Does google search in my custom fields?

  • Resolved imjscn

    (@imjscn)


    14 years, 1 month ago

    I’m using buddypress defult theme which provide little options for customizing. So, I use Custom Fields Template plug in to generate a 2-colums layout with in page’s main content area, then, use cft short code to get output on pages.
    So, my all my pages contain only something like [cft format=1]
    Now I start worry– will google see my contents or it sees only the cft short code?
    I’d also like to know, is it fine to totally relay on custom fields to populate contents? What’s the bad of this?

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  • I’ve noticed that Custom Fields don’t show up in your RSS feed. When I adjusted mine to compensate for it and display it, I noticed our rankings shoot up. Maybe worth a try, at least.

    Thread Starter imjscn

    (@imjscn)

    Thanks for the info!
    What adjustment did you make to show it in RSS?

    It’s in your include files…I made adjustments to the feed-rss2.php in wp-includes

    I just used php to include a new file after this:

    <description><![CDATA[<?php the_excerpt_rss() ?>]]></description>
		<content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<?php the_content_feed('rss2') ?>]]>

    and included the post meta in the file.

    Good luck!

    Thread Starter imjscn

    (@imjscn)

    Thanks a lot!

    This is a question that i have. Though this post says “RESOLVED” the original question doesn’t seem to be answered.

    DOES GOOGLE SEARCH THROUGH CUSTOM FIELDS?

    I am extremely interested in this answer. I have several custom fields being displayed in my posts, and they are all visible. I want to know if Google search is able to see and index the data within my custom fields if they are set on a post. Can someone please help me in understanding this one. Logic tells me “yes”, however, I can’t rely on my own logic, I would like to hear from someone who has first-hand experience with this situation.

    Hey Rotten Elf,

    Your custom fields are stored in the database, so if they’re not being called by your theme, then Google can’t index them. Sounds like yours are being output correctly though, so Google will index them along with the rest of your post.

    One thing that I mentioned earlier in this support ticket is that having your RSS feed setup to pull your custom fields is a great way to make sure Google picks them up.

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