TOPIC: Meta descritpion / editor articel button

Hello all together,

hotspots is running fine one my website but I still miss some things. So maybe somebody have a solutions for the following point or can give me a push in the right direction.

1. Meta Description
There is no possibility to edit the Meta Description for a Map. This is pity. If people search on googel for "Kanutouren Deutschland" they find a good page with a maps and hotspots. But in the preview description is only the overall meta descritpion form the site...not specially for this what the map shows. I tryed the meta description from the menu which linked to the hotspots map. But the description doesn't change. Does anybody know how to add the right meta description to the hotspots map?

2. Article button
I missed my “article” button in the editor if I edit a hotspot. From every hotspot I link to an article so it was very helpful. And yes I'm still able to add article links to the hotspots description but I don't know why the button there is not shown. Its more an interest to understand Joomla better where something like this is defined.

Somebody have a solutions for this small issues?

Best regards
Holger

Hey Holger,
1. are you talking about individual hotspots or the main map? On the main map you should be able to set a metadescription. You are able to set meta description on individual hotspots only if they are linked to a menu. I'll add a meta description fields to the next version (the fields will be only available in the backend)

2. What is an article button? If you are in the backend you can link to an article -> the option is on the right -> you select article and then type the article id in there.

Regards,
Daniel

Hello Daniel,

1. Yes I'm talking about the main page. Currently I'm not able to set a individual meta description. For example look here:
www.canoeguide.net/kanutouren-in-deutschland#!/catid=1
I set to this menue point a individual meta description. But it is still the "Root" meta description from the page.
Or do you mean this feature comes with the next version?

2.If I write an article in common I have an "Articel" button under the text to add a link to an other articel. This button is missing. I recognize that i'm able to set the articel ID to a hotspot, but also I want to link directly in the Hotspots description. I recognize when I watch users that it was not so clear how the come to the detailed description. So i added the link also in the hotspots description.


Regards Holger

Hey Holger,

1. that is funny. I need to investigate. Joomla should automatically pick whatever you've defined for the menu item as meta description.

2. I see. Well, I've intentionally disabled those buttons as I don't want the users to mess with them (one could use for example JCE to link to articles). Anyway if you want to enable that button in the frontend go to
components/com_hotspots/models/forms/marker.xml
around line 51 find this
remove the article from the buttons section and it should appear.
For the backend -> just look for the file under administrator/same_path_as_above.

Cheers,
Daniel

Hello Daniel,

1. Thanks that you stay tuned on that problem. Maybe you can solve it with the next version?

2. Great it works with your instruction. The "article button" is back. Thank you.

So this thread is "Half solved" ... I dont know how to set this tag

OT: Schöne Feiertage und einen guten Rutsch

Regards
Holger

It turns out that I have to handle the meta information from the menu manually. I've now fixed this and it will be in the release tomorrow!
Regards,
Daniel