Title: Meta Description Missing
Last modified: August 7, 2017

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# Meta Description Missing

 *  Resolved [natalieockey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/natalieockey/)
 * (@natalieockey)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/meta-description-missing/)
 * I have been using Yoast SEO for a few years and I love it. But for the last few
   weeks, ever since I updated to WordPress 4.8.1, I have been having trouble with
   the meta description box. It allows me to add a focus keyword, but that is all.
   I can’t see the slug, the meta description, or any of the helps to improve things
   from red to orange to green. I have read and tried everything in the help forums
   and the Yoast site, but nothing seems to work. I miss this feature a ton, and
   am hoping someone can help me figure out how to fix it.

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 *  [reyzkr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/reyzkr/)
 * (@reyzkr)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/meta-description-missing/#post-9387939)
 * please check your yoast setting carefully 🙂
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 *  Plugin Support [amboutwe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amboutwe/)
 * (@amboutwe)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/meta-description-missing/#post-9389766)
 * Sometimes strange behavior may be caused by a plugin or theme conflict. The fastest
   way to rule out conflicts is to deactivate all non-Yoast plugins and switch to
   a standard theme like [Twenty Seventeen](https://wordpress.org/themes/twentyseventeen/).
   If this resolves the issue, you have a conflict and should activate one plugin
   at a time until you locate the conflict. Finally, after all plugins are active,
   switch to your theme. This will narrow down the conflict to a specific plugin
   or theme.
 * If you are unfamiliar with checking for conflicts, we wrote a small guide that
   will walk you through the steps. You can find it here: [How To Check For Plugin Conflicts](https://kb.yoast.com/kb/how-to-check-for-plugin-conflicts/#utm_source=support&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=support-link)
 *  Plugin Support [amboutwe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amboutwe/)
 * (@amboutwe)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/meta-description-missing/#post-9432705)
 * This thread has been marked as resolved due to lack of activity.
 * You’re always welcome to open a new topic. Please read [this post](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/read-this-before-your-post/)
   before [open a new request](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-seo#new-post).
 * Thanks for understanding!

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 * Last activity: [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/meta-description-missing/#post-9432705)
 * Status: resolved