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Hi,
we have product categories and they each have a meta description which is set properly (i viewed the source code). But for one category, Google does not display the description. Instead, it displays some of the product titles (from products on that page) followed by a middle line dot. The page in Google cache is new, so that is not the issue, and all other product categories are fine. It is just this one. Why is Google not displaying the correct meta and what can we do?
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Hello,
I checked the URL you have shared in Google search and the meta description there is the same as you have set:
However, Google can sometimes show a different description based on the search term. Your meta description is set fine and Google is showing the same if you directly search for the URL using
site:category-url.We even have a KB dedicated to this problem and a few solutions we recommend:
https://rankmath.com/kb/different-meta-title-and-description/
Please check the KB and you will understand the reasons Google does this.
Hope this helps.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch in case you need any other assistance.
Hello,
I checked the page source of your URL and it appears Rank Math is outputting the correct meta description.
However, when searching your given keyword on Google, it displays a different meta description in the search snippet.
As my colleague has already mentioned above, Google shows a different meta description than the one set by the webmaster and I’m afraid there’s nothing much that can be done because Rank Math or any SEO plugin can only give direction to search engines such as Google by using meta tags but it’s their algorithm which decides what to show in the search results.
We hope that answers your question. Please don’t hesitate to contact us again if you need further assistance.
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