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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-49891

Description meta data missing from frontpage

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    • MOODLE_27_STABLE, MOODLE_28_STABLE, MOODLE_29_STABLE
    • MOODLE_30_STABLE
    • MDL-49891-master-2
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      Only test in bootstrap base and clean themes

      1. When your front page summary is not set, open the site home page
      2. View the page source. Make sure the description meta tag is not present
      3. In admin settings set the front page summary to something, then open the site home
      4. View the page source. Make sure the description meta tag is there
        <meta name="description" content="X" />
      5. Open a page in the frontpage context and a page in another context (such as frontpage settings and a course)
      6. Make sure the meta description is not present
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      Only test in bootstrap base and clean themes When your front page summary is not set, open the site home page View the page source. Make sure the description meta tag is not present In admin settings set the front page summary to something, then open the site home View the page source. Make sure the description meta tag is there <meta name="description" content="X" /> Open a page in the frontpage context and a page in another context (such as frontpage settings and a course) Make sure the meta description is not present
    • Team Beards Sprint 9, Team Beards Sprint 10
    • Medium

    Description

      The meta data description (for search engines) should be set to the front page summary to allow basic SEO. This is a regression from 2.7 since bootstrapbase was made the default.

      <meta name="description" content='$SITE->summary'>

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          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-44934 Making Moodle Search Engine Friendly: add meta description tag for all Moodle pages

          • Major - Major loss of function, incorrect output
          • Reopened

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              johno John Okely
              johno John Okely
              David Monllaó David Monllaó
              Dan Poltawski Dan Poltawski
              Jetha Chan Jetha Chan
              Huong Nguyen, Bas Brands, Mathew May
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                16/Nov/15