diff --git a/layouts/partials/header.html b/layouts/partials/header.html
index 065acdf..cdbce16 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/header.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/header.html
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 	<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
 	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 	<title>{{ if not .IsHome }}{{ .Title }} | {{ end }}{{ .Site.Title }}</title>
+	<meta name="description" content="{{ if .IsHome }}{{ .Site.Params.description }}{{ else }}{{ .Description }}{{ end }}">
+	{{ with .Site.Params.author }}<meta name="author" content="{{ . }}">{{ end }}
 	{{ if .Site.Params.opengraph }}{{ template "_internal/opengraph.html" . }}{{ end }}
 	{{ if .Site.Params.twitter_cards }}{{ template "_internal/twitter_cards.html" . }}{{ end }}
 	<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ "css/main.css" | relURL }}">