[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #5479: Plugin/Theme short description should be used for search results everywhere

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#5479: Plugin/Theme short description should be used for search results everywhere
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 Reporter:  webdevmattcrom    |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect            |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by dd32):

 This can't be controlled by us (At least, not using a custom search, we'd
 have to be using a Google Search Appliance I believe), but ultimately I
 think it's fair to say, that when Google ignores the short description
 it's because it's determined that it doesn't provide a better description
 of the page than what it can generate.

 Looking at the example here of GiveWP, other than the preceding
 `Description` tag the Google result does seem to be more relevant than the
 short text (for some meaning of "relevant") and so I feel that it's
 probably an uphill battle to even get Google to consider displaying that.

 I think it's probably also likely that many short descriptions may be
 considered keyword stuffing if they've tried to get all the keywords in
 there, which would once again decrease the likelyhood of it being shown.

 Sidenote to GiveWP: Only the first 6 tags in your readme are used, you
 should reduce the ~30 you have to something reasonable, and probably also
 consider that the tags that are being used currently seem like search term
 stuffing.

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