Important Update: Snippets vs. Theme Extensions
Please read before proceeding:
Plug In SEO has been updated to use Theme Extensions (App Embeds). You do not need to follow the instructions in this article if:
You installed the app after December 11, 2025.
You installed the app before December 11, 2025 but have already migrated to the new Theme Extensions configuration. (You can check your migration status in your Plug in SEO)
This guide is intended only for users who have not updated to the new configuration and are still using the manual code snippets.
If you currently, or have in the past installed an SEO app additional meta description may be generated by the app.
Verify that you have multiple meta descriptions:
View your website
Right click and select ‘View Page Source’
Type Control+F (Command+F on a Mac) to open the search box
Search for
You should see 2 or more results appear
Find the source of the additional meta descriptions:
Select ‘Actions’ and ‘Edit code’ for your live theme
Open the theme.liquid file
Look for a ‘snippet include’ code for the SEO app you use. For example: {% include ‘pluginseo’ %}
Decide which meta descriptions to remove, the ones generated by the app or by the theme
Remove the meta descriptions generated by the app:
Add an opening comment tag {% comment %} before the snippet include
Add a closing comment tag {% endcomment %} after the snippet include
- OR -
Remove the meta descriptions generated by the theme:
Add an opening comment tag {% comment %} before the start of the
Add a closing comment tag {% endcomment %} the end of the same tag /