diff --git a/_layouts/base.html b/_layouts/base.html
index 789eda31..8a583b68 100644
--- a/_layouts/base.html
+++ b/_layouts/base.html
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
   <head>
     <meta charset="utf-8">
     <title>Bitcoin - {{ page.title }}</title>
-    <meta name="description" content="">
-    <meta name="author" content="">
+    <meta name="description" content="The original site offering documentation and open-source Bitcoin software." />
+    <meta name="author" content="" />
+    <meta name="robots" content="noodp" />
 
     <!-- Le HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML elements -->
     <!--[if lt IE 9]>
