meta tag not working properly

[Howard L Martinez]

hello i notice my meta tag is not working properly .  this is my meta tag for this link 

and if this is my home page and its showing like this 

forum - mywebsitename.com here is the screenshot 

please check this issue thanks 

[Marc Stridgen]

The first thing I would say there is that you are not on the latest release of the software. You need to update your site to the latest release and test again in the first instance

[Howard L Martinez]

6 minutes ago, Marc Stridgen said:

The first thing I would say there is that you are not on the latest release of the software. You need to update your site to the latest release and test again in the first instance

did the upgrade but same issues.

[Marc Stridgen]

Before I look further at this, could I ask if there is a reason you dont have the rewrite URLs in place?

[Howard L Martinez]

8 minutes ago, Marc Stridgen said:

Before I look further at this, could I ask if there is a reason you dont have the rewrite URLs in place?

rewrite url mean ?

[Marc Stridgen]

2 minutes ago, Howard L Martinez said:

rewrite url mean ?

Yes, thats correct

[Howard L Martinez]

10 minutes ago, Marc Stridgen said:

Yes, thats correct

what is rewrite url ? i didn't got you

Edited December 15, 2021 by Howard L Martinez

[SeNioR-]

You don't have friendly urls.

Go to ACP > SITE PROMOTION > Search Engine Optimization.

Turn on Enable Friendly URLs? and Rewrite URLs?

BTW metatag description is not for keyword spam, you should add a description that is simple and friendly to search engines.

[Howard L Martinez]

13 minutes ago, SeNioR- said:

You don't have friendly urls.

Go to ACP > SITE PROMOTION > Search Engine Optimization.

Turn on Enable Friendly URLs? and Rewrite URLs?

BTW metatag description is not for keyword spam, you should add a description that is simple and friendly to search engines.

i just turn friendly url on and its work or i have to do some thing else also.

and i didn't add the description?  i think its description i add , or i have to add some where else?

[SeNioR-]

You still don't have a friendly url. Download the .htacces file from ACP and upload it to the main forum directory.

14 minutes ago, Howard L Martinez said:

and i didn't add the description?  i think its description i add , or i have to add some where else?

You did, but the description doesn't follow SEO basics.

Edited December 15, 2021 by SeNioR-

[Howard L Martinez]

8 minutes ago, SeNioR- said:

You still don't have a friendly url. Download the .htacces file from ACP and upload it to the main forum directory.

You did, but the description doesn't follow SEO basics.

i have already .htaccess file in my cpanel and its not that one which is in my ACP what i do replace the text or add this text also or replace the file or i think the .htaccess in my cpanel have same thing like .htacess i have in ACP 

 

and what is the problem in my description by the way ?

Edited December 15, 2021 by Howard L Martinez

[Jim M]

4 hours ago, Howard L Martinez said:

i have already .htaccess file in my cpanel and its not that one which is in my ACP what i do replace the text or add this text also or replace the file or i think the .htaccess in my cpanel have same thing like .htacess i have in ACP 

 

and what is the problem in my description by the way ?

I would recommend taking advantage of this time and working with your hosting provider to see what you need in the .htaccess. If it is nothing, you can use the one from the ACP. If you need items in your existing .htaccess, you will want to copy the script from the ACP's .htaccess you downloaded and put it in your existing .htaccess. Once you're done, you'll want to test for any issues.