XF 2.1 Is it possible to randomise the "site" part on the end of page titles?

[Bimble]

The idea is fairly simple - to have three or four different "site" titles that each cover selected keywords, then have a random one served when the page is requested and tagged onto the end, after the dash or pipe.

Can this be done by maybe generating a random number in the page template and then applying a specific title based on the resulting number?

The idea is to spread various keywords throughout Google's page results for pages with short titles.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Sorry I can’t answer but am intrigued as to why you would want to do something like that?

 

[Bimble]

Spread keywords into page titles, for example:

Short thread title | Bimble Bird Watching Forum
Short thread title | Bimble Birding Forum
Short thread title | Bimble Wildlife & Birds Forum
Short thread title | Bimble Birds Forum
etc.

The thread title [main key words] won't change when Google comes along and re-indexes, but the changing (random) site title will diversify the keywords it indexes in relation to the site, spreading a broader range of keywords into the index with the hope of more threads being found in people's searches than the current fixed title for every page.

 

[Mr Lucky]

How will that help threads being found in searches, I would have thought the opposite if Google works out you are trying to manipulate its results.

 

[Ozzy47]

This is either genius or wackadoodle, just not sure which.

 

[Bimble]

At the moment all the search results have the same site title tagged onto the end, so something like this:

Need advice on binos for mid-range budget | Bimble Bird Watching Forum
Making a hide - what do we need to get started? | Bimble Bird Watching Forum
Do any of your family or friends share your love of birds | Bimble Bird Watching Forum
What other hobbies do you have? | Bimble Bird Watching Forum
Birds on your spot list | Bimble Bird Watching Forum
Common garden birds you spot on your feeder | Bimble Bird Watching Forum
How to improve your bird spotting skills | Bimble Bird Watching Forum
World's Best Destinations for Bird-Watching | Bimble Bird Watching Forum
Hummingbird Lovers | Bimble Bird Watching Forum
Sea Birds Of The Welsh Coast | Bimble Bird Watching Forum

... with a randomised site title the keyword spread will be more diverse ...:

Need advice on binos for mid-range budget | Bimble Bird Watching Forum
Making a hide - what do we need to get started? | Bimble Birding Forum
Do any of your family or friends share your love of birds | Bimble Wildlife & Birds Forum
What other hobbies do you have? | Bimble Birds Forum
Birds on your spot list | Bimble Wildlife & Birds Forum
Common garden birds you spot on your feeder | Bimble Bird Watching Forum
How to improve your bird spotting skills | Bimble Birding Forum
World's Best Destinations for Bird-Watching | Bimble Birds Forum
Hummingbird Lovers | Bimble Wildlife & Birds Forum
Sea Birds Of The Welsh Coast | Bimble Birds Forum

Google isn't going to reindex pages with daily regularity so some of them will sit for a long while in the index before changing, and I doubt Google will penalise a site for such a minor change (sites update and change their page titles all the time).

 

[Bimble]

Any idea how this might be done? Can you add something to a template to generate a random number?

 

[Ozzy47]

Pretty sure that it is going to require custom development.