Website Metadata Checker

Website metadata is structured information embedded in a page's HTML that describes the content, authorship, and presentation to search engines, social platforms, and browsers. It lives in the head section and includes title tags, meta descriptions, Open Graph tags (for Facebook, LinkedIn), Twitter Card tags (for X), canonical tags, robots meta directives, viewport settings, schema.org structured data, and hreflang declarations. Metadata is invisible to users but shapes how your content appears in search results, social shares, and link previews. The title tag becomes the blue clickable headline in Google's SERP, the meta description becomes the snippet text below it, and OG tags control the image, title, and description when someone shares your page. Good metadata is concise, accurate, keyword-aware, and platform-specific. Poor metadata (missing, duplicated, over-length, or generic) reduces click-through rate and confuses search engines. Our tool fetches your Page URL, parses the HTML, extracts every metadata element, and generates preview cards showing how your page renders in Google, X, LinkedIn, and Slack.

Right-click any page and select View Page Source (or press Ctrl+U on Windows, Cmd+Option+U on Mac), then search for <meta in the HTML. You'll see a list of meta tags covering description, robots, Open Graph, Twitter Card, and other properties. This method works but is slow. Easier: paste the Page URL into our tool, and we fetch the page, extract all metadata, validate format and length, and render preview cards for Google SERP, X, LinkedIn, and Slack so you see exactly how your page looks when shared or indexed. We flag common issues: missing meta description, title over 60 characters, missing OG image or incorrect dimensions, missing Twitter Card tags, conflicting canonical declarations, or missing mobile viewport tag. If you want to compare your metadata to a competitor, enter their URL in Compare with. For bulk checks, use Screaming Frog or Sitebulk to export metadata for your entire site. For single-page validation, our tool is faster and shows visual previews.

Title tag: the clickable headline in search results and the browser tab label, 50 to 60 characters, includes primary keyword. Meta description: the snippet text below the title in search results, 145 to 160 characters, summarizes the page and entices clicks. Open Graph title and description: control how the page appears when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Slack, often identical to the SEO title and meta description. OG image: the thumbnail image displayed in social previews, ideally 1200x630 pixels, must be an absolute URL. Canonical tag: tells search engines the preferred URL when duplicates exist. Robots meta: controls indexing with values like index, follow or noindex, nofollow, overrides site-wide robots.txt. Viewport meta: ensures mobile-friendly rendering with width=device-width, initial-scale=1, required for responsive design. These seven elements are the minimum every page needs. Add schema.org structured data for rich results, Twitter Card tags if X traffic matters, and hreflang tags if you serve multiple languages. Our tool checks all of these.

Here's a complete metadata block from a blog post about keyword research. Title tag: <title>Free Keyword Research Tool | 50 Keywords with Volume</title> (59 characters, includes primary keyword, fits Google's display). Meta description: <meta name="description" content="Free keyword research tool. Enter a seed keyword, get 50 related terms with search volume, CPC, difficulty, and intent, auto-clustered into content pillars."> (158 characters, includes CTA and value prop). Open Graph title: <meta property="og:title" content="Free Keyword Research Tool | 50 Keywords with Volume">. OG description: <meta property="og:description" content="Free keyword research tool. Enter a seed keyword, get 50 related terms with search volume, CPC, difficulty, and intent.">. OG image: <meta property="og:image" content="https://example.com/images/keyword-tool-preview.jpg"> (1200x630 pixels). Canonical: <link rel="canonical" href="https://example.com/tools/keyword-research"> (self-referencing). Viewport: <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">. This block ensures Google indexes the page correctly, social shares show the right image and text, and mobile users get a responsive layout. Use our tool to verify all metadata is present before you publish.

Yes, incorrect meta tags can hurt click-through rate, indexing, and rankings. A title tag over 60 characters gets truncated in Google's SERP, cutting off your keyword or CTA and reducing clicks. A missing or generic meta description costs clicks because searchers pick the result that best answers their query. A meta robots tag with noindex accidentally left on a published page tells Google not to index it, removing the page from search results entirely. A missing canonical tag on pages with duplicate content splits ranking authority across multiple URLs, causing all of them to underperform. A missing viewport tag makes your site unusable on mobile, which hurts rankings because Google uses mobile-first indexing. Keyword stuffing in the meta description looks spammy and may hurt CTR. Mismatched Open Graph tags reduce social shares and referral traffic. Our tool flags all of these issues: paste your Page URL, and we check title length, description presence, canonical correctness, robots meta directives, viewport tag, and OG tag completeness.

View the page source by right-clicking anywhere on the page and selecting View Page Source, then search for <meta using Ctrl+F or Cmd+F. You'll see a list of all meta tags in the head section, including title, description, Open Graph, Twitter Card, robots, and viewport tags. You can also open browser DevTools (F12 or Cmd+Option+I), click the Elements tab, expand the <head> tag, and browse the meta tags interactively. For a faster and more visual method, paste the Page URL into our tool, and we extract all metadata, validate it, and show preview cards for how the page renders in Google search results, X, LinkedIn, and Slack. This is faster than manual inspection and catches errors like truncated titles, missing OG images, or incorrect canonical tags. If you want to check metadata for multiple pages, use a crawler like Screaming Frog or Ahrefs Site Audit. For single-page validation or pre-publish checks, our tool is the fastest option and shows real previews.

Open Graph (OG) tags control how your page renders when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and most other platforms. Twitter Card tags control how your page renders on X (formerly Twitter). Both serve the same purpose (provide a title, description, and image for link previews) but use different tag names. OG tags use property attributes: <meta property="og:title" content="...">, <meta property="og:description" content="...">, <meta property="og:image" content="...">. Twitter Card tags use name attributes: <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">, <meta name="twitter:title" content="...">, <meta name="twitter:description" content="...">, <meta name="twitter:image" content="...">. X falls back to OG tags if Twitter Card tags are missing, so at minimum you need OG tags on every page. Add Twitter Card tags only if you want X-specific customization. The summary_large_image card shows a large image above the title and description. The summary card shows a small thumbnail. Most sites use OG tags site-wide and add Twitter Card tags on high-traffic pages. Our tool checks for both and flags missing or incomplete tags.

JSON-LD (JavaScript Object Notation for Linked Data) is a schema.org structured data format you embed in a script tag to tell search engines what entities exist on your page. It sits in the head or body as a <script type="application/ld+json"> block and describes things like articles (headline, author, publish date), products (name, price, availability), FAQs, how-to guides, reviews, events, and organizations. Search engines parse this structured data and use it to generate rich results: enhanced SERP snippets with images, star ratings, event dates, or FAQ dropdowns that earn higher click-through rates. An article with Article schema is eligible for Google's Top Stories carousel. A product with Product schema shows price and review stars inline. An FAQ page with FAQPage schema renders as expandable questions in the SERP. Adding schema does not guarantee rich results, but pages without schema are never eligible. JSON-LD is easier to implement than inline Microdata or RDFa. Our checker validates JSON-LD presence, type correctness, and required fields.

Google rewrites title tags when the original does not match the query, is too generic, keyword-stuffed, or poorly formatted. Common triggers: title is over 60 characters and gets truncated. Title is stuffed with keywords, so Google replaces it with the H1 or a cleaner version. Title is generic ("Home") or missing, so Google pulls text from the page content. Title does not match the query, so Google generates a new one using the page's H1, first paragraph, or anchor text from links. To fix this, write a clear, concise title under 60 characters that includes your primary keyword near the start and matches the H1. Avoid keyword stuffing, filler words, or brand repetition. Ensure the title reflects what the page is about. After updating, request re-indexing via Google Search Console. If Google still rewrites it, revise the title to better align with the content. Our tool shows your current title tag, flags if it is over 60 characters, and generates a preview of how it renders in Google's SERP.

The keywords meta tag is the most misused because it has no effect on rankings (Google has ignored it since 2009), yet sites still stuff it with hundreds of keywords. Delete it, as it signals outdated SEO knowledge. Duplicate title tags (same title on every page) waste the most valuable on-page SEO signal by failing to differentiate pages. Write unique titles for every page. Empty meta descriptions force Google to generate snippets from page content, which often reads poorly and reduces CTR. Write custom descriptions for high-traffic pages. Over-length titles (70+ characters) get truncated in search results, cutting off the keyword or CTA. Keep titles under 60 characters. Keyword-stuffed descriptions look spammy and hurt CTR. Write for humans, not bots. Robots meta tags with noindex left on published pages deindex the page entirely. Always verify robots meta is set to index, follow before launch. Missing canonical tags split authority across duplicate URLs. Add self-referencing canonicals to every page. Our tool flags all of these issues automatically.