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Hello I want to ask u for the classification tag.
Hw it is important in SEO?

wht should be the contents of tht?
is it some how related with google directory?
if yes thn wht will the contents?
anf if no thn use of this tag?

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Short answer: the meta name="classification" tag does not influence Google or modern search engines. is right that it has no SEO value, and ’s point about it being ignored today matches Google’s documentation. Google lists the meta tags it actually supports (for example, description and robots) and states it ignores unsupported ones; “classification” is not on the supported list. Search engines figure out a page’s topic during indexing from the real content, titles, links, and other signals, not from a self-declared category tag. (developers.google.com)

On ’s question about Google Directory: there’s no connection. Google Directory was discontinued on July 20, 2011, and the Open Directory Project (DMOZ) closed in 2017, so there’s no current directory ecosystem that would read a “classification” tag. (en.wikipedia.org)

What to do instead (and what actually helps):

  • Add breadcrumb structured data and visible breadcrumb links to show the section/category hierarchy.
  • Write useful, unique meta descriptions for key pages; Google may use them for snippets.
  • Keep titles clear and category-focused.

Minimal breadcrumb JSON-LD you can drop into category pages:

<script type="application/ld+json">
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList",
 "itemListElement":[
  {"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Shopping","item":"https://example.com/shopping"},
  {"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Shoes","item":"https://example.com/shopping/shoes"}
 ]}
</script>

These patterns are documented by Google and are actionable today. For : using the same “classification” tag on every page has no effect; it’s safe and cleaner to remove it entirely. (developers.google.com)

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Member Avatar for stymiee

This tag serves no purpose in SEO.

Member Avatar for markov

Earlier the classification tag has prominence, but now SE's never look for it.

Member Avatar for Dani

I have never even heard of it. What does it do?

Member Avatar for stymiee

The theory is that it will tell the search engines what category your site falls into. They don't need to use it because their algorithms already do that.

Member Avatar for inhyderabadmall

A very few search engines (i.e. - Netscape) use this tag to determine how to classify your web page. For example, a classification of "Shopping" would place your site in a category of "Shopping".

Attributes:
<meta name="Classification" content="text">

Text is the desired classification.

Example:
<meta name="classification" content="Internet">

This classifies the content of this site as being about the internet.

The META "Classification" tag is outdated - I personally see no effective reason to include it within your web pages.

Hope this helps.
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Member Avatar for KristenS

can we use same classification tag in all pages of website or only one page of website

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