Meta description is a must to add element for our blog as it helps search engines about the content of specific post/page. Moreover it helps in improving our search rankings as it is seen as snippet is search results. When we share our posts on social media, meta description can also be seen there as a snippet. So a good description increases chances of more clicks to your content. This is a great feature provide by Blogger as a default. We just need to turn it on from your blog's settings. After that we also can add the meta description to our blog posts and increase the visibility in search results. So now after understanding about the role of meta description, lets start rolling your fingers on how to add meta description to your blogger blog.
For older posts, you have to go back to edit each post and manually add in the description. Enabling Meta Description in Blogger (Blogspot):
- Go to Blog Settings > Search Preferences.
- Click the Edit Description button under Meta tags.
- Point Yes to Enable Search Description and enter a brief meta description of your blog there. (max 150 words). Remember it will be your blog's homepage meta description.
- Now Click on Save changes.
Adding Meta Description to Individual Blog Posts/Pages :
- Go to your Blog Posts and click Add a new post or Edit the existing ones.
- Click Search Description option under Post settings. (This option appears only after you enabled search description, discussed above)
- Enter the meta description for the post and click Done.
That's it! You are all done and ready to boost up your search rankings.
You can check that these tags are working well on your blog using this tool. Meta Description Checker
I hope you successfully added this great feature successfully to your blog. If you face any difficulty then let me know in comments or through contact page.
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12 comments:
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I'm not really sure if you'd still notice this comment but this doesn't work. Whenever I share the link on Facebook it just shows data:blog.metaDescription. Here's the link: https://happymiddlewithteejay.blogspot.com/2018/01/life-journal-january-2018.html
@Therese Jane
HEY! Actually, I read each and every comment! So don't think about if I will notice it or not!
I try my best to answer every comment personally.
As far as your query is concerned, Meta tags are set up well. There's might be something internal fetching error regarding this post. So I request you to kindly create a new post with same contents and then delete the old one.
It will help.
Thanks.
Nice post, it works for me
How do I know its working on my blog?
Awesome Tutorial for beginners who doesn't know how to add meta description.I have done the same mistake recently.Thanks last i found your useful article dear.
@Farrukh
I am having this same issue for all my old posts; reposting all old posts is hell (over a thousand of them).
Please, what is the solution to this issue.
My blog url is https://www.trendsoflegends.com
Facebook crawler is not fetching the right description for each post.
Please, suggest for me what will be the problem and the best solution. Editing and re-posting old posts is not something easy to do.
change the url option . hide the date year in ur link
Nice Work and web design. A different one.
I also have an article on How to add Meta Tags in Blogger . Have a look at it. It’s a descriptive one.
how to add keyword to each blogerr new post ,,,, not just a description
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