"keyword Phrases" Meta Tag Name Attribute, Is this type of meta tag depreciated or si

Plutonio · 03-16-2007, 07:02 AM

"keyword Phrases" Meta Tag Name Attribute, Is this type of meta tag depreciated or simply invalid?
I've got a client using the following meta tags related to keywords with the syntax as shown.
<meta name="keywords" content="keywords keyword syntax is not comma separated">
<meta name="keyword phrases" content="keyword phrase, another keyword phrase, syntax is phrases, separated by commas">
My assumptions are the following:
Meta "keyword phrases" is not only invalid HTML (name attribute must not include spaces) but seems to be non-existent as a means to optimize.
How do you think search engines handle that line of code?
Also, I've always used the syntax shown in the content attribute of the "keyword phrases" tag above as the syntax of the keywords meta tag like so:
<meta name="keywords" content="keyword phrase, another keyword phrase, single, keywords, following">
Is that the best option for the keywords meta tag? I've seen it without commas. How do search engines tend to treat both syntaxes?
Also, am I correct in saying that spiders put more weight on the keywords/phrases that appear first in the content attribute?
Thanks much,

Zimor · 03-16-2007, 07:08 AM

My guess is that the SEs would treat "keyword phrases" pretty much the same as they treat the "keywords" META... that is, they'll basically ignore it.
Most SEs don't even seem to bother indexing the keywords META at all. Among the few who even index it to start with, none give it much importance. Format it however you prefer; it will make no discernable difference.

indoman · 03-27-2007, 01:49 AM

i heard now google not crawl from metatag keyword and description...are its true?

leftybogs · 03-27-2007, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by indoman

i heard now google not crawl from metatag keyword and description...are its true?

actually all scripts, htmls are crawlable.. its just they don't consider it.. but i think in other SEs... but its still help partially..

alex-party · 03-27-2007, 09:06 AM

It's a funny thing, I haven't seen anyone bothering much about "keywords" either. Probably nobody knows the exact answer. I'm personally don't pay too much attention to them, except title and description, these are ok!

teeny · 04-03-2007, 04:25 AM

There's no harm in including the keywords meta tag as some search engines will look at it - although I don't believe Google does.

03-16-2007, 07:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
Plutonio Noogle Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	"keyword Phrases" Meta Tag Name Attribute, Is this type of meta tag depreciated or si "keyword Phrases" Meta Tag Name Attribute, Is this type of meta tag depreciated or simply invalid? I've got a client using the following meta tags related to keywords with the syntax as shown. <meta name="keywords" content="keywords keyword syntax is not comma separated"> <meta name="keyword phrases" content="keyword phrase, another keyword phrase, syntax is phrases, separated by commas"> My assumptions are the following: Meta "keyword phrases" is not only invalid HTML (name attribute must not include spaces) but seems to be non-existent as a means to optimize. How do you think search engines handle that line of code? Also, I've always used the syntax shown in the content attribute of the "keyword phrases" tag above as the syntax of the keywords meta tag like so: <meta name="keywords" content="keyword phrase, another keyword phrase, single, keywords, following"> Is that the best option for the keywords meta tag? I've seen it without commas. How do search engines tend to treat both syntaxes? Also, am I correct in saying that spiders put more weight on the keywords/phrases that appear first in the content attribute? Thanks much,

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03-16-2007, 07:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Zimor Noogle Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My guess is that the SEs would treat "keyword phrases" pretty much the same as they treat the "keywords" META... that is, they'll basically ignore it. Most SEs don't even seem to bother indexing the keywords META at all. Among the few who even index it to start with, none give it much importance. Format it however you prefer; it will make no discernable difference.

03-27-2007, 01:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
indoman Junior Googler Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i heard now google not crawl from metatag keyword and description...are its true?

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alex-party Elite Googler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,085 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	It's a funny thing, I haven't seen anyone bothering much about "keywords" either. Probably nobody knows the exact answer. I'm personally don't pay too much attention to them, except title and description, these are ok!

04-03-2007, 04:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
teeny Googler Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 82 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	There's no harm in including the keywords meta tag as some search engines will look at it - although I don't believe Google does.

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