Metaseiten

Metaseiten is a term used primarily in German-language web publishing to describe pages that curate or summarize content from multiple sources on a single topic. These pages act as gateways or hubs, presenting a curated overview with metadata, short excerpts, and links to the original sources, enabling users to navigate the broader landscape without visiting each site individually.

Typically, metaseiten organize content by category or tag, provide short summaries or snippets, and display metadata such as publication date, author, and source. They may rely on feeds, manual curation, or automated aggregation to populate lists and links. The pages often use structured data and semantic markup to improve discoverability and integration with search engines.

Metaseiten appear in contexts such as news portals, academic or library portals, product comparison sites, and travel directories. They are distinct from metasearch engines, which retrieve results from multiple search services; metaseiten generally present a fixed, navigational interface within a single site or network, linking to external content rather than hosting it themselves. Considerations for maintainability, licensing, and copyright are important, as are efforts to ensure accuracy and avoid content duplication.

In English-language writing the concept may be described as content hubs, directories, or portals rather than metaseiten, but the German term is used in similar ways to indicate a curated, cross-source entry point.