# What is Metadata? | Yungle glossary

> Metadata is data about data, like titles and descriptions, that helps organize and surface digital content.

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# Metadata

In plain words

Metadata is data that provides information about other data. In the context of content management, metadata helps categorize and organize content, making it easier to search and retrieve. Examples include titles, descriptions, keywords, and author information, which enhance the discoverability of digital assets.

Example

Title, description, author, publish date and Open Graph image are set for every insight, so it looks right in search results and when shared on LinkedIn.

Related resources

-   Glossary

    ## Content Management

    Content management is the process of creating, editing, and publishing digital content in an organized way.

    [See term](https://yungle.ai/glossary/content-management)
-   Glossary

    ## Digital Asset

    A digital asset is any content in digital format, like images, videos, or documents, valuable to an organization.

    [See term](https://yungle.ai/glossary/digital-asset)
-   FAQ

    ## What Factors Impact My Website's Search Rankings?

    The biggest factors are content relevance, page speed, mobile usability, backlink quality, and technical SEO — like clean site structure and proper metadata. Google now also weighs experience and trust signals (E-E-A-T) — real expertise behind the content, not just keyword-stuffed pages. A technically solid site with genuinely useful content will consistently outrank a flashier site with thin, generic pages.

    [See answer](https://yungle.ai/resources?type=faq#what-factors-impact-my-websites-search-rankings)
-   FAQ

    ## Why Is My Website Not Ranking on Google?

    Your website likely isn't ranking due to a combination of thin or irrelevant content, weak technical SEO, slow load speed, or a lack of quality backlinks pointing to your site. Run a technical audit first — broken links, missing metadata, and slow pages are common and fixable quickly. If technical health is solid, the issue is usually content: not enough pages targeting real search intent, or content too generic to compete with more specific pages.

    [See answer](https://yungle.ai/resources?type=faq#why-is-my-website-not-ranking-on-google)

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