In short. Open SEO & URLs, edit the relevant page entry, enter its title and description for each shop language, and save.
Definition: System-page metadata is the title and description attached to built-in shop pages, such as the homepage or account pages. As of October 2026, PrestaShop 8 documents these editable fields in the back office's SEO & URLs page list.
Key facts
- PrestaShop's SEO and URLs guide identifies
indexas the homepage entry. - PrestaShop's form specification provides separate language selectors for Page title and Meta description.
- Google's snippet documentation explains that search-result descriptions can come from page content or the meta description.
Where is the page list?
The back-office route is:
Shop Parameters > Traffic & SEO > SEO & URLs
PrestaShop's configuration specification places SEO & URLs within Traffic & SEO. In a multistore installation, a specific shop context displays the page list.
The grid specification identifies Edit as both a row action and the default action button. Selecting the relevant entry opens its editing form.
Which fields need editing?
In PrestaShop's add/edit specification, Page title stores the page's title text. Meta description stores its short description. Each field has a language dropdown for the languages installed in the shop. The Save button stores the configuration.
The practical sequence is to open the existing page entry, select a language, enter the title and description, complete the other installed languages, and save. Rewritten URL is a separate field for the page address. Metadata editing concerns the title and description fields; an existing address can remain in place.
What is special about the homepage?
PrestaShop's homepage instructions explain that an empty title field for index uses the store name. Entering a title replaces the homepage's full default title. The same instructions recommend a short description, with a paragraph of text sufficient.
How should the result be checked?
After saving, a useful check is to inspect the public page's HTML for its <title> element and <meta name="description"> tag, including the corresponding language version.
As of October 2026, Google's title-link guidance recommends concise, descriptive titles and explains that search-result titles are selected automatically from several sources. Google needs to crawl and process a changed page again before reflecting updates.
Google's description guidance recommends descriptions specific to each page. Its search snippets can vary with the query, so a search-result comparison also involves Google's selection of text.
Related terms
- How do I edit a PrestaShop product's search metadata?
- How do I enable friendly URLs in PrestaShop?
- Does Google require a fixed meta description length?
FAQ
Which entry controls my homepage?
Open index in SEO & URLs. PrestaShop's homepage instructions use that entry for the homepage's metadata.
Should I translate these fields?
Yes. PrestaShop's guide instructs you to complete the fields for all available shop languages; the form provides language selectors.
Will Google show my exact description?
Google may select your meta description when it summarizes the page well. It also generates snippets from page content, depending on the search.
Sources
- PrestaShop, "SEO and URLs", undated
- PrestaShop, "Configure SEO and URLs", undated
- PrestaShop, "SEO & URLs Page", undated
- PrestaShop, "Add new SEO page", undated
- Google Search Central, "Influencing your title links in search results", 10 December 2025
- Google Search Central, "Control your snippets in search results", 20 April 2026
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