Search engines read metadata from your site to understand what it is about. Adding a description and keywords can help your site appear more accurately in search results.
How to Edit Your Search Engine Metadata
- Navigate to Administer Site > Settings > General Settings.
- Click the Search Engines tab.
- Fill in the fields:
- Meta Keywords — Enter words and phrases that describe your community, separated by commas. For example:
Maplewood HOA, homeowners association, Maplewood community. - Meta Description — Enter a short sentence describing your site. This text may appear as the summary snippet under your site's link in search results.
- Meta Keywords — Enter words and phrases that describe your community, separated by commas. For example:
- Click Save.
Tip: Keep the description under 160 characters. Many search engines truncate longer descriptions in their results.
Note: Adding metadata does not guarantee a particular search ranking. It gives search engines more context, which can improve how your site is indexed over time.