Meta Title auto option should display the entire "composed" title

[el-schneider]

If I have a Site Title set in /cp/advanced-seo/site/general and my meta title is on auto it will only display the current entry title but not the composed version, that will actually be used in the <title>

I think it would be a nice addition and better UX if this could be added

[aerni]

I agree and have been thinking about improving the UI before. Adding it inside the text field doesn't feel like a good solution, though. To make the user experience consistent, you'd also need to see the site title when Custom is selected. The best solution is probably to have a computed value somewhere below the text field.

[el-schneider]

Maybe pulling the position setting up top and doing it yoast-style like this could work:

[aerni]

Yes, I have been thinking about something along those lines. But holding off right now, as Google is rapidly changing with the introduction of Bard. Search results might not look the same a year from now. So another UI solution that isn't imitating a search engine might be better.

[el-schneider]

I agree that search will likely change quite a bit, but for the time beeing something that resembles a search engine result still might prove useful, because it also communicates to the non-technical people, what a meta description is useful for. If the ten blue links go away, maybe seo plugins become useless too, so having a interface for the next year or so is not too bad 🤗

I woudn't mind if it became less "googley" though. I can come up with another mockup if you want.

[aerni]

Yes, some sort of interface makes sense for sure. But it's a lot of work and effort. So not making this decision lightly.