: Is there a way to hide text from descriptions in Google search results The first line of text on all of our client's product pages is "Download hi-res images", which of course isn't what we'd

@Mendez628

Make a graphic for "Download hi-res images" so it is no longer text and doesn't have to be "hidden".
Display the "Download hi-res images" as flash or canvas instead of text.
Place the "Download hi-res images" as unhidden text after the description you want that appears higher in the HTML and position "Download hi-res images" to the top of the page using CSS like style="position:abosolute; top:0px; left:0px"
The best method - use a meta description tag in the head section of the page next to the title.


Don't "hide" text.

To note: Google will not always show the text on the top of the page - it depends on whether or not the content below has a keyword in it that matches a user's search. When the text below is a better match for the search it would be used, so most visitors are likely not seeing the "Download hi-res images" text but the owner is because he is searching for the title.

The same applies when using a meta description tag. It will be used unless there is some better text on the page.

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@Ogunnowo487

Hiding text or links in your content to manipulate Google’s search rankings can be seen as deceptive and is a violation of Google’s Webmaster Guidelines. Text (such as excessive keywords) can be hidden in several ways, including:


Using white text on a white background Locating text behind an image
Using CSS to position text off-screen Setting the font size to 0
Hiding a link by only linking one small character—for example, a
hyphen in the middle of a paragraph


If this doesn't answer you query then i'm helpless.Be very much careful when playing with google..

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