Kentico().PageDescription() meta tags fail kentico HTML validation

To address the issue with the meta tag generated by @Html.Kentico().PageDescription() helper in Kentico, the challenge lies in the HTML validation warning about the trailing slash on void elements (like tags). Currently, this helper method seems to automatically include a closing slash, which is not necessary and triggers the validation message.

Here is a approach you could consider to resolve this: Custom Helper Method: Instead of using @Html.Kentico().PageDescription(), create a custom helper method or directly output the meta tag using Razor syntax without the helper. Here’s an example of how you can achieve this:

In this approach, you would set ViewBag.PageDescription in your controller or view model, ensuring it contains the correct description content dynamically.

Hi thanks for your answer. I did directly output the met tag in the Razor in the end.

    <meta name="description" content="@currentPageContext.Metadata.Description">

where currentPageContext comes from

@inject IPageDataContextRetriever pageDataContext
pageDataContext.TryRetrieve<TreeNode>(out currentPageContext);

This seems to work.