WP Excerpt vs Meta Description
Meta Descriptions
We are know what Meta Descriptions are, and how important they tend to be for SEO. They give search engines an insight into the post and allow for a crafted summary of the article. In many cases, both search engines and social networks (e.g. Twitter) rely on the meta description to serve a summary of the article.
Excerpts
Recently, I noticed that in many cases Google was simply ignoring my meta description and generating its own summary. I found it rather annoying because Google´s summary in 50-70% of cases was not accurate. It would also occasionally grab something from the screen, e.g. picture credits, and things that would confuse the reader.
Experiment
I have decided to try a small experiment. I will tailor make some excerpts and will see if it helps for SEO. If I see an improvement in indexing, I will let you know!
That´s all from me!
Have a nice Day!
Nellya
Recent Comments
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Yes keep us posted.
Will do :)