Google not fetching my Meta tags and title description

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  • Prabhat
    Rank Math agency

    Hello,

    Thank you for getting in touch with us.

    I searched your website on Google and I was able to replicate the issue.

    Please follow the below pre-check list:

    1. First of all, 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:
    meta in classic

    Add title and description in Gutenberg:
    meta in gutenberg

    2. Then, ensure that this is the setting in the Schema tab if the Schema Markup module is enabled on your website:
    schema values

    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. cache
    b. cached

    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 the keyword used:
    description
    &
    description 2

    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 questions, please let us know.

    https://prnt.sc/10tih47

    Does it set-up correctly?

    Sorry, for asking silly questions but I’m new in SEO so not able to understand the behind scene of it.

    I have attached a screenshot, Please check and let me know if I did anything wrong.

    Moreover, thanks for your reply.

    Hello,

    Thank you for the follow-up, and sorry for the delay.

    I’ve checked your homepage, and it seems that your meta description is already set up even in your page’s source code correctly. You can use this tool as well.

    In this case, you can follow the step #4 that my colleague mentioned above.

    You can also check this link for your reference:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/different-meta-title-and-description/#4-the-latest-version-of-your-page-hasnt-been-indexed

    I hope that helps. Thank you, and please don’t hesitate to contact us anytime if you need further assistance.

    Reinelle Thanks for your reply.

    Yes, I’ve checked step 4 and cached the URL of my website as well. Googly recently crawl my website URL on the 21st of March.

    Do I need to deactivate my plugin?
    Flushing the cache and Re- activate the plugin?

    Kindly confirm.

    Prabhat
    Rank Math agency

    Hello,

    Thanks for your reply.

    You do not need to deactivate the plugin as the meta tags are displayed properly on your website’s source. You just need to give Google some time to recrawl your website and update the changes.

    You might want to consider clearing your website’s cache. If you wish, you may follow this tutorial guide: https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-clear-your-cache-in-wordpress/

    Hope this helps.

    Thanks.

    Thanks, I want to ask another question as well, but I will share it by tomorrow. Please don’t close this ticket

    Prabhat
    Rank Math agency

    Hello,

    Thanks for your reply.

    Sure, the ticket will remain open until all your queries are cleared.

    Looking forward to helping you.

    Thanks.

    Which sitemap data do I need to submit on the google search console?

    1. https://buytop5.in/sitemap_index.xml

    or

    2. https://buytop5.in/page-sitemap.xml

    Hello,

    Thank you for the follow-up, and sorry for the delay.

    You should submit your main sitemap only https://buytop5.in/sitemap_index.xml and give Google some time to recrawl your website. Google will use that to find the other sitemaps.

    I hope that helps. Thank you, and please don’t hesitate to contact us anytime if you need further assistance with anything else.

    Thanks Team

    Hello,

    Glad that helped.

    Please feel free to reach out to us again in case you need any other assistance.

    We are here to help.

    Thank you.

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