Unable to get Meta Description

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(@gentheme)

I am trying to get the Meta Description created by this plugin. Working for Yoast and Rank Math, but nothing comes in the Frontend for All in one SEO plugin. I even entered a description on Meta Description box of the plugin in the post.

<?php$post_id = get_the_ID();// Check for Yoast SEO description

$post_description = get_post_meta($post_id, '_yoast_wpseo_metadesc', true);// If Yoast SEO description is not available, check for Rank Math description

if (empty($post_description)) {    $post_description = get_post_meta($post_id, 'rank_math_description', true);}// If Rank Math description is not available, check for All in One SEO description

if (empty($post_description)) {    $post_description = get_post_meta($post_id, '_aioseop_description', true);}// Display the post description if available

if (!empty($post_description)) {    echo '<p class="pDesc">' . esc_html($post_description) . '</p>';}?>

I am developing a WordPress theme, so this is required for users who want to display the meta description for human visitors. Please help.

This topic was modified 2 months ago by gentheme.

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Plugin Author arnaudbroes
(@arnaudbroes)

2 months ago
Hey @gentheme,

Our meta data is stored in a custom table. You can get it like this –
```
if ( function_exists( 'aioseo' ) ) {
	$metaData    = aioseo()->meta->metaData->getMetaData( $postId );
	$description = $metaData->description;
}
```
That being said, I recommend simply calling wp_head in your theme’s header so all of these plugins, including ours, can automatically output all of their information for you.
Thread Starter gentheme
(@gentheme)

2 months ago
Thank you. But output also includes the #post_excerpt like:
```
<p class="pDesc">#post_excerpt This is AIO SEO description.</p>
```
For now, i have solved it using replace method.
```
// If Yoast SEO and Rank Math descriptions are not available, check for All in One SEO description
if (empty($post_description) && function_exists('aioseo')) {
    $metaData = aioseo()->meta->metaData->getMetaData($post_id);
    $post_description = $metaData->description;

    // Remove #post_excerpt if it is present
    $post_description = str_replace('#post_excerpt ', '', $post_description);
}
```
Plugin Author arnaudbroes
(@arnaudbroes)

2 months ago

You can call aioseo()->tags->replaceTags( $description ); to let our plugin replace all smart tags that are used.

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