Hostinger AI Builder: How to add meta titles and descriptions in manual mode

Meta titles and descriptions are the concise summaries of a page’s content shown in search results, social media link previews, and (alongside the favicon) browser tabs for a Hostinger AI Builder manual mode website. Add them manually or with the AI SEO Assistant, and troubleshoot cases where changes don’t appear to update.

• How meta titles and descriptions of web pages are shown in the search results:
  
• How meta titles and descriptions of web pages are also visible when sharing website links on social media:
  
• How meta titles are also visible in browser tabs with a favicon:
  
  

Adding meta titles and descriptions

To add meta titles and descriptions to your website pages using Hostinger AI Builder manual mode, follow these steps:

1. Within the builder, click on SEO settings.

2. Find the page in question.

3. On the right, use our AI SEO Assistant directly in the builder editor chat to update the meta title or meta description of a specific page for you.
   
   Or manually fill the fields SEO title and Meta description in:

   

After making any changes, make sure to update your website.

NOTES

• The recommended meta title length is up to 60 symbols (incl. spaces)

• The recommended meta description length is up to 160 symbols (incl. spaces)

Troubleshooting

Browser tabs

If meta titles don’t update in browser tabs, follow these steps:

1. Check if they are added and saved in your SEO settings.

2. Make sure to update your website.

3. Clear the browser cache or:

   • Check the website using an incognito/private browsing window.

   • Check the website using different devices (e.g., your smartphone, tablet, or friend’s PC).

   • Check the website using different networks (try Wi-Fi instead of mobile data or vice versa).

4. If the above doesn’t help, get in touch with us.

Search results

If meta titles and descriptions don’t update in search results, note that:

• Search engines need time to recrawl your website pages; it takes from a few days to a few weeks for new information to reflect in search results.

  • Search engines first need to detect and evaluate these changes, and only then are they updated in the search results.

• Using Google Search Console may help you speed this process up:

  • Request Google to index your pages

  • Upload your sitemap

Social media

If meta titles and descriptions don’t update when sharing website links on social media posts, refer to this article: Outdated titles, descriptions, and preview images on social media platforms.

Site title

The Site Title of webpages is shown in the tab of the browser, alongside the name of the website:

To change the site title of your website pages using Hostinger AI Builder manual mode, follow these steps:

1. Within the builder, click on SEO settings.

2. Access the Website Overview section, and click on the Edit button.

3. Once there, you will be presented with the option to update the Business or brand name
   
   

4. After making any changes, make sure to update your website.

Your meta titles, descriptions, and site title are now set, helping visitors and search engines understand your content.

Additional resources

• See How to add keywords to your pages for other details about optimizing pages for search engines.

• See How to add alt text to images for other details about improving SEO and accessibility.

• See How to use heading tags for SEO for other details about structuring page content for search engines.