snippet not shown correctly

#178889
  • Resolved Mark
    Rank Math free

    Hi,
    my Website is not showing the snippets like it should. By searching for Site:… The Snippets are fine but in the search results they appear ea excerpts. In the Meta they are set on seo describtion and every site and post has its own snippet description which is the same shown by searching for site:….
    Do you have an idea how google makes this mistake although the snippets are set.
    Thanks for help.

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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 also provide the affected URL/s and some screenshots for us to check this issue further? You can add them in the sensitive data section
    Sensitive Data Section

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

    However, you can check this guide if Google shows different meta title or description on the search results page:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/different-meta-title-and-description/

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

    Mark
    Rank Math free

    These are search results on google showing excerpt part as snippets : https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=schmerzfreiheitleben.de
    And when you search for: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=site%3Aschmerzfreiheitleben.de
    it shows the snippet texts i wrote by myself, which is correct. EVery site you see in the seach results is affected from this issue.

    Anas
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    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:
    page source

    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.

    Mark
    Rank Math free

    Hey tahnks for anwesering. I see that when i check it in the tool the meta is recognised correctly. Is it possible that the wrong meta is just shown for me? I checked all aspects of the tutorial and it should be fine.

    Anas
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    You can wait for some time and let Google crawl your website and reflect the changes in search results.

    However, Google sometimes ignores the custom meta info altogether and shows something from the page’s content that matches the search intent better.

    I hope this helps. Looking forward to helping 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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