Google’s John Mueller answered the question about whether a meta description can be used to influence the search rankings. It’s a good question because Google advises to use unique meta descriptions ...

Google updated its documentation on creating high-quality meta descriptions that will show up in the search results by adding examples of best and worst practices. The change was made in the ...

Google's John Mueller said the length of your meta descriptions do not matter to the Google search ranking algorithm. He said on X, "I'm sorry to tell you, those numbers are all made up" when someone ...

Was the meta description for this article written by Google? Or a human editor at Search Engine Land? You can’t tell, can you? That’s how far machine learning has come. Read on to learn the “shocking” ...

Remember when meta keywords were all the rage? Fast forward to 2025, and while search engines have evolved dramatically, meta tags remain crucial building blocks of your SEO foundation, just not the ...

I don't think it matters if you use hashtags in meta descriptions or not. I mean, it might be more eye catching if Google uses your meta description for the search result snippet - but maybe Google is ...