How can I fix my Google SEO title and description not displaying correctly?

[GladiatorArmory]

Hello everyone 
I am trying to set up the the title and the description in the preference tab of my website however when searching it in google it is not showing what i wrote but it is showing my home page title and navigation menu. Is there a way to fix that? 
The theme I am using for the website is "Refresh" 
Here is a screenshot of the theme.liquid HTML page

And here is what i have in the preference page and also what google is showing 

Thank you. 

[GladiatorArmory]

How can i fix it?

[claricelin · Accepted solution]

Hi @GladiatorArmory 

Do you have your Google Search Console set up? If so, you need to request for re-indexing your pages. i.e. getting Google to retrieve the most updated version of your store pages.

As a new site that does not get much traffic, Google does not crawl your site regularly (only periodically). Any changes that you make, it takes some time to be reflected on search results.

You can, however, choose to expedite it by "telling Google this is my updated pages", and the request will be added to their queue of crawl tasks.

Best,

Clarice

[Avitanshi_17]

Hello,

If Google is displaying your homepage title and navigation menu instead of your preferred title and description, this is likely due to a few factors. Here’s how you can adjust things to improve search result accuracy for your "Refresh" theme.

1. Confirm Preferences Settings

• First, double-check your Homepage Title and Meta Description in Online Store > Preferences. Ensure they’re concise, keyword-rich, and descriptive of your brand. It can take Google some time (days to weeks) to re-crawl your site, so updates may not show immediately.

2. Inspect theme.liquid File

In the theme.liquid file, check if the title or description is hard-coded, as this can override your ‘Preferences’ settings. To dynamically pull your Preferences data, ensure your code looks like:

<title>{{ page_title }} - {{ shop.name }}</title>

<meta name="description" content="{{ shop.meta_description }}">

This will signal Google to use the correct title and description, based on your Preferences.

3. Request a Google Reindex

• After updating your preferences and theme.liquid file, submit your URL for re-crawling in Google Search Console. This helps Google quickly recognize any recent changes.

4. Additional Checks

• Clear your browser cache to see changes and check your robots.txt file (accessible at [yourdomain.com]/robots.txt) to make sure Google isn’t restricted from crawling important pages.

By following these steps, you’ll increase the chances of Google displaying your preferred title and description in search results.