Meta Tags - Preview, Edit, and Generate Meta Tags

Using meta tags, you can edit and experiment with your content, and then preview how your webpage will look on websites such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc!

What is a meta tag

Meta tags are specific segments of text and image content that provide summaries for web pages. Whenever someone shares a link on social media, messaging, or your business chat app, meta tagging data typically appears.

In addition, meta tags can contain information that helps search engines and other technical services scan your website to find out its full content and whether it is legitimate!

Wait, but why can't I see the metadata? Since the protocol was originally created for machine inspection, it is hidden in the code at the top of the website, which is exactly why this tool was created! Put any URL into the search box, and our website will help you visualize and edit the meta tag code so that you can update it.

Why are meta tags important

The value of sharing on social media and ranking on Google for your website determines how much you should pay attention to meta tags.

Imagine walking into an abandoned store, with shelves covered in dust and a musty smell in the air. The link pointing to your website on Facebook or LinkedIn is usually your first interaction with visitors, and if it looks like a barren store with no maintenance, they may not even consider clicking on the link.

As part of most digital marketing campaigns, teams typically create striking replicas and eye-catching images, which are perfect for being part of web metadata. Doubling value, halving work!

In addition, generating metadata may be an important exercise for developing concise sales promotions. Google only provides 60 characters for your title and approximately 105 characters for your description - this is a great opportunity to refine your value proposition.

Is meta tagging helpful for SEO

The SEO community is authoritative on this topic, and the most important ranking meta tag is your title tag. No other meta tags will affect SEO ranking, but... that doesn't mean they're not important!

Title - very important.

Explanation - Not very important.

Image - of moderate importance.

Keyword - Negative Importance.

From a historical perspective, the "keyword" meta tag has been an important component of ranking, as early search engine bots used this value to classify websites. But in 2009, Google officially announced that keyword meta tags were no longer part of rankings, and if abused, could damage your ranking

On the contrary, modern search engine optimization strategies focus on ranking high in Google with high-quality content, supplemented by meta tag adjustments.

Once you start ranking, what's important is that people actually click on your website, which is where other parts of the meta tagging data play an important role, especially the meta images and meta descriptions (read below).

Title tags

Title tags are the second most important factor in page search engine optimization, second only to high-quality content.

In technical terms, it is a very simple HTML code tag that you can place at the top of a webpage. But its simplicity only hides the fact that the 50-60 characters provided by Google will affect your website traffic in multiple ways.

Google search - the main link people click on.

Social networking sites - titles that people see on platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn.

Browser tags - subconscious marketing that exists within tags.

External links - typically text used by other websites to link to your website.

Tips for effective titles

Meta description

Although meta descriptions are not useful for SEO reasons, they are very valuable for attracting users who will click to visit your website.

Meta description is usually used as a promotion for people who find your website on Google or social media sites. Although this is not necessary and Google can use the text from your website instead of the content you specify in the metadata, it is best to control the descriptive text as much as possible.

Meta image or OG: Image

With the visual characteristics of the internet, your meta tagged images are the most valuable graphic content you can create to encourage users to click and visit your website.

Most digital marketing and SEO websites overlook the value of graphic content because it requires design skills. But with free tools such as Figma and Canva, anyone can create eye-catching images to add to their meta tags.

Create meta tags for SEO and digital marketing

Due to the overwhelming amount of meta tag data and your limited time, you should focus on two things: title tags and meta images.

The main reason for building this tool is that it is difficult to focus attention on the key factors that are important for meta tagging. Iterating titles and images (and descriptions) is painful!

Creating MetaTags.io is to make this process enjoyable! Quickly testing different titles and images is a smooth and seamless workflow.