From b16f4b23f6a9fb188aeaf9291a2890cf902c229e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Holly Auten <auten1@llnl.gov>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:36:12 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add meta descriptions

---
 about/policies/all.md             | 1 +
 about/policies/build.md           | 1 +
 about/policies/documentation.md   | 1 +
 about/policies/index.md           | 3 ++-
 about/policies/licensing.md       | 1 +
 about/policies/packaging.md       | 1 +
 about/policies/portability.md     | 1 +
 about/policies/tests-ci.md        | 1 +
 about/policies/version-control.md | 1 +
 explore.md                        | 2 +-
 index.md                          | 2 +-
 news/archive.md                   | 2 +-
 news/index.md                     | 2 +-
 releases.md                       | 2 +-
 repo.md                           | 1 +
 15 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/about/policies/all.md b/about/policies/all.md
index ed54c9bbf..171bf9c27 100644
--- a/about/policies/all.md
+++ b/about/policies/all.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: RADIUSS Policies and Guidelines
 layout: container-default
+description: A set of policies and guidelines based on best practices for open source development.
 permalink: /project/policies/all/
 ---
 
diff --git a/about/policies/build.md b/about/policies/build.md
index 81eb8b2f4..11d003bb6 100644
--- a/about/policies/build.md
+++ b/about/policies/build.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Build
 layout: container-default
+description: Policies and guidelines for build functionality.
 permalink: /project/policies/build/
 ---
 
diff --git a/about/policies/documentation.md b/about/policies/documentation.md
index f61dd0f6f..6b1e5afde 100644
--- a/about/policies/documentation.md
+++ b/about/policies/documentation.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Documentation
 layout: container-default
+description: Policies and guidelines for developing documentation.
 permalink: /project/policies/documentation/
 ---
 
diff --git a/about/policies/index.md b/about/policies/index.md
index aacd50140..c2721cb77 100644
--- a/about/policies/index.md
+++ b/about/policies/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Policies & Guidelines
 layout: container-default
+description: Collection of policies and guidelines for developing and deploying open source software.
 permalink: /about/policies/
 breadcrumb: Policies
 menus:
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ menus:
 ---
 ---
 
-LLNL's RADIUSS project&mdash;Rapid Application Development via an Institutional Universal Software Stack&mdash; aims to broaden usage across LLNL and the open source community of a set of libraries and tools used for HPC scientific application development
+LLNL's RADIUSS project&mdash;Rapid Application Development via an Institutional Universal Software Stack&mdash;aims to broaden usage across LLNL and the open source community of a set of libraries and tools used for HPC scientific application development
 
 <!--
 Prepared by LLNL under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344.
diff --git a/about/policies/licensing.md b/about/policies/licensing.md
index 269aabb2a..03252d54d 100644
--- a/about/policies/licensing.md
+++ b/about/policies/licensing.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Licensing
 layout: container-default
+description: Policies and guidelines for licensing open source projects.
 permalink: /project/policies/licensing/
 ---
 
diff --git a/about/policies/packaging.md b/about/policies/packaging.md
index 3e23a77ae..fbcdec2d9 100644
--- a/about/policies/packaging.md
+++ b/about/policies/packaging.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Packaging
 layout: container-default
+description: Policies and guidelines for packaging functionality.
 permalink: /project/policies/packaging/
 ---
 
diff --git a/about/policies/portability.md b/about/policies/portability.md
index 43ce00291..599a31166 100644
--- a/about/policies/portability.md
+++ b/about/policies/portability.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Portability
 layout: container-default
+description: Policies and guidelines for portability to different computing architectures.
 permalink: /project/policies/portability/
 ---
 
diff --git a/about/policies/tests-ci.md b/about/policies/tests-ci.md
index 348ccbcc4..74d967fe9 100644
--- a/about/policies/tests-ci.md
+++ b/about/policies/tests-ci.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Testing and Continuous Integration
 layout: container-default
+description: Policies and guidelines for testing and CI.
 permalink: /project/policies/tests-ci/
 ---
 
diff --git a/about/policies/version-control.md b/about/policies/version-control.md
index da1927a01..aa817595b 100644
--- a/about/policies/version-control.md
+++ b/about/policies/version-control.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Version Control
 layout: container-default
+description: Version control is essential for collaborative development and change tracking.
 permalink: /project/policies/version-control/
 ---
 
diff --git a/explore.md b/explore.md
index 12abf87e4..232209584 100644
--- a/explore.md
+++ b/explore.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Explore
 layout: redirect
-description:
+description: Archived page that redirects to visualizations.
 permalink: /explore/
 breadcrumb: Archive
 redirect: /
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
index 29ad9c755..74a209073 100644
--- a/index.md
+++ b/index.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: LLNL Software Catalog
 layout: project-index
-description: Get links, resources, tutorials, and other information for developers at the Lab who want to participate in our software community.
+description: A portal for open source projects developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
 tags: 
 breadcrumb: Home
 ---
diff --git a/news/archive.md b/news/archive.md
index 7957c3ff0..327c43ad6 100644
--- a/news/archive.md
+++ b/news/archive.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: News Archive
 layout: redirect
-description:
+description: Archive of news related to LLNL's open source software projects and activities.
 permalink: /news/archive/
 breadcrumb: Archive
 redirect: /news/
diff --git a/news/index.md b/news/index.md
index 7ef83583c..c9c1bd9f3 100644
--- a/news/index.md
+++ b/news/index.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: News
 layout: default
-description: Get answers to frequently asked questions about LLNL's open source software.
+description: Catch up on the latest information about LLNL's open source software projects and activities.
 permalink: /news/
 breadcrumb: News
 ---
diff --git a/releases.md b/releases.md
index 5b36b3fb2..33c8b5218 100644
--- a/releases.md
+++ b/releases.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Releases
 layout: default
-description: Get answers to frequently asked questions about Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's open source software.
+description: An automated feed of open source software releases by LLNL project teams.
 permalink: /releases/
 breadcrumb: Releases
 ---
diff --git a/repo.md b/repo.md
index f98a187f9..4089a9d0f 100644
--- a/repo.md
+++ b/repo.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Repo
 layout: default
+description: Generic template page that the end-user does not see.
 permalink: /repo/
 breadcrumb: Repository
 ---