EDD – Download Tags Archive descriptions non showing correctly in Search results

#60682
  • Resolved Francesco
    Rank Math free

    Hi there
    Download Tags Archive Descriptions non showing correctly in Search results.
    I have put in
    Titles and Media — Download Tags —
    a custom download tag archive description
    %term% Symbols – %term% Symbols Meaning – %term% Meaning

    below my download tag archive settings
    https://pasteboard.co/JcAsYSm.png

    In Google serp the description display a standard main description, instead of the correct one.

    Can you help me configuring this part?
    Many thanks for your support

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  • Todd
    Rank Math free

    Hi,

    Thanks for getting in touch with us.

    Can you please check here if the updated meta description is showing up?
    https://www.heymeta.com/

    If so, you have to give Google some time to re-crawl your pages and then update their index.

    Hope that helps and please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.

    Thanks Todd, yes are updated on heymeta.
    I think google is crawling my page almost every day…strange because this problem is showing at least 2 months ago…so I guess Google recrawl my pages already.
    A bit confused!
    Do you have any suggestion or double check?

    Thanks for your support

    Alberto
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    Could you share your website URL (and some of the affected URLs) in the Sensitive Data section (only the staff could see it) so we can check it and be able to give you better advice?

    Looking forward to help you.

    Hello,

    I have updated the sensitive data as requested. Can you please check further?

    Thank you.

    Todd
    Rank Math free

    Hello,

    This is the meta description we see on the first links:
    hell Symbols - hell Symbols Meaning - hell Meaning

    If that is the correct one you used, then please check the below details:

    1. First of all, I am assuming that you have already changed the SEO Meta Title and Meta Description with the help of Rank Math:

    Add a Meta Description in Classic Editor: https://i.rankmath.com/dhECkg
    Add title and description in Gutenberg: https://i.rankmath.com/ZO21Cd

    2. Then, ensure that this is the setting in the Schema tab if Rich Snippets are enabled on your website:
    https://i.rankmath.com/pG0pcS

    To reiterate, the Schema title must show %seo_title% and the description should show %seo_description% – this will ensure your SEO title and SEO Description that you set up via Rank Math can also be used for your schema details:

    3. The next step is to check if your title/description is properly set up in the page source:
    https://i.rankmath.com/HwXR1o

    You can use this tool for the same as well: https://www.heymeta.com/

    4. If it matches your settings, then you must check if Google has seen the changes already or not.

    For that, please check when the Google cache was updated for that page:
    a. https://i.rankmath.com/9q6X0H
    b. https://i.rankmath.com/R8N0Uh

    If the cache date is from before adding the new meta description, then you just have to wait for Google to re-crawl and re-index the page with the new info. If the date is after you made the changes,then you just have to wait it out and there is no further input needed from your end.

    Do note that if everything’s fine and Google still decides to show a different meta title/description for your search keyword, there is nothing you can do as Google sometimes ignores the custom meta info altogether and show something from the page’s content that matches the search intent better.

    Here are some of the common reasons Google might not use the meta description you provided:
    – The meta description is not relevant or useful (ie, just a collection of keywords).
    – The exact same meta description is provided across a large number of pages.
    – The meta description doesn’t match what the user is searching for, but other content on the page does.

    There is a whole article dedicated to this on SearchEngineJournal:
    https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-offers-suggestions-for-avoiding-meta-description-rewrites/359884/

    Here is an example showing Google changes title depending on keyword used:
    https://i.rankmath.com/oT6VQe
    &
    https://i.rankmath.com/Mrhb0x

    The best you can do is optimize your meta tags to try and match the intent of the search/keyword.

    Hope that helps. If you have any further question(s), please let us know. Thank you.

    Hello,

    Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.

    If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.

    Thank you.

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