Blog feed tag same as content, not the description

  • My blog feed is putting the first sentences of the blog in the <description> tag. So when I use the merge tag in Mailchimp, I get the first sentences of the blog.

    This is the same thing that is showing in the <content> tag as well. I want what I put in the post description box to be what shows in the <description> tag.

    I write a summary of my blog and I put it in both the post description box and the meta description box. That’s what should go in the <description> tag of feed.

    For example, here is what is in the post description box for my most recent blog: Too many boring nonfiction books exist. Don’t add to the pile. Instead, write a good nonfiction by making your book more reader friendly, using these tips.

    But you can see in the feed, it shows the first few sentences: “Confession: I rarely read ….”

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  • I write a summary of my blog and I put it in both the post description box and the meta description box. That’s what should go in the <description> tag of feed.

    I hear you: but WordPress has no feature labeld “post description box” or “meta description box” at all. Those are likely coming from your SEO plugin. If you want to use either of these in your RSS feed, please get in touch with your SEO plugin’s author for assistance.

    Otherwise, from WordPress’ perspective, your custom summary should go into the EXCERPT field… then WordPress can use it in the <description> tag in the RSS feed instead of the auto-generated summary.

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