Magento 2 Default Meta description has no effect

Question

I try to add meta description to my Magento 2 theme under Content -> Design -> configuration -> Edit -> HTML Head -> default meta description

but the text I add has no effect, when I look at the source code, <meta name="description" content=""> just show something completely different, which I have no idea where the text come from.

Am I misunderstanding how Magento 2 meta description works?

Answer 1

It works for me on the path you shared. Try clearing cache and browser. You may also have a look at content > pages > home or homepage... there will be meta description fields as well.