Meta Tag Analyzer
Paste the meta tags from your page and see a score out of five with a pass or fail line for each check, so you can fix problems before search engines or social networks see them.
Before anyone reads your page, they read its snippet: the blue title and grey description in a search result, or the card that appears when a link is shared. Those snippets come from your meta tags. A missing description leaves search engines to guess, an overlong title gets cut off with an ellipsis, and absent Open Graph tags give you a bare link on social networks. This analyzer reads the tags you paste in and reports which ones meet common best practice.
How to use it
- Open your page, view its source and copy the tags from the head section. You only need the title and meta lines, not the whole page.
- Paste them into Paste Meta Tags HTML.
- Press Analyze Meta Tags.
The result shows a score such as 3/5 with a short verdict ("Great!", "Good, room to improve" or "Needs improvement"), followed by one line per check with a tick or a cross and a hint that includes the character count it measured.
The five checks and their rules
| Check | Passes when | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Title tag | 30 to 60 characters | Search results usually truncate titles that are much longer, and very short titles say little |
| Meta description | 120 to 160 characters | A snippet of this size usually displays fully and gives a reason to click |
| OG Title | An og:title tag is present | Controls the headline of the card on social networks |
| OG Description | An og:description tag is present | Controls the supporting text of the shared card |
| Robots tag | A robots tag exists and does not contain "noindex" | A noindex value asks search engines not to list the page |
The title is read from the <title> element, or from a meta tag named "title" if there is no title element. The description may appear before or after its content attribute. The length limits are practical guides, not rules set by search engines, which actually truncate by pixel width rather than characters.
Things that affect the result
Use double quotes. The analyzer looks for attributes written with double quotes, as in name="description". Tags written with single quotes, as some templates do, are not recognised and will show as missing. Convert the quotes before pasting.
- A missing robots tag lowers the score. Pages are indexable by default, and the hint says so, but the check still counts as not passed when no robots tag is present. Many healthy pages have no such tag, so a score of 4/5 can be perfectly fine.
- Only these five items are checked. It does not examine the canonical link, viewport, Twitter card tags, heading structure, structured data or image sizes.
- It reads what you paste. The tool does not load your live page, so it checks the snapshot you provide, not the version search engines see after scripts run.
Fixing common failures
- Title too long. Move the most important words to the front and drop the extras. Brand names can go at the end.
- Title too short. Add a specific benefit or the type of page, such as "free online tool" or "guide".
- Description out of range. Write one or two sentences that describe what the page offers and why it is useful. Avoid duplicating the same text on every page.
- Missing Open Graph tags. Add
og:title,og:descriptionand alsoog:image. Use the Meta Tag Generator on this site to create the block. - Noindex found. Make sure that is intentional. Pages you want to rank must not carry it.
An example
Suppose your head contains a 28-character title, a 95-character description and an og:title but no og:description or robots tag. The score would be 1/5: the title fails because it is under 30, the description fails because it is under 120, the OG title passes, and the other two fail. Lengthen the title and description, add the missing og:description, and the score rises to 4/5 or 5/5 depending on whether you add a robots tag.
Using it in an audit
Run the analyzer on your homepage, on a few key tool or product pages and on a sample blog post. Look for patterns: if every page misses the same tag, the cause is probably your theme template. Check the changes again after editing, and keep in mind that search engines may take time to refresh their stored snippets. Rewriting titles and descriptions can improve click-through, but it does not guarantee higher rankings.
Privacy
The text you paste is analysed in your browser and is not uploaded.
Frequently asked questions
Why does it say my description is missing when it is there?
Most often the tag uses single quotes or an unusual attribute order. Switch to double quotes and put name and content in the usual form.
Is 61 characters in a title a problem?
It will show a cross here, but search engines truncate by width, so a title just over the limit may still display. Shorter is safer.
Do I need a robots tag?
No. Without one the page can be indexed. The analyzer counts its absence as not passed.
Can I paste the full page source?
You can, but pasting only the head section is easier to read and works the same way.