Issue library · 4 metadata checks
Fix missing, duplicated, or unclear page titles and meta descriptions across indexable pages.
Metadata should identify one page clearly. Use one descriptive title and one useful meta description that match the visible page and differ from other indexable URLs.
Titles influence how a page is understood and commonly appear in search-result packaging. Descriptions can help explain the result, although search engines may write another snippet. Conflicting tags make diagnosis harder and can weaken page differentiation.
The rendered title is absent or its length suggests the main topic may not be packaged clearly.
Write a specific title that names the topic and distinguishes the page without padding it to a character target.
Reload the page and confirm the report shows the intended title and no duplicate-title pattern.
More than one title element gives browsers and crawlers competing document labels.
Find the template, plugin, or component adding the extra title and publish one final title element.
Inspect the rendered head and confirm exactly one title remains.
The description is absent or may not explain the page’s value and next step clearly.
Write a truthful summary for the intended reader. Treat length as a review signal, not a ranking rule.
Confirm one rendered description matches the visible page.
Competing description tags create ambiguity and often reveal overlapping template logic.
Remove duplicate generators and keep one page-specific description.
Inspect the rendered head and compare the description across reviewed URLs.