What is Meta Tags Extractor?
A meta tags extractor will extract the HTML source of a web page and will retrieve all the meta information: title, description, canonical URL, Open Graph tags and more. These tags determine the way pages are going to be displayed in search engines and in social networks.
Our Meta Tags Extractor scrapes a page and displays the list of important SEO meta tags in a neat table for easy on page audit.
What Meta Tags are Scraped?
- Title — The title of the page displayed in the search engine and browser's tab.
- Description — The meta description that can be shown as a snippet in the search results.
- Canonical URL — The ideal URL for the page, to avoid duplicate content issues.
- OG Title — Title displayed on the social networks when the page is shared.
- OG Description — Open Graph description for social sharing.
- OG Image — The image shown when the page is shared.
- OG URL — Canonical URL for Open Graph protocol.
- Author — The information about the content writer given in the meta tag.
- Keywords — This is the meta keywords tag, which is no longer utilised by Google, but is used by a handful of other engines.
The Meta Tags Extractor is very easy to use.
- Type in a website address (such as https://example.com).
- Click on Extract Meta Tags.
- See all of the extracted meta tags organized in a table.
Why Audit Meta Tags?
- SEO optimization — Make sure that each page has a different title and description with an optimum length.
- Social sharing — Ensure Open Graph tags are configured to ensure pages appear well on Facebook, LinkedIn and elsewhere.
- Duplicate content — Ensure that canonical URLs are properly implemented to prevent duplicate content issues.
- Competitor analysis — Analyze competitive structure of their meta tags for SEO learning.
Below are some best practices for writing meta tags.
- Title length — Ensure the length of your title is between 50-60 characters to prevent it from being cut off in search results.
- Description length — Target snippet display to be 150–160 characters long.
- Unique titles — Each page should have a unique, descriptive title.
- Always use
og:title,og:descriptionandog:imagefor correct social sharing.
Privacy
Our tool downloads the page source and extracts the page's meta tags locally. There are no references to URLs, results, or IP addresses in storage, logging or sharing.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Meta Tag?
Meta tags are HTML elements in the <head> section of a page that are used to present information about the page. They do not appear to users, but are read by the search engines and social media platforms.
Yes, the Meta Tags Extractor is free.
Yes. There is no sign-up, no limits and no captchas.
What are the Open Graph tags?
Open Graph (OG) tags are meta properties (og:title, og:description, og:image) that dictate the appearance of a page when it's shared on social media websites such as Facebook and LinkedIn.
So, is there still a need for meta keywords in SEO?
Since 2009, Google has disregarded the meta keywords tag. It may be referred to by some smaller search engines, but it doesn't affect Google rankings.