopify-store/98 "2015-12-22T16:10:33Z")

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I am using Swiftype’s crawler to index my Shopify store. How do I add meta tags? Adding meta tags to your Shopify store template allows for greater customization of your search experience. Here’s some pointers on how …

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## [How is the value of the "published\_at" field determined?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-is-the-value-of-the-published-at-field-determined/104)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-is-the-value-of-the-published-at-field-determined/104 "2015-12-22T17:41:12Z")

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If I don’t add a “published\_at” meta tag for the crawler to detect, what value does the crawler set the field do? In my result details view I see some pages have a published\_at value, but I did not define a meta tag …

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## [How can I use meta tags to index special characters like quotation marks?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-can-i-use-meta-tags-to-index-special-characters-like-quotation-marks/110)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-can-i-use-meta-tags-to-index-special-characters-like-quotation-marks/110 "2015-12-22T18:03:52Z")

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In order to index special characters with meta tags, you’ll want to ensure the content attribute value of your tags are escaped. More specifically, to set a custom title with a quotation mark in it, you’ll need to make …

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## [Is there a way to prioritize domains?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-prioritize-domains/112)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-prioritize-domains/112 "2015-12-22T18:21:59Z")

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Is there a good way to organize my search results depending on the site field? My engine contains pages from three different domains and I would like to get all results from one of the domains first (preferably without …

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## [Why is an old/incorrect image showing in my search results?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/why-is-an-old-incorrect-image-showing-in-my-search-results/45)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/why-is-an-old-incorrect-image-showing-in-my-search-results/45 "2015-12-21T20:31:05Z")

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I have added the image meta tag to my site template, this works great and each page is rendering the correct image tag. However, in the autocomplete it keeps showing an old image even though the image tag on the page is…

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## [Does Swiftype detect Open Graph meta tags?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/does-swiftype-detect-open-graph-meta-tags/97)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/does-swiftype-detect-open-graph-meta-tags/97 "2015-12-22T16:04:33Z")

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It looks like in some cases Swiftbot will crawl Open Graph metadata when it’s present. Is there a mapping between Open Graph meta tags and the Swiftype meta tags? For example, will Open Graph meta tags be available as o…
