diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/create-react-app/template.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/create-react-app/template.yaml
index a377d60ccc..2c8b3b3d6d 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/create-react-app/template.yaml
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/create-react-app/template.yaml
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ spec:
       component_id:
         title: Name
         type: string
-        description: Unique name of the component
+        description: Unique name of the component. Lowercase, URL-safe characters only.
       description:
         title: Description
         type: string
-        description: Description of the component
+        description: Help others understand what this website is for.
       use_typescript:
         title:  Use Typescript
         type: boolean
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/docs-template/template.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/docs-template/template.yaml
index 65d44d1b8a..b4bd45d163 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/docs-template/template.yaml
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/docs-template/template.yaml
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ spec:
       description:
         title: Description
         type: string
-        description: Description of the component
+        description: Help others understand what these docs are about.
    
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/react-ssr-template/template.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/react-ssr-template/template.yaml
index ee051de6e0..a667e6e6b6 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/react-ssr-template/template.yaml
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/react-ssr-template/template.yaml
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ spec:
       description:
         title: Description
         type: string
-        description: Description of the component
+        description: Help others understand what this website is for.
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/springboot-grpc-template/template.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/springboot-grpc-template/template.yaml
index 32b9383855..8b89298a0e 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/springboot-grpc-template/template.yaml
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/springboot-grpc-template/template.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ spec:
       description:
         title: Description
         type: string
-        description: Description of the component
+        description: Help others understand what this service does.
       http_port:
         title: Port
         type: integer