AIOSEO Search Appearance Global Settings
Set the Title Separator to whatever you want. I prefer the pipe (|) and this will probably be selected by default. Click the Save Changes button if you've made any changes. Then select the Content Types tab.
Scroll down to Post Title.
Post Title is set by default to Post Title Separator Site Title, which is normally exactly what you want.
But Meta Description is set to Post Content.
So if your post contains 1,000 words or just 500 words, your meta description is going to be far too long.
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Peterke
Premium Plus
Hi Phil,
I don't understand why you have to choose a "Post Excerpt" in the meta description. I myself do NOT use tags in the meta description and I put my own text in it (different from "Post Content") and no longer than 160 characters... Is that a problem?
Since every post or page gets its own unique meta description, can't it just be typed in? Or am I missing something?
Best regards,
I don't understand why you have to choose a "Post Excerpt" in the meta description. I myself do NOT use tags in the meta description and I put my own text in it (different from "Post Content") and no longer than 160 characters... Is that a problem?
Since every post or page gets its own unique meta description, can't it just be typed in? Or am I missing something?
Best regards,
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Peterke
Premium Plus
That's what I thought too, but maybe that "Post Excerpt" has something special somewhere? I'll wait for Phil's response...
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Thank you for your feedback!
TRSCHUSTER
Premium Plus
phil1944
Premium
I'll have to go back and check, but I thought I made it clear that you can just type it in, but I use the excerpt to "kill two birds with one stone". Many themes use the excerpt, for example, when displaying a summary of posts (mine certainly do) so I make it a practice to always include an excerpt with a new post. Then if you set your meta description to be the excerpt, it's automatically taken care of for you.
Peterke
Premium Plus
Hi Phil,
Still, I don't understand... You make your own excerpt of a maximum of 160 characters and then use the "Post Excerpt" tag.
I immediately type my text... You can't use the same "Post Excerpt" on another page, can you? So you create a "Post Excerpt" with some other text, right?
In fact, you are using an intermediate step that is actually (in my view) superfluous. Maybe I really don't understand, but at least my meta description looks good.
Thanks for your response.
Still, I don't understand... You make your own excerpt of a maximum of 160 characters and then use the "Post Excerpt" tag.
I immediately type my text... You can't use the same "Post Excerpt" on another page, can you? So you create a "Post Excerpt" with some other text, right?
In fact, you are using an intermediate step that is actually (in my view) superfluous. Maybe I really don't understand, but at least my meta description looks good.
Thanks for your response.
phil1944
Premium
That's perfectly OK. I always create an excerpt for a new post, so setting the meta description to use it makes good sense.
phil1944
Premium
After I've created a new post, I summarize it in 160 characters or less in the Post Excerpt panel (in the right sidebar under the featured image). That automatically becomes my meta description. It's not superfluous because the post excerpt is used elsewhere. It's saving me a step.
MTCandela1
Premium Plus
Yeap, Phil! Indeed very helpful! It also helps getting you indexed!
phil1944
Premium
mbouteiller
Premium Plus
Thank you, Phil. I've been doing the All in One SEO. I'm going to use yours as a check to make sure I've been using it properly. I appreciate you taking the time to write this up with images. Very helpful.
Have a blessed weekend.
Monica
Have a blessed weekend.
Monica
