How to turn off display of keywords?

Skipperrik · October 24, 2013

I know all about the importance of keywords, but why do they have to be displayed under the image? Is there a way to turn this off without having to delete the keywords?

http://www.richardsharpephotography.com/Portraits/Personal-Portraits

denisegoldberg · October 24, 2013

See http://www.aaronmphotography.com/Customizations/Gallery/Remove-Keywords.

--- Denise

mrneutron · October 24, 2013

You can use css to hide keywords as Denise said.
.sm-gallery-smugmug .sm-tile-keywords {
display: none;
}

This may effect search results however.

denisegoldberg · October 24, 2013

mrneutron wrote: »

You can use css to hide keywords as Denise said.
.sm-gallery-smugmug .sm-tile-keywords {
display: none;
}

This may effect search results however.

I would expect it will - hidden text is not viewed by search engines in a positive light.

--- Denise

Skipperrik · October 25, 2013

denisegoldberg wrote: »

I would expect it will - hidden text is not viewed by search engines in a positive light.

--- Denise

Thanks for your reply, but how is this different from legacy Smugmug where the keywords were embedded in the metadata but not displayed on the web page? Google seemed to find them just fine then. Does the new Smugmug handle metadata differently?

denisegoldberg · October 25, 2013

Skipperrik wrote: »

Thanks for your reply, but how is this different from legacy Smugmug where the keywords were embedded in the metadata but not displayed on the web page? Google seemed to find them just fine then. Does the new Smugmug handle metadata differently?

No, as far as I know it's handled in the same way. Google can find them but it doesn't like hidden text, per https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/66353?hl=en.

--- Denise

beardedgit · October 25, 2013

I've read that Google Webmaster page and I'm wondering if Google regards visibility:hidden to be just as "deceptive" as display:none

Any thoughts?

denisegoldberg · October 25, 2013

beardedgit wrote: »

I've read that Google Webmaster page and I'm wondering if Google regards visibility:hidden to be just as "deceptive" as display:none

The way I read that page is that they don't like hidden text. Both of the options you are asking about are essentially hiding the text.

It's really your decision.

--- Denise

beardedgit · October 25, 2013

denisegoldberg wrote: »

The way I read that page is that they don't like hidden text. Both of the options you are asking about are essentially hiding the text.

It's really your decision.

--- Denise

Yeah, it's open to interpretation due to the ambiguity. I read it as Google having issues with hidden excessive keywords, not hidden keywords per se.

I also vaguely remember someone here, possibly Lamah in a thread about alt/title tags and/or SEO(?), saying that Google "sees" a different version of our sites. If that's so, maybe it still sees the keywords that we hide or make invisible. If that's so, then any visibility:hidden and display:none efforts would be merely cosmetic. Hiding stuff doesn't make it cease to exist.

beardedgit · October 25, 2013

denisegoldberg wrote: »

It's really your decision.

There's a blast from the past... I've not been told that since before I got married :cry

sisi74 · December 2, 2016

css to hide tags/keywords ... more modifications possible?
this worked beautifully! thanks!
... any way to keep them visible while logged in (in author mode)? i just want to hide them from the public. Personally, I find them very useful ..

I did notice I can still see them in gallery settings ... so, if it isn't possible to adjust CSS to see them on the gallery page (more convenient), I'll live.

)

mrneutron wrote: »

You can use css to hide keywords as Denise said.
.sm-gallery-smugmug .sm-tile-keywords {
display: none;
}

This may effect search results however.

Allen · December 2, 2016

sisi74 wrote: »

this worked beautifully! thanks!
... any way to keep them visible while logged in (in author mode)? i just want to hide them from the public. Personally, I find them very useful ..

I did notice I can still see them in gallery settings ... so, if it isn't possible to adjust CSS to see them on the gallery page (more convenient), I'll live. )

Try this.

.sm-gallery-smugmug .sm-tile-keywords {
display: none;
}

.sm-user-loggedin.sm-user-owner .sm-gallery-smugmug .sm-tile-keywords {
display: block;
}

Edit: I think .sm-gallery-smugmug only applies to Smugmug style galleries.
Also the public can always see your keywords using the /keyword link.

sisi74 · December 2, 2016

yay
Allen! It worked! Yay! :ivar

I only use the smugmug default gallery.
Let me not even open that can of worms .. trying to use another style.

THANK YOU!

))

Sirin
www.sirinsamman.com

Allen wrote: »

Try this.

.sm-gallery-smugmug .sm-tile-keywords {
display: none;
}

.sm-user-loggedin.sm-user-owner .sm-gallery-smugmug .sm-tile-keywords {
display: block;
}

Edit: I think .sm-gallery-smugmug only applies to Smugmug style galleries.
Also the public can always see your keywords using the /keyword link.

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