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I have updated meta description in Rank math seo plugin but still not indexing on google
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Hello, we apologize for the issue you are facing with your meta description not indexing on Google. Here are some steps you can take to troubleshoot this issue:
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Check if the Meta Description is Set Correctly: Ensure that the meta description you have set in the Rank Math SEO plugin is correctly reflected in your page’s source code.
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Use Google Search Console: Log in to Google Search Console and use the URL Inspection Tool. Enter your page’s URL to see how Google views your page. Check the Last Crawl date in the Page Indexing section. If this date is before your changes, it means Google hasn’t updated its index yet.
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Request Indexing: If the last crawl date is outdated, you can click on the REQUEST INDEXING option to ask Google to re-crawl and update your page.
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Check Cache: You can also check if Google has cached your page by entering
cache:
followed by your page’s URL in the search bar. This will show you the last version of your page that Google indexed.
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Understand Google’s Behavior: Even after following these steps, it’s possible that Google may choose to display a different meta description based on what it considers more relevant to the search intent. This is beyond our control, as search engines automatically determine what to display.
If you’ve checked all of these and are still having issues, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from the Rank Math Support team will assist you further. Thank you for raising this concern!
Sources:
Google Shows A Different Meta Title/Description For My Site » Rank MathThis is an automated reply from Rank Math Support Bot. Your ticket has been assigned to a human agent and we will get back to you shortly.
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Meta description is not indexing
Hello,
Thank you for contacting Rank Math support and we apologise for any inconveniences caused by that.
Please share the affected website URL with us so we can check this for you.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you for choosing Rank Math.
https://melbournewebdigital.com.au/ – Hi This is Website and for all pages meta description is not reflecting
Hello,
Please note that it is common for Google to do this nowadays. Even when everything is fine, 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/In this case, you should clear your website cache and request the indexing of your pages by passing it through the URL Inspection Tool and request it there: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/ask-google-to-recrawl.
We hope that helps and we are here should you have any follow-up questions.
Thank you.
But it’s still showing as if the meta description is missing, even though we have added it.
Hello,
We checked your homepage and found duplicate meta description tags there:
The first meta description added to your page doesn’t have any content.
It seems like the duplicate meta description tag is added by your theme or any other plugin you’re using on your website. To determine that, please follow this troubleshooting guide: https://rankmath.com/kb/check-plugin-conflicts/
Let us know how it goes. Looking forward to helping you.
Thank you.
Hi, I have checked for both plugin and theme conflicts, but there are no error messages. I’m not sure which plugin is causing the issue.
Hello,
You won’t see an error message during the troubleshooting mode. You may need to deactivate your plugins one by one and check the source code during troubleshooting to find out which is generating the empty description.
Here’s the step you should follow:
https://rankmath.com/kb/check-plugin-conflicts/#num-2-3-plugin-conflictIf you want us to log in to your site and investigate, then edit the first post on this ticket and include your WordPress & FTP logins in the designated Sensitive Data section.
Please do take a complete backup of your website before sharing the information with us.
It is completely secure and only our support staff has access to that section. If you want, you can use the below plugin to generate a temporary login URL to your website and share that with us instead:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/temporary-login-without-password/
You can use the above plugin in conjunction with the WP Security Audit Log to monitor what changes our staff might make on your website (if any):
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log/
We really look forward to helping you.
Hello,
I have updated the sensitive data as requested. Can you please check further?
Thank you.
Hello,
We checked your website and found that the
Odno
theme you’re using on your website is adding the blank meta description tag. Please check the screencast in the sensitive data section for reference.In order to resolve this, we suggest you get in touch with your theme support and inform them about the issue.
Hope that helps and please don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any other questions.
Thank you.Please check the screencast in the sensitive data section for reference. – How to check sensitive data section
Hello,
We added the video screencast right below the temporary admin login you shared:
Looking forward to helping you.
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