: Google not showing homepage meta except for one search I'm just starting off with SEO and helping my brother with his website. Now, there were no meta details on the site whatsoever, and around

@BetL925

Google usually only shows the meta description if it contains the keywords for which the user searched. You must be using the company name in the meta description you wrote, but you are probably not using the other keywords for which you are searching in the meta description.

For example. Your site could be called "Bob's Beach Toys". And your meta description could be "Buy a wide selection play equipment to use at the ocean from Bob's Beach Toys." Then the meta description would be used for


bobs beach toys
bobs toys
beach toys


but not for


bobs sand bucket
beach shovel and rake


A few years ago Google was using the meta description for almost all searches. That just isn't the case today.

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@Speyer207

If the meta tag is correctly placed in your header and Google doesn't show it, it means Google thinks this meta description is not relevant for search results.

Make sure they are relevant and even then you can't be certain Google thinks they are.

Also, if I understand correctly, you only added meta description to your homepage? Why didn't you add them to other pages too, if you want to see the descriptions poppin up on Google?

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