Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2015 - Manual (Page 410)

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Coding
Last updated 6/3/2015
Specify keywords for the page
Many search-engine robots (programs that automatically browse the web gathering information for search engines to
index) read the contents of the Keywords meta tag and use the information to index your pages in their databases.
Because some search engines limit the number of keywords or characters they index, or ignore all keywords if you go
beyond the limit, it’s a good idea to use just a few well-chosen keywords.
Add a Keywords meta tag
1 Select Insert > HTML > Head Tags > Keywords.
2 Specify the keywords, separated by commas, in the dialog box that appears.
Edit a Keywords meta tag
1 Select View > Head Content.
2 Select the Keywords marker that appears at the top of the Document window.
3 In the Property inspector, view, modify, or delete keywords. You can also add keywords separated by commas.
Specify descriptions for the page
Many search-engine robots (programs that automatically browse the web gathering information for search engines to
index) read the contents of the Description meta tag. Some use the information to index your pages in their databases,
and some also display the information on the search results page (instead of displaying the first few lines of your
document). Some search engines limit the number of characters they index, so it’s a good idea to limit your description
to a few words (for example, Pork barbecue catering in Albany, Georgia, or Web design at reasonable rates for clients
worldwide).
Add a Description meta tag
1 Select Insert > HTML > Head Tags > Description.
2 Enter descriptive text in the dialog box that appears.
Edit a Description meta tag
1 Select View > Head Content.
2 Select the Description marker that appears at the top of the Document window.
3 In the Property inspector, view, modify, or delete the descriptive text.
Set the refresh properties of the page
Use the Refresh element to specify that the browser should automatically refresh your page—by reloading the current
page or going to a different one—after a certain amount of time. This element is often used to redirect users from one
URL to another, often after displaying a text message that the URL has changed.
Add a Refresh meta tag
1 Select Insert > HTML > Head Tags > Refresh.
2 Set the Refresh meta tag properties in the dialog box that appears.
Edit a Refresh meta tag
1 Select View > Head Content.