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Create Meta Tags Programmatically in ASP.NET 2.0


In ASP.NET, we had an option to add head tags in HTML where we could define our Meta tags like keyword and description but in ASP.NET 2.0 if we use master page inheritated page then there is problem to add meta tags. This article explains how you can add meta tags in ASP.NET 2.0.

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If you have been programming Web, you may be familiar with the meta tags in an HTML page. The meta tags are used to provides keywords etc in an HTML page.

Now in ASP.NET 2.0, you can add these meta tags programmatically. The HtmlMeta class provides programmatic access to the HTML <meta> element on the server. The HTML <meta> element is a container for data about the rendered page, but not page content itself.

The Name property of HtmlMeta provides the property name and the Content property is used to specify the property value. The Scheme property to specify additional information to user agents on how to interpret the metadata property and the HttpEquiv property in place of the Name property when the resulting metadata property will be retrieved using HTTP.

The following code shows how to add meta tags to a page programmatically.

Private Sub CreateMetaTags()

 

    Dim hm As New HtmlMeta()

    Dim head As HtmlHead = CType(Page.Header, HtmlHead)

    hm.Name = "Keywords"

    hm.Content = "VB.Net, VB.NET, .NET"

    head.Controls.Add(hm)

 

End Sub 'CreateMetaTags

Similarly, you can add multiple meta tags to the header.

NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS CONVERTED FROM C# TO VB.NET USING A CONVERSION TOOL. ORIGINAL ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND ON C# CORNER (http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/).


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Ashish Singhal
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Will search engines be able to access the meta tags? by Utpal On December 7, 2007
The main purpose of having meta tags is to allow search engines to access them, to enable them to list our website when the search keywords match the content of the meta tags. So, would search engines be able to access the same?
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Programmatically adding META tags to a .aspx page by eliza On February 9, 2010
Step 1: Create a object of the HtmlMeta class
           
       HtmlMeta metaObject = new HtmlMeta();
 
Step 2: Add the attributes to the meta object

        metaObject .Attributes.Add("name", "keywords");
        metaObject .Attributes.Add("content", "keyword text here");
Step 3: Add the meta control to the header part of the page
       Header.Controls.Add(metaObject);
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