CakePHP HTML Meta Component

A CakePHP Component for adding and outputting HTML Meta Elements.

INSTALLATION
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Copy HtmlMetaComponent.php to your app/Controller/Component directory

CONFIGURATION
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In your controller:

    public $components = array(
        'HtmlMeta'
    );

The following example shows how to pass default HTML Meta Elements to the component:

    public $components = array(
        'HtmlMeta' => array(
            array(
                'property' => 'og:locale',
                'content' => 'en_AU'
            ),
            array(
                'property' => 'og:site_name',
                'content' => 'Pollenizer'
            ),
        )
    );

USAGE
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The following example shows how to add HTML Meta Elements in your controller:

    $this->HtmlMeta->addElement(array('name' => 'description', 'content' => __('Growing & Investing in Startup Internet Businesses')));
    $this->HtmlMeta->addElement(array('name' => 'author', 'content' => 'Pollenizer'));
    $this->HtmlMeta->addElement(array('property' => 'og:title', 'content' => __('Growing & Investing in Startup Internet Businesses - Pollenizer - Sydney, Australia')));
    $this->HtmlMeta->addElement(array('property' => 'og:type', 'content' => 'website'));
    $this->HtmlMeta->addElement(array('property' => 'og:url', 'content' => 'http://pollenizer.com/'));
    $this->HtmlMeta->addElement(array('property' => 'og:description', 'content' => __('Growing & Investing in Startup Internet Businesses')));

The following example shows how to output HTML Meta Elements in your layout:

    echo HtmlMetaComponent::elements();

The output of the above will be:

    <meta name="description" content="Growing &amp; Investing in Startup Internet Businesses" />
    <meta name="author" content="Pollenizer" />
    <meta property="og:title" content="Growing &amp; Investing in Startup Internet Businesses - Pollenizer - Sydney, Australia" />
    <meta property="og:type" content="website" />
    <meta property="og:url" content="http://pollenizer.com/" />
    <meta property="og:description" content="Growing &amp; Investing in Startup Internet Businesses" />