Taxonomy SEO

Define fallback metadata for category, tag, and custom taxonomy archives so collection pages stay descriptive and easier to manage.

Overview

Taxonomy SEO manages fallback SEO output for category, tag, and other supported taxonomy archive pages.

Admin path: Airygen SEO -> Settings -> Taxonomy SEO

Use it when archive pages matter on your site and you want them to read like useful collection pages instead of generic indexes.

Settings

The page includes Settings, Templates, and Preview.

Settings

Use this section to choose which taxonomies should expose SEO controls.

  • Enable Taxonomy SEO turns taxonomy archive metadata on or off.
  • Taxonomies lets you choose which taxonomy archives should be managed.

Templates

Use this section to define fallback wording for taxonomy archives that do not have custom values.

  • Default title template controls the fallback title for enabled taxonomy terms.
  • Default description template controls the fallback description for enabled taxonomy terms.
  • Separator is inserted when you use %separator%.
  • Custom token 1, Custom token 2, and Custom token 3 let you reuse text in your templates.
  • Template tokens can use term name, term description, site name, separator, and the custom token values.

Preview

Use Preview to test a real category or tag against your current settings.

  • Preview category loads a sample category archive.
  • Preview tag loads a sample tag archive.
  • Head Sample shows the resolved title, description, and canonical output.
  • Enabled Taxonomies shows the current list of taxonomies covered by the module.

How to Use

  1. Open Airygen SEO -> Settings -> Taxonomy SEO.
  2. In Settings, turn on Enable Taxonomy SEO.
  3. In the Taxonomies list, select the category, tag, or custom taxonomy archives you actually want to manage.
  4. In Templates, enter a Default title template and Default description template that make sense for archive pages.
  5. Add Separator and any Custom token values if your archive wording needs the same brand or category phrase repeatedly.
  6. Open Preview, choose a real category or tag, and review the Head Sample.
  7. Save the module and test important archive pages on the live site.

Verify these items after saving:

  • The archive title describes a collection page, not an individual post.
  • Only the taxonomies you selected are being managed here.
  • The preview category and tag output still read naturally.
  • Important archive pages use the expected canonical and description output.

SEO Benefits

Better archive metadata helps search engines understand topic collections more clearly. It also makes category and tag pages more useful as entry points for visitors.

User Cases

Blogs that rely on category pages

Before: Category archives inherit vague titles and descriptions, so they do not explain what the collection is about.

After: The site owner builds archive templates that describe each category more clearly and make archive pages easier to trust in search.

Publishers with custom taxonomies

Before: Custom topic or resource archives are live, but they are not included in a consistent SEO workflow.

After: Taxonomy SEO lets the team select those taxonomies and apply templates without editing every term one by one.

FAQ

Does this module change every term manually?

No. It provides fallback behavior for enabled taxonomies when a term does not have a more specific custom setup.

Should I enable every taxonomy on the site?

No. Only enable the archives that matter to users and search engines.

Why does the preview let me choose a category or tag?

It helps you test the resolved fallback output on real archive data instead of guessing from the template alone.