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Meta Description not shown in Google SERP

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by happykahlon, Jun 17, 2015.

  1. #1
    Hello Dear,

    Please give me a suggestion how to appear my Meta Description in Google SERP. When i am searching my keywords in Google my sites appear in top page but in spinet it fetch website content rather then meta description. I am very disappointed with this and my client angry with me. All the meta data fully optimized as per Google guidelines. Website on wordpress and i am using yoast plugin. Kindly give me suitable solution that i can implement on the same.

    Thanks
     
    happykahlon, Jun 17, 2015 IP
  2. patco

    patco Well-Known Member

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    Yes, this happens sometimes.. By the way, are you sure it's viewable in the Source code (the meta tags!), as I've seen such examples in the past! Another way to cope with this is to try searching the exact meta description. If your description is:

    A SEO company in USA.

    And if you search "Good SEO companies" for example (and find your website!) it will show you a PART of your content it can't show you the meta description. Hope you would be able to cope with this problem! :)
     
    patco, Jun 17, 2015 IP
  3. Patricia Ann Lee

    Patricia Ann Lee Active Member

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    I almost have the same issue; my meta description has been changed but google is still displaying the old meta description on SERP.
    It has been around for awhile now. Is there something I could do for search engines to get indexed the new description?
     
    Patricia Ann Lee, Jun 17, 2015 IP
  4. dcristo

    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    It is not an issue. Google does not always use the supplied meta description. It will use something else if it thinks it's more relevant.
     
    dcristo, Jun 17, 2015 IP
  5. ashumastermind

    ashumastermind Active Member

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    Its normal thing. Google use content to show description because if find it more relevant.

    Its solutions is if you direct search url then your description of meta tags will be display.

    2nd Option: Search keyword which is in Description then your meta description will appear in description.

    You can share your keywords and website with me. I will check and let you know if their are any other solutions.
     
    ashumastermind, Jun 17, 2015 IP
  6. isupersport

    isupersport Greenhorn

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    Yes I am also facing same problem from some day my meta description not showing by google, it is displaying default meta description.

    So What is the solution of this problem.?
     
    isupersport, Jun 18, 2015 IP
  7. Aryans

    Aryans Well-Known Member

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    Did you change your site meta recently?
    Did you redirect any other site on it?

    Here is few things which you need to check....
    Block Your ODP Listing:-
    If you suspect that your search snippet is coming from the Open Directory Project (this would be more common on the home-page than deeper pages and long-tail queries), you can block Google from using your ODP listing with the following META tag:

    <meta name="robots" content="NOODP">

    This problem isn't quite as common as it used to be, but it does still pop up from time to time.
    Remove Duplicate METAs - If your site have duplicate meta in other pages then it can be case of this

    Block Your Snippet (Caution):-
    There's another, much more severe META tag you can use to block your snippet entirely:

    <meta name="robots" content="nosnippet">

    This directive will remove your snippet ENTIRELY, though, so use it with caution. It can also effect caching. In general, I'd only use this option if Google is taking liberties with snippets that could harm your brand or cause legal problems. Typically, these issues would be better dealt with in your on-page content directly.

    For more information you can direct visit here : Google

     
    Aryans, Jun 18, 2015 IP
  8. deepakrajput

    deepakrajput Member

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    I think you have double Meta Description tags in your site, please use one in place of two.
     
    deepakrajput, Jun 20, 2015 IP