WEB1024 - The <meta name="description"> tag contents are too short
A <meta name="description">
tag should not be empty.
Explanation
If the <meta name="description">
tag is empty, search engines may consider it to have no relevance.
Because the contents of the <meta name="description">
tag are displayed in a search-engine results page, they are often the first thing that a user sees of your site. Each page should have a single, unique description that accurately reflects the contents of the page. The description should be contained inside a <meta name="description">
tag inside the <head>
tag section of the page, and should not exceed 150 characters.
For information about customizing the parameters for rules in the SEO Checker, see Customizing SEO rules .
Example
The following is an example of correctly formatted <meta name="description">
and <meta name="keywords">
tags.
<head>
<title>Contact Proseware, Inc.</title>
<meta name="description" content="Contact information for Proseware, Inc., including addresses, phone numbers, and email"/>
<meta name="keywords" content="Proseware,Proseware applications,Proseware utilities,Proseware tools,Proseware server tools"/>
</head>
See also
Concepts
Description guidelines for SEO
SEO concepts
Search Engine Optimization
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