Page title different on google

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  • Resolved Alessio Paoletti
    Rank Math free

    Hi,

    I have set the title in rankmath in this way:

    screenshot  #1

    but in google with the search “site:alessiopaolettidesign.it”:

    Screenshot #2

    why??

    • This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by Alberto.
    • This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by Alberto.
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  • Alberto
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    ​Thank you for getting in touch with us.

    I will share with you the guide we usually recommend to try to determine the cause of that issue, but if after that you still have questions, just let me know.
    ​
    ​1. First of all, I am 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:

    Add title and description in Gutenberg:


    ​
    ​2. Then, ensure that this is the setting in the Schema tab if Rich Snippets are enabled on your website:
    ​
    ​
    ​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.

    b.

    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,
    ​
    ​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.

    The best you can do is optimize your meta tags to try and match the intent of the search/keyword.

    You can read more about it here

    https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/35624?hl=en

    This section sheds light on that:

    Why the search result title might differ from the page's <title> tag

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

    The settings are ok but the title it’s different, google have decided that is my title??

    Alberto
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    Yes, as we mention in the other post, Google something does it (but keep in mind two things: one, it is not always for all the users, you might see it changed but another user sees the one you set. And two, usually when you look using the site:domain.com query, your title is changed, in normal search is less common to see the title changed).

    There are hundreds of websites on the Internet talking about it, to name a few:
    https://support.google.com/webmasters/thread/6054157?hl=en
    https://support.google.com/webmasters/thread/5472947?hl=en
    https://www.authoritylabs.com/title-tags/
    https://www.perrill.com/google-change-title-description-search-results/
    https://www.lockedownseo.com/google-can-rewrite-titles-descriptions/

    Looking forward to help 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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