How does Google use meta tags?

Google and other search engines no longer consider the keywords meta tag, but they are smart enough to figure out what keywords and phrases have been used in the pages content, title and meta description. Disregard the keywords meta tag all together and focus on your titles, descriptions, and on page content.

Where is meta tag in Google search Console?

Right-click anywhere on the homepage and choose the appropriate menu item to view the HTML source of your homepage. It may be called View page source, View Source, View HTML, or something similar. Look in the section of the HTML source to confirm that your Google meta tag is there.

Are meta tags still used?

Meta Keywords are not used by Google but Other Search Engines Still Use Them. Meta tags are still important for Bing, Yahoo, Yandex, and Baidu. Learn how to optimize your meta keywords. It might be a surprise for many SEOs but the meta keywords tag is still used by some search engines as part of their ranking process.

How many meta tags can I use?

Another common question is, How many meta keywords should I use? As a general rule, don’t use more than about 10 meta keywords for a single page.

How to find Meta Tags?

If you want to find out whether a given page is using meta tags, just right-click anywhere on the page and select “View Page Source.” A new tab will open in Chrome (in Firefox, it’ll be a pop-up window). The part at the top, or “head” of the page, is where the meta tags would be. The meta tags in HTML will look something like this:

How do you check meta tags?

Check Your Meta Tags. Check the effectiveness of your website’s current meta tag setup by entering the URL in the input field. You’ll be shown a social card preview (what’s likely to be shown on social networks, sharing apps etc.) and the title, description, featured image of the URL in question.

What do search engine crawlers do with your meta tags?

There are three things that a search engine crawler does with your meta tags: 1. Indexing: When a search engine crawls your page, it replicates a copy of your HTML code and stores it in its database. This is called indexing. All your meta keywords are indexed by Google – it is aware of your meta keywords and has stored it up.

What are website meta tags?

A meta tag is an HTML tag containing information for search engines about a specific website. Meta tags contain keywords or phrases alerting search engines of a website’s content to be included in search results for users requesting related information.