No meta description on category page

[WallerD]

Hi Moz is reporting no meta description on a wordpress category page like this one:

http://www.dwliverpoolphotography.co.uk/category/uncategorized/

Can I add a meta description to a category?

Best wishes.

David.

[Linda-Vassily]

If you have Yoast (SEO Plugin) you can do that in the settings. (Choose Titles & Metas, then click on the Taxonomies tab.) You can also do it directly, under posts > categories.

[WallerD]

Hi Linda,

If I set it in yoast wont I have duplicate metas?

in posts-categories is the description beneath the 'parent' tab the right plkace to do it?

Best wishes.

David.

[Linda-Vassily]

1. In Yoast, you use a wildcard that slightly switches up the description for each category, like this: "Archive of posts categorized %%term_title%% in my blog, "Wonderful Blog."

2. Yes

[WallerD]

Hi Linda,

thank you for the quick response,

Promise this is the last question!

The report is also flagging up tags and the archive pages like this one:

http://www.dwliverpoolphotography.co.uk/2013/11

How do I correct these?

Thanks again!

David.

[Keszi]

Hi David,

There is a really good mozinar about Advanced Wordpress SEO: http://moz.com/webinars/advanced-wordpress-seo

I know it is from 2013, and it might not look fresh, but I remember listening it and getting a lot of good tips on how to handle your wordpress website. (Also tags, archive pages, etc.)

It is less than one hour, and it does worth watching it.

I hope it will help you identify and resolve these issues on your website.

Good luck! Keszi

[Linda-Vassily]

I noindex my tags and archives, but there is also a Yoast setting for those, same place but under "Other" rather than "Taxonomies".

[WallerD]

Thanks Keszi!

I am watching it now.

Best wishes.

David.

[WallerD]

Hi Linda,

are archive pages a duplicate page of the blog post? So they are actually separate pages?

Best wishes.

David.