Read_Product for meta fields

[lesliekirk]

Is there a way to do something like this but for the meta fields instead of the custom fields?

<mvt:item name="customfields" param="Read_Product_ID(l.settings:product:id, 'notes', l.settings:product:notes)" />

I need to "read" what might be in this field l.settings:product:metafield:robots

[Kent Multer]

Meta-tags are controlled by a module that comes standard with all stores. There's a version in the LSK named mmlsk-cmp-mv-prodctgy-meta.mv. A quick look at the source code suggests that, Yes, you can write template code to read the values, but it might take two or three mvt:do tags to do it; it's not as simple as custom fields.

[alphabet]

There is a code sample on Miva Docs:

https://docs.miva.com/code-samples/l...ct-meta-fields

<mvt:foreach iterator="meta_item" array="product:meta_items">
    <mvt:if expr="l.settings:meta_item:name EQ 'keywords'">
        <mvt:assign name="l.settings:product:meta_keywords" value="l.settings:meta_item:value" />
    <mvt:elseif expr="l.settings:meta_item:name EQ 'description'">
        <mvt:assign name="l.settings:product:meta_description" value="l.settings:meta_item:value" />
    <mvt:elseif expr="l.settings:meta_item:name EQ 'robots'">
        <mvt:assign name="l.settings:product:meta_robots" value="l.settings:meta_item:value" />
    </mvt:if>
</mvt:foreach>

Or can you assign the META:robots on the product page from the product:display tab?

[lesliekirk]

There is a code sample on Miva Docs:

https://docs.miva.com/code-samples/l...ct-meta-fields

<mvt:foreach iterator="meta_item" array="product:meta_items">
<mvt:if expr="l.settings:meta_item:name EQ 'keywords'">
<mvt:assign name="l.settings:product:meta_keywords" value="l.settings:meta_item:value" />
<mvt:elseif expr="l.settings:meta_item:name EQ 'description'">
<mvt:assign name="l.settings:product:meta_description" value="l.settings:meta_item:value" />
<mvt:elseif expr="l.settings:meta_item:name EQ 'robots'">
<mvt:assign name="l.settings:product:meta_robots" value="l.settings:meta_item:value" />
</mvt:if>
</mvt:foreach>

Or can you assign the META:robots on the product page from the product:display tab?

I need this to create a conditional link to the product based on robots index.follow. It's "complicated" because it's part of the code to display products from sub-sub- categories on to a category page.

Thanks!

[lesliekirk]

I have a most ignorant follow-up question for this. If "customfields" is the mvt:item name for the Product Read to find the custom field "notes", what would the mvt:item name be to find the metafield robots?

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

Have you checked if

&mvt:product:metafield:robots;

(or whatever the actual code name is for your robots meta data is (check in Global Settings | Meta Data Settings under 'name')?

If not, you could try running

<mvt:do file="g.Module_Library_DB" name="l.success" value="Product_Load_ID(id, product var)" />

and see if that has the variable loaded in.

[lesliekirk]

It should be noted that I'm trying to integrate this into the sub-sub-category template that pulls products into it (from sub-sub-categories).

To answer Bruce's question - yes.

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

To answer Bruce's question - yes.

to both? (there where two questions)

[lesliekirk]

to both? (there where two questions)

I saw one question and one suggestion. It looked like if I had answer no, then try what you suggested. Sort of an if not then type statement. What was the second question I missed?

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

ok, fair enough...did you try the suggestion and what was the result? :)

[lesliekirk]

ok, fair enough...did you try the suggestion and what was the result? :)

I would need the exact "do" statement for what is needed. Hence the reason I posted. If I knew what statements to use for this situation, I would not have started this thread...

[Kent Multer]

Maybe I can save you the trouble. The library function Product_Load_ID only reads from the store's Products table. It doesn't retrieve data about meta-tags.

[lesliekirk]

Maybe I can save you the trouble. The library function Product_Load_ID only reads from the store's Products table. It doesn't retrieve data about meta-tags.

Thanks, Kent, like I said, I got lazy and created a Product Custom Field to do what I needed ... sigh.