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Meta keywords are claimed to be irrelevant for rankings across major search engines and can expose target keywords to competitors.

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I can't believe that in almost 2026, I'm still having to tell people how irrelevant meta keywords are. And yes, I know that some of the website platforms still get you to put them in. I don't understand why, it's irrelevant. It actually says a lot more about how little they understand the industry that they're in. My name is Kate. SEO specialist, and I do...

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Replying to @MãQ§ôôĐ Hâ§§âÑ Do SEO meta keywords matter? No. Meta keywords are one of the mos...

@@webhivedigital · 2025-11-20

I can't believe that in almost 2026, I'm still having to tell people how irrelevant meta keywords are. And yes, I know that some of the website platforms still get you to put them in. I don't understand why, it's irrelevant. It actually says a lot more about how little they understand the industry that they're in. My name is Kate. SEO specialist, and I do...

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I can't believe that in almost 2026, I'm still having to tell people how irrelevant meta keywords are. And yes, I know that some of the website platforms still get you to put them in. I don't understand why, it's irrelevant. It actually says a lot more about how little they understand the industry that they're in. My name is Kate. SEO specialist, and I don't think I've seen meta keywords being used for any kind of ranking in well over 10 years. This is in an article from Semrush published in 2025, showing you ho...