LG Better Meta 1.7.x - Now with sitemap meta and generator! - Official Support Thread

I just purchased LG Better and I just cannot get it to work. I downloaded it, and changed the settings and submitted it. This is what I got : Notice: Undefined index: sitemap_defaults_ in /home/anoopbal/public_html/cos/extensions/ext.lg_better_meta.php on line 754 Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/anoopbal/public_html/cos/extensions/ext.lg_better_meta.php on line 754 Notice: Undefined index: weblogs_ in /home/anoopbal/public_html/cos/extensions/ext.lg_better_meta.php on line 759 Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/anoopbal/public_html/cos/extensions/ext.lg_better_meta.php on line 759 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/anoopbal/public_html/cos/extensions/ext.lg_better_meta.php:754) in /home/anoopbal/public_html/cos/core/core.functions.php on line 296

Completely my fault. I made the change a couple of days ago and uploaded the new version. However there was a filename issue that caused some problems. The current .zip has the required fixes.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

I figured it out. I removed the “hyphens” and it submitted. Now how do I get the article title to show up? I copy pasted the tag {exp:lg_better_meta_pi:template entry_id="{segment_3}”} on the template where my blog articles are stored. But it doesnt change anything.

Example 2 should actually read:

{exp:lg_better_meta_pi:template url_title="{segment_3}"}

I have updated the docs. It should make more sense now.

I bought thinking I din’t have to go through all this coding and reading. You owe me a discount (:- I will have more questions.Looks like great product.

The documentation is one of the things that set my ExpressionEngine addons apart. Obviously a lot of work goes into them but I do occasionally overlook something.

Thanks for finding the issues so far. They have been corrected. As far as a discount goes, I can offer you a free version of LG TinyMCE if your interested 😛

Thanks again for your support and bug reports. They are appreciated!

Cheers Leevi

Currently, I have a header template that I embed into all my templates. That template has the {exp:lg_better_meta_pi:template} tag. All the meta data I’ve entered in the extension manager shows fine. When I create or edit an existing entry and change any of the default parameters they do not show on the rendered page. Only the default.

Also in the modified date parameter its showing a year of 1969. What am I doing wrong?

Currently, I have a header template that I embed into all my templates. That template has the {exp:lg_better_meta_pi:template} tag. All the meta data I’ve entered in the extension manager shows fine. When I create or edit an existing entry and change any of the default parameters they do not show on the rendered page. Only the default. Also in the modified date parameter its showing a year of 1969. What am I doing wrong?

Hey Todd,

Have you read the documentation on embedding the lg_better_meta_pi:template tag inside templates?

It gives pretty clear instructions on how this can and should be achieved.

Cheers Leevi

Yeah I’ve read it. I noticed one thing tonight. The plugin does not seem to be loaded correctly. When I select it from the Plugin Manager i get this error “Unable to load the following plugin: lg_better_meta_php.php” I’m thinking this might have something to do with the parameters not being passed from the entry.

Any thoughts on this?

“lg_better_meta_php.php” should be lg_better_meta_pi.php.

Can you paste in some of your template code and I’ll take a look?

I think I may have it working now. I had another title parameter that I think was causing a conflict. However, the issue with the plugin is still alive. The link from the Plugin Manager is wrong. It’s actually calling for “lg_better_meta_php” but when manually entering “lg_better_meta_pi” it works. Might want to look into that for future concerns.

I do have another issue that I may have overlooked considering the lack of sleep. How can I change the order of the title output to be “Site Name | Entry Title” instead of “Entry Title | Site Name”?

Thanks again!

I think I may have it working now. I had another title parameter that I think was causing a conflict. However, the issue with the plugin is still alive. The link from the Plugin Manager is wrong. It’s actually calling for “lg_better_meta_php” but when manually entering “lg_better_meta_pi” it works. Might want to look into that for future concerns.

Ah I see what your talking about… that’s a weird one! I’ll try and figure out the cause and add the fix to the next release.

I do have another issue that I may have overlooked considering the lack of sleep. How can I change the order of the title output to be “Site Name | Entry Title” instead of “Entry Title | Site Name”?

You can’t change the order with any extension settings in the CP. You could however try:

{exp:lg_better_meta_pi:template hide_site_name="yes" title_prefix="Your site title"}

That should do the trick.

I haven’t been successful in generating a sitemap yet. When I use:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset >
    {exp:weblog:entries
        weblog="mg_blog"
        disable="categories|custom_fields|category_fields|customer_fields|member_data|pagination|trackbacks"
        dynamic="off"
        rdf="off"
        status="not closed"
    }
    <url>
        <loc>http://newmediciglobal.com/index.php/blog/{url_title}/</loc>
        <lastmod>{edit_date format="%Y-%m-%d"}</lastmod>
        <changefreq>{change_frequency}</changefreq>
        {priority}</priority>
    </url>
    {/exp:weblog:entries}
</urlset>

it works; however, when I use

{exp:lg_better_meta:entries}

i get

Error
The following tag has a syntax error:
{exp:lg_better_meta:entries}
Please correct the syntax in your template.

The only difference is the “entries” expression. What am I doing wrong?

The actual tag is:

{exp:lg_better_meta_pi:entries}

The actual tag is:

{exp:lg_better_meta_pi:entries}

Hey Leevi, great extension! I am using it now. FYI You might want to change that mistake on your docs for the extension as the example tag reads as so:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset >
    {exp:lg_better_meta:entries
        weblog="blog"
        disable="categories|custom_fields|category_fields|customer_fields|member_data|pagination|trackbacks"
        dynamic="off"
        rdf="off"
        status="not closed"
    }
    <url>
        <loc>http://test.com/blog/post/{entry_id}/{url_title}/</loc>
        <lastmod>{edit_date format="%Y-%m-%d"}</lastmod>
        <changefreq>{change_frequency}</changefreq>
        {priority}</priority>
    </url>
    {/exp:lg_better_meta:entries}
</urlset>

the tag is incorrect, should be {exp:lg_better_meta_pi:entries}

cheers!

Oh… my bad… updating the docs now!

Hi Leevi,

Playing around with this on my local test site, I’ve discovered that if you go to settings > submit without assigning a weblog it throws a wobbly:

Notice: Undefined index: weblogs in /Users/andyharris/Sites/ee/_system/extensions/ext.lg_better_meta.php on line 759

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /Users/andyharris/Sites/ee/_system/extensions/ext.lg_better_meta.php on line 759

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /Users/andyharris/Sites/ee/_system/extensions/ext.lg_better_meta.php:759) in /Users/andyharris/Sites/ee/_system/core/core.functions.php on line 296

At least I assume that’s why it’s doing it - once I assign it, it works OK.