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META Master Module Help for MIVA Merchant v5

Module Descriptions and Features

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a key to the success of your On-Line business. This module provides a multi-level control of your store meta tags. You can specify meta tags on a global, page, category and product levels. Module provides a template field for each of its levels, along with an Advanced META Tag Generator Tool which will quickly generate common meta tags, based on provided information. METAMaster Module is designed for easy intallation and is automatically configured for SFNT Storefront, CTGY Category Display and PROD Product Display pages. You can easily add this functionality to any other page used by MIVA Merchant system. This gives you master control over your store meta tag settings.

The ADS META Master Module Features:

  • Simple Module Installation and Configuration
    • Automatic installation, configuration and item assignment for SFNT, CTGY and PROD pages.
    • Automatic installation and assignment of revised Storfront, Product Display and Category Display templates. Current version history templates are used to generate revised templates. Previous template versions will be available through version history.
    • Multi-Level control of store meta tags. Global, Page, Category and Product Level controls are available.
    • Advanced META Tag Generator Tool which will quickly generate common meta tags, based on provided information. You can also quickly check the character count for META Description and Keywords. This tool will be available on all METAMaster controlled fields.
    • Module is fully compatible with Merchant Template language. Tokens can be used to dynamically populate information in your meta tags, which can be a great time saver.
    • No template editing is required, but is available for advanced users. HTML and template scripting knowledge is required to make template modifications. If you do not have these skills it is recommended you contact ADS representative to get assistance with template design and customization.
  • Global Level Control:
    • Global META Tag settings are used if no other meta tags are available
    • Global Level Control can be used on any of MIVA Merchant pages
    • Advanced META Tag Generator Tool make creating meta tags simple
    • Tokens can be used to automatically insert content
  • Page Level Control:
    • Page META Tag settings are used if no Product or Category meta tags are available
    • Page Level META Tags take priority over the Global Level settings
    • Page Level Control can be assigned to any of MIVA Merchant pages
    • Advanced META Tag Generator Tool make creating meta tags simple
    • Tokens can be used to automatically insert content
  • Category Level Control:
    • Category Level META Tags take priority over the Global and Page Level settings
    • Advanced META Tag Generator Tool make creating meta tags simple
    • Tokens can be used to automatically insert content
  • Product Level Control:
    • Product Level META Tags take priority over the Global and Page Level settings
    • Advanced META Tag Generator Tool make creating meta tags simple
    • Tokens can be used to automatically insert content
  • Additional Module Uses:
    • Easily add module functionality to any other page used by MIVA Merchant system.
    • Use this module to provide additional content to the page HEAD area, specific to individual page templates, categories and products. The content may be javascript, stylesheets or any other page, category or product specific information that belongs in the HEAD section of the page.

Sample META Master Category configuration screen with Advanced META Tag Generator Tool

Module installation and functionality has the following requirements:

  • MIVA Merchant Version 5.0
  • Settings and control this module provides are used in conjunction with Item "ads-metamaster", PROD Product Display, CTGY Category Display and SFNT Strorefront page templates that are pre-installed and configured with this module.
  • Original templates and/or Merchant "Original" templates will not be modified by this module and can be restored, using the new Version history features, at any time.
  • No template editing is required, but is available for advanced users. HTML and template scripting knowledge is required to make template modifications. If you do not have these skills it is recommended you contact ADS representative to get assistance with template design and customization.

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