Content meta tag hierarchy

reference brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read r_ContentMetaTagHierarchy.md

Page and site level meta tags are included in a content meta tag hierarchy.

Site and page level tags

CMS supports page level and site level tags. The system behavior is to show the sum of all page level and site level tags. For example, if you have two tags on the site and one tag on the page, all with different names, you see three tags on the page. Two are from the site and one is from the page. If both the site and the page have a tag of the same name, only the page tag is used.

Note: The Content Management System does not support some commonly used meta tags. For example, you cannot use the X-UA-Compatible meta tag, which allows you to specify which version of Internet Explorer a site should be rendered in.

Example: all tags have unique names

Text

 Site LevelName         Contentbreakfast    eggslunch        sandwich
Page LevelName         Contentdinner       steak
OutputName         Contentbreakfast    eggslunch        sandwichdinner       steak

Example: page level tag overrides site level tag

Text

Site LevelName         Contentbreakfast    eggslunch        sandwich
Page LevelName         Contentlunch        tacos <--- overrides site leveldinner       steak
OutputName         Contentbreakfast    eggslunch        tacosdinner       steak

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# Content meta tag hierarchy

Page and site level meta tags are included in a content meta tag hierarchy.

## Site and page level tags

CMS supports page level and site level tags. The system behavior is to show the sum of all page level and site level tags. For example, if you have two tags on the site and one tag on the page, all with different names, you see three tags on the page. Two are from the site and one is from the page. If both the site and the page have a tag of the same name, only the page tag is used.

**Note:** The Content Management System does not support some commonly used meta tags. For example, you cannot use the X-UA-Compatible meta tag, which allows you to specify which version of Internet Explorer a site should be rendered in.

## Example: all tags have unique names

```
 Site Level
Name         Content
breakfast    eggs
lunch        sandwich

Page Level
Name         Content
dinner       steak

Output
Name         Content
breakfast    eggs
lunch        sandwich
dinner       steak
```

## Example: page level tag overrides site level tag

```
Site Level
Name         Content
breakfast    eggs
lunch        sandwich

Page Level
Name         Content
lunch        tacos <--- overrides site level
dinner       steak

Output
Name         Content
breakfast    eggs
lunch        tacos
dinner       steak
```

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