diff --git a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/00-intro.md b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/00-intro.md
index f4eeebfb59..437ca3b87a 100644
--- a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/00-intro.md
+++ b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/00-intro.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: WebOps Certification
 subtitle: Study Guide Introduction
+description: Learn about the three failure modes of website operations.
 certificationpage: true
 type: certificationpage
 layout: certificationpage
diff --git a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/01-webops.md b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/01-webops.md
index 7fb0bcff54..186a20f423 100644
--- a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/01-webops.md
+++ b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/01-webops.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: WebOps Certification
 subtitle: "Chapter 1: WebOps"
+description: Learn about the principles and benefits of WebOps.
 certificationpage: true
 showtoc: true
 type: certificationpage
diff --git a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/02-platform.md b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/02-platform.md
index 0c5d2986db..f0a4fd2d73 100644
--- a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/02-platform.md
+++ b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/02-platform.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: WebOps Certification
 subtitle: "Chapter 2: Pantheon Platform"
+description: Understand the layers of Pantheon's platform and how it can be used to solve problems using WebOps best practicies.
 certificationpage: true
 showtoc: true
 type: certificationpage
diff --git a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/03-create.md b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/03-create.md
index 0b15e66d0f..f31e4d43f1 100644
--- a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/03-create.md
+++ b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/03-create.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: WebOps Certification
 subtitle: "Chapter 3: Site Creation"
+description: Learn how to create a site on Pantheon.
 certificationpage: true
 showtoc: true
 type: certificationpage
diff --git a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/04-cdn.md b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/04-cdn.md
index 6b703a9501..0659fb2083 100644
--- a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/04-cdn.md
+++ b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/04-cdn.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: WebOps Certification
 subtitle: "Chapter 4: Content Delivery Network"
+description: Pantheon's edge layer increases the speed and scalability of all sites on the platform. The Advanced Global CDN can be customized for tailored usage.
 certificationpage: true
 type: certificationpage
 layout: certificationpage
diff --git a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/05-cms.md b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/05-cms.md
index 1aaf769c1b..0ac100e543 100644
--- a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/05-cms.md
+++ b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/05-cms.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: WebOps Certification
 subtitle: "Chapter 5: CMS Infrastructure"
+description: Pantheon's containerized infrastructure makes CMS applications faster, more scalable, and more secure.
 certificationpage: true
 type: certificationpage
 layout: certificationpage
diff --git a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/06-deploy.md b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/06-deploy.md
index 963610da3e..3fbeec74d2 100644
--- a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/06-deploy.md
+++ b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/06-deploy.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: WebOps Certification
 subtitle: "Chapter 6: The Deployment Pipeline"
+description: Learn about the deployment pipeline for CMS Sites on Pantheon as it relates to code, files, and databases.
 certificationpage: true
 type: certificationpage
 layout: certificationpage
diff --git a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/07-people.md b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/07-people.md
index bf48a95c8d..1e888b3ae3 100644
--- a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/07-people.md
+++ b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/07-people.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: WebOps Certification
 subtitle: "Chapter 7: Connecting People"
+description: Learn how to manage teams, workspaces and permissions before connecting DNS.
 certificationpage: true
 type: certificationpage
 layout: certificationpage
diff --git a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/08-extend.md b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/08-extend.md
index c50634bca6..917062c8fd 100644
--- a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/08-extend.md
+++ b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/08-extend.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: WebOps Certification
 subtitle: "Chapter 8: Extend with CLI and Hooks"
+description: "Terminus and Quicksilver can work together to help facilitate complex WebOps workflows"
 certificationpage: true
 type: certificationpage
 layout: certificationpage
diff --git a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/09-automate.md b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/09-automate.md
index c6e2f71afd..7e7dc30773 100644
--- a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/09-automate.md
+++ b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/09-automate.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: WebOps Certification
 subtitle: "Chapter 9: Additional Automation"
+description: "Learn how to leverage Integrated Composer and Autopilot"
 certificationpage: true
 type: certificationpage
 layout: certificationpage
diff --git a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/10-custom-upstreams.md b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/10-custom-upstreams.md
index 47d2598615..a9591517f8 100644
--- a/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/10-custom-upstreams.md
+++ b/source/content/certification/study-guide-cms/10-custom-upstreams.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: WebOps Certification
 subtitle: "Chapter 10: Custom Upstreams"
+description: "Understand the relationship between Pantheon’s Core Upstreams, Custom Upstreams, and individual site repositories."
 certificationpage: true
 type: certificationpage
 layout: certificationpage
diff --git a/src/templates/certificationpage.js b/src/templates/certificationpage.js
index 11de2e8820..60f8d70d73 100644
--- a/src/templates/certificationpage.js
+++ b/src/templates/certificationpage.js
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ class CertificationTemplate extends React.Component {
         <SEO
           slot="seo"
           title={node.frontmatter.subtitle + ' | ' + node.frontmatter.title}
-          description={node.frontmatter.description || node.excerpt}
+          description={
+            node.frontmatter.description || node.frontmatter.subtitle
+          }
           authors={node.frontmatter.contributors}
           image={'/images/default-thumb-cert.png'}
           reviewed={ifCommandsISO}
diff --git a/src/templates/releaseNotePage.js b/src/templates/releaseNotePage.js
index 33fbcffea5..e7b0c0fdd5 100644
--- a/src/templates/releaseNotePage.js
+++ b/src/templates/releaseNotePage.js
@@ -24,12 +24,16 @@ const containerWidth = 'standard';
 class ReleaseNoteTemplate extends React.Component {
   render() {
     const node = this.props.data.mdx;
+    const excerptRaw = this.props.data.mdx.excerpt;
+    const excerpt =
+      excerptRaw.substring(0, 200).trim() ||
+      'A summary of changes to the Pantheon Platform';
 
     return (
       <Layout containerWidth={containerWidth} excludeSearch footerBorder>
         <SEO
           title={node.frontmatter.title}
-          description={node.frontmatter.description || node.excerpt}
+          description={excerpt}
           authors={node.frontmatter.contributors}
           image={'/images/default-thumb-changelog.png'}
         />
@@ -94,6 +98,7 @@ export const pageQuery = graphql`
   query ReleaseNoteBySlug($slug: String!) {
     mdx(fields: { slug: { eq: $slug } }) {
       ...theReleaseNoteFields
+      excerpt
     }
   }
 `;