URL: /rules/core/nosnippet

---
title: "Nosnippet Directive"
description: "Detects pages preventing search engine snippets"
---

Detects pages preventing search engine snippets

| | |
|---|---|
| **Rule ID** | `core/nosnippet` |
| **Category** | [Core SEO](/rules/core) |
| **Scope** | Per-page |
| **Severity** | warning |
| **Weight** | 7/10 |

## Solution

The nosnippet directive prevents search engines from showing descriptions in search results, severely harming click-through rates.

Found in: `<meta name="robots" content="nosnippet">`
Or: `<meta name="robots" content="max-snippet:0">`

This is almost always unintentional. Remove unless you specifically need to hide snippets (e.g., login pages, legal content).

Note: max-snippet:N where N > 0 is fine (sets snippet character limit).

## Enable / Disable

### Disable this rule

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["core/nosnippet"]
```

### Disable all Core SEO rules

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["core/*"]
```

### Enable only this rule

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
enable = ["core/nosnippet"]
disable = ["*"]
```