Custom Meta Data Tags Needed in New SM

hp_girl

Please add back a Head section for us to add our own custom meta data tags or a place where we can add them. This is the only way for me to use Google Structured Data with schema.org. I need the SEO credit for this on my pages that reside on the SM servers. Please find a way to give this back.

Hikin' Mike

Just curious, but what "SEO credit" are you referring to?

DanCarl97

It allows Google's crawler to 'realize' what 'type' you are. For example, hp_girl want's Google to realize she is a local business. Using the code in the head, and in her footer she can tell Google this. For example, other types include brands, products, events, etc.. Google can use this and provide data snippets - for example including an address with the listing. I'd also like to know when they are implementing it.

southeasternphotography

+1 as also asked for in other threads.

Darter02

Curious, is this something different than what you get via the Account Settings>Discovery>Search>Homepage Meta Description & Keyword entry fields?

hp_girl

Yes, this is different from the description and keyword meta data which I hear Google is moving away from in terms of SEO credit because these fields (especially keywords) get misused and abused. For more info on Google Structured Data, see this article: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/2650907?hl=en