diff --git a/include/header.inc b/include/header.inc
index 3da277344c..f3889daf7f 100644
--- a/include/header.inc
+++ b/include/header.inc
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if (!isset($config["languages"])) {
    <base href="<?php echo $_SERVER["BASE_HREF"]; ?>">
   <?php endif ?>
 
-  <title>PHP: <?php echo $title ?></title>
+  <title><?php echo $title ?></title>
 
   <?php foreach($CSS as $filename => $modified): ?>
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/cached.php?t=<?php echo $modified?>&amp;f=<?php echo $filename?>" media="screen">
diff --git a/include/layout.inc b/include/layout.inc
index c69d390b32..83efa1c6bb 100644
--- a/include/layout.inc
+++ b/include/layout.inc
@@ -421,12 +421,13 @@ EOT;
     return $retval;
 }
 
-function site_header(string $title = 'Hypertext Preprocessor', array $config = []): void
+function site_header(?string $title = NULL, array $config = []): void
 {
     global $MYSITE, $LANG;
 
+    $title = $title ? "PHP: {$title}" : 'PHP';
     $meta_image_path = $MYSITE . 'images/meta-image.png';
-    $meta_description = "PHP is a popular general-purpose scripting language that powers everything from your blog to the most popular websites in the world.";
+    $meta_description = $config['description'] ?? "PHP is a popular general-purpose scripting language that powers everything from your blog to the most popular websites in the world.";
 
     $defaults = [
         "lang" => $LANG,
@@ -441,13 +442,13 @@ function site_header(string $title = 'Hypertext Preprocessor', array $config = [
 
 <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />
 <meta name="twitter:site" content="@official_php" />
-<meta name="twitter:title" content="PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor" />
+<meta name="twitter:title" content="{$title}" />
 <meta name="twitter:description" content="{$meta_description}" />
 <meta name="twitter:creator" content="@official_php" />
 <meta name="twitter:image:src" content="{$meta_image_path}" />
 
-<meta itemprop="name" content="PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor" />
-<meta itemprop="description" content="$meta_description" />
+<meta itemprop="name" content="{$title}" />
+<meta itemprop="description" content="{$meta_description}" />
 <meta itemprop="image" content="{$meta_image_path}" />
 
 <meta property="og:image" content="{$meta_image_path}" />
diff --git a/include/shared-manual.inc b/include/shared-manual.inc
index eb0437e278..5d10ea5df0 100644
--- a/include/shared-manual.inc
+++ b/include/shared-manual.inc
@@ -325,8 +325,9 @@ function manual_setup($setup): void {
         "prev" => $setup["prev"],
         "next" => $setup["next"],
         "cache" => $lastmod,
+        "description" => $setup["this"][2] ?? null,
     ];
-    site_header($setup["this"][1] . " - Manual ", $config);
+    site_header($setup["this"][1] . " - Manual", $config);
 
     $languageChooser = manual_language_chooser($config['lang'], $config['thispage']);
 
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 5e52b8a57c..9808189f79 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
   </div>
 EOF;
 
-site_header("Hypertext Preprocessor",
+site_header(NULL,
     [
         'current' => 'home',
         'headtags' => [