Jeff Starr

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✨ Add meta tags to your site 
 ✨ Blazing fast performance 
 ✨ Uses only 60KB of code!
</blockquote>
Head Meta Data (HMD) improves the definition and semantic quality of your website by adding <code><meta></code> tags to the <code><head></code> section of your web pages. Super lightweight, fast, and user-friendly.
<h3>🤖 Default Meta Tags</h3>
Customize the perfect set of meta tags for your site. For example:
<pre><code><head>

 <meta charset="utf-8">
 <meta name="abstract" content="Obsessive Web Development">
 <meta name="author" content="Jeff Starr (aka Perishable)">
 <meta name="classification" content="Website Development">
 <meta name="copyright" content="Copyright Perishable Press">
 <meta name="description" content="Web Development Tutorials">
 <meta name="designer" content="Jeff Starr @ Monzilla Media">
 <meta name="distribution" content="Global">
 <meta name="keywords" content="Web, WordPress, Tutorials">
 <meta name="language" content="en">
 <meta name="publisher" content="Perishable Press">
 <meta name="rating" content="General">
 <meta name="resource-type" content="Document">
 <meta name="revisit-after" content="3">
 <meta name="subject" content="Web Dev + WordPress + Security">
 <meta name="template" content="shapeSpace WordPress Theme">
 <meta name="robots" content="index,follow">

 

</head>
</code></pre>
<h3>🤖 Dynamic Meta Tags</h3>
Use shortcodes to dynamically output SEO meta tags:
<pre><code><title>[hmd_post_title] | My Awesome Website</title>
<meta name="description" content="[hmd_post_excerpt]">
</code></pre>
This outputs dynamic titles and descriptions, useful for SEO. You also can add unique meta tags and markup on specific posts and pages. Check out the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/head-meta-data/#installation" rel="ugc">Installation tab</a> for more information.
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✨ Help bots understand your content better
</blockquote>
<h3>🤖 Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Simple and easy to use</li>
<li>Clean, standards-based code</li>
<li>Customize all <code><meta></code> tags</li>
<li>Add your own custom <code><meta></code> tags</li>
<li>Add custom meta tags on any post or page</li>
<li>Supports X (Twitter) Cards and Facebook Open Graph tags</li>
<li>Supports <code><meta></code>, <code><link></code>, <code><base></code>, <code><title></code>, and <code><style></code></li>
<li>Automatically adds tags to the <code><head></code> section of all pages</li>
<li>Check out a Live Preview of your meta tags and custom tags</li>
<li>Auto-populates tags using your site’s information</li>
<li>Use shortcodes to include dynamic information</li>
<li>Easily disable any unwanted tags</li>
<li>Lightweight, fast, and secure</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
✨ Check out <a href="https://plugin-planet.com/head-meta-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Head Meta Pro</a> to define tags for each page view
</blockquote>
<h3>🤖 Shortcodes</h3>
Shortcodes enable you to include dynamic bits of information in your meta tags. Head Meta Data provides the following shortcodes:
<pre><code>[hmd_post_excerpt] Outputs post excerpt
[hmd_post_date] Outputs post date
[hmd_post_author] Outputs post author
[hmd_post_title] Outputs post title
[hmd_post_cats] Outputs post categories
[hmd_post_tags] Outputs post tags
[hmd_site_tagline] Outputs site tagline
[hmd_site_title] Outputs site title
[hmd_year] Outputs current year
[hmd_tab] Outputs tab space to tag markup
</code></pre>
So you can display your own set of custom meta tags exactly as desired. <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/head-meta-data/#installation" rel="ugc">Learn more »</a>
<h3>🤖 Pro Features</h3>
The <a href="https://plugin-planet.com/head-meta-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pro version</a> can do everything the free version can do, PLUS:
<ul>
<li>Define meta tags for Custom Post Types</li>
<li>Define meta tags for each type of page-view (e.g., home, posts, pages, archive, search)</li>
<li>Define tags for Facebook (Open Graph)</li>
<li>Define tags for X (Twitter)</li>
<li>Define Facebook and X tags for each type of page view</li>
<li>40+ advanced <a href="https://plugin-planet.com/head-meta-pro-shortcut-variables/" rel="nofollow ugc">shortcut variables</a> like <code>%POST_AUTHOR%</code> and <code>%ARCHIVE_TYPE%</code></li>
<li>Dedicated “Meta Tags” meta box for posts and pages</li>
<li>Add custom meta tags to any post or page-view</li>
<li>Add custom script and style to any post or page-view</li>
<li>Meta Tags box integrates with SEO plugins</li>
<li>Additional meta tags beyond the free version</li>
<li>Dedicated setting for <code>image_src</code> link tag</li>
<li>Premium support for pro purchases</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
✨ Level up your meta tags with <a href="https://plugin-planet.com/head-meta-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Head Meta Pro »</a>
</blockquote>
<h3>🤖 Privacy</h3>
This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.
Head Meta Data is developed and maintained by <a href="https://x.com/perishable" rel="nofollow ugc">Jeff Starr</a>, 15-year <a href="https://plugin-planet.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress developer</a> and <a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">book author</a>.
<h3>🤖 Support Development</h3>
I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can <a href="https://monzillamedia.com/donate.html" rel="nofollow ugc">make a donation</a> or purchase one of my books:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">The Tao of WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://digwp.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Digging into WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://htaccessbook.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">.htaccess made easy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/wordpress-themes-book/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Themes In Depth</a></li>
<li><a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/downloads/wizards-collection-sql-recipes-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress</a></li>
</ul>
And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/bbq-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">BBQ Pro</a> – Blazing fast WordPress firewall</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/blackhole-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Blackhole Pro</a> – Automatically block bad bots</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/banhammer-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Banhammer Pro</a> – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/ga-google-analytics-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">GA Google Analytics Pro</a> – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/head-meta-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Head Meta Pro</a> – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/rest-pro-tools/" rel="nofollow ugc">REST Pro Tools</a> – Awesome tools for managing the WP REST API</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/simple-ajax-chat-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Simple Ajax Chat Pro</a> – Unlimited chat rooms</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/usp-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">USP Pro</a> – Unlimited front-end forms</li>
</ul>
Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thanks! 🙂

Head Meta Data

Adds a custom set of <meta> tags to the <head> section of all posts & pages.

ContentBeast

ContentBeast Auto Publisher automatically receives and publishes SEO-optimized blog articles to your WordPress site from ContentBeast.com.
Key Features:
<ul>
<li>Automatic Article Publishing – Receives articles via secure webhook and publishes them automatically</li>
<li>SEO Meta Descriptions – Automatically includes meta descriptions for better search engine optimization</li>
<li>Multi-SEO Plugin Support – Works with Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO, and SEOPress</li>
<li>Featured Images – Automatically downloads and sets featured images</li>
<li>Tags & Categories – Automatically creates and assigns tags and categories</li>
<li>Scheduled Publishing – Schedule articles for future publication</li>
<li>Daily Cron Job – Optional daily automated publishing at 2am CST</li>
<li>Secure Webhook – HMAC signature verification for secure connections</li>
<li>Clean & Fast – Lightweight plugin with no bloat</li>
</ul>
How It Works:
<ol>
<li>Connect your WordPress site to ContentBeast.com</li>
<li>ContentBeast generates high-quality, SEO-optimized articles</li>
<li>Articles are automatically pushed to your WordPress site</li>
<li>Published articles include meta descriptions, tags, categories, and featured images</li>
</ol>
Third-Party Service:
This plugin connects to ContentBeast.com (https://contentbeast.com) to receive article content. By using this plugin, you agree to ContentBeast’s terms of service and privacy policy:
<ul>
<li>Terms of Service: https://contentbeast.com/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://contentbeast.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
The plugin sends your API key to authenticate with ContentBeast.com and receives article data including: 
* Article title and content 
* Meta descriptions for SEO 
* Tags and categories 
* Featured image URLs 
* Publishing status and scheduling information
Requirements:
<ul>
<li>A ContentBeast.com account</li>
<li>WordPress 6.0 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
This plugin connects to ContentBeast.com to receive article content. The plugin sends: 
* Your API key for authentication 
* Webhook requests from ContentBeast.com are received and processed
No user data or personal information is collected or transmitted by this plugin beyond what is necessary for the webhook functionality.
For more information, see ContentBeast’s privacy policy at https://contentbeast.com/privacy

ContentBeast Auto Publisher

Automated SEO blog writer and publisher that drives endless traffic.

Head Meta Data vs ContentBeast Auto Publisher