Google changes meta title/description, shows published date

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    For awhile now Google has been changing my meta title/description from what’s set in RankMath, and is also truncating my meta description. When I tried to fix this recently, it is now showing the date my homepage was published in the SERPs as well. I know Google will oftentimes rewrite these, but I’d like to find a way to fix this.

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  • Hello,

    Thank you for contacting Rank Math and bringing your concern to our attention. I’m sorry for any inconvenience this issue may have caused you.

    I’ve checked your homepage, and the title and meta description tags are already shown correctly in the page’s source code. You can also verify that using these tools:
    https://heymeta.com
    https://rankmath.com/tools/meta-tag-analyzer/

    Please note that Google sometimes ignores the custom meta info altogether and shows something from the page’s content that matches the search intent better. In this case, the best you can do is optimize your meta title and description to try and match the intent of the search/keyword.

    You can refer to this guide as well:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/different-meta-title-and-description/

    Regarding the date, one of the most prominent ways (in our experience), is the date shown by the theme on the page. Google usually picks and shows the date they see in the content itself and show it in the SERPs. Meaning, that if you have a visible date on your content, that will be picked up by Google and displayed beside the snippets.

    For more details, please refer to this article:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/remove-dates-from-search/

    Hope that helps.

    Thank you.

    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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