Rules / description-too-short · ruleset 2026-07
Description is very short
| Rule id | description-too-short |
|---|---|
| Severity | info |
| Category | Optimization |
| Platforms | all platforms |
| Needs human | no |
What this is
Description is very short. OGKit rule description-too-short (info). The id is a public API for the docs URL and CI --disable key; do not rename it.
Search phrases that should land on this page:
Description is very shortog:description too short
Why it matters
Extremely short descriptions waste card real estate and under-sell the click.
Which platforms are affected
All OGKit platform profiles, including major social, chat, and search crawlers that consume these tags.
Platform-specific crawler budgets and field priority live in the platform behaviour reference.
How to reproduce
- Check og:description character count — very short blurbs look unfinished in feeds.
How to fix
Write at least ~50 characters of useful context (what + why click).
No single template snippet applies; use the measured and expected values in an OGKit finding.