Index.php Code Part 2
| <head> |
The "<head>" line starts the header of a webpage and is not to be confused with the "<h1>" header that are the text in a web page. Everything between the "<head>" and the "</head>" are not viewed the same way as the rest of the webpage. This area contains pertinent information about the particular webpage that other computers, search engines, and the browser uses to create the webpage.
| <!--- Change Page Title ---> <title>My Website Name</title> |
The next section consists of two lines. The first line "<!--- Change Page Title --->" is a reminder note to change the title of the webpage.
The second line "<title>My Website Name</title>" tells the computer that everything between the "<title>" and "</title>" command is the title of your webpage. This title is usually seen at the top left of the web browser by your visitors. If your visitor uses Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher, this will also be the text seen on the browser tab that contains your webpage.
| <!--- Change content="" 200 characters or less between the ""s---> <meta name="description" content=""> |
The next section "<!--- Change content="" 200 characters or less between the ""s--->" starts with a note to add a description of the web page. We use 200 characters or less as a general guideline. You can use what ever you like.
The second line "<meta name="description" content="">" is the first meta tag. A meta tag is a group of tags that is more for other computer systems, like search engines, to find out what your webpage is about. The meta description is a simple description of what your website is about. Enter in a description of what your website is about between the empty quotes. (Example: <meta name="description" content="Enter Description Here.">)
| <!--- Change content="" to a 20 keywords between the ""s. Make sure to separate with a , ---> <meta name="keywords" content=""> |
The next section of the header "<!--- Change content="" to a 20 keywords between the ""s. Make sure to separate with a , --->" is a reminder note to enter in some keywords in the next line separated by a comma. A keyword is just a word that directly pertains to what the webpage is about. Search engines used to use these meta keywords to help them search the webpage. However, many of them no longer look at them.
The second line of this section states "<meta name="keywords" content="">". If you want to use key words, place them between the empty quotes. (Example: "<meta name="keywords" content="place, keywords, here">.) Since many search engines no longer search the keywords in a meta tag, you can always skip this.
