About The Blog Post Meta Element![Copy Click to copy](https://help-cdn.pagefly.io/wp-content/themes/manual/images/icons/link.svg)
Summary: Shopify Blog Post Meta Element helps you customize and show main information about your blog post on Google. In the PageFly admin, the content is defaulted to show author name and published date. However, you can flexibly change the contents of this section (max of 160 characters).
How To Access Blog Post Meta Element![Copy Click to copy](https://help-cdn.pagefly.io/wp-content/themes/manual/images/icons/link.svg)
Simply follow these steps to access the Blog Post Meta element:
- Step 1: Click on the 3rd icon in the Element Catalog which is the Add Shopify element function
- Step 2: Under Blog Posts dropdown menu, click on the Blog Post Meta element
- Step 3: Drag and drop the element into the page editor and then start using it.
How To Configure For Blog Post Meta Element![Copy Click to copy](https://help-cdn.pagefly.io/wp-content/themes/manual/images/icons/link.svg)
In this article, we will show the parameters of the General and Styling tabs for the Blog Posts element.
General Settings![Copy Click to copy](https://help-cdn.pagefly.io/wp-content/themes/manual/images/icons/link.svg)
Blog Post Source: Set Custom Blog Post by default | ![]() |
Custom Blog Post: Select the blog post to show the meta | ![]() |
You can get further information about ATTRIBUTES, VISIBILITY, ANIMATION parameters here.
Styling Settings![Copy Click to copy](https://help-cdn.pagefly.io/wp-content/themes/manual/images/icons/link.svg)
You can check more information about OVERALL, SPACING, TYPOGRAPHY, BACKGROUND, BORDER, DISPLAY, CUSTOM CSS in the PageFly Element Styling.
Tips & Best Practices![Copy Click to copy](https://help-cdn.pagefly.io/wp-content/themes/manual/images/icons/link.svg)
- The recommended length for a meta description is approximately 155 to 160 characters, which translates to about two concise and well-formed sentences. Going beyond this limit may result in Google cutting off any surplus text beyond the specified character count.
- You should keep your meta titles simple and straightforward. They need to quickly convey what your store offers, enabling customers to understand your offerings at a glance.
Frequently Asked Questions![Copy Click to copy](https://help-cdn.pagefly.io/wp-content/themes/manual/images/icons/link.svg)
What Is Meta Data In Google?![Copy Click to copy](https://help-cdn.pagefly.io/wp-content/themes/manual/images/icons/link.svg)
The meta tag contains information about the blog post, documents or a webpage. Meta tag normally comes with Title tag, to show the overview idea or topic of that webpage in general.
What Should Be Included In A Meta Tag?![Copy Click to copy](https://help-cdn.pagefly.io/wp-content/themes/manual/images/icons/link.svg)
Main keyword, words (No more than 60 characters) and numbers.
Is Blog Post Meta Important?![Copy Click to copy](https://help-cdn.pagefly.io/wp-content/themes/manual/images/icons/link.svg)
Yes, they are extremely important for SEO purposes. This short paragraph will be converted to search engine’s language; it tells searchers why they should click on that blog post.