Using WordPress popular SEO Plugins such as Yoast which seem to NOT use meta keywords tag anymore? Let’s fix that so that you too can continue using it (just because some SEO experts say that you shouldn’t doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t.).
Here you’ll fine some WordPress specific PHP codes you can insert in to your Theme template file so that your blog posts automatically insert meta keywords using Tags you tagged for the post you created.
Warning: make sure you backup (download) your current header.php before you modify that file. If for some reason something goes wrong, you can simply re-upload your backedup header.php file to the same location on your server.
Code that Generates Meta Keywords Tag
<?php
global $wp_query;
if ( is_single() ) : ?>
<?php
$posttags = get_the_tags(); ?>
<?php if ($posttags) : ?>
<?php
$get_keys = array_keys($posttags);
$last_key = array_pop($get_keys);
?>
<meta name="keywords" content="<?php
foreach($posttags as $key => $value) {
$tag_name = $value->name;
if($key == $last_key) {
echo $tag_name;
} else {
echo $tag_name.', ';
}
}
?>">
<meta itemprop="keywords" content="<?php
foreach($posttags as $key => $value) {
$tag_name = $value->name;
if($key == $last_key) {
echo $tag_name;
} else {
echo $tag_name.', ';
}
}
?>">
<?php
else: ?>
<!--do nothing for if NO posttags-->
<?php endif; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
How to Use It? The Process
Simply place this code in header.php file of your WordPress theme, make sure it is placed within <head>anywhere within head portion</head>
Where is that file?
Login to Web Hosting Account > file manager > public_html > wp-content > themes > YourThemeName > header.php file
Warning: make sure you backup (download) your current header.php before you modify that file. If for some reason something goes wrong, you can simply re-upload your backedup header.php file to the same location on your server.
Meta Keywords for WooCommerce
<?php
global $wp_query;
if ( is_single() && !is_product() && !is_front_page() && !is_home() && !is_page() && !is_paged() && !is_archive() && !is_category() && !is_feed() && !is_attachment() && !is_404() ) : ?>
<?php
$posttags = get_the_tags(); ?>
<?php if ($posttags) : ?>
<?php
$get_keys = array_keys($posttags);
$last_key = array_pop($get_keys);
?>
<meta name="keywords" content="<?php
foreach($posttags as $key => $value) {
$tag_name = $value->name;
if($key == $last_key) {
echo $tag_name;
} else {
echo $tag_name.', ';
}
}
?>">
<meta itemprop="keywords" content="<?php
foreach($posttags as $key => $value) {
$tag_name = $value->name;
if($key == $last_key) {
echo $tag_name;
} else {
echo $tag_name.', ';
}
}
?>">
<?php endif; ?>
<?php elseif ( is_product() ): ?>
<?php
$terms = get_the_terms( $post->ID, 'product_tag' );
?>
<?php if ( ! empty( $terms ) && ! is_wp_error( $terms ) ) : ?>
<?php
$get_keys = array_keys($terms);
$last_key = array_pop($get_keys);
$rankyacheck = array();
?>
<meta name="keywords" content="<?php
foreach ( $terms as $term => $value) {
$rankyacheck = $value->slug;
if($term == $last_key) {
echo $rankyacheck;
} else {
echo $rankyacheck.', ';
}
}
?>">
<meta itemprop="keywords" content="<?php
foreach ( $terms as $term => $value) {
$rankyacheck = $value->slug;
if($term == $last_key) {
echo $rankyacheck;
} else {
echo $rankyacheck.', ';
}
}
?>">
<?php endif; ?>
<?php
else: ?>
<!--do nothing for if NO posttags-->
<?php endif; ?>
How to Use It?
Same Process as mentioned above.
What Does the WooCommerce Version Do?
It does the same thing for blog posts, it generates meta keywords automatically pulling in post tags, furthermore, it also pulls Product Tags for WooCommerce product and generates that automatically as well. How great is that? That’s the benefits of learning with RankYa.
Yoast Meta Keywords Missing?
Popular Search Engine Optimization plugins such as Yoast SEO Plugin have decided to disable meta keywords tag, but you can now use RankYa custom WordPress codes to generate meta keywords tag automatically.
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Hello RankYa,
Thank you for the tutorial, one question, does this method still work in 2023?
Hi Dorothy, Yes is the answer, I’m still using this very method on this very website 🙂
Thank you very much Rankya
Its really nice and expert method. But if wants to create meta keywords in pages then what have to do??
Hi RankYa
The method you use is very simple and VERY GOOD to make TAGS in posts but how can i make TAGS on pages? Can You help me?
Hello Michal, this has to be done manually for WordPress pages:
if ( is_page('somepagepermalink') )Please Make a seperate video for this to have a better understand.
Sure, will do so consider
Very nice Guide and Quality content Can wordpress meta is helping in SEO
I WATCH YOUR VIDOE ON YOU AND WAS DIRECTED…I HOPE THIS WILL WORK FOR MY BLOGS…