Set Metadata

Learn how to set metadata in PyWebflow to configure SEO and social sharing properties.

Setting Metadata

The set_metadata method in PyWebflow allows you to define SEO and social media metadata for your web application.

Usage

First, import the WebFlow library:

import webflow as wf

Then, use the set_metadata method as follows:

wf.set_metadata(
title="",
description="",
keywords="",
...
)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`title`	`str`	The title of the page, used in search engines and browser tabs.
`description`	`str`	A short description of the page for SEO and social media.
`keywords`	`str`	A comma-separated list of keywords for search engine optimization.
`author`	`str`	The name of the author of the page.
`viewport`	`str`	Defines how the page scales on different screen sizes.
`charset`	`str`	Specifies the character encoding for the document.
`robots`	`str`	Determines how search engines should index the page (`"index, follow"`, `"noindex, nofollow"`).
`canonical`	`str`	The canonical URL to avoid duplicate content issues.
`ogTitle`	`str`	Open Graph title for social media sharing.
`ogDescription`	`str`	Open Graph description for social media previews.
`ogUrl`	`str`	The URL to be associated with the Open Graph metadata.
`ogImage`	`str`	The image URL for social media sharing previews.

Example

wf.set_metadata(
title="My Awesome App",
description="An innovative web application built with Webflow and FastAPI.",
keywords="web development, python, fastapi, react",
author="Awesome Dev",
viewport="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0",
charset="UTF-8",
robots="index, follow",
canonical="https://example.com",
ogTitle="My Awesome App",
ogDescription="An innovative web application built with Webflow and FastAPI.",
ogUrl="https://example.com",
ogImage="https://example.com/preview.png"
)

Additional Notes

Ensure your canonical URL is correct to prevent duplicate content penalties in search engines.
Open Graph (og*) metadata is crucial for optimizing social media previews.
Use relevant keywords but avoid keyword stuffing for better SEO results.

Setting Metadata

Usage

Parameters

Example

Additional Notes

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