Hidden code in HTML which alerts search engines to recognize certain key words, phrases, etc relevant to the website Helps gain stronger recognition and higher ranking by search engines Can also be used to control a variety of site settings, such as window size, automatic reloading, etc
An HTTP tag which defines certain top-level information about the web page or web site Usually contains keywords for search engines, a description of what the site contains in terms of subject matter and audience, can contain information about the author and tools used to create the page or site Is one of the highest priority elements of a website when used in conjunction with search engines Search engines typically weight the text found in the metadata tags higher than the text found in the actual contents of the pages
Pieces of the HTML code in a web page that describe the contents of the page Metatags are searched by search engines spiders
Metatags, which are embedded in the HTML code of a webpage, provide useful information that are not defined by other HTML elements Their function is to provide information about a document and about a document's content Search engines use this information to categorize, prioritize and rank websites
Special tags on web pages the provide information such as keywords, descriptions and author information
Metatags are HTML tags which provide information that describes the content of the webpages a user will be viewing Search engines have recognized that website owners and administrators can use this resource to control their positioning and descriptions in search engine results Many search engines have now incorporated reading metatags as part of their indexing formulas