meta description shows different content in SERP

#232065
  • I got a problem that the meta description only display the post title and toc title in Google SERP.

    Please check this screenshot.

    The red one is post title and the orange one is toc title.
    All of my meta description now be like this result in every single post.
    This result is totally different with the setting in the Rankmath plugin.

    Could you please help me to check is this a conflict between Rankmath and TOC plugin?

    I’m also leave the site access below. Please feel free to visit it. Thank you.

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  • Prabhat
    Rank Math agency

    Hello,

    Thank you for contacting us and we regret the inconvenience caused.

    Could you please share the affected URL so that we can have a closer look at the issue?

    Also, please follow this tutorial guide regarding the issue:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/different-meta-title-and-description/

    Looking forward to hearing back from you.

    Thank you.

    Hi,

    Here you are.

    https://www.twosevenths.com/nightlife/bar-taichung-feature/

    Hello,

    I’ve checked the source code of the posts you have shared in the screenshot, and indeed their titles and meta description are already set.

    Here’s a screenshot for your reference:
    https://i.rankmath.com/JBm2ge

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

    Since 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 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.

    I hope that helps.

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

    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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