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Google showing my meta description plus the rest of the page

by Matt Ward
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This is weird... I just noticed that in the SERPS, under my website title, it's showing what I have in the meta description, but then it's showing the H1 line and a bunch of junk after that.

Example, italicized text is the meta description:

"Information on the latest Elvis Presley albums. ... Elvis Presley Albums Welcome to Elvis Presley Albums"

Which obviously looks terrible. Why is it doing this?
#description #google #meta #page #rest #showing
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    I noticed the same thing on my website these past few days. But I just check it now and it's back to meta description only. Wait a few more days and check again.
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  • Profile picture of the author scott g
    Originally Posted by mattward View Post

    This is weird... I just noticed that in the SERPS, under my website title, it's showing what I have in the meta description, but then it's showing the H1 line and a bunch of junk after that.

    Example, italicized text is the meta description:

    "Information on the latest Elvis Presley albums. ... Elvis Presley Albums Welcome to Elvis Presley Albums"

    Which obviously looks terrible. Why is it doing this?

    Sometimes the little excerpt Google shows in the SERPs is different from your Meta Description is . It all depends on what Google feels is more relevant to the search query - your Meta or a blurp from the actualy page. I've seen this done with a couple of my SERP listings, and I must say I'm not angry with some of the little blurps they've decided to show!

    I guess it depends on how Google is feeling for that search

    CHEERS!
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