dotnet · roji · Sep 2, 2020 · Sep 1, 2020
diff --git a/entity-framework/core/extensions/index.md b/entity-framework/core/extensions/index.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Tools & Extensions - EF Core
+description: External tools and extensions for Entity Framework Core
 author: ErikEJ
 ms.date: 04/11/2020
 ms.assetid: 14fffb6c-a687-4881-a094-af4a1359a296

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/get-started/index.md b/entity-framework/core/get-started/index.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Getting Started - EF Core
+description: Getting started tutorial for Entity Framework Core
 author: rick-anderson
 ms.date: 09/17/2019
 ms.assetid: 3c88427c-20c6-42ec-a736-22d3eccd5071

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/get-started/install/index.md b/entity-framework/core/get-started/install/index.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Installing Entity Framework Core - EF Core
+description: Installation instructions for Entity Framework Core
 author: divega
 ms.date: 08/06/2017
 ms.assetid: 608cc774-c570-4809-8a3e-cd2c8446b8b2

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/get-started/wpf.md b/entity-framework/core/get-started/wpf.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
-title: "Get Started with WPF - EF Core"
+title: Get Started with WPF - EF Core
+description: Getting started tutorial for using WPF with Entity Framework Core
 author: jeremylikness
 ms.author: jeliknes
 ms.date: 07/24/2020

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/get-started/xamarin.md b/entity-framework/core/get-started/xamarin.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Getting Started with EF Core and Xamarin - EF Core
+description: Getting started tutorial for using Xamarin to create mobile apps with Entity Framework Core
 author: codemillmatt
 ms.date: 07/07/2020
 ms.author: masoucou

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/index.md b/entity-framework/core/index.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Overview of Entity Framework Core - EF Core
+description: General introductory overiew of Entity Framework Core
 author: rowanmiller
 ms.date: 10/27/2016
 ms.assetid: bc2a2676-bc46-493f-bf49-e3cc97994d57

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/ensure-created.md b/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/ensure-created.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Create and Drop APIs - EF Core
+description: APIs for creating and dropping databases with Entity Framework Core
 author: bricelam
 ms.author: bricelam
 ms.date: 11/07/2018

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/index.md b/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/index.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Managing Database Schemas - EF Core
+description: Overview of strategies for managing your database schemas with Entity Framework Core
 author: bricelam
 ms.date: 10/30/2017
 uid: core/managing-schemas/index

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/applying.md b/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/applying.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Applying Migrations - EF Core
+description: Strategies for applying schema migrations to production and development databases using Entity Framework Core
 author: bricelam
 ms.author: bricelam
 ms.date: 05/06/2020

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/history-table.md b/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/history-table.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Custom Migrations History Table - EF Core
+description: Customizing a history table to use for migrations with Entity Framework Core
 author: bricelam
 ms.author: bricelam
 ms.date: 11/07/2017

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/index.md b/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/index.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Migrations Overview - EF Core
+description: Overview of using migrations to manage database schemas with Entity Framework Core
 author: bricelam
 ms.author: bricelam
 ms.date: 05/06/2020

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/managing.md b/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/managing.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Managing Migrations - EF Core
+description: Adding, removing and otherwise managing database schema migrations with Entity Framework Core
 author: bricelam
 ms.author: bricelam
 ms.date: 05/06/2020

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/operations.md b/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/operations.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Custom Migrations Operations - EF Core
+description: Managing custom and raw SQL migrations for database schema management with Entity Framework Core
 author: bricelam
 ms.author: bricelam
 ms.date: 11/07/2017

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/projects.md b/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/projects.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Using a Separate Migrations Project - EF Core
+description: Using a separate migration project for managing database schemas with Entity Framework Core
 author: bricelam
 ms.author: bricelam
 ms.date: 10/30/2017

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/providers.md b/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/providers.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Migrations with Multiple Providers - EF Core
+description: Using migrations to manage database schemas when targeting multiple database providers with Entity Framework Core
 author: bricelam
 ms.author: bricelam
 ms.date: 11/08/2017

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/teams.md b/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/teams.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Migrations in Team Environments - EF Core
+description: Best practices for managing migrations and resolving conflicts in team environments with Entity Framework Core
 author: bricelam
 ms.author: bricelam
 ms.date: 10/30/2017

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/scaffolding.md b/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/scaffolding.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Reverse Engineering - EF Core
+description: Reverse engineering a model from an existing database using Entity Framework Core
 author: bricelam
 ms.author: bricelam
 ms.date: 11/13/2018

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/1x-2x-upgrade.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/1x-2x-upgrade.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Upgrading from previous versions to EF Core 2 - EF Core
+description: Instructions and notes for upgrading to Entity Framework Core 2.0
 author: divega
 ms.date: 08/13/2017
 ms.assetid: 8BD43C8C-63D9-4F3A-B954-7BC518A1B7DB

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/cli/dbcontext-creation.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/cli/dbcontext-creation.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Design-time DbContext Creation - EF Core
+description: Strategies for creating a design-time DbContext with Entity Framework Core
 author: bricelam
 ms.author: bricelam
 ms.date: 09/16/2019

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/cli/dotnet.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/cli/dotnet.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: EF Core tools reference (.NET CLI) - EF Core
+description: Reference guide for the Entity Framework Core .NET Core CLI tools
 author: bricelam
 ms.author: bricelam
 ms.date: 07/11/2019

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/cli/index.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/cli/index.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Entity Framework Core tools reference - EF Core
+description: Reference guide for the Entity Framework Core CLI tool and the Visual Studio Package Manager Console
 author: bricelam
 ms.author: bricelam
 ms.date: 09/19/2018

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/cli/powershell.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/cli/powershell.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: EF Core tools reference (Package Manager Console) - EF Core
+description: Reference guide for the Entity Framework Core Visual Studio Package Manager Console
 author: bricelam
 ms.author: bricelam
 ms.date: 09/18/2018

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/cli/services.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/cli/services.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Design-time services - EF Core
+description: Information on Entity Framework Core design-time services
 author: bricelam
 ms.author: bricelam
 ms.date: 10/26/2017

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/collations-and-case-sensitivity.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/collations-and-case-sensitivity.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Collations and case sensitivity - EF Core
-description: How to configure collations and case-sensitivity in the database and on queries
+description: Configuring collations and case-sensitivity in the database and on queries with Entity Framework Core
 author: roji
 ms.date: 04/27/2020
 ms.assetid: bde4e0ee-fba3-4813-a849-27049323d301

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/configuring-dbcontext.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/configuring-dbcontext.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Configuring a DbContext - EF Core
+description: Strategies for configuring DbContexts with Entity Framework Core
 author: rowanmiller
 ms.date: 10/27/2016
 ms.assetid: d7a22b5a-4c5b-4e3b-9897-4d7320fcd13f

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/connection-resiliency.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/connection-resiliency.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Connection Resiliency - EF Core
+description: Using connection resiliency to automatically retry failed commands with Entity Framework Core
 author: rowanmiller
 ms.date: 11/15/2016
 ms.assetid: e079d4af-c455-4a14-8e15-a8471516d748

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/connection-strings.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/connection-strings.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Connection Strings - EF Core
+description: Managing connection strings under different environments with Entity Framework Core
 author: rowanmiller
 ms.date: 10/27/2016
 ms.assetid: aeb0f5f8-b212-4f89-ae83-c642a5190ba0

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/logging.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/logging.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Logging - EF Core
+description: Configuring logging with Entity Framework Core
 author: rowanmiller
 ms.date: 10/27/2016
 ms.assetid: f6e35c6d-45b7-4258-be1d-87c1bb67438d

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/nullable-reference-types.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/nullable-reference-types.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Working with nullable reference types - EF Core
+description: Working with C# nullable reference types when using Entity Framework Core
 author: roji
 ms.date: 09/09/2019
 ms.assetid: bde4e0ee-fba3-4813-a849-27049323d301

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/rc1-rc2-upgrade.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/rc1-rc2-upgrade.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Upgrading from EF Core 1.0 RC1 to RC2 - EF Core
+description: Instructions and notes for upgrading from Entity Framework Core 1.0 RC1 to RC2
 author: rowanmiller
 ms.date: 10/27/2016
 ms.assetid: 6d75b229-cc79-4d08-88cd-3a1c1b24d88f

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/rc2-rtm-upgrade.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/rc2-rtm-upgrade.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Upgrading from EF Core 1.0 RC2 to RTM - EF Core
+description: Instructions and notes for upgrading from Entity Framework Core 1.0 RC2 to RTM
 author: rowanmiller
 ms.date: 10/27/2016
 ms.assetid: c3c1940b-136d-45d8-aa4f-cb5040f8980a

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/testing/in-memory.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/testing/in-memory.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Testing with the EF In-Memory Database - EF Core
+description: Using the EF in-memory database to test an Entity Framework Core application
 author: ajcvickers
-description: Using the EF in-memory database to test an EF Core application
 ms.date: 10/27/2016
 uid: core/miscellaneous/testing/in-memory
 ---

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/testing/index.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/testing/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Testing code that uses EF Core - EF Core
-description: Different approaches to testing applications that use EF Core
+description: Different approaches to testing applications that use Entity Framework Core
 author: ajcvickers
 ms.date: 04/22/2020
 uid: core/miscellaneous/testing/index

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/testing/sqlite.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/testing/sqlite.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Testing with SQLite - EF Core
-description: Using SQLite to test an EF Core application
+description: Using SQLite to test an Entity Framework Core application
 author: ajcvickers
 ms.date: 04/24/2020
 uid: core/miscellaneous/testing/sqlite

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/testing/testing-sample.md b/entity-framework/core/miscellaneous/testing/testing-sample.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: EF Core testing sample - EF Core
-description: Sample showing how to test applications that use EF Core
+description: Sample showing how to test applications which use Entity Framework Core
 author: ajcvickers
 ms.date: 04/22/2020
 uid: core/miscellaneous/testing/testing-sample

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/modeling/backing-field.md b/entity-framework/core/modeling/backing-field.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Backing Fields - EF Core
+description: Configuring backing fields for properties in an Entity Framework Core model
 author: rowanmiller
 ms.date: 10/27/2016
 ms.assetid: a628795e-64df-4f24-a5e8-76bc261e7ed8

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/modeling/concurrency.md b/entity-framework/core/modeling/concurrency.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Concurrency Tokens - EF Core
+description: Configuring concurrency tokens for optimistic concurrency control in an Entity Framework Core model
 author: AndriySvyryd
 ms.date: 01/03/2020
 ms.assetid: bc8b1cb0-befe-4b67-8004-26e6c5f69385

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/modeling/constructors.md b/entity-framework/core/modeling/constructors.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Entity types with constructors - EF Core
+description: Using constructors to bind data with Entity Framework Core model
 author: ajcvickers
 ms.date: 02/23/2018
 ms.assetid: 420AFFE7-B709-4A68-9149-F06F8746FB33

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/modeling/data-seeding.md b/entity-framework/core/modeling/data-seeding.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Data Seeding - EF Core
+description: Using data seeding to populate a database with an initial set of data using Entity Framework Core
 author: AndriySvyryd
 ms.author: ansvyryd
 ms.date: 11/02/2018

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/modeling/dynamic-model.md b/entity-framework/core/modeling/dynamic-model.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Alternating between multiple models with the same DbContext type - EF Core
+description: Alternating between multiple models with the same DbContext type using Entity Framework Core
 author: AndriySvyryd
 ms.date: 01/03/2020
 ms.assetid: 3154BF3C-1749-4C60-8D51-AE86773AA116

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/modeling/index.md b/entity-framework/core/modeling/index.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Creating and configuring a model - EF Core
+description: Overview of creating and configuring a model with Entity Framework Core
 author: rowanmiller
 ms.date: 11/05/2019
 ms.assetid: 88253ff3-174e-485c-b3f8-768243d01ee1

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/modeling/indexes.md b/entity-framework/core/modeling/indexes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Indexes - EF Core
+description: Configuring indexes in an Entity Framework Core model
 author: roji
 ms.date: 12/16/2019
 ms.assetid: 85b92003-b692-417d-ac1d-76d40dce664b

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/modeling/sequences.md b/entity-framework/core/modeling/sequences.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Sequences - EF Core
+description: Configuring sequences in an Entity Framework Core model
 author: roji
 ms.date: 12/18/2019
 ms.assetid: 94f81a92-3c72-4e14-912a-f99310374e42

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/modeling/shadow-properties.md b/entity-framework/core/modeling/shadow-properties.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Shadow Properties - EF Core
+description: Configuring shadow properties in an Entity Framework Core model
 author: AndriySvyryd
 ms.date: 01/03/2020
 ms.assetid: 75369266-d2b9-4416-b118-ed238f81f599

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/modeling/spatial.md b/entity-framework/core/modeling/spatial.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Spatial Data - EF Core
+description: Using spatial data in an Entity Framework Core model
 author: bricelam
 ms.author: bricelam
 ms.date: 11/01/2018

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/modeling/value-conversions.md b/entity-framework/core/modeling/value-conversions.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Value Conversions - EF Core
+description: Configuring value converters in an Entity Framework Core model
 author: ajcvickers
 ms.date: 02/19/2018
 ms.assetid: 3154BF3C-1749-4C60-8D51-AE86773AA116

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/platforms/index.md b/entity-framework/core/platforms/index.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Supported .NET implementations - EF Core
+description: Information on supported platforms across Entity Framework Core versions
 author: bricelam
 ms.date: 06/26/2020
 uid: core/platforms/index

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/providers/cosmos/limitations.md b/entity-framework/core/providers/cosmos/limitations.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Azure Cosmos DB Provider - Limitations - EF Core
-description: The limitations of the Entity Framework Core Azure Cosmos DB provider
+description: Limitations of the Entity Framework Core Azure Cosmos DB provider as compared to other providers
 author: AndriySvyryd
 ms.author: ansvyryd
 ms.date: 11/05/2019

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/providers/in-memory/index.md b/entity-framework/core/providers/in-memory/index.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: InMemory Database Provider - EF Core
+description: Information on the Entity Framework Core InMemory database provider
 author: rowanmiller
 ms.date: 10/27/2016
 ms.assetid: 9af0cba7-7605-4f8f-9cfa-dd616fcb880c

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/providers/index.md b/entity-framework/core/providers/index.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Database Providers - EF Core
+description: Information about specific supported Entity Framework Core providers and about providers in general 
 author: ajcvickers
 ms.date: 12/17/2019
 uid: core/providers/index

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/providers/provider-log.md b/entity-framework/core/providers/provider-log.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Log of provider-impacting changes - EF Core
+description: A log of changes in Entity Framework Core which impact providers
 author: ajcvickers
 ms.author: avickers
 ms.date: 08/08/2018

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/providers/sqlite/index.md b/entity-framework/core/providers/sqlite/index.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: SQLite Database Provider - EF Core
+description: Information on the Entity Framework Core SQLite database provider
 author: rowanmiller
 ms.date: 10/27/2016
 ms.assetid: 3e2f7698-fec2-4cec-9e2d-2e3e0074120c

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/providers/sqlite/limitations.md b/entity-framework/core/providers/sqlite/limitations.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: SQLite Database Provider - Limitations - EF Core
+description: Limitations of the Entity Framework Core SQLite database provider as compared to other providers
 author: bricelam
 ms.date: 07/16/2020
 ms.assetid: 94ab4800-c460-4caa-a5e8-acdfee6e6ce2

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/providers/writing-a-provider.md b/entity-framework/core/providers/writing-a-provider.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Writing a Database Provider - EF Core
+description: Information on writing a new Entity Framework Core provider
 author: anmiller
 ms.date: 10/27/2016
 ms.assetid: 1165e2ec-e421-43fc-92ab-d92f9ab3c494

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/querying/async.md b/entity-framework/core/querying/async.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Asynchronous Queries - EF Core
+description: Information on working with asynchronous queries in Entity Framework Core
 author: smitpatel
 ms.date: 10/03/2019
 ms.assetid: b6429b14-cba0-4af4-878f-b829777c89cb

diff --git a/entity-framework/core/querying/client-eval.md b/entity-framework/core/querying/client-eval.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Client vs. Server Evaluation - EF Core
+description: Client and server evaluation of queries with Entity Framework Core
 author: smitpatel
 ms.date: 10/03/2019
 ms.assetid: 8b6697cc-7067-4dc2-8007-85d80503d123