By default Plug in SEO applies a title and description template to your blog.
If the titles and descriptions being generated by default are not best for your shop you have the option to create a custom template using liquid code.
New to using liquid code? Read our guide here: Plug in SEO Liquid
Option 1: Edit Our Recommended Templates
To make small customizations to your page title or description you can copy the template that we recommend by default and make adjustments.
To edit your title or description template:
Review the 'Default Title Template' and 'Default Description Template' below
Copy and paste one into either the relevant collection template field in the Plug in SEO app
Update the text and liquid code as desired
Press 'Save and preview'
Scroll down and view the new title or description in the 'Live Search Engine Preview'
Default Title Template:
%% shop.name %% %% blog.title %%%% blog.all_tags || take: '5' || join: ', ' || prepend_not_empty: ' blog: ' || append_not_empty: ' and more' %%
Default Description Template:
%% blog.articles || map: 'title' || take: '3' || join: ', ' || prepend_not_empty: 'Read about ' || append_not_empty: ' and more on the '%%%% shop.name %% %% blog.title %% blog.
Example Search Result Output:
StockPhotoTees.com News blog: technology clichés, exaggerating models and more
Read about 10 Most Common Stock Photo Clichés, Adobe relaunches stock photo service, This guy is in over 2,300 stock photos and more on the StockPhotoTees.com News blog.
Option 2: Use or Modify a Different Example Templates
You may have a single blog where you pen your thoughts every so often, or you could have a set of blogs each with its focus. Using Liquid you can get each looking great in search engines.
Take a look at our most popular options below and then craft the perfect title and description templates for your shop.
New to using liquid code? Read our guide here: Plug in SEO Liquid
blog.all_tags
Input
Interested in %% blog.all_tags || take: '3' || join: ', ' %%?
Output
Interested in technology clichés, exaggerating models, free stock photos?
blog.articles
Input
This just in! %% blog.articles || map: 'title' || take: '3' || join: '! ' %%!
Output
This just in! 10 Most Common Stock Photo Clichés! Adobe relaunches stock photo service! This guy is in over 2,300 stock photos!
blog.articles_count
Input
Discover %% blog.articles_count %% how-tos
Output
Discover 27 how-tos
blog.tags
Input
Read the latest about %% blog.tags || take: '3' || join: ', ' %%
Output
Read the latest about technology clichés, exaggerating models, free stock photos
blog.title
Input
The Official %% blog.title %% Blog
Output
The Official Stock Photo News Blog
Option 3: Create a Unique Custom Template
If none of the examples above suit the type of template you would like for your shop you can use any available liquid objects to create a unique template for your shop.
You can view all available liquid objects here:
All of the Blog object attributes