Meta Title in Google does not match the HTML meta title I have coded in a site
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I have a client site that is pulling a meta title that is not in his code. I am using Yoast for the titles and descriptions on this site. Not 100% sure why Google is not listing the title we have in place.
Could the code be pulling from somewhere else? Is there a fix for this?
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Google came out earlier this year and said that they would change some meta titles and improve them as they see fit.
This post from Yoast.com, might help you out: http://yoast.com/google-page-title/
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Just like title tags, meta descriptions are not something Google 'must' use on their SERP page. Sometimes they will display different data (pick a more relevant snippet) depending on the query that drove the search results.
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