Hello,
Thank you for your patience.
1. In products, the variables %tag% and %category% will not work since they are for your regular posts.
In this case, you should use the %term% or %customterm(taxonomy-name)% variables on your meta title.
Here’s a link for more information about variables:
https://rankmath.com/kb/variables-in-seo-title-description/#current-term
2. This is the order we follow to generate meta descriptions for WooCommerce products or product categories for that matter:
A. Content from the SEO Description field
If that is missing, then:
B. WooCommerce Excerpt or Product Short Description
If that is missing, then:
C. Template From General Settings in WordPress Dashboard > Rank Math > Titles & Meta > Products
If that is missing, then:
D. Auto-generated Content from the product page.
However, if you want to force the use of the description you have set in Global product settings (Rank math > Titles & meta > Products > Product Category/Tags Description), please add the following filter:
/**
* Use the Description from Global Setting, if the description is missing in the Post metabox
*/
add_action( 'rank_math/frontend/description', function( $description ) {
global $post;
$desc = RankMath\Post::get_meta( 'description', $post->ID);
if ( is_product_category() || is_product_tag()) {
$desc = RankMath\Helper::get_settings( "titles.pt_{$post->post_type}_description" );
if ( $desc ) {
return RankMath\Helper::replace_vars( $desc, $post );
}
}
return $description;
});
Here’s how you can add a filter/hook to your WordPress site:
https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/
Please note that the description may not be visible while editing the products as it only works when your products load in a browser. Once done, clear your website’s cache and check the published product meta description via the page’s source code.
You can check the final output of the meta description here:
https://rankmath.com/tools/meta-tag-analyzer/
3. To include the primary category of the product, please use this variable in the title field:
%customterm(product_cat)%
Once done, save the product and check the source code if it’s already showing.
Hope that helps.
