HTML Meta Keywords for Topics

Abstract

Learn how to add HTML meta keywords to your Paligo topics.

You can add HTML meta keywords to your topics. Google no longer uses keywords for search engine optimization (SEO), but they may still be used by other search engines or applications. If you use keywords, you should add words and phrases that are relevant to the subject matter of the topic.

To add an HTML meta keyword, use the info, keywordset, and keyword elements, so that they are in a structural hierarchy like this:

<info>
    <keywordset>
              <keyword>First keyword</keyword>
              <keyword>Second keyword</keyword>
    </keywords>
</info>

We recommend that you add the info, keywordset, and keywords immediately after the title in your topics.

  1. Open a topic in the Paligo editor.

  2. Select a valid position for the info element, for example, immediately after the title but before the first paragraph.

    Topic in Paligo editor. A callout arrow points below the title, but above the first paragraph.

  3. Use the element context menu to add the info element.

    To access the element context menu, press Alt and Enter (Windows) or Option ⌥ and Enter (Mac).

    Note

    If you already have an info element, you can add keywords inside that. For example, you may already have an info element to contain an abstract for a meta description. In which case, you can add the keywordset and keyword elements inside the same info element, before or after the abstract.

  4. Use the element context menu to add the keywordset element inside the info element.

    Paligo topic in editor. Info element contains a keywordset element.

  5. Use the element context menu to add the keyword element inside the keywordset element.

    Paligo topic. Info element contains a keywordset element. The keywordset element contains a keyword element.

  6. Enter the keyword or key phrase in the keyword element.

    Paligo topic. It has an info element containing a keywordset element. The keywordset element contains a keyword element and the word "control" is inside the keyword element.

  7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 inclusive to add more keywords as required.

    Paligo topic. It has an info element that contains a keywordset element. The keywordset element contains three keyword elements, each containing a different keyword or phrase.

  8. Add the rest of the topic's content after the info element.

  9. Select Save.

  10. Publish your content to HTML and use the browser's inspection tool to view the source code of the page. The keywords are added as HTML meta tags inside the <head> section of the page, for example:

    <meta name="keywords" content="control, automation, remote control">
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