Does Metty do XHTML?
Wayne asks…
Hi, I just downloaded your Metty software from Snapfiles. Tried to use it with a Xhtml file, but it seems not to like the closing tag — it adds a double quote character to the end.
I appreciate the feedback. I probably need to publicize this more, but I made a special online version that will take care of the XHTML issues. I recommend using this version. If you want to try it, feel free to take a look here:
http://www.clickfire.com/tools/searchengine/mettyonline_meta_tag_generator.php
For everyone who doesn’t know what Wayne and I are talking about, I will catch you up. A long, long time ago in a development environment far, far away, I authored a software program that allowed users to type text into the fields to quickly generate a whole bunch of meta tags. I called it “Metty Meta Tag Maker.” Search engines used meta tags more for ranking back then, so there was lots more demand for the program.
Enter XHTML. Since XHTML rules require that non-container tags end with a closing slash and appear in lowercase, Metty had to be upgraded. The upgraded online version now outputs meta tags in compliance with XHTML rules.
If you’re a SEO or have done much search engine optimization, you probably know that today, search engines like Google still use the title tag as a very important criterion in determining rankings. The keyword meta tag is still used to a minor degree by some, but not Google. The description meta tag still appear in search engine results but as far as I know, they are not used in ranking algorithms, but are important as they serve as the call to action to generate the click throughs to your web page.
