My metadata is not consistent

  • Resolved gisas

    (@gisas)


    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hi guys,

    I have yoast SEO and I have my meta data all set some time ago. The issue that I experience is that google indicates two versions of my meta data I guess. The url is the same. I will add two links to pictures so you can see what I mean.

    The right version: here

    The version which gets no meta-data: here

    How it’s noted in WP YOAST: here

    The problem also shows on mobile, on mobile the incorrect version gets displayed and even my favicon is showing an old one. For your information: the changes I made to the meta-data are more then 1 month back. Any ideas how I can fix this issue?

    Kind regards

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • devnihil

    (@devnihil)

    5 years, 3 months ago

    @gisas @gisas we checked on the page and did confirm that Yoast is outputting the correct meta description that you specified:

    <meta name="description" content="Leer succesvol investeren! Bij Levelheaded helpen wij jongeren door hun financiële kennis te vergroten zodat zij succesvol kunnen investeren." />

    Whereas Google typically uses the meta description from the metadata for indexing, this is not always the case. Google will sometimes modify or ignore the meta description when it sees fit. This is not due to the plugin not functioning as expected, but rather is due to Google using another value for the meta description it indexes as it’s algorithm has concluded that there is a better version to index. We have additional information on this here: https://yoast.com/help/my-meta-descriptions-arent-showing-up-in-the-search-result-pages/.

    If Google is ignoring the meta description you have created for a page and creating it’s own description based off the page’s content, we would recommend creating a new meta description that reflect’s the page’s content. We have an article on how to write clean and meaningful meta description for your pages and posts by following the steps given in this guide. https://yoast.com/meta-descriptions/.

    Thread Starter gisas

    (@gisas)

    5 years, 3 months ago

    @devnihil okay that sounds great. But how is it possible that Google shows the right metadata sometimes and the wrong one sometimes. That would make the argument of Google is picking the better suited meta-data quite strange right? Thanks for your help by the way. Really appreciate it

    Suwash Kunwar

    (@suascat_wp)

    5 years, 3 months ago

    @gisas We would like to refer you to Google’s recommendation and guidelines doc for a clear answer.

    We hope you find this information helpful. Please, let us know if you’ve any further questions.

    devnihil

    (@devnihil)

    5 years, 3 months ago

    We are going ahead and marking this issue as resolved due to inactivity. If you require any further assistance please create a new issue.

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