Meta description problem

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  • Resolved Matei Ovidiu
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    Hey guys,

    I have a problem (a little one, I think).

    I created a blog post ”Cum faci Bani din YouTube: 10 Metode Monetizare YouTube”,

    I edited the description snippet for SERP,

    And now I saw in incognito that the meta description is randomly selected by Google…

    This is a SS https://ibb.co/fttPNZd

    For different keywords, it pulls different meta descriptions.

    I double-checked everything.

    For the rest of the posts, it seems to work just fine…

    Is it something that I can do, to force Google to use the meta description I created in Rank Math?

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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.

    I’ve checked your blog posts and it seems that the meta description is already set.
    https://i.rankmath.com/6CAYwO

    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 question(s), please let us know.

    Thank you so much for your help!

    I checked everything you said and seems fine.

    But,

    What about if in SERP, I don’t have that arrow to see the last cached page?

    What does it mean?

    Merry Xmas, and I hope you are getting rich with the Pro version. You deserve it.

    Hello,

    Thank you for the follow up.

    If your page doesn’t have that then it means it is not cached yet. In that case, the data shown is up to date and the issue is likely related to your meta not matching the search term according to Google. To confirm this, you can try using your URL and terms in your description to search your post on Google, you will note the correct meta does appear. Here is a screenshot: https://i.rankmath.com/dNEDMR

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

    I have changed the meta-description a little bit just to see if Goggle likes the new one. Thank you for everything!

    Sajid Khan
    Rank Math business

    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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