Optimize the Appearance of Site Top Description in Search Engine

  • Resolved morviss

    (@morviss)


    1 year, 3 months ago

    There’s this optimization that I have tried over time but still can’t get it… I wish to optimize how the description that usually appears at the top of my domain name before the site url (domain name) should appear on search engine.

    In this case, I am not talking about site title, but the top description as represented by the images below.

    The image for cbtpractice.com.ng is what I want to optimize to make it appear like the site in the second image. I am using Yoast SEO for my optimization.

    Image 1:?https://ibb.co/7nKNrQ2
    Image 2:?https://ibb.co/RPzy3Rc

    • This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by morviss.
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  • Plugin Support Maybellyne

    (@maybellyne)

    Hello @morviss,

    Thanks for reaching out regarding your site name. The Yoast SEO plugin will use the name of your WordPress site as the website name, as indicated in?WordPress > Settings > General. If you want a different name to be displayed in the search results, you can change the site name in the field?WordPress > Yoast SEO > Settings > General > Site Basics > Website name. This will overwrite the default WordPress site name in the structured data code that Yoast SEO outputs for the?name?of the?WebSite.

    In addition to controlling the site name, you can also control the output for the alternateName structured data by filling in the “Alternate website name” field. Like name, this is a property of the WebSite structured data. Here, you can enter a (potentially shorter) alternate name for your website. You can read more here.

    I ran the URL through?Google’s rich result test tool, and you have name":"CBT Practice Portal" , though the domain name still shows in search results.?See screenshot.

    Google knows your preferred site name may not be selected and is working to address this. You can read more?here.

    Plugin Support Jose Varghese

    (@josevarghese)

    This thread was marked resolved due to a lack of activity, but you’re always welcome to re-open the topic. Please read this post before opening a new request.

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