Title and meta description not showing on Google, help appreciated!

Topic summary

Google is displaying a Q&A sentence and a product image for the store’s homepage instead of the title and meta description set in Shopify’s Online Store > Preferences.

Initial feedback: One reply suggested waiting for indexing, but the site owner noted it has been unchanged for months. A source check showed the live title/description differ from the Shopify settings; a 3rd‑party SEO app may be involved (Booster SEO installed but not activated).

Technical findings: The homepage exposes only Product structured data. Advice is to add Organization and WebSite schema to influence search result presentation (title/description/image). Suggested implementation via theme’s header.liquid (example from the Dawn theme) and validate with:

Update: After shortening the meta description, Google now shows the desired description. The title still doesn’t match the configured one. The product-derived image persists.

Next steps:

  • Add Organization/WebSite schema in header.liquid; test with the tools above.
  • Review theme differences/customizations or update the theme; consider reverting changes or using an SEO app if needed.
  • Check for app/theme conflicts and re-crawl timing.

Status: Partially resolved (description fixed); title and image control remain open. Screenshots are central to understanding the issue.

Summarized with AI on December 26. AI used: gpt-5.

Hi again Dan,

I understand, thank you!

I edited the meta description and made it shorter, and now its showing on Google! All we have left now is the title.. :sweat_smile:

Yes, we have the “Booster Seo” app, but we have not activated it yet.

Johannes