Google Page Speed Insights can't find meta description in Dawn theme blog posts

Technical Q&A

Topic summary

A user running Dawn theme v15.1.0 encountered an error in Google Page Speed Insights stating “Document does not have a meta description,” despite the meta description tag being correctly placed within the <head> section of their HTML source code.

Initial Problem:

  • Meta description visible in browser source code
  • Google Page Speed Insights fails to detect it
  • Issue specifically affects blog posts

Resolution Status:

  • The original poster found and posted a solution in another Shopify community thread
  • However, that solution link is now broken/inaccessible
  • A later user requested the solution be reshared since the original link no longer works

Current State: The discussion remains unresolved for future readers, as the working solution is no longer accessible through the provided link.

Summarized with AI on October 24. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
1

I’m using the Dawn theme v15.1.0.

When I run any of my site pages through Google Page Speed Insights I get this error:

“Document does not have a meta description”

However, when I view source for any page in my browser, there definitely is a meta description tag and it’s where it should be - inside of the … tag. There’s only one instance of this tag.

Example:

Why am I getting this error from Google Page Insights if the tag is included in the correct place in my HTML code? And how do I fix this?

Thanks for any/all assistance.

2

I posted a solution for this here:

https://community.shopify.com/post/2813872

3

Hi, I wonder if you’d be happy to share the solution? That link no longer works. Kind regards!