Integrate Optimal Title

[cpoteet]

One of the SEO horrors of the current WP scheme is the title template tag. The Optimal Title plugin does however circumvent this. Can we use such a methodology to create a new template tag or replace the old one?

​http://elasticdog.com/2004/09/optimal-title/

[torbens]

+1

[rob1n]

What I'm thinking is basically another argument for wp_title (right now we've got separator and display) which is an argument string that has order and so on.

Also, it would be nice if, on a 404, the text could be Not Found, or something more useful.

[Otto42]

Optimal title could be replaced by this code:

function optimal_title_filter($title, $sep) {
	$sections = explode(" $sep ", $title);
	array_push($sections, array_shift($sections));
	$optimal_title = implode(" $sep ", $sections);
	return $optimal_title;
}
add_filter('wp_title','optimal_title_filter',10,2);

This filter would make the normal wp_title() call function in the same way as optimal title 3.0 does. Just add the filter when needed.

[cpoteet]

@Otto: So are you thinking about including it in the trunk?

[Otto42]

@cpoteet: Not my call. I was just offering up code to use if the devs decide to put it in there. :)

[cpoteet]

Robin - Going to add this.

[cpoteet]

I decided instead of integration the explode/implode in the plugin to add a parameter as rob1n suggested.

Basically, it adds a parameter onto wp_title that determines the location of the separator. Acceptable values are 'right' or 'left' but defaults to it being on the left as it behaves now. The if/else check only looks at whether the separator is placed on the right and moves it.

What do you think?

[ryan]

Let's just change the default.

[cpoteet]

Replying to ryan:

Let's just change the default.

So, should we scrap the parameter and just switch the ordering? Let me know Ryan, and I'll make the change.

[ryan]

Yes, scrap the parameter and switch the ordering. It's a better default.

[ryan]

Actually, after looking at how various themes use wp_title(), we probably can't change the default. So, I think we can go with your current patch.

[cpoteet]

Replying to ryan:

Actually, after looking at how various themes use wp_title(), we probably can't change the default. So, I think we can go with your current patch.

Ya, that's why I figured to keep the default as the legacy position. Maybe in a future release we could switch it indefinitely.

Thanks Ryan!

[ryan]

(In [6538]) Add separator location arg to wp_title. Props cpoteet. fixes #4407

[drhallows]

Nice! This will replace the use of plugin optimal title
Thanks you so much!