Meta Description Not showing up in Google?

Rocketguy · 07-17-2010, 05:34 PM

Guys, I have a clients site that was built with css and wordpress built into it. I have added the all in one seo plugin but I can not get the meta description to show up in the search results.

What can I do to make this meta description appear as it is really affecting our click through rate? Currently nothing is showing and it only shows the Title Tag (which changes depending on the keywords you search).

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Careygee · 07-17-2010, 06:12 PM

Have you actually went to the site and checked the "source" and
looked at the html and meta tag codes to see if they're actually there
in the page code?

Best I can do at this time, I do not use Wordpress for sites.
Carey

Rocketguy · 07-17-2010, 07:27 PM

meta name
meta keywords

It shows these in the source code with the description and keywords I inserted into the plugin. It is just not showing up in google.

thecableguy · 07-17-2010, 11:04 PM

Google doesn't update in real time wait a few days, if it's showing in the source code it'll show up when Google updates.

Rocketguy · 07-18-2010, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alanfukuda

Google doesn't update in real time wait a few days, if it's showing in the source code it'll show up when Google updates.

It's been almost a month. We are number 1 spot in Google, but it won't show the meta description. Plus something really weird happens as the title tags that appear in Google change depending on the keywords you use to search.

paulgl · 07-18-2010, 05:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rocketguy

It's been almost a month. We are number 1 spot in Google, but it won't show the meta description. Plus something really weird happens as the title tags that appear in Google change depending on the keywords you use to search.

They may show your meta description, they may not. If your site is crawled often and
valued by google, it should eventually show up. But google cannot be forced to show
your meta. They show what they want. Sometimes, "they" feel the meta is not what they
should show.

Paul

woweb · 07-18-2010, 06:32 AM

Try adding this:

<metaname="robots" content="noodp,noydir" />

Without looking at the site, I couldn't tell you what's causing the problem but Google could be pulling info from the open directory, this tag will force Google and Yahoo to use the description you give them.

Another option is that Google could be still using data from the cache.

rahulr · 07-18-2010, 09:46 AM

Just check the source and also fill the configuration page of All In One SEO

alldaylinks · 07-18-2010, 12:51 PM

Would have to see the URL to be able to tell you what the problem is. Could you add the URL via a url shortner if you dont want to post it?

Rocketguy · 07-19-2010, 08:57 AM

I just can't figure this one out. Something really weird going on.

Social-Media-Marketing · 07-19-2010, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rocketguy

Guys, I have a clients site that was built with css and wordpress built into it. I have added the all in one seo plugin but I can not get the meta description to show up in the search results.

What can I do to make this meta description appear as it is really affecting our click through rate? Currently nothing is showing and it only shows the Title Tag (which changes depending on the keywords you search).

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

That is typically what happens when Google knows about the a blog's home page because of it's very first ping but their crawler has not yet crawled the blog. Or you'll see such listings when a page on a site is blocked from being displayed in the SERPs using a meta robots NOINDEX element but the page is linked to by lots of other sites (so Google can infer from the inbound link text that the blocked page appears to be relevant to the search).

There is no way to make meta description appear is the snippet all of the time anyway. If you understand how Google choses search snippets, you would know that all you can really do is optimize your meta description to maximize how often it appears. To do this you need to have already optimized the page (title, h1, h2s, content, URL, etc.). Knowing which keyword phrase drives the most traffic to a URL will help you to optimize your meta descriptions so they show up more often.

FlightCenter · 07-19-2010, 10:37 AM

Actually it might not be a bad thing to have dynamic ranking in a way for each page. This way you don't have to write a unique description for each page, so it just pulls relevant words from the article/blog post (usually top of the page).

roger123 · 07-19-2010, 01:00 PM

Please pm your URL. let me have a look

Rocketguy · 07-22-2010, 08:31 AM

I sent a PM if you can take a look. I really need help with this.

Rocketguy · 08-02-2010, 09:13 AM

My meta description still isn't showing in Google. Is there anyone that can help me out with this?

RichardHK · 08-02-2010, 09:49 AM

As noted earlier, Google do not always show the meta description. If they feel a more meaningful snippet can be had from the content, it will take something from there. If you have little or no content (say just images) the Google does not have much to show if the description is spammy/similar.

Have you checked to see if you are getting hits from others? Maybe just you and the client are typing in the keywords that show this. Try some differerent keyword combinations and see what happens.

gaush007 · 08-03-2010, 12:31 AM

Hey friend it is not necessary that google will look at your meta description. It will sometime ignore in some of the websites. Google only reflects quality data. If google feels that your meta description carries quality data then only it will reflect on the search engine.

The best option in this is add a quality and unique content on your webpage. Just try to target the keywords in the content with <strong></strong> tag. Google gives priority to the <strong> tag. This will definitely work and google will show your webpage content with keywords highlighted as it is ignoring the meta description.

cryptone24 · 03-17-2011, 03:00 PM

I am having the same problem, my site is indexed, attracting about 70 visitors a day but i see no meta description for my home page.

Can anyone tell to check if the other post meta descriptions? I only have about 15 light plugins installed.

This is really troubling.

InTheMaking · 03-17-2011, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rocketguy

My meta description still isn't showing in Google. Is there anyone that can help me out with this?

This exact same thing happened to me, all I did was edit my meta description and make it shorter (It was over 200 characters) and it appeared instantly.

Maybe this is what is happening for you?

Best of luck,

Jeremy

My Art broker · 05-26-2011, 12:18 PM

Hi,

I have a Joomla site and google takes some of my meta descriptions but not all of them, 1 in 3 have the meta descriptions I have spent hours doing but the other 2/3's google has taken random snippets of text and I need to work out how to have my own meta descriptions for all my URL's - any help really appreciated.

Many thanks

Joe

My Art broker · 05-31-2011, 05:23 AM

Hi,

Anyone help re the above?

Thanks

Joe

ysb888 · 05-31-2011, 07:01 AM

You use Static page in front page? If so, try to add meta description for that page

fernades · 05-31-2011, 07:45 AM

Have you submitted your website in any directories like dmos before?

bryncllc · 12-14-2011, 01:34 PM

Hey Everyone,

Newb here (first post!) - I'm also having this problem on my first attempt at an affiliate site. Just the url showing up in the google results. The preview for the site that google does just to the right of the serp is also empty (it says preview not available).

I've included meta title and description tags. One possibility I thought could be that at one point I had both All In On SEO Pack as well as Yoast SEO installed. I also have Easy WP Pro installed and the plugin is telling me that I have both meta tags filled out properly. Could there have been a plugin conflict with those that caused this?

Does anyone know any more info about this problem than whats in the thread above and what can I do to resolve this? Thanks so much - glad to be a member of this forum, what an amazing resource!

07-17-2010, 05:34 PM	#1
Rocketguy HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 441 Thanks: 5 Thanked 20 Times in 12 Posts	Meta Description Not showing up in Google? Guys, I have a clients site that was built with css and wordpress built into it. I have added the all in one seo plugin but I can not get the meta description to show up in the search results. What can I do to make this meta description appear as it is really affecting our click through rate? Currently nothing is showing and it only shows the Title Tag (which changes depending on the keywords you search). Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

07-17-2010, 06:12 PM	#2
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Rocketguy HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 441 Thanks: 5 Thanked 20 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Meta Description Not showing up in Google? <!-- All in One SEO Pack 1.6.11 by Michael Torbert of Semper Fi Web Design[303,312] --> meta name meta keywords It shows these in the source code with the description and keywords I inserted into the plugin. It is just not showing up in google.

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07-18-2010, 09:46 AM	#8
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07-18-2010, 12:51 PM	#9
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07-19-2010, 08:57 AM	#10
Rocketguy HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 441 Thanks: 5 Thanked 20 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Meta Description Not showing up in Google? I just can't figure this one out. Something really weird going on.

07-19-2010, 10:37 AM	#12
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07-22-2010, 08:31 AM	#14
Rocketguy HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 441 Thanks: 5 Thanked 20 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Meta Description Not showing up in Google? I sent a PM if you can take a look. I really need help with this.

08-02-2010, 09:13 AM	#15
Rocketguy HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 441 Thanks: 5 Thanked 20 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Meta Description Not showing up in Google? My meta description still isn't showing in Google. Is there anyone that can help me out with this?

08-02-2010, 09:49 AM	#16
RichardHK HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 207 Thanks: 30 Thanked 22 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Meta Description Not showing up in Google? As noted earlier, Google do not always show the meta description. If they feel a more meaningful snippet can be had from the content, it will take something from there. If you have little or no content (say just images) the Google does not have much to show if the description is spammy/similar. Have you checked to see if you are getting hits from others? Maybe just you and the client are typing in the keywords that show this. Try some differerent keyword combinations and see what happens.
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08-03-2010, 12:31 AM	#17
gaush007 Warrior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Meta Description Not showing up in Google? Hey friend it is not necessary that google will look at your meta description. It will sometime ignore in some of the websites. Google only reflects quality data. If google feels that your meta description carries quality data then only it will reflect on the search engine. The best option in this is add a quality and unique content on your webpage. Just try to target the keywords in the content with <strong></strong> tag. Google gives priority to the <strong> tag. This will definitely work and google will show your webpage content with keywords highlighted as it is ignoring the meta description.

03-17-2011, 03:00 PM	#18
cryptone24 Money-Maker War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: TX Posts: 324 Thanks: 62 Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts Contact Info	Re: Meta Description Not showing up in Google? I am having the same problem, my site is indexed, attracting about 70 visitors a day but i see no meta description for my home page. Can anyone tell to check if the other post meta descriptions? I only have about 15 light plugins installed. This is really troubling.

05-26-2011, 12:18 PM	#20
My Art broker Warrior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Meta Description Not showing up in Google? Hi, I have a Joomla site and google takes some of my meta descriptions but not all of them, 1 in 3 have the meta descriptions I have spent hours doing but the other 2/3's google has taken random snippets of text and I need to work out how to have my own meta descriptions for all my URL's - any help really appreciated. Many thanks Joe

05-31-2011, 05:23 AM	#21
My Art broker Warrior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Meta Description Not showing up in Google? Hi, Anyone help re the above? Thanks Joe

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12-14-2011, 01:34 PM	#24
bryncllc Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 9 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Meta Description Not showing up in Google? Hey Everyone, Newb here (first post!) - I'm also having this problem on my first attempt at an affiliate site. Just the url showing up in the google results. The preview for the site that google does just to the right of the serp is also empty (it says preview not available). I've included meta title and description tags. One possibility I thought could be that at one point I had both All In On SEO Pack as well as Yoast SEO installed. I also have Easy WP Pro installed and the plugin is telling me that I have both meta tags filled out properly. Could there have been a plugin conflict with those that caused this? Does anyone know any more info about this problem than whats in the thread above and what can I do to resolve this? Thanks so much - glad to be a member of this forum, what an amazing resource!