A simple way to achieve this (but without the Class approach) is by filtering the output of wp_head action hook using the output buffering. In your theme’s header.php, wrap the wp_head() call with ob_start($cb) and ob_end_flush(); functions like: ob_start(‘ad_filter_wp_head_output’); wp_head(); ob_end_flush(); Now in theme functions.php file, declare your output callback function (ad_filter_wp_head_output in this case): … Read more
On remove_meta_box is a note: Because you can’t remove a meta box until it’s been added, it’s important to make sure your call to remove_meta_box() happens in the right sequence. WordPress SEO adds meta boxes on add_meta_boxes action with default priority – 10, which run after admin_init, so that won’t remove them. Instead you need … Read more
It didn’t say in the API docs on the Yoast SEO plugin site what the ID was and I don’t have a copy of Yoast at installed at disposal, but according to yoas-plugin-dir/admin/class-metabox.php line 144, the meta_box registered is; add_meta_box( ‘wpseo_meta’, …etc ); … Which is hooked onto add_meta_boxes hook on line 32 of the … Read more
Here’s the general principle of what you need to do: Hook into the wpseo_breadcrumb_links or wp_seo_get_bc_ancestors API filters. Add your Blog into the WordPress SEO Breadcrumb $links array, using array_splice. Place this in your theme’s functions.php: /** * Conditionally Override Yoast SEO Breadcrumb Trail * http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wordpress-seo/trunk/frontend/class-breadcrumbs.php * ———————————————————————————– */ add_filter( ‘wpseo_breadcrumb_links’, ‘wpse_100012_override_yoast_breadcrumb_trail’ ); function wpse_100012_override_yoast_breadcrumb_trail( … Read more
Get Archive SEO titles If you defined a Custom Post Type archive title you can get that by: $titles = get_option( ‘wpseo_titles’ ); $title = $titles[‘title-ptarchive-POST_TYPE’]; echo apply_filters( ‘the_title’, $title ); Remember to replace POST_TYPE by your own Custom Post Type. To display all the wpseo_title variables, you can use: printf( ‘<pre>%s</pre>’, print_r( get_option( ‘wpseo_titles’ … Read more
The WPSEO plugin by Yoast has a filter for the title: ‘wpseo_title’. You’ll need to add something like this: add_filter(‘wpseo_title’, ‘filter_product_wpseo_title’); function filter_product_wpseo_title($title) { if( is_singular( ‘product’) ) { $title = //your code } return $title; } More info at the WordPress SEO API Docs page.
Add the following code in the archive template loop to display Yoast SEO meta description for each post. echo get_post_meta(get_the_ID(), ‘_yoast_wpseo_metadesc’, true);