{"id":876,"date":"2022-08-12T11:18:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T11:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2022\/08\/12\/6466356-hostinger-website-builder-how-to-add-meta-titles-and-descriptions\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:07","slug":"6466356-hostinger-website-builder-how-to-add-meta-titles-and-descriptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6466356-hostinger-website-builder-how-to-add-meta-titles-and-descriptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Hostinger Website Builder: How to Add Meta Titles and Descriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">Meta titles and descriptions of web pages are shown in the search results:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/08\/fca159af-16ed-4e21-b1c7-454c15e52102.jpg\" alt=\"Example of meta title and description in Google Search Results\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">They&rsquo;re also visible when sharing website links on social media:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/08\/bf04af6a-b4da-47e4-a660-a2a7fe8090d6.jpg\" alt=\"Example of meta title and description when sharing a link on social media\" width=\"400\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Together with a <b><a href=\"\/support\/6466373-website-builder-how-to-add-a-favicon\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">favicon<\/a><\/b>, meta titles are also visible in browser tabs:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/08\/d6c2f31a-720f-409e-95fd-b98cd899f59c.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of meta titles in internet browser tabs\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Meta titles and descriptions are concise pieces of information about what visitors can expect to find on your pages.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_efa8999e98\">Adding meta titles and descriptions <\/h2><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The <a href=\"\/support\/6491577-website-builder-how-to-edit-the-title-and-description-of-a-blog-post\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">blog post title and description<\/a> are automatically used as its meta title and description. If it&rsquo;s a product page, refer here: <a href=\"\/support\/6538366-website-builder-product-seo-settings\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Product SEO Settings<\/a> &#128161; <\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">To add meta titles and descriptions to your website pages using <b>Hostinger Website Builder<\/b>, follow these steps:<\/p><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Within the builder, click on the <b>three dots<\/b> on the left to access <b>Website Settings<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Once the menu opens up, click on <b><a href=\"\/support\/6466320-website-builder-seo-settings\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">SEO settings<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2023\/02\/3c241da6-48ce-4188-9814-840b8bd8a510.jpg\" width=\"301\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Find the page in question:<\/p>\n<div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/08\/6ca85fbe-afdd-4914-a5d8-a6f2ee895ef4.jpg\" alt=\"The SEO settings in Hostinger Website Builder\" width=\"300\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">On the right, use our <b>AI SEO Assistant<\/b>, or manually fill the fields <b>SEO title<\/b> and <b>Meta description <\/b>in:<\/p>\n<div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/08\/76fc9dc5-e456-43d4-a386-f72029754b11.jpg\" alt=\"The meta title and description settings in Hostinger Website Builder\" width=\"400\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><p class=\"no-margin\">After making any changes, make sure to <a href=\"\/support\/6435697-website-builder-updating-a-website\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">update your website<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>NOTES<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The recommended <b>meta title <\/b>length is up to <b>60 symbols <\/b>(incl. spaces)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The recommended <b>meta<\/b> <b>description <\/b>length is up to <b>160 symbols<\/b> (incl. spaces)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Meta titles and descriptions<b> immediately update in browser tabs<\/b>. However, they <b>don&rsquo;t immediately update in search results<\/b>: it takes from a few days to a few weeks for them to reflect on Google.<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_3704cf3d58\">Troubleshooting <\/h2><h3 id=\"h_e6f02040b2\">Browser tabs<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">If meta titles don&rsquo;t update in browser tabs, follow these steps:<\/p><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Check if they are added and saved in your SEO settings.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Make sure to <a href=\"\/support\/6435697-website-builder-updating-a-website\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">update your website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a href=\"\/support\/1583501-how-to-clear-cache\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Clear the browser cache<\/a> or:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Check the website using<b> <\/b>an<b> incognito\/private browsing<\/b> window.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Check the website using different devices<b> <\/b>(e.g., your smartphone, tablet, or friend&rsquo;s PC).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Check the website using different networks (try Wi-Fi instead of mobile data or vice versa).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If the above doesn&rsquo;t help, get in touch<b> <\/b>with us.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h3 id=\"h_1bd777803d\">Search results<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">If meta titles and descriptions don&rsquo;t update in <b>search results<\/b>, note that:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Search engines first need to detect and evaluate these changes, and only then are they updated in the search results.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Using <b><a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/about\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Search Console<\/a><\/b> may help you speed this process up:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a href=\"\/support\/6466565-website-builder-requesting-google-to-index-website-pages\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Request Google to index your pages<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a href=\"\/support\/6491673-website-builder-submitting-a-sitemap-at-google-search-console\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Upload your sitemap<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h3 id=\"h_99c3df3ef1\">Social media<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">If meta titles and descriptions don&rsquo;t update when sharing website links on social media posts, refer to this article: <a href=\"\/support\/6575874-website-builder-outdated-titles-descriptions-and-preview-images-on-social-media-platforms\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Outdated titles, descriptions, and preview images on social media platforms<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h3 id=\"h_c64c2c64a0\">Site title<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">The Site Title of webpages is shown in the tab of the browser, alongside the name of the website:                   <\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/08\/9ec20f78-9c68-49b0-b857-2252a547cc25.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">To change the site title of  your website pages using Hostinger Website Builder, follow these steps:<\/p><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Within the builder, click the three dots on the left to access Website Settings:<br>&#8203;<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Once the menu opens up, click on SEO settings:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/08\/907802ac-ad8a-444a-a3a2-5a9c877e93e3.jpg\" width=\"270\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">3. Access the Website Overview section, and click on the &ldquo;Edit&rdquo; Button:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/08\/f918a03a-962e-4994-8a07-4c2740aa4a87.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">4. Once there, you will be presented with the option to update the &ldquo;Business or Brand Name&rdquo;<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">5. After making any changes, make sure to <b><a href=\"\/support\/6435697-website-builder-how-to-update-a-website\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">update your website<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to add and troubleshoot meta titles and descriptions of your webpages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[283],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-seo-website-builder"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6466356-hostinger-website-builder-how-to-add-meta-titles-and-descriptions\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/6466356-hostinger-creador-de-sitios-web-como-actualizar-metatitulos-y-descripciones\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/6466356-hostinger-createur-de-sites-web-comment-ajouter-des-meta-titres-et-des-descriptions\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/6466356-hostinger-website-builder-cara-menambahkan-meta-title-dan-meta-description-di-halaman-website\/","default":0},{"locale":"lt-LT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/lt\/support\/6466356-hostinger-svetainiu-kurimo-irankis-meta-pavadinimai-ir-aprasymai\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/6466356-hostinger-criador-de-sites-como-adicionar-meta-titulos-e-meta-descricoes-nas-suas-paginas\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/6466356-hostinger-----\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=876"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8580,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876\/revisions\/8580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}