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October 11, 2025

# Meta Title And Description Tags FAQ: Questions People Actually Ask

**What is meta title and description tags, in plain terms?**
Google rewrites meta descriptions on the majority of search results anyway — but the ones it keeps are almost always well-written, specific, and under the length limit, which is exactly what a good generator forces you to write.

**How often should this be checked?**
Regularly, not just once. Leaving the meta description blank and letting Google auto-generate one from body text, which is often an awkward mid-sentence fragment. Set a recurring reminder rather than trusting memory.

**What's the most common mistake here?**
Stuffing the title with every keyword variant ('Shoes | Buy Shoes | Cheap Shoes Online') — it reads as spam to users and to Google.

**Does this actually affect rankings, or is it just best practice?**
It's rarely a single ranking factor on its own, but it affects whether search engines and users can do what you actually need them to do — which shows up in rankings indirectly, often more than any one direct factor would.

**What's the fastest way to check this on an existing site?**
Meta Tag Generator — paste your URL in and it does the check directly, no setup.

Related: our guide to broken image links.

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