Enabling Open Graph, Twitter, etc automatically generates the corresponding meta tags.
Please elaborate on the issue you’re experiencing including as much detail as possible such as a link to the site in question, the expected outcome, any errors you received, steps to recreate the issue, and, if possible, screenshots.
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djrm
(@djrm)
Thanks for the reply. I can’t link to the site as it’s only running locally at the minute, but I’ll elaborate below:
https://s9.postimg.org/capq5artb/dashboard.png
https://s9.postimg.org/5yakvgor3/fb-enabled.png
Expected outcome
To at least see the meta tags in the header. At the minute, nothing is being injected into <head>.
https://s9.postimg.org/d2se4hw0f/head.png
Errors
Here’s a screenshot of the console. I’m not sure if these are having an effect on Yoast.
https://s9.postimg.org/q3450xikv/console.png
Steps to recreate
- Install the plugin
- Enable meta tags on FB and Twitter
- Refresh a blog post
Hope that helps.
Thanks!
Please check whether your theme contains a call to wp_head(). This is typically found in header.php or index.php and usually found immediately before </head>.
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djrm
(@djrm)
That got the meta tags working, thank you, and now I’m wondering if there’s a different way to add the meta tags without using wp_head() because now that I’ve included it the styling of my entire site is completely off, to the point were I would either need to rebuild a lot of sections or just leave out Yoast and a couple of other plugins.
I inherited this WordPress site from another development team so I’m not sure why they decided to leave wp_head() out of the header.php file in the first place.
Thanks for the help, Angi.
Not sure why the previous developers decided to leave it out as many plugins use wp_head() to add elements to the head section.
Unfortunately, this means you’ll have to decide if you want to rebuild the current theme, install a new theme, or customize the SEO integration for the theme. Each option has it’s benefits and drawbacks so ultimately, it comes down to where you want to spend your energy.
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djrm
(@djrm)
I noticed a style.css file in the root of the theme that was causing the majority of the styling issues. I’ve removed that and things are in much better shape, so not much rewriting had to be done, thankfully.
Thanks for all the help, Angi, have a great day!
