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    • Brian_Owens_1
      Brian_Owens_1 last edited by

      We recently launched a new site on https, and I'm seeing a few errors in the SERPS with our meta descriptions as our pages are starting to get indexed. We have the correct meta data in our code but it's being output in Google differently. Example: http://imgur.com/ybqxmqg

      Is this just a glitch on Google's side or is there an obvious issue anyone sees that I'm missing?

      Thanks guys!

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      • Brian_Owens_1
        Brian_Owens_1 last edited by

        Thanks for the link. I'm guessing our solution lies somewhere between #'s 2 and 5 in that post. Appreciate the help

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        • Alick300
          Alick300 last edited by

          Hi,

          Why Won't Google Use My META Description? @ https://moz.com/blog/why-wont-google-use-my-meta-description

          Check detailed post above, you will have idea about different meta description.

          Thanks

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          • Brian_Owens_1
            Brian_Owens_1 last edited by

            The meta description is this for that page: content="Contact information, driving directions and store hours for the CarMax Cincinnati Store in Cincinnati, Ohio 45240" name="description" />

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            • GlobeRunner
              GlobeRunner last edited by

              Brain, based on the example you provided, Google is correct--there is no proper meta description tag on those pages, so that's why they're not including your meta description tag. If there is no meta description tag, then Google will just show text from the page.

              For example, the syntax of your meta description tag on the /7175 page is incorrect.

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