{"id":5112,"date":"2019-07-10T14:31:51","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T14:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.24x7wpsupport.com\/blog\/?p=5112"},"modified":"2021-08-10T13:56:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T13:56:01","slug":"how-to-add-meta-tags-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.24x7wpsupport.com\/blog\/how-to-add-meta-tags-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Add Meta Tags In WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last updated on August 10th, 2021 at 01:56 pm<\/p>

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Considering the fact that you have a running WordPress website, you would definitely want to grab user attention and monetize your website, right?<\/p>\n

Now, when we talk about grabbing traffic towards a WordPress website, the first thing that hits the mind is SEO<\/a>. Websites that are SEO relevant tend to have a higher rank and so are bound to attain better user traffic. While you have had embedded all of the necessary steps to update your website SEO, skipping the inception of meta tags from your website tends to lower the possibility of being indexed by the search engine web crawlers.<\/p>\n

So, adding meta-tags to the website is a must. But what are these?[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”What are WordPress meta tags?” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The short descriptions that you see below the title of your WP blog or the website in the search engine are meta-tags. For example, suppose you opened Google and there in the search bar, you entered the topic top 10 WordPress security plugin. Beneath every link, you will find 2-3 lines of information added about the site. This is what we call as meta tags.<\/p>\n

Meta tags will have everything related to the website. From the keywords to authors, document types, copyrights and all, the meta tags render information about all. The length of meta tags is limited to 300 characters. So, you can add as much information as needed.<\/p>\n

Ok, so we know what meta tags are but why would you need them in the WordPress website?[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Why do you need meta tags in WordPress?” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]If you ever had the chance to know about on-page SEO, odds are you might very well be aware of how meta tags affect the SEO of the website. If not, let me help you out.<\/p>\n

Meta tags as we know have information related to the website and the Google bots or the search engine web crawlers have the tendency to scan through the blog post title and the meta tags for keywords and information.<\/p>\n

The more you optimize the better the SEO and higher is the page rankings. In short, as many as keywords the bots find in the meta-information, they deem the website relevant to the search query and hence, order the ranking.<\/p>\n

It is an excellent way to keep your WordPress content optimized and to the point. Make sure that the information embedded within the meta tags are short and crisp. Do not stuff them with unnecessary keywords. Also, adding a keyword to the start of the information is always better than adding them at the end.<\/p>\n

You can also embed call to action information within the meta tags to better optimize them and increase the likelihood of your website ranking at the top.<\/p>\n

Convinced, so now we can move ahead and see how we can add meta tags on the WordPress<\/a> website.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”How to add meta tags in WordPress?” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n