Blogger's Secret Weapon: Crafting Irresistible Meta Search Descriptions
In this quick and informative guide, we will show you how to make the meta search description snippets of your blog posts visible in your Blogger template. Search description plays a crucial role in SEO, and by making it visible below the title of your blog posts, you can enhance the impact of your content and improve search engine rankings. Follow the simple steps below to implement this trick and make your blog posts more enticing to readers.
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Have you ever wondered what the best part of SEO is? It's the search description. Search description is an essential component of any blog or website's SEO strategy. While most people add search descriptions for their overall blog or website, they often overlook adding search descriptions to individual blog posts. However, search descriptions can have a significant impact on your page's visibility and search engine ranking.
When you perform a search query on Google or any other search engine, you might have noticed small descriptions displayed in the search results. These descriptions are called search descriptions. A well-crafted and unique search description can instantly influence search users to decide whether to visit your site or not. It is essential to write compelling search descriptions for each blog post.
The main objective of this tutorial is to make the search description visible within the blog post itself. When the search description is visible in your blog post, readers can get a clear idea of what your post is all about. This visibility will positively impact your blog post's SEO and improve its visibility on search engine result pages. However, please note that the search description will only be visible within the individual blog posts, not on the homepage.
To see an example, you can check out my blog post where I have applied this trick to make the search description visible above the post footer on the right side. If you want to implement this feature on your blog, follow the simple steps outlined below.
How to Make the Search Description Visible in Blogger Template:
Installation Steps:
Step 1: Log in to your Blogger Account and go to your Blogger Dashboard.
Step 2: Click on "Template" and then select "Edit HTML."
Step 3: Use the Ctrl+F keys to search for "]]></b:skin>" in the HTML code.
Step 4: Copy the following code and paste it above/before "]]></b:skin>":
/* Search Description by https://bhavanaonlineservices.blogspot.com */
.bsdescription {
background-color: #FF0000;
overflow: hidden;
padding: 10px;
font-size: 15px;
margin-bottom: 15px;
}
.bsdescription p {
margin: 0;
opacity: 0.8;
}
Customization:
To change the background color of the search description box, replace "#FF0000" with your preferred hexadecimal color value. You can choose colors from websites like Color Wheel Picker And Color Hex Code Generator.
To adjust the font size of the widget, replace "15px" with your desired value.
Step 5: Copy the following code and paste it above/before "data:post.body/":
<div class='bsdescription'>
<p itemprop='description'><data:blog.metaDescription/></p>
</div>
Save your template, and you're done!
Conclusion:
We hope this article has provided you with valuable insights on how to make the search description of your Blogger blog posts visible in your template. By following these steps, you can enhance the visibility and attractiveness of your blog posts, ultimately improving your search engine rankings. If you found this article helpful, feel free to join us on Facebook,