Metadata is a fancy word meaning data about data. Saying meta data is easier and less confusing than saying data data; however, that’s basically what it means. So, you could say that this blog is data about metadata. Or, meta metadata. I'll stop now, sorry.

In Drupal, it’s very easy to set meta tags for each node thanks to the Meta tags module. This excellent module even gives you some extra fields on each node that you create so that you can put in a description, keywords, and other meta data as you want. It’s even integrated with the Tokens module to provide you with plenty of automatic data population.

Carry out the following steps to install the Meta tags module:

1. Download the Meta tags module from the following link: http://drupal.org/project/nodewords

2. Install a typical Drupal module as I described on Monday.

3. Be sure to turn on the module on the Modules admin page: http://www.yourDrupalsite.com/admin/build/modules.

4. Adjust the permissions, as needed, at the following link: http://www.yourDrupalsite.com/admin/user/permissions.

Now, meta tags are installed on your site. For those who might be wondering, the Meta tags module is the same as the Nodewords module, just with a newer name. Friday, we move on to how to configure the Meta tags module. See you then.