Duplicate meta descriptions for one collection on multiple pages

[Smeelah]

My latest SEO audit shows the 'high impact' issue of having duplicate meta descriptions. However, the issue is created  because a particular collection is a general and large one which spans 4 pages. Thus the duplicate descriptions. 

I'd really like some opinions on this. Should I remove the collection? Or is there a way to edit the descriptions to make them differ...I'm guessing not.

The urls are:

https://leilacools.com/collections/pendant-necklaces

https://leilacools.com/collections/pendant-necklaces?page=2

https://leilacools.com/collections/pendant-necklaces?page=3

https://leilacools.com/collections/pendant-necklaces?page=4

Thanks for any help!

Leila

[Rockpapercopy]

I would simply ignore the SEO tool suggestion - doesn't sound like a good one. Whatever you do, don't delete the whole collection.

[sophiawils59]

Hey @ Smeelah, I have checked the description of all your pages and it's all look same there is no difference among them.  I would like to recommend you to try to make your description different for all of the pages!!

[Yuga-P]

Hello @ Smeelah, I have gone through all URL's and I have found that meta description is same for all pages. Please try to create unique meta description for every page 

[SimplyInspired]

There is no way to put a different meta description on different pages of the same collection - that is exactly the problem the original poster is pointing out.

[Niki_K]

Hi,

as far as I'm concerned, you can't write a unique and a completely different meta description for every page in a collection.

However, you can add a page number of the collection page into the meta description - in this way, the meta description will differ a bit. 

To do so, you need to add a piece of code in the template.

Go to theme.liquid and find this piece of code: 

 {%- if page_description -%}
    <meta name="description" content="{{ page_description | escape }}">
  {%- endif -%}

And change this piece of code to this code:  

{% if page_description %}
    <meta name="description" content="{{ page_description | escape }} {% if template contains 'collection' %} {% if current_page > 1 %} Page number {{ current_page }} {% endif %} {% endif %}" />
{% endif %}

This piece of code will secure that meta description for collection pages will contain "Page number x" (e.g. Page number 2, Page number 3). The first page will have the original meta description without any number.

Let me know if this works!

[PrettyVintageBo]

Worked for me.... literally been searching the internet all day for the answer!   fingers crossed

absolutely brilliant 

[b3n]

please is there a way to now check the new descriptions created for each spaned page?