Why isn't my updated website meta information showing on Google?

Topic summary

Updated site meta information (title and description) is not appearing on Google after a week. The poster seeks a way to fix it.

Suggested steps:

  • Re-submit the website’s sitemap so Google can discover pages more efficiently. A sitemap is a file that lists site pages for search engines.
  • Ask Google to recrawl the site. A recrawl is when Google’s bots revisit pages to update their index.

Clarifications:

  • These actions are intended to help update the title and description shown on Google’s search results.
  • There is no guaranteed method or timeline for recrawling; Google’s bots operate on their own schedule.

Recommended actions:

  • Ensure the correct meta title and description are set wherever Google reads them (e.g., page metadata).
  • Submit the sitemap and request a recrawl via Google’s tools, then wait for indexing updates.

Status:

  • No definitive resolution yet; outcome depends on when Google recrawls and updates the index. The discussion remains open, with patience and correct configuration emphasized.
Summarized with AI on February 9. AI used: gpt-5.

Shay

Thank you for replying

Does this work for the website title and description that can be seen on the google search page?