How to Check Meta Descriptions on Many Websites at Once

Missing, empty, short and long meta descriptions can be found for a whole list of sites in one run, instead of opening each home page's source. The bulk meta description checker does this for up to 100 domains at once (500 after a free Google sign-in) and says Set, Short, Long, empty or No meta description for each.

The length bands are common guidance, not a search engine rule.

What a meta description is

It is a meta name="description" tag in a page's head that summarises the page. Search engines can use it as the snippet under a result but often write their own, as Google explains in its snippet guidance. With a missing or empty tag, the snippet is written from the page text.

The by-hand way

1. View source on the home page and search for name="description".
2. Copy the text and count its characters.
3. Repeat for each site and keep a sheet.

Step 1: paste the domains

One per line, or upload a CSV.

Step 2: run the check

Each home page is requested once, five at a time.

Step 3: read the bands

Under 70 characters is flagged Short and over 160 is flagged Long, because long text is often cut off in results. Filter to the flagged rows and download the CSV. For page titles, use the bulk website title checker or read how to check page titles and meta descriptions in bulk.

What this check cannot do

• Only the home page's HTML is read.
• A tag added by JavaScript isn't seen.
• It doesn't judge whether the wording is any good.
• Each row is a signal read from the site, not a certainty.

Next: contact emails

This tool reads websites. For emails on the same list, verify them: the first 100 checks are free with a Google sign-in.

Try it now

Paste your domains into the bulk meta description checker.