Google is solving a problem with the display of site names in search results

A site name is exactly what it sounds like, the name of a website that appears on search engine results pages (SERPs). This is a feature that allows users to identify a site name that is in the SERP. For example, if your site name is "Acme Anvil Company" and it's a well-known company name, Google wants to show "Acme Anvil Company" in search results. Google allows site owners to use the "WebSite" structured data on the home page to indicate the correct site name that Google should use.

### The problem of distribution of site names

"Known issue: The site name does not appear for internal pages. In some cases, the site name shown for the homepage may not appear for other pages on that site."

Google first published this warning in September 2023, admitting that they were having problems propagating the site name to the internal pages of the site when those internal pages were showing up in the SERPs. A problem that has long plagued website owners and SEO specialists has finally been solved.

### Google solves the problem with site names

🚀 The documentation for the site name issue was recently removed. The Google documentation changelog noted this:

"Sitenames and internal pages issue fix: Removed warning about an issue that prevented new sitenames from being propagated to internal pages."

• 📌 It's important to note that Google hasn't explained what caused the site name distribution problem, but it's interesting that it's finally been resolved after so long.