Extrat Dash(-) In %Page% variable

  • Resolved mansour

    (@iransound)


    1 week ago

    Hi,

    When using the %page% variable in Rank Math templates, I noticed that Rank Math automatically adds a dash (-) before the pagination text.

    This behavior makes sense for the SEO title, but when using %page% in the meta description template, the dash is still added and it doesn’t look correct in the description.

    Example output in meta description:

    <title>Example - Fastest Site - Page 2 of 10</title>
    <meta name="description" content="Add SEO meta and OpenGraph details to your homepage. - Page 2 of 10"/>

    Is there a way to remove or control this dash when the %page% variable is used in the meta description?

    Thanks.

    • This topic was modified 1 week ago by mansour.
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  • Plugin Support Jaideep Asrani

    (@jaideeprm)

    6 days, 16 hours ago

    Hello @iransound,

    Thank you for contacting Rank Math support.

    It isn’t possible to change the output of the %page% variable. However, you can use the following filter to create a custom variable that doesn’t include the separator:

    add_action( 'rank_math/vars/register_extra_replacements', function() {
	rank_math_register_var_replacement(
		'paged',
		[
			'name'        => esc_html__( 'Page Number', 'rank-math' ),
			'description' => esc_html__( 'Current page and total pages', 'rank-math' ),
			'variable'    => 'paged',
			'example'     => paged_callback(),
		],
		'paged_callback'
	);
} );

function paged_callback() {
	global $wp_query;

	$current_page = max( 1, get_query_var( 'paged' ) );
	$total_pages  = max( 1, $wp_query->max_num_pages );

	return sprintf( 'Page %d of %d', $current_page, $total_pages );
}

    Here is how to add a filter to your site: https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/

    Once done, you can use the %paged% variable in the meta description.

    Hope that helps and please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.

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