Google results use the Short decription text instead of Meta text

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    Hello, When I search on Google for some pages, in the Google results: the Title is good and the same as I filled in by “Title” but google use the text of “short decription” instead of the “Meta text” that I filled in? Is this a bug? How can we fix it?

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  • Hello,

    Thank you for contacting Rank Math and bringing your concern to our attention. I’m sorry for the delay and for any inconvenience this issue may have caused you.

    Could you please confirm if you are referring to the meta description you have set using WooCommerce for your products? If so, here is the order we follow to generate meta descriptions for WooCommerce product:

    1. Content from SEO Description field
    If that is missing, then:
    2. WooCommerce Excerpt or Product Short Description
    If that is missing, then:
    3. Template From General Settings in WordPress Dashboard > Rank Math > Titles & Meta > Products
    If that is missing, then:
    4. Auto generated Content from the product page

    If you’re not referring to your products, could you please also share the affected URLs to check further? You can add them in the designated Sensitive Data section.
    Sensitive Data Section

    It is completely secure, and only our support staff has access to that section.

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

    Bert
    Rank Math free

    Hello,

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

    Thank you.

    Hello,

    Thank you for that additional information.

    It seems that the meta title and description are already showing in the Google search results. Please see the screenshot in the designated Sensitive Data section.

    You can also use this tool to check that the meta description is already applied to your page’s source code.

    In this case, the best you can do is optimize your meta tags to try and match the intent of the search/keyword. You can check this link for more information:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/different-meta-title-and-description/#why-google-might-choose-not-to-use-your-meta-description

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

    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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