How can I make my website appear in Google search results?

Technical Q&A

Topic summary

Two users are experiencing issues with how their websites appear in Google search results.

Primary Issue:

  • Websites only appear when searching for the exact domain name (e.g., “shopname.com”) rather than just the shop/business name
  • Google is displaying the URL instead of the intended page title or website name

Troubleshooting Steps Already Taken:

  • Modified homepage title in preferences (approximately one week ago)
  • Verified page title, website name, and Open Graph (og) title settings are all configured
  • Inspected schema markup, which appears to be displaying correctly

Current Status:

  • Changes have not reflected in Google search results despite waiting several weeks
  • The issue remains unresolved for both users

This appears to be a search engine optimization (SEO) or indexing problem where Google has not yet updated its cached information about these websites.

Summarized with AI on November 13. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hello my problem is that when I search for my website on Google I can’t find it I need to search the name of my shop + .com to find it like if the name of my store is the url and I don’t know how to change it.

I’ve already change the homepage title in preferences a week ago and I don’t know what to do

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I am also having this issue. Page title, website name, and og title are all set. I’ve inspected my schema and it is showing accurately. But for some reason my URL is still showing. It has been weeks and it has not changed.

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