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						5 years 8 months ago				#174769
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				Hi all,
Something that is driving me crazy: I have more than one website that is ignoring the value for Metadata robots when it is set in a k2 item.
It is simply not added to the website's head.
Is this a bug ? I'm not sure what is going on.
k2 version v2.10.2.
					Something that is driving me crazy: I have more than one website that is ignoring the value for Metadata robots when it is set in a k2 item.
It is simply not added to the website's head.
Is this a bug ? I'm not sure what is going on.
k2 version v2.10.2.
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						5 years 8 months ago				#174787
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				Works just fine on my end.
Do you have any other SEO (or similar) extension that could modify your site's metatags?
					Do you have any other SEO (or similar) extension that could modify your site's metatags?
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						5 years 8 months ago				#174796
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				I'm quit allergic to extensions, I only trust k2 and Akeeba Backup (no joke!).
No other SEO plugins running, I'm using a custom template, but even when I switch to Protostar there is no <meta name="robots" content="noindex" /> in the head.
Coudl this be a server issue ?
There are no errors when i turn on Error Reporting. I'm a Joomla dev for more then 15 years, i have about 200 sites running and for the first time I'm going completely nuts!
I'm running Joomla 3.9.15 PHP 7.2.24
					No other SEO plugins running, I'm using a custom template, but even when I switch to Protostar there is no <meta name="robots" content="noindex" /> in the head.
Coudl this be a server issue ?
There are no errors when i turn on Error Reporting. I'm a Joomla dev for more then 15 years, i have about 200 sites running and for the first time I'm going completely nuts!
I'm running Joomla 3.9.15 PHP 7.2.24
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						5 years 8 months ago				#174797
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				Check Joomla's Global Configuration for the robots setting: jmp.sh/1XqVlAC
Note down what's set there and save the configuration.
Then visit your site again.
					Note down what's set there and save the configuration.
Then visit your site again.
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						5 years 8 months ago				#174798
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				Good idea Fotis. Doesn’t work eather.
So it is definately not a k2 issue. Now I’m even more puzzled: not an extension issue, not a template issue, what else is left? Core is also up to date....mmmmm
					So it is definately not a k2 issue. Now I’m even more puzzled: not an extension issue, not a template issue, what else is left? Core is also up to date....mmmmm
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						5 years 8 months ago				#174799
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				Did you check all plugins?			
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						5 years 8 months ago				#174801
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				Found the little sh*t!
A plugin called 'Bye bye generator' was still running, it messed up the metadata. Not sure how it got there, could be an install from my client.
In case anyone has the same problem: uninstall that plugin and just call $doc->setGenerator($sitename); in your template and your good to go.
Thanks Fotis for pointing me in the right direction!
					A plugin called 'Bye bye generator' was still running, it messed up the metadata. Not sure how it got there, could be an install from my client.
In case anyone has the same problem: uninstall that plugin and just call $doc->setGenerator($sitename); in your template and your good to go.
Thanks Fotis for pointing me in the right direction!
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						5 years 8 months ago				#174806
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				Joomla's Global Configuration can now hide the generator tag. No need to use a plugin or code in the template... :)			
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