vbseo inserting too many keywords in showthreads. Why? How to reduce.

I notice under Dynamic META TAGS vbseo has a Define the 'META DESCRIPTION' Length which i have set to 150.

However, what about # of keywords?

I have threads with a ridiculous amount of keywords. How can I limit keywords fetch to say 10 or what ever i like.

Here's an example of too many keywords use is one of our threads:

<meta name="keywords" content="bible, blackberry, smartphones, solution,application,bible,blackberry,users,user,m ake,translations,stumbled,numerous,youversion,mobi le,default,font,perfect,smaller,made,responsive,fo und,built-in,interface,option,clean,welcomed,program,berry,c heck,simply,plan,reading,contributions,one-year,read,email,join,facebook-style,family,inviting,friends,growing,community,m. youversion.com,http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k0lekl-dv5i/ss6h4pqnm6i/aaaaaaaaafc/5zm-2edo_k0/s200/youversion.jpg,http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k0lekl-dv5i/ss6h4pqnm6i/aaaaaaaaafc/5zm-2edo_k0/s1600-h/youversion.jpg,located,site,youversion.com,general ized,blessing,true" />

Case in point the keywords for this very thread i just started:

<meta name="keywords" content="vbseo,inserting,too,many,keywords,showthr eads,Why,How,reduce,,keywords,meta,vbseo,limit,fetch,ridiculous,threads ,amount,keyword,thread,inserting,showthreads,tags, dynamic,reduce,notice,define,description,length" />

How do I reduce. It seems to add urls to keywords also and even blanks. Such as ",,"

Please try to modify functions_vbseo.php file:
FIND:

PHP Code:

$kw_content = preg_replace('#,?\b(' . VBSEO_STOPWORDS . ')\b#i', '', $kw_content); 


ADD BELOW:

PHP Code:

                if(strlen($kw_content) > VBSEO_META_DESCRIPTION_MAX_CHARS)
                {
                    $kw_content = vbseo_substr_words($kw_content, VBSEO_META_DESCRIPTION_MAX_CHARS);
                } 


thanks

where to I set my keyword limit with this? Is this cutting off keywords by characters instead of words?

Modification above would use the same limit as description setting (in characters), except that keywords are *appended* to existing keywords meta tag instead of replacing it.

Originally Posted by Oleg Ignatiuk

Please try to modify functions_vbseo.php file:
FIND:

PHP Code:

$kw_content = preg_replace('#,?\b(' . VBSEO_STOPWORDS . ')\b#i', '', $kw_content); 


ADD BELOW:

PHP Code:

                if(strlen($kw_content) > VBSEO_META_DESCRIPTION_MAX_CHARS)
                {
                    $kw_content = vbseo_substr_words($kw_content, VBSEO_META_DESCRIPTION_MAX_CHARS);
                } 


Sorry for bumping old thread ...I have a similar question..... What i want to do is limit the number of keywords to 10-20 while description to 150 ..... can i do it like this

PHP Code:

                if(strlen($kw_content) > "10")
                {
                    $kw_content = vbseo_substr_words($kw_content, "10");
                } 


Yes, but it will be 10 instead of "10".

thanks a lot .... will try it later

Hi,

Have noticed that last vBSEO version (3.6.0.) includes this mod in "functions_vbseo.php" file:

PHP Code:

if(strlen($kw_content) > VBSEO_META_DESCRIPTION_MAX_CHARS)
{
$kw_content = vbseo_substr_words($kw_content, VBSEO_META_DESCRIPTION_MAX_CHARS);
} 


I do not understand why it does not work, I mean I have description set to to 160 maximum characters, keywords should do the same, shouldn't ?

Am I doing something wrong, is there any effective way to limit meta keywords characters ?

I have also tried this way, it does not work

PHP Code:

if(strlen($kw_content) > 10)
{
$kw_content = vbseo_substr_words($kw_content, 10);
} 


Thanks

Hello,

vBSEO *appends* keywords to existing meta tag content (while meta description is *replaced*), that's why combined lengh is larger.
If you want keywords meta tag to be replaced as well, you can replace this line in functions_vbseo.php file:
$newtext = preg_replace('#(<meta name="keywords".*?content=)"#is', '$1"'.str_replace('$','\$',$kw_content).',', $newtext);
with:
$newtext = preg_replace('#(<meta name="keywords".*?content=)"[^"]*#is', '$1"'.str_replace('$','\$',$kw_content).',', $newtext);

Made it, it works !

Meta keywords are now much shorter.

THANKS

You are welcome!