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seo_rails_helpers
SEO Rails Helpers
Collection of view helpers to improve search engine optimization of Ruby on Rails application.
Installation
SEO Rails Helpers requires Ruby version >=1.9.3 and Rails >= 3.2
Add this line to your Rails application's Gemfile:
gem 'seo_rails_helpers'
And then execute bundle command to install.
Usage
1. seo_page_title
This helper will produce SEO friendly page title. It assumes you are using either content_for or provide helper in your page view to store page title.
Include seo_page_title in the <head> section of your layout
ERB example:
<head>
<%= seo_page_title %>
<%# other elements %>
</head>
Haml example:
%head
seo_page_title
-# other elements
This will create HTML title element:
<title>Page Title | Base Title</title>
Exact format of title element will vary based on user-specific options.
seo_page_title options
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
:page_title | Identifier for stored page title. Specify symbol representing identifier in your provide or content_for method. | :title |
:separator | Character that separates :page_title and :base_title | | |
:base_title | Base title, like your brand or app name. In case :page_title is missing or empty the title will consist of :base_title only. | Your Rails application name |
example seo_page_title usage
provide(:page_title, 'Example Page')
seo_page_title(page_title: :page_title,
separator: '>',
base_title: 'Example Site')
Will produce following title element:
<title>Example Page > Example Site</title>
2. seo_meta_description
This helper will create and insert meta element to specify description. Unlike seo_page_title, it produces meta description only when corresponding page explicitly sent it via either content_for or provide. Reason for such behavior - having any kind of default meta description is considered a bad SEO practice and may result in search engine ranking penalty.
Include seo_meta_description in the <head> section of your layout
ERB example:
<head>
<%= seo_meta_description %>
<%# other elements %>
</head>
Haml example:
%head
seo_meta_description
-# other elements
This will create HTML title element like:
<meta name="description" content="Example meta description" />
seo_meta_description options
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
:description | Identifier for stored meta description. Specify symbol representing identifier in your provide or content_for method. | :description |
example seo_meta_description usage
provide(:meta_description, 'Custom meta description')
seo_meta_description(description: :meta_description)
Will produce following title element:
<meta name="description" content="Custom meta description" />
Contributing
Fork the project and submit a pull request.
FAQs
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Package last updated on 17 Jul 2015
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