Remove verification tag checkboxes for "edit forms" since they ONLY appear on the front page

I think this is a valid question, I can't find a new settings page, new fields on the existing forms, or anything else for verification tags, though I remember seeing it on a previous version of the module.

@marijnvanlith what was your solution? It would be great if you could post it here for the rest of us when you mark an issue closed :-)

Aha, I found it. You need to check the boxes for "Tags to show on edit forms" if you want the form elements to show up on the "front page" tab under "global meta tags".

This is confusing, I think the instructions on the "Tags to show on edit forms" section need to be clearer, to explain that those boxes also apply to settings forms, not just edit forms, or better yet, these checkboxes should not be required to set the defaults.

Also, the language on this tab should be updated (this is super minor) these are not really "global" meta tags, they are defaults.

Jen

Tags to show on edit forms is generic enough to include also the front page settings form; I could not use Tags to show on settings forms because the node edit form is not a settings form.

The strings used in the settings tabs have been already changed in the development snapshot, and in the beta releases.

These checkboxes should not be required to set the defaults. In fact, they should not exist at all. This part of the nodewords module is confusing as it is now. I believe this improves things a little bit.

My thoughts: If you have enabled the verification tags module, then it goes without saying that you'd like to use some kind of verification tag. It's harmless to leave all three fields present on the front page form, and print only those indicated via settings.

Patch attached. (it's often better to explain by example)

Wow, the dev branch is looking much better. Thanks so much for all your hard work on this.

Patch removes problematic verification checkboxes for "edit forms" (re-rolled against dev branch).
Please review.
Jen

As discussed above, regardless of how I configure nodewords, the site verification input fields do not show up on node creation/edit forms. What's more, I'm logged in as user 1 and can see ALL other meta tag input fields (enabled or not on nodewords config page) - I understand that it's supposed to work this way for the superuser. BUT, no verification input fields are there. I've disabled/reenabled verification tags on the modules page, still no joy. The only place I see these fields is if I click "Default and Specific Meta Tags", I see them on the "front page" tab (which I'm not utilizing per my config, and I do not plan to). If I try to create an entry under "other pages", the fields do not appear there either.

6.x-1.11 and D6.14.

What am I missing? Am I only supposed to be able to set these for the "front page"?

Thanks

D'oh! Sorry for double post. :/

What am I missing? Am I only supposed to be able to set these for the "front page"?

Site verification meta tags are looked only on the front page; that is why you can set them just for the front page.

@kiamlaluno & @Madbreaks

Verification tags ONLY appear on the front page.

@kiam The original issue...

verification codes can't be set without "Tags to show on edit forms" boxes checked"

has been resolved in the dev branch. But the way the module works with the "edit forms" checkboxes is terribly confusing, and also unnecessary.

Verification tags do not need checkboxes to allow them to appear on "edit forms", since the ONLY form they actually appear on is the form to set tags for the front page.

The patch in #8 resolves that problem. Would someone please review this patch?

This is a huge usability issue, and I'd like to get it resolved. If you do not like the way I've attempted to fix it, please suggest an alternative. The way I see it, this issue will not be fixed until people stop getting confused (as demonstrated in #10). But, would you prefer I open a new issue instead?

Jen

We are experiencing the same issue with google being unable to find the tag.

When I "View Source" on the homepage I see the following:
<meta name="verify-v1" content="[actual tag deleted]" />

Google is looking for:

<meta name="google-site-verification" content="String_we_ask_for">

So it appears that the NAME needs to be updated from "verify-v1" to "google-site-verification" somehow. Any ideas on how to go about it?

(Side note: I am aware this is discussed here: http://drupal.org/node/733092 , but that is in regards to a different "Site Verification" module, and not Nodewords.)