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Meta tags tell the world a bit about your site. Here are some instructions that might be helpful:
Get Specific
If you want to give a more precise location than an Oregon city, you can use the GeoURL Header Generator to get a location meta tag with more specific coordinates.
Keep in mind that the GeoURL Generator will let the world know your precise location. This ORblogs Tags Generator only lets people know which city you're in.
Keep in mind that the GeoURL Generator will let the world know your precise location. This ORblogs Tags Generator only lets people know which city you're in.
ORblogs Tags Generator
Here's the fastest way to add your tags to a WordPress-powered weblog. Please note: these instructions are for blogs created with WordPress software, not blogs on the WordPress hosted service.
1. Copy the meta tags.
Copy the meta tags created by the ORblogs Tag Generator by highlighting the tags, right-clicking with your mouse, and choosing Copy. (Command-click for the menu if you're on a Mac.) Copying the tags should look like this:
2. Go to your WordPress blog, log in to administration.
Go to your WordPress administration URL, typically at
http://www.example.com/wp-admin/. (Replace example.com with your site.)3. Click Presentation, then Theme Editor.
From the top menu, choose Presentation, and then Theme Editor from the submenu, like this:
4. Open the Header file for editing.
On the right-hand menu, you'll see a list of files. Choose Header if it's an option:
Some themes might not have a Header file. If not, try poking around a few files in the list looking for the raw
Some themes might not have a Header file. If not, try poking around a few files in the list looking for the raw
<head> tags.
5. Find the correct spot in your template.
Position your cursor after the opening
<head> tag, and right-click your mouse. (Mac users: command click.) You should see a menu like this:
6. Click Paste and Update File.
Highlight Paste on the menu and click to add the tags you copied in Step 1:
Once you've pasted the tags, click the Update File button at the bottom-right of the page.
That's it! You've added custom meta tags to your weblog, and let the world (including ORblogs) know a little bit more about you and your site. ORblogs picks up meta tag additions or changes within 48 hours.
Once you've pasted the tags, click the Update File button at the bottom-right of the page.
That's it! You've added custom meta tags to your weblog, and let the world (including ORblogs) know a little bit more about you and your site. ORblogs picks up meta tag additions or changes within 48 hours.