Search Results Display

Hello,

We apologize for the issue you are facing with the search results display. It sounds like you have already taken some great steps by installing Rank Math and ensuring your site is indexed. Here are a few things you can check to resolve the issues with your site name and description:

1. Add a Site Name to Your Homepage Title Tag

Make sure you have entered your site name in the Site Title field under WordPress Dashboard → Settings. This is crucial for Google to display your site name correctly in search results.

After entering your site name, scroll down and click Save Changes.

2. Set Your Homepage Meta Title and Description

You should also ensure that your homepage has a proper meta title and description set up. You can do this by navigating to Rank Math → Titles & Meta and configuring the settings for your homepage. Make sure the meta title includes your site name and that the description accurately reflects what you want to show in search results.

3. Request Google to Reindex Your Homepage

If you’ve made changes, it may take some time for Google to reflect them. To speed up the process, you can request Google to reindex your homepage:

• Go to Google Search Console.
• Enter your homepage URL and click REQUEST INDEXING.

4. Check Open Graph Metadata

Ensure that your Open Graph metadata is set correctly, as this can also affect how your site appears on social media and search engines. Rank Math automatically adds Open Graph metadata, but it’s good to double-check.

If after following these steps you still see issues, please reply to this ticket with your site URL so we can assist you further. A human agent from our support team will take over and provide more specific guidance.

Thank you for raising this concern, and we hope to help you get everything sorted out!

Sources:
Why Google Displays URL Instead of Site Name in SERP? » Rank Math

Hello,

Thank you for contacting us and sorry for any inconvenience that this issue might have caused.

We understand that you are facing an issue where Google Search Results display your domain as the site name instead of the actual site name.

There are various sources that Google uses to define your site name on SERPs:

1 . og:site_name
2 . WebSite structured data (Schema)
3 . Content in title elements
4 . Heading elements (H1, H2, etc)

Rank Math automatically incorporates the og:site_name meta tag and the WebSite Schema on your page.

This aids Google in understanding and displaying your desired site name.

To address this and encourage Google to display the sitename instead of the domain please follow these steps:
1 . Ensure that your website’s <title> tag on the homepage reflects sitename accurately.

2 . Update the og:site_name meta tag to add sitename within Rank Math settings.

3 . Double-check that your logo alt text and other significant areas on your site mention the sitename.

4 . Make sure internal links within your site use sitename rather than the domain.

5 . After making these adjustments, utilize the URL Inspection Tool in Google Search Console to request indexing for your homepage.

6 . Ensure sitename is consistently represented across all online profiles, directories, and other platforms.

7 . If you’ve rebranded or changed the name in the past, verify there’s no legacy content , old sitemaps, or outdated pages sending conflicting signals to Google.

8 . Remember, you’ll need patience as Google re-crawls and re-indexes your site. It might take some time before these updates are reflected in the SERPs.

It’s important to note that while these steps can guide Google, the final site name display in SERPs is determined by Google’s algorithm, based on what it deems relevant and user-friendly.

You can further understand this by reviewing Google’s documentation on site-name: Google Site Names Documentation: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/site-names

Meanwhile, Google may choose to display a different meta title and description for a search result. Google sometimes adjusts the title and description according to the search intent. Google may choose to display a different meta title for search query results. Google may sometimes ignore the custom metadata you have set and instead display something from the page’s content that better matches the search intent.

You can follow this URL for details on this issue: https://rankmath.com/kb/different-meta-title-and-description/

Here’s an article you can also check for reference: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-changes-more-than-61-percent-of-title-tags/435618/

We hope that helps, and we are here should you have any follow-up questions.

Thank you.