hi friends i am facing major problem google doesnt read my meta description it reads my home page content what to do need urgent help .
The 2 main reasons that would cause Google not to use your meta description are either because it doesn't contain the keywords that are triggering the listing, but they are on the page; or it's the wrong length. Between 120 and 160 characters is ideal.
i have same problem but my description contain my keywords and length is 150 character and previously google showing my description but now it shows home page content
make sure you have meta discrption maximum 150 words lenght, and check your meta is not block for Search engines. google will read your meta.
It might be that Google just hasn't indexed your changes yet, if it's new. Otherwise, it might just think that your page content is more relevant. I would experiment with different descriptions and page content until it works.
Google not give any special value for meta description, G point of view meat description is only a content.
Your meta keywords must be on the meta description just even once. For example your meta keywords are digital point forum, digital point, seo forum. Then, your meta description must be Digital Point Forum the best when it comes to SEO. Hope this helps.
google not reading meta anymore, focus on your site title and description , list your site , so i can check for description.
I agree with johngfcarey, Actually google isn't using metakeywords as stated on Google official blog , so don't worry , It won't affect your rank at all
I usually limit my meta description declaration up to 2 sentences only. There's no point to make it longer actually 'cause, like the title character capping, description will be cut if goes beyond the specified character limit. Magda actually had mentioned the most possible reason why it wasn't read. Another thing is that, you might have coded your meta description wrong or use old html syntax. Try a safe xhtml coding. Tag should all be small caps, attribute content should be quoted and any tag should always be closed. Anyways, have you tried validating your code to the w3c?
google doesn't read meta data, meta is the snippet that shows in the serps, it's meant for the user not for the engines