Google displaying "Items 1-9" before the description in the Search Results

[DutchG]

We see our pages coming up in Google with the category page/product numbers in front of our descriptions. For example: Items 1 - 24 of 86 (and than the descriptions follows).

Our website is magento based. Is there a fix for this that anyone knows of?

Is there method of stopping Google from adding this on to the front of our Meta Description?

[renehansen]

Do you mean that Magento adds a prefix on your meta descriptions? Or do you mean that the category is included in the URL?

Just wanted to make sure that I understand it correctly, and I think that you ask about the meta description tag. Have you taken a look at the meta description field in System => Configuration => Catalog => Search Engine Optimization?

You could also take a look at the sidewide settings for the tags: http://www.screenpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Generall-Config2-580x324.png

What is your URL?

[DutchG]

Dear Rene,

Thank you for responding.

I did not see Search Engine Optimization listed under: System => Configuration => Catalog => Search Engine Optimization?

However, I was able to go to the sidewide settings shown in your screenshot. 
My "Title Prefix" and "Title Suffix" and "Default Description" are empty right now.

Do you recommend putting in a default description?

[DutchG]

website is http://tinyurl.com/lbldnba

[renehansen]

Well it should be empty,  but I don't see any problems with this page in particular: http://www.dutchgrown.com/fall-planted-bulbs/tulips/tulip-arma.html

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Are there a description that you could show me which contains the prefix? By the way, you should be careful using the category option for your products. Especially with Magento, you can run into Duplicate Content issues when you have the category as a part of the product URL.

[DutchG]

In our webmasters tools, I do see many duplicated page issues...What would be an easy fix?

Would we lose all the existing URL's?

Also Rene, perhaps inappropriate to ask in this Q and A section, but do you also offer

offer services to fix these issues for companies? Often I get great advise, but wouldnt

know where to start implementing it, and our web developer is great, but not very

SEO knowledgeable...

[renehansen]

In Webmaster tools, are there many duplicate descriptions?

What do you mean by losing all the existing URLs?

Yes we do, you can contact me on my profile for further action on this.

[Christy-Correll]

Hi there, thanks for your question! Has it been answered? We'd love an update on this issue, thanks!!

Christy