How to Use Shopify Blog Post Meta Element

About The Blog Post Meta ElementClick to copy

Summary: Shopify Blog Post Meta Element helps you customize and show main information about your blog post on Google. In the PageFly admin, the content is defaulted to show author name and published date. However, you can flexibly change the contents of this section (max of 160 characters).

Remember that you cannot change the time the blog post is created. But if you want to change the author, you can do it in Shopify.

How To Access Blog Post Meta ElementClick to copy

Simply follow these steps to access the Blog Post Meta  element:

  • Step 1: Click on the 3rd icon in the Element Catalog which is the Add Shopify element function
  • Step 2: Under Blog Posts dropdown menu, click on the Blog Post Meta element
  • Step 3: Drag and drop the element into the page editor and then start using it.

How To Configure For Blog Post Meta ElementClick to copy

In this article, we will show the parameters of the General and Styling tabs for the Blog Posts element.

General SettingsClick to copy

Blog Post Source: Set Custom Blog Post by default
Custom Blog Post: Select the blog post to show the meta

You can get further information about ATTRIBUTES, VISIBILITY, ANIMATION parameters here.

Styling SettingsClick to copy

You can check more information about OVERALL, SPACING, TYPOGRAPHY, BACKGROUND, BORDER, DISPLAY, CUSTOM CSS in the PageFly Element Styling.

Tips & Best PracticesClick to copy

  • The recommended length for a meta description is approximately 155 to 160 characters, which translates to about two concise and well-formed sentences. Going beyond this limit may result in Google cutting off any surplus text beyond the specified character count.
  • You should keep your meta titles simple and straightforward. They need to quickly convey what your store offers, enabling customers to understand your offerings at a glance.

Frequently Asked QuestionsClick to copy

What Is Meta Data In Google?Click to copy

The meta tag contains information about the blog post, documents or a webpage. Meta tag normally comes with Title tag, to show the overview idea or topic of that webpage in general.

What Should Be Included In A Meta Tag?Click to copy

Main keyword, words (No more than 60 characters) and numbers.

Is Blog Post Meta Important?Click to copy

Yes, they are extremely important for SEO purposes. This short paragraph will be converted to search engine’s language; it tells searchers why they should click on that blog post.

Additional ResourcesClick to copy

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