The meta description location in WordPress depends on your setup. If you're running Yoast SEO or Rank Math (the two dominant SEO plugins), you'll find the meta description field in their metabox that appears below your content editor. In Yoast, it's labeled "Meta description" under the "Google preview" section. In Rank Math, it's in the "Snippet Preview" area. Both show a character count and preview how your snippet will look in search results. If you're using WordPress 6.7 or newer without an SEO plugin, there's now a native "Description" field in the right sidebar under the page settings. It's basic but functional. For older WordPress versions without plugins, you'd need to add meta descriptions manually via theme files or custom fields, which isn't practical for most users. For custom post types or WooCommerce products, the meta description field appears in the same plugin boxes when you edit those items. WooCommerce product short descriptions are different from meta descriptions and they don't serve the same SEO function, so don't confuse the two. At Ottawa SEO, we typically use Rank Math across our portfolio because it handles bulk editing better and the free version covers most needs. The key thing most site owners miss is that the meta description field being present doesn't mean it's actually outputting to your page source. Check your page's HTML (right-click, View Page Source, search for "meta name='description'") to confirm it's rendering. If it's not there, your theme might be stripping it or you have conflicting plugins. One more thing: if you're using a page builder like Elementor or Divi, the SEO plugin boxes still appear in the same spots, usually at the bottom of the editor interface. They integrate with most major builders without issues. The 155–160 character sweet spot for meta descriptions hasn't changed, and Google still rewrites about 63% of them regardless of what you enter, but writing a solid one improves your click-through rate when Google does use it.