Meta Description Tag Missing or Empty

#438470
  • Resolved Stephen
    Rank Math free

    Hi,

    Whenever I get the site audit report from Ahrefs, it states that the meta description tag is missing or empty for all of my websites.

    For the single post description, this is what is in there – %excerpt_only%

    Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much.

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  • Anas
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    Thank you for contacting Rank Math, and sorry for any inconvenience caused.

    The Post Excerpt variable %excerpt_only% will show the excerpt of the current post without any auto-generation. So if your current post does not have an excerpt, then %excerpt_only% will not return any value.

    Replace the %excerpt_only% variable with %excerpt% and check the meta descriptions on your pages.

    Let us know how it goes.

    We are here to assist you.

    Anas,

    Thanks for your response. I did replace the %excert_only% with the %excerpt% variable and it is now generating the meta descriptions. Thanks very much.

    I also get this error message in Google Seach Console regarding Amp pages explaining why the Amp pages are invalid:

    “The parent tag of the tag “picture” must be “nonscript”.

    “The parent tag of the tag “image” must be “i-amphtml-sizer-intrinsic”.

    Do you know why this is happening and how I can resolve it. I get this message a lot for the Amp pages. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks much.

    Hello,

    You can try to perform a troubleshooting test on your site for a possible conflict by following the steps in this link:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/check-plugin-conflicts/

    Moreover, I would suggest getting in touch with the dev team of the AMP plugin you’re using as they are in a better position to assist you with these errors.

    I hope that helps.

    Thank you.

    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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