Meta description field converts ampersand to HTML entity

  • Resolved Nazar Hotsa

    (@bugnumber9)


    5 years ago

    Hello,

    The following screenshot explains it: https://imgur.com/a/BYfZE25

    Basically, everything looks neat in the title field, but description field converts & to & and that doesn’t look great in the backend ??

    Also, a related question: should special characters (e.g. ampersand) in titles and meta descriptions be converted to HTML entities on the frontend (in page source)?

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  • Plugin Author Rank Math SEO

    (@rankmath)

    Hello @bugnumber9

    Thank you for contacting the support.

    We will see what we could do with that in one of our upcoming updates.

    For the other question, HTML entities are parsed inside HTML attributes, and a stray & would create an ambiguity. That’s why you should always write & instead of just & inside all HTML attributes.

    Hope that helps. If there’s anything else we can help you with, please let us know. We are here to assist.

    denis90

    (@denis90)

    Have the same problem, but not from the beginning. I think it’s an important part, because there is never enough space for characters on Google. ??

    Plugin Author Rank Math SEO

    (@rankmath)

    Hello @bugnumber9 & @denis90

    Sorry for the unwanted delay and we appreciate your patience.

    Please update to the latest version of the plugin, 1.0.42.1. That should solve the issue.

    Here’s a screencast showing the same:
    https://i.rankmath.com/10kliw

    Hope that helps. If you need any other assistance, please feel free to open a new support topic. We would be more than happy to assist.

    Thread Starter Nazar Hotsa

    (@bugnumber9)

    That’s great, thanks a bunch. You guys rock!

    Plugin Author Rank Math SEO

    (@rankmath)

    Hello @bugnumber9

    Glad that helped!

    If it isn’t too much to ask for – would you mind leaving us a review here?
    https://www.ads-software.com/support/plugin/seo-by-rank-math/reviews/#new-post

    It only takes a couple of minutes but helps us tremendously.

    It would mean so much to us and would go a really long way.

    Thank you.??

    Thread Starter Nazar Hotsa

    (@bugnumber9)

    Done! You guys deserve kudos.

    Plugin Author Rank Math SEO

    (@rankmath)

    Thank you so much, @bugnumber9

    We sincerely appreciate that.

    If you need any other assistance, we are just a new support topic away.

    Take care!

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