question and issue with snippet preview

  • Resolved scumpy

    (@scumpy)


    7 years, 10 months ago

    Hello,
    I use YOAST SEO plugin and this plugin helps so much with SEO 🙂

    Issue:
    But now I have got an issue with snippet preview.
    When I set a meta description e. g. 150 characters and have a look at desktop snippet preview it looks great. But when I have a look at mobile snippet preview why it looks great, too? THere are different max lenght between desktop and mobile. Did Yoast SEO plugin don’t consider the differently length?
    desktop 150 chars
    mobile 100-120 chars

    Question:
    What is the best lenght to use in meta description for desktop and mobile meta description. Because there is no way to use separate descriptions for desktop and mobile…

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  • MariusG

    (@marius_codeinwp)

    7 years, 10 months ago

    Hi @scumpy,

    Unfortunately, there is no exact number of characters that would fit all scenarios. There can be only one meta description, but Google does not set any actual limit on how long the snippets shown in the search results are. Here’s an example from today: https://i.imgur.com/TQK0z0Z.png

    That being said, there is no exact formula, as the meta description length can now be different for each URL. It might be best to make sure the most meaningful information is in the first ~120 characters, so it will always get displayed, no matter the device. However, it is also possible that Google will completely ignore your meta description and replace it with a snippet from that page. We recommend checking out this guide.

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