Working of "NOODP" Tag

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by learnseo, Aug 9, 2006.

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  1. #1
    Hi all,
    I heard about "NOODP" tag recently but i dont understand its working properly and its usage. How ll it be benefial, Whats the use of it, we should use it in our MetaTags or not because there is some kind of controversy behind this? Please guide me and tell me your views and experience about its working.

    Thanks & Regards,
     
    learnseo, Aug 9, 2006 IP
  2. mattmdesign

    mattmdesign Well-Known Member

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    If your site is listed in DMOZ, sometimes google will list it using the DMOZ title. If you have the title set to "Potatoes", but DMOZ lists it as "Crappy potato site", you will probably want to use the NOODP tag so that Google lists it with the "Potatoes" title.
     
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  3. ash1

    ash1 Active Member

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    #3
    i put this on my sites last week , and google still using DMOZ title, hopefully it will change this week to the one i made
     
    ash1, Aug 10, 2006 IP
  4. learnseo

    learnseo Peon

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    Hi all,
    Please tell the HTML coding for NOODP Tag. Like how should i apply this?

    Thanks & Regards,
     
    learnseo, Aug 14, 2006 IP
  5. mattmdesign

    mattmdesign Well-Known Member

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    The code is:

    <META NAME=”ROBOTS” CONTENT=”NOODP”>

    It goes in the <head> area of your pages.
     
    mattmdesign, Aug 14, 2006 IP
  6. ewc21

    ewc21 Peon

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    #6
    I hope the wait won't be as long as waiting for your site to be listed at DMOZ.. :eek:
     
    ewc21, Aug 15, 2006 IP
  7. infonote

    infonote Well-Known Member

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    #7
    I never heard of this tag before
     
    infonote, Aug 15, 2006 IP
  8. learnseo

    learnseo Peon

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    Hi Mattmdesign,
    Thanks for guiding me.

    Thanks & Regards,
     
    learnseo, Aug 15, 2006 IP
  9. ewc21

    ewc21 Peon

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    infonote: this tag was introduced recently so it's not surprising many are still unaware of this one.
     
    ewc21, Aug 15, 2006 IP
  10. Kaptain Kangaroo

    Kaptain Kangaroo Peon

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    #10
    whatever you do, don't copy and paste the code above as is into your pages. Try this one:

    <META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOODP">

    don't know where those quotes up above came from, but i honestly believe google sure doesn't like them. i could possibly be wrong, but take it from me, little peon, i have a site sitting on the google sidelines right now after copy/paste that exact code into my site. if anyone is to prove me wrong, i would be happy take back my statement. i just don't know what else it could have been.
     
    Kaptain Kangaroo, Aug 16, 2006 IP
  11. ewc21

    ewc21 Peon

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    That's correct Kaptain. :)
     
    ewc21, Aug 16, 2006 IP
  12. dhruv37

    dhruv37 Well-Known Member

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    #12
    yeah,

    <META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOODP">

    is the right code and its also working for me.

    Its working for both google and msn and now search engines are taking page title and description instead of dmoz.
     
    dhruv37, Aug 16, 2006 IP
  13. Diablos

    Diablos Guest

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    #13
    I implemented this in my websites as well, will report results as soon as it happens :D
     
    Diablos, Aug 16, 2006 IP
  14. delmarsurf

    delmarsurf Peon

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    #14
    Does it work in conjunction with the current "robots" tag or does it replace it?

    Should I keep this tag:
    <META name="Robots" content="All">

    and add:
    <META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOODP">

    OR Replace the "All" tag with the "NOODP"

    Thanks, DEL
     
    delmarsurf, Aug 21, 2006 IP
  15. Kaptain Kangaroo

    Kaptain Kangaroo Peon

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    Kaptain Kangaroo, Aug 21, 2006 IP