HELIX_ULTIMATE_GENERATOR_TEXT Language Override Not Taking Effect-2

Hi Jeffery,

The Helix language override itself isn’t broken. In this case, it looks like something else is overwriting the value downstream.

On your site, the <meta name="generator"> tag is being controlled by Easy Frontend SEO (Pro) rather than directly by the Helix language string.

Here’s what is happening:

1. Helix Ultimate sets the generator value using Text::_('HELIX_ULTIMATE_GENERATOR_TEXT') while generating the page head. Since this language key is not defined in your template’s language files, the raw constant is displayed.
2. Easy Frontend SEO then processes the <head> and replaces the generator tag with its own stored value. In your case, EFSEO has stored the raw HELIX_ULTIMATE_GENERATOR_TEXT value in its auto-generated data.
3. Because EFSEO replaces the tag afterward, the Language Override does not reach the final output.

Please try the following:

1. Set the Generator value in EFSEO

Go to:

Components → Easy Frontend SEO → Options

Set the Generator field to the text you want to display, or leave it blank/a single space if you want the generator tag to be empty. This setting has priority over the value generated by Helix.

2. Check the homepage entry

Go to:

Components → Easy Frontend SEO

Open the entry for your homepage and clear the Generator field, then save it.

EFSEO's automatic mode may have previously stored HELIX_ULTIMATE_GENERATOR_TEXT as the generator value for that page.

3. Clear the Joomla cache

Go to:

System → Clear Cache

Then clear the relevant cache and reload the homepage.

After that, check the page source and verify the <meta name="generator"> tag.

You can also keep the Language Override for HELIX_ULTIMATE_GENERATOR_TEXT under:

System → Languages → Overrides → Site

However, the main issue here is that Easy Frontend SEO is overriding the value, so the EFSEO settings need to be corrected first.

Alternatively, you can disable/hide the Generator option in EFSEO so that EFSEO stops managing this meta tag. In that case, Helix and the language override will control the generator value.

Best regards,