it takes awhile for Google to adjust to an SEO plugin so it might take a few hours, so for default without any configuration Google will auto-generate descriptions sometimes
i think this variable is used for taxonomies like topic tags ..%%ct_desc_<custom-tax-name>%%
i think you should try the excerpt variable %%excerpt%%
i also recommend manually writing every forum/category description , using the excerpt variable for topics , and no-index/follow replies but that’s my opinion.
I think you might need an SEO consultant. They understand the search engine marketing landscape. I also had the same problem like yours. But I left it out on the experts.
It takes more time ..it like when you are indexing a website the ide is to not push it. For instance Google doesnt show every change exactly when it happens(and I am not sure if it’s possible) and when you are in webmaster tools for instance. You wate for a whileeee after you submit a sitemap(again as example so that is why it should be like this.) Even the new seo specialist and https://dmbooster.wordpress.com have confirmed that. And it might become faster but it will take a while
Hope I was of some help to someone.
Yohoo.
I know the Yoast SEO has many problems with BBpress. I wrote a small plugin to help Yoast SEO working better with BBPress.
This plugin improved the following problem with yoast wordpress seo in bbpress:
1, Canonical lost on single forum
2, Canonical lost on single topic page
3, Canonical lost on user profile page
4, Canonical lost on topic tag page
5, Meta title incorrect on user profile page
6, Meta title incorrect on topic tag
7, Meta description lost on topic archive
8, Meta description lost on user profile page
9, Meta description lost topic tag page
10, Meta description lost on single topic page
11, Meta description lost on single forum page
BBP Improvements for yoast
Nice plugin, just loaded it to my site 🙂
Hello,
I am using yoast SEO and bbpress forums on my website i.e. Tooth Republic. Unfortunaltely, i am unable to figure out how to change meta description of main page of forums i.e. https://toothrepublic.com/forums/
Unlike other pages, edit button does not appear from yoast SEO plugin on this page. When i go to search appearance setting in SEO, it has a section to change default meta description for forums. Should i makes changes there?
@jazibsaeed
Go to Yoast > Search Appearance
It should be in one of those tabs.
I know the Yoast SEO has many problems with BBpress. I wrote a small plugin to help Yoast SEO working better with BBPress.
This plugin improved the following problem with yoast wordpress seo in bbpress:
1, Canonical lost on single forum
2, Canonical lost on single topic page
3, Canonical lost on user profile page
4, Canonical lost on topic tag page
5, Meta title incorrect on user profile page
6, Meta title incorrect on topic tag
7, Meta description lost on topic archive
8, Meta description lost on user profile page
9, Meta description lost topic tag page
10, Meta description lost on single topic page
11, Meta description lost on single forum page
I know this is an old thread but if I install this plugin, would it automatically pull all the meta data (meta title & description) or would I have to manually write the titles and descriptions for each page?
TBH, right now I don’t have the budget to hire an SEO consultant. Plus, I’ve had bad experiences with them before. So I’d prefer if this is something that I could resolve on my own.
Let me know.
Thanks.
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