404 errors on meta.json

  • Resolved Sean Conklin

    (@seanconklin)


    4 weeks ago

    Hello,

    We’re seeing a ton of 404 errors for the meta.json file URL. Shouldn’t this plugin be creating and maintaining that definition file for our site?

    Thanks,

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  • Plugin Support Marija

    (@marijastuntcoders)

    3 weeks, 6 days ago

    Hi @seanconklin ,

    The meta.json file (or the subsequent errors) are not connected to the Meta for WooCommerce plugin – they could come from crawlers, or other third-party plugins.

    Kind regards,
    Marija

    Thread Starter Sean Conklin

    (@seanconklin)

    3 weeks, 6 days ago

    Yes I’m asking for the Meta/Woo plugin to be in charge of generating the Meta JSON file that the Meta bot crawler looks to be desperately in search of, like 15k hits a month in our 404 logs.

    Can this plugin be in charge of /meta.json? I would think it fitting.

    Plugin Support Marija

    (@marijastuntcoders)

    3 weeks, 5 days ago

    Hi @seanconklin ,

    Completely understand why you would assume that – but we have double-checked this internally as well, and assure you the Meta for WooCommerce plugin is not what’s generating or filling the meta.json file.

    Kind regards,
    Marija

    Thread Starter Sean Conklin

    (@seanconklin)

    3 weeks, 5 days ago

    Yes, I’m requesting that this plugin creates and maintains the meta.json file as part of its feature set. After all, using this plugin causes the MetaBot to look for it on the site, quite frequently in fact.

    Plugin Support Marija

    (@marijastuntcoders)

    3 weeks, 2 days ago

    Hi @seanconklin – thank you for clarifying.

    At the moment, there are no plans for the Meta for WooCommerce plugin to generate or maintain the /meta.json file.

    While you may see requests for this file from Meta’s crawlers, those requests are not triggered by the plugin itself, and it’s not necessary for Meta for WooCommerce plugin to be present for the /meta.json file to exist – and vice-versa.

    Kind regards,
    Marija

    Thread Starter Sean Conklin

    (@seanconklin)

    3 weeks, 2 days ago

    Seems like a real missed opportunity though. The Meta plugin could maintain a Meta definitions file for the Meta bot to utilize.

    Plugin Support Marija

    (@marijastuntcoders)

    3 weeks, 1 day ago

    Hi @seanconklin ,

    Although there are currently no plans for the file to be generated by the plugin, we will let you know if anything changes.

    Please let us know if you have any further questions regarding the plugin.

    Kind regards,
    Marija

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