The Myths & Truths of Meta Tags [part-4]…

The Myths & Truths of Not Recommended Meta Tags [Part-1] ::

• Meta Content Script Type
• Meta Content Style Type
• Meta Distribution

  The Meta Distribution tag is used to declare the distribution of your web content. There are three classifications of distribution which consist of:

  • Global (the entire web)
  • Local (reserved for the local IP block of your site)
  • IU (Internal Use, not for public distribution).

  An example of a Meta Distribution tag ::

  Recommendations for the Meta Distribution tag :: It is recommended not to use the Meta Distribution tag. If you want to have restricted distribution, use the robots.txt tag or your HTAccess file.

• Meta Expires
• Meta Generator

  The Meta Generator tag is used to declare the name and version number of the publishing tool used to create the page. The Meta Generator tag can be used by tool vendors to assess market penetration.

  An example of the Meta Generator tag ::

  Recommendations for Meta Generator tag :: It is recommended not to use the Meta Generator tag. If you have the Meta Generator tag, delete them if possible. Meta Generator tags don't serve no purpose for your pages.

• Meta MS Smart Tags

  The Meta MS Smart tags were part of a beta test of Internet Explorer that was removed due to negative press and feedback from users. In short, Microsoft would sell keyword phrases, then the Meta MS Smart Tags would allow for those keywords to be highlighted on web pages that would take the user to the advertiser's site. This would mean your site could advertise your competitor's site without your consent.

  An example of a Meta MS Smart tags ::

  Recommendations for Meta MS Smart tags :: It is recommended not to use the Meta MS Smart tags. Microsoft discontinued Meta MS Smart tags technology. If you are working with an SEO firm that demands to insert these tags, quickly find a new SEO compan

• Meta Pragma No-Cache

  The Meta Pragma No Cache tag is used to prevent visitors from seeing a cached version of a specific page. The Meta Pragma No Cache tag forces the browser to pull information from the server each time the page is viewed.

  An example of the Meta Pragma No Cache tag ::

  Recommendations for the Meta Pragma No Cache tag :: The Meta Pragma No Cache tag has no affect on search engines and is mainly implemented with the intent to help users. For example: If you have a site that changes on a daily basis, the Meta Pragma No Cache tag would ensure that the visitor sees the most recent version of the page.

  However, since you are pulling information from the server each time a visitor views the page, the load time will be affected as well as incurring increased server activity.

  Google has stated :: "The http-equiv values pragma and expires are attempts at bypassing caches without having to set the HTTP headers correctly. These are probably unnecessary uses; any scenario where there is a legitimate reason to limit caching, the author is going to have enough control over the server to send the appropriate headers. In addition, the meta tags can't be considered reliable (e.g. proxies and transparent caches aren't going to honor them)."

• Meta Publisher

  The Meta Publisher tag is used to declare the name and version number of the publishing tool used to create the page. The Meta Publisher tag is the same as the Meta Generator tag. Could be used by tool vendors to assess market penetration.

  An example of the Meta Publisher tag ::

  Recommendations for the Meta Publisher tag :: It is recommended not to use the Meta Publisher tag. If you have the Meta Publisher tag, delete them if possible. The Meta Publisher tag serves no purpose for your pages.

1. The Myths & Truths of Meta Tags [part-1]…
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3. The Myths & Truths of Meta Tags [part-3]…

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