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July 14, 2006
Yesterday we told you that you canuse ametatag to ask us not to use descriptionsof your site from theOpen Directory Project(ODP) when we generate snippets. Some of you have asked if thismetatag prevents us from using
the title from the ODP as well. Yes, thismetatag does apply to both the title and description
from the ODP.
Also, as noted in ourwebmaster help center, you can combine parameters
in themetatag. So, for instance, you could use the followingmetatag:
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],[],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis blog post may contain outdated information, such as missing images or broken links.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eUsing the \u003ccode\u003emeta\u003c/code\u003e tag with \u003ccode\u003econtent="noodp"\u003c/code\u003e will prevent Google from using the title and description from the Open Directory Project.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eWebmasters can combine parameters within the \u003ccode\u003emeta\u003c/code\u003e tag (e.g., \u003ccode\u003econtent="noodp, noarchive"\u003c/code\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["The blog post, dated July 14, 2006, clarifies that using a specific `meta` tag prevents the use of both titles and descriptions from the Open Directory Project (ODP) in search snippets. The `meta` tag `noodp` is effective for both, it was shown on the blog. The blog post also highlights the ability to combine parameters within the `meta` tag, using `noodp` and `noarchive` as an example. The blog author is Vanessa Fox.\n"],null,["# More control over titles too\n\n| It's been a while since we published this blog post. Some of the information may be outdated (for example, some images may be missing, and some links may not work anymore).\n\nJuly 14, 2006\n\n\nYesterday we told you that you can\n[use a `meta` tag to ask us not to use descriptions](/search/blog/2006/07/more-control-over-page-snippets)\nof your site from the\n[Open Directory Project](https://www.dmoz.org/)\n(ODP) when we generate snippets. Some of you have asked if this `meta` tag prevents us from using\nthe title from the ODP as well. Yes, this `meta` tag does apply to both the title and description\nfrom the ODP.\n\n\nAlso, as noted in our\n[webmaster help center](/search/docs/appearance/title-link), you can combine parameters\nin the `meta` tag. So, for instance, you could use the following `meta` tag: \n\n```\n\u003cmeta=\"robots\" content=\"noodp, noarchive\"\u003e\n```\n\nPosted by [Vanessa Fox](https://www.vanessafox.com/)"]]
