Page shows different snippet then RM

#62050
  • Resolved Anonymous
    Rank Math free

    Hi, im trying to do some seo for this page: https://muutonkilpailutus.fi/muuttopalvelu-jyvaskyla/. I changed title and description to custom one, but in google search results it doesn’t change and shows automatically generated snippet. I tried every thing and checked code, checked snippet by third party services and there it shows correctly. So is it issue with googles bot and plugin or do I have just to wait to page be indexed properly? I experimented with title and refreshed it from search console, so it changed but it adds sitename with “-” separator (turned off in settings) and description is still autogenerated from page content.

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  • Alberto
    Rank Math business

    ​Thanks for getting in touch with us.
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    ​1. First of all, I am 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:

    Add title and description in Gutenberg:


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    ​2. Then, ensure that this is the setting in the Schema tab if Rich Snippets are enabled on your website:
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    ​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:
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    ​3. The next step is to check if your title/description is properly set up in the page source:
    https://i.rankmath.com/HwXR1o

    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.
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    For that, please check when the Google cache was updated for that page:
    a.

    b.

    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,
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    ​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.

    The best you can do is optimize your meta tags to try and match the intent of the search/keyword.

    You can read more about it here

    https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/35624?hl=en

    This section sheds light on that:

    Why the search result title might differ from the page's <title> tag

    Hope that helps. If you have any further question(s), please let us know. Thank you.

    Anonymous
    Rank Math free

    Hi, i checked everything and site has refreshed cache in google, it refresh’s it real quickly but for some reasons it doesn’t want display title and description properly. In code both are right and by checking it in service you linked above it seems fine but in fact in results it adds site name to title and generates random description. Front page doesn’t have problems like this and is indexed I right way. What may be a problem ?

    Alberto
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    If everything is fine in your Rank Math settings, in the source code and even when checking in other pages like HeyMeta or https://metatags.io/, then you only have to wait until Google changes it since you are already telling Google the right data.

    Looking forward to help you.

    Anonymous
    Rank Math free

    Yes it right, that’s just strange that google indexes and refreshes logo and title partly, but not description. It hasn’t indexed it properly yet, I’m using instant Api and it indexes site very quickly but for some reason doesn’t want to put meta properly. I mean, I experimented with title and it changes but it still adds sites name with prefix and autogenerated description.

    Hello,

    Thank you for contacting Rank Math today.

    Please note that if everything’s fine and Google still decides to show a different meta title/description for your site, 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.

    Looking forward to helping you. Thank you.

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    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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