diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/components/ValidationMessage.vue b/apps/frontend/src/components/ValidationMessage.vue
index d273bef595..e1d6bb6c5a 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/components/ValidationMessage.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/components/ValidationMessage.vue
@@ -9,13 +9,19 @@
 	</div>
 </template>
 
-<script setup>
+<script setup lang="ts">
 import { TriangleAlertIcon, XCircleIcon } from '@modrinth/assets'
-import { useVIntl } from '@modrinth/ui'
+import { type MessageDescriptor, useVIntl } from '@modrinth/ui'
 import { computed } from 'vue'
 
-const props = defineProps({
-	check: { type: Object, default: null },
+interface ValidationCheck {
+	severity: 'valid' | 'warn' | 'error'
+	message?: MessageDescriptor
+	values?: Record<string, unknown>
+}
+
+const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{ check?: ValidationCheck | null }>(), {
+	check: null,
 })
 
 const { formatMessage } = useVIntl()
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/create/ProjectCreateModal.vue b/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/create/ProjectCreateModal.vue
index fc8c70d6aa..3f47802433 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/create/ProjectCreateModal.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/create/ProjectCreateModal.vue
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ import { computed, defineAsyncComponent, h } from 'vue'
 
 import ValidationMessage from '~/components/ValidationMessage.vue'
 import SlugSuggestions from '~/components/ui/SlugSuggestions.vue'
-import { validateProjectText } from '~/composables/project-text-validation'
+import {
+	useProjectSummaryValidation,
+	useProjectTitleValidation,
+} from '~/composables/project-field-validation'
 import {
 	useProjectSlugSuggestions,
 	useSlugSuggestionVisibility,
@@ -331,8 +334,8 @@ const visibilities = ref<VisibilityOption[]>([
 ])
 const visibility = ref<VisibilityOption>(visibilities.value[0])
 
-const nameValidation = computed(() => validateProjectText(name.value))
-const summaryValidation = computed(() => validateProjectText(description.value))
+const nameValidation = useProjectTitleValidation(name)
+const summaryValidation = useProjectSummaryValidation(description, name)
 
 const disableCreate = computed(() => {
 	if (hasHitLimit.value) return true
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/composables/project-field-validation.ts b/apps/frontend/src/composables/project-field-validation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ae6ef11ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/composables/project-field-validation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import {
+	checkLink,
+	extractProjectLinks,
+	getLinkCheckState,
+	type LinkCheckContext,
+	type LinkCheckResult,
+	type ProjectTextValidationResult,
+	type ProjectTitleMetadata,
+	validateProjectDescription,
+	validateProjectSummary,
+	validateProjectTitle,
+} from '@modrinth/moderation'
+import { defineMessages } from '@modrinth/ui'
+import { computed, type MaybeRefOrGetter, onScopeDispose, ref, toValue, watch } from 'vue'
+
+export const projectTextValidationMessages = defineMessages({
+	resolveIssuesToSave: {
+		id: 'project.text-validation.resolve-issues-to-save',
+		defaultMessage: 'Resolve the issues from your edits to save.',
+	},
+})
+
+function useProjectTitleMetadata() {
+	const generatedState = useGeneratedState()
+
+	return computed<ProjectTitleMetadata>(() => ({
+		gameVersions: generatedState.value.gameVersions.map(({ version }) => version),
+		loaders: generatedState.value.loaders.map(({ name }) => name),
+	}))
+}
+
+export function useProjectTitleValidation(text: MaybeRefOrGetter<string | null | undefined>) {
+	const metadata = useProjectTitleMetadata()
+	return computed(() => validateProjectTitle(toValue(text), metadata.value))
+}
+
+export function useProjectSummaryValidation(
+	summary: MaybeRefOrGetter<string | null | undefined>,
+	title: MaybeRefOrGetter<string | null | undefined>,
+) {
+	return computed(() => validateProjectSummary(toValue(summary), toValue(title)))
+}
+
+export function useProjectDescriptionValidation(
+	description: MaybeRefOrGetter<string | null | undefined>,
+) {
+	const linkValidation = ref<LinkCheckResult | null>(null)
+	const pending = ref(false)
+	let debounceTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined
+	let requestId = 0
+
+	watch(
+		() => toValue(description),
+		(text) => {
+			clearTimeout(debounceTimer)
+			const currentRequestId = ++requestId
+			linkValidation.value = null
+
+			if (import.meta.server) return
+
+			const links = extractProjectLinks(text ?? '')
+			if (links.length === 0) {
+				pending.value = false
+				return
+			}
+
+			pending.value = true
+			debounceTimer = setTimeout(async () => {
+				const contexts: LinkCheckContext[] = links.map((url) => ({
+					field: 'description',
+					generalContent: true,
+					url,
+				}))
+
+				try {
+					await Promise.all(contexts.map((context) => checkLink(context)))
+					if (currentRequestId !== requestId) return
+
+					const checks = contexts
+						.map((context) => getLinkCheckState(context))
+						.filter((check): check is LinkCheckResult => check !== undefined)
+					linkValidation.value =
+						checks.find((check) => check.severity === 'error') ??
+						checks.find((check) => check.severity === 'warn') ??
+						null
+				} catch {
+					if (currentRequestId === requestId) linkValidation.value = null
+				} finally {
+					if (currentRequestId === requestId) pending.value = false
+				}
+			}, 500)
+		},
+		{ immediate: true },
+	)
+
+	onScopeDispose(() => {
+		clearTimeout(debounceTimer)
+		requestId++
+	})
+
+	const validation = computed<ProjectTextValidationResult | LinkCheckResult | null>(
+		() => validateProjectDescription(toValue(description)) ?? linkValidation.value,
+	)
+
+	return {
+		pending,
+		validation,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/composables/project-text-validation.ts b/apps/frontend/src/composables/project-text-validation.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d1cc80223..0000000000
--- a/apps/frontend/src/composables/project-text-validation.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-import { validateNonStandardText, validateProfanity } from '@modrinth/moderation'
-import { defineMessages, type MessageDescriptor } from '@modrinth/ui'
-
-export interface ProjectTextValidationResult {
-	severity: 'error'
-	message: MessageDescriptor
-}
-
-const messages = defineMessages({
-	slur: {
-		id: 'project.text-validation.slur',
-		defaultMessage: 'Slurs are not allowed.',
-	},
-	profanity: {
-		id: 'project.text-validation.profanity',
-		defaultMessage: 'Profanity is not allowed.',
-	},
-	nonStandardText: {
-		id: 'project.text-validation.non-standard-text',
-		defaultMessage: 'Non-standard text characters are not allowed.',
-	},
-})
-
-export function validateProjectText(
-	text: string | null | undefined,
-): ProjectTextValidationResult | null {
-	if (!text) return null
-
-	const profanity = validateProfanity(text)
-	if (profanity.slurCount > 0) {
-		return { severity: 'error', message: messages.slur }
-	}
-	if (profanity.profanityCount > 0) {
-		return { severity: 'error', message: messages.profanity }
-	}
-
-	if (!validateNonStandardText(text).valid) {
-		return { severity: 'error', message: messages.nonStandardText }
-	}
-
-	return null
-}
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/locales/en-US/index.json b/apps/frontend/src/locales/en-US/index.json
index ac1e5fd1a2..bb8c554005 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/locales/en-US/index.json
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/locales/en-US/index.json
@@ -4247,14 +4247,11 @@
   "project.settings.tags.upload-version-first.heading": {
     "message": "Upload versions before adding tags"
   },
-  "project.text-validation.non-standard-text": {
-    "message": "Non-standard text characters are not allowed."
+  "project.slug-suggestions.label": {
+    "message": "Suggestions:"
   },
-  "project.text-validation.profanity": {
-    "message": "Profanity is not allowed."
-  },
-  "project.text-validation.slur": {
-    "message": "Slurs are not allowed."
+  "project.text-validation.resolve-issues-to-save": {
+    "message": "Resolve the issues from your edits to save."
   },
   "project.versions.copy-id-option": {
     "message": "Copy ID"
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/gallery.vue b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/gallery.vue
index d6226dba1f..57d301193a 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/gallery.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/gallery.vue
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 					:maxlength="64"
 					placeholder="Enter title..."
 				/>
+				<ValidationMessage :check="galleryTitleValidation" />
 				<label for="gallery-image-desc">
 					<span class="label__title">Description</span>
 				</label>
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
 					:maxlength="255"
 					placeholder="Enter description..."
 				/>
+				<ValidationMessage :check="galleryDescriptionValidation" />
 				<label for="gallery-image-ordering">
 					<span class="label__title">Order Index</span>
 				</label>
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@
 						v-if="editIndex === -1"
 						type="colored"
 						color="brand"
-						:disabled="shouldPreventActions"
+						:disabled="shouldPreventActions || galleryFieldsInvalid"
 						@click="createGalleryItem"
 					>
 						<PlusIcon aria-hidden="true" />
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@
 						v-else
 						type="colored"
 						color="brand"
-						:disabled="shouldPreventActions"
+						:disabled="shouldPreventActions || galleryFieldsInvalid"
 						@click="editGalleryItem"
 					>
 						<SaveIcon aria-hidden="true" />
@@ -296,6 +298,7 @@ import {
 	UploadIcon,
 	XIcon,
 } from '@modrinth/assets'
+import { validateProjectText } from '@modrinth/moderation'
 import {
 	Button,
 	ButtonLink,
@@ -312,6 +315,7 @@ import {
 import { useEventListener } from '@vueuse/core'
 
 import AiImageWarningModal from '~/components/ui/AiImageWarningModal.vue'
+import ValidationMessage from '~/components/ValidationMessage.vue'
 import { fileDeclaresAi } from '~/helpers/c2pa'
 import { isPermission } from '~/utils/permissions.ts'
 
@@ -379,6 +383,11 @@ const previewImage = ref<string | null>(null)
 
 // UI state
 const shouldPreventActions = ref(false)
+const galleryTitleValidation = computed(() => validateProjectText(editTitle.value))
+const galleryDescriptionValidation = computed(() => validateProjectText(editDescription.value))
+const galleryFieldsInvalid = computed(
+	() => !!galleryTitleValidation.value || !!galleryDescriptionValidation.value,
+)
 
 // Constant for accepted file types
 const MC_SERVER_BANNER_NAME = '__mc_server_banner__'
@@ -479,6 +488,7 @@ function showPreviewImage() {
 
 // CRUD operations
 async function createGalleryItem() {
+	if (galleryFieldsInvalid.value) return
 	shouldPreventActions.value = true
 	startLoading()
 
@@ -499,6 +509,7 @@ async function createGalleryItem() {
 }
 
 async function editGalleryItem() {
+	if (galleryFieldsInvalid.value) return
 	shouldPreventActions.value = true
 	startLoading()
 
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/description.vue b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/description.vue
index 3ab8aab097..cc83009fc7 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/description.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/description.vue
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
 			:modified="current"
 			:saving="saving"
 			:can-save="canSave"
+			:save-disabled-reason="
+				hasPermission && hasValidationIssues
+					? projectTextValidationMessages.resolveIssuesToSave
+					: undefined
+			"
 			@reset="reset"
 			@save="save"
 		/>
@@ -56,7 +61,10 @@ import { computed, useTemplateRef } from 'vue'
 import AiImageWarningModal from '~/components/ui/AiImageWarningModal.vue'
 import ValidationMessage from '~/components/ValidationMessage.vue'
 import { useImageUpload } from '~/composables/image-upload.ts'
-import { validateProjectText } from '~/composables/project-text-validation'
+import {
+	projectTextValidationMessages,
+	useProjectDescriptionValidation,
+} from '~/composables/project-field-validation'
 import { fileDeclaresAi } from '~/helpers/c2pa'
 
 const { projectV2: project, currentMember, patchProject } = injectProjectPageContext()
@@ -86,8 +94,12 @@ const hasPermission = computed(
 		(currentMember.value.permissions & TeamMemberPermission.EDIT_BODY) ===
 			TeamMemberPermission.EDIT_BODY,
 )
-const descriptionValidation = computed(() => validateProjectText(current.value.description))
-const canSave = computed(() => hasPermission.value && !descriptionValidation.value)
+const { pending: descriptionLinksPending, validation: descriptionValidation } =
+	useProjectDescriptionValidation(() => current.value.description)
+const hasValidationIssues = computed(() => descriptionValidation.value?.severity === 'error')
+const canSave = computed(
+	() => hasPermission.value && !hasValidationIssues.value && !descriptionLinksPending.value,
+)
 
 async function save() {
 	if (!canSave.value) return
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/gallery.vue b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/gallery.vue
index 3f54cfe477..cf04e9b7a9 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/gallery.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/gallery.vue
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 					:maxlength="64"
 					placeholder="Enter title..."
 				/>
+				<ValidationMessage :check="galleryTitleValidation" />
 				<label for="gallery-image-desc">
 					<span class="label__title">Description</span>
 				</label>
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
 					:maxlength="255"
 					placeholder="Enter description..."
 				/>
+				<ValidationMessage :check="galleryDescriptionValidation" />
 				<label for="gallery-image-ordering">
 					<span class="label__title">Order Index</span>
 				</label>
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@
 						v-if="editIndex === -1"
 						type="colored"
 						color="brand"
-						:disabled="shouldPreventActions"
+						:disabled="shouldPreventActions || galleryFieldsInvalid"
 						@click="createGalleryItem"
 					>
 						<PlusIcon aria-hidden="true" />
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@
 						v-else
 						type="colored"
 						color="brand"
-						:disabled="shouldPreventActions"
+						:disabled="shouldPreventActions || galleryFieldsInvalid"
 						@click="editGalleryItem"
 					>
 						<SaveIcon aria-hidden="true" />
@@ -286,6 +288,7 @@ import {
 	UploadIcon,
 	XIcon,
 } from '@modrinth/assets'
+import { validateProjectText } from '@modrinth/moderation'
 import {
 	Button,
 	ButtonLink,
@@ -302,6 +305,7 @@ import {
 } from '@modrinth/ui'
 
 import AiImageWarningModal from '~/components/ui/AiImageWarningModal.vue'
+import ValidationMessage from '~/components/ValidationMessage.vue'
 import { fileDeclaresAi } from '~/helpers/c2pa'
 import { isPermission } from '~/utils/permissions.ts'
 
@@ -339,6 +343,11 @@ const editOrder = ref(null)
 const editFile = ref(null)
 const previewImage = ref(null)
 const shouldPreventActions = ref(false)
+const galleryTitleValidation = computed(() => validateProjectText(editTitle.value))
+const galleryDescriptionValidation = computed(() => validateProjectText(editDescription.value))
+const galleryFieldsInvalid = computed(
+	() => !!galleryTitleValidation.value || !!galleryDescriptionValidation.value,
+)
 
 const MC_SERVER_BANNER_NAME = '__mc_server_banner__'
 const acceptFileTypes = 'image/png,image/jpeg,image/gif,image/webp,.png,.jpeg,.gif,.webp'
@@ -419,6 +428,7 @@ const showPreviewImage = () => {
 }
 
 const createGalleryItem = async () => {
+	if (galleryFieldsInvalid.value) return
 	shouldPreventActions.value = true
 
 	const success = await createGalleryItemMutation(
@@ -437,6 +447,7 @@ const createGalleryItem = async () => {
 }
 
 const editGalleryItem = async () => {
+	if (galleryFieldsInvalid.value) return
 	shouldPreventActions.value = true
 
 	const success = await editGalleryItemMutation(
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/general.vue b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/general.vue
index 4f296631d9..1dc9527a0c 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/general.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/general.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ import {
 
 import ValidationMessage from '~/components/ValidationMessage.vue'
 import SlugSuggestions from '~/components/ui/SlugSuggestions.vue'
-import { validateProjectText } from '~/composables/project-text-validation'
+import {
+	useProjectSummaryValidation,
+	useProjectTitleValidation,
+} from '~/composables/project-field-validation'
 import {
 	useProjectSlugSuggestions,
 	useSlugSuggestionVisibility,
@@ -53,8 +56,11 @@ const {
 
 const { confirmLeaveModal } = usePageLeaveSafety(hasChanges)
 
-const titleValidation = computed(() => validateProjectText(current.value.title))
-const taglineValidation = computed(() => validateProjectText(current.value.tagline))
+const titleValidation = useProjectTitleValidation(() => current.value.title)
+const taglineValidation = useProjectSummaryValidation(
+	() => current.value.tagline,
+	() => current.value.title,
+)
 const canSave = computed(() => !titleValidation.value && !taglineValidation.value)
 const {
 	onFocusIn: onSlugSuggestionFocusIn,
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/index.vue b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/index.vue
index 8edcc4ac9b..030d734330 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/index.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/index.vue
@@ -294,6 +294,11 @@
 			:modified="modified"
 			:saving="saving"
 			:can-save="canSave"
+			:save-disabled-reason="
+				hasPermission && hasValidationIssues
+					? projectTextValidationMessages.resolveIssuesToSave
+					: undefined
+			"
 			@reset="resetChanges"
 			@save="handleSave"
 		/>
@@ -334,7 +339,11 @@ import AiImageWarningModal from '~/components/ui/AiImageWarningModal.vue'
 import SlugSuggestions from '~/components/ui/SlugSuggestions.vue'
 import ValidationMessage from '~/components/ValidationMessage.vue'
 import { useAuth } from '~/composables/auth.js'
-import { validateProjectText } from '~/composables/project-text-validation'
+import {
+	projectTextValidationMessages,
+	useProjectSummaryValidation,
+	useProjectTitleValidation,
+} from '~/composables/project-field-validation'
 import {
 	useProjectSlugSuggestions,
 	useSlugSuggestionVisibility,
@@ -424,11 +433,10 @@ const hasPermission = computed(() => {
 	return ((currentMember.value?.permissions ?? 0) & EDIT_DETAILS) === EDIT_DETAILS
 })
 
-const nameValidation = computed(() => validateProjectText(name.value))
-const summaryValidation = computed(() => validateProjectText(summary.value))
-const canSave = computed(
-	() => hasPermission.value && !nameValidation.value && !summaryValidation.value,
-)
+const nameValidation = useProjectTitleValidation(name)
+const summaryValidation = useProjectSummaryValidation(summary, name)
+const hasValidationIssues = computed(() => !!nameValidation.value || !!summaryValidation.value)
+const canSave = computed(() => hasPermission.value && !hasValidationIssues.value)
 
 const monetizationToggleDisabled = computed(() => !hasPermission.value || isForceDemonetized.value)
 
diff --git a/packages/moderation/package.json b/packages/moderation/package.json
index a7a05f3023..d023fa5eba 100644
--- a/packages/moderation/package.json
+++ b/packages/moderation/package.json
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@
 		"@modrinth/assets": "workspace:*",
 		"@modrinth/utils": "workspace:*",
 		"@modrinth/api-client": "workspace:*",
+		"linkify-it": "^5.0.0",
 		"vue": "^3.5.13"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@formatjs/cli": "^6.2.12",
 		"@modrinth/tooling-config": "workspace:*",
 		"@modrinth/ui": "workspace:*",
+		"@types/linkify-it": "^5.0.0",
 		"typescript": "^5.4.5"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/moderation/src/index.ts b/packages/moderation/src/index.ts
index 2d884ff29b..23413df51e 100644
--- a/packages/moderation/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/moderation/src/index.ts
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ export * from './utils'
 export * from './validators/link-checks'
 export * from './validators/non-standard-text'
 export * from './validators/profanity'
+export * from './validators/project-fields'
diff --git a/packages/moderation/src/locales/en-US/index.json b/packages/moderation/src/locales/en-US/index.json
index 80597a398a..b28245f8f9 100644
--- a/packages/moderation/src/locales/en-US/index.json
+++ b/packages/moderation/src/locales/en-US/index.json
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
     "defaultMessage": "The wiki is disabled on this repository."
   },
   "nags.link.invalid-url": {
-    "defaultMessage": "This is not a valid URL."
+    "defaultMessage": "There's an invalid URL in the description."
   },
   "nags.link.license.url-mismatch": {
     "defaultMessage": "This link points to the {detected} license, but your project is set to {selected}."
@@ -343,5 +343,26 @@
   },
   "nags.visit-links-settings.title": {
     "defaultMessage": "Visit links settings"
+  },
+  "project.text-validation.non-standard-text": {
+    "defaultMessage": "Non-standard text characters are not allowed."
+  },
+  "project.text-validation.profanity": {
+    "defaultMessage": "Profanity is not allowed."
+  },
+  "project.text-validation.slur": {
+    "defaultMessage": "Slurs are not allowed."
+  },
+  "project.text-validation.summary-link": {
+    "defaultMessage": "Links are not allowed in project summaries."
+  },
+  "project.text-validation.summary-matches-title": {
+    "defaultMessage": "A project summary cannot be the same as its title."
+  },
+  "project.text-validation.title-game-version": {
+    "defaultMessage": "Project titles cannot include the Minecraft version “{value}”."
+  },
+  "project.text-validation.title-loader": {
+    "defaultMessage": "Project titles cannot include the loader “{value}”."
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/moderation/src/validators/link-checks/index.ts b/packages/moderation/src/validators/link-checks/index.ts
index 8bd10084ae..b482fa161e 100644
--- a/packages/moderation/src/validators/link-checks/index.ts
+++ b/packages/moderation/src/validators/link-checks/index.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ function defineMessages<T extends Record<string, MessageDescriptor>>(descriptors
 export interface LinkCheckContext {
 	url: string | undefined
 	field: string
+	generalContent?: boolean
 
 	[key: string]: unknown
 }
@@ -226,7 +227,10 @@ async function matchNode(
 			(child) => !isAsyncMatcher(child.when) && !child.isFallback,
 		)
 		const asyncChildren = node.childNodes.filter(
-			(child) => isAsyncMatcher(child.when) && !child.isFallback,
+			(child) =>
+				isAsyncMatcher(child.when) &&
+				!child.isFallback &&
+				!(context.generalContent && hasFieldSpecificDescendant(child)),
 		)
 		const fallbackChildren = node.childNodes.filter((child) => child.isFallback)
 		let expectedChild: LinkCheckNode | undefined
@@ -272,7 +276,7 @@ const coreMessages = defineMessages({
 //TODO: we should probably just let you not provide https but backend currently requires it
 const invalidUrlMessage = defineMessage({
 	id: 'nags.link.invalid-url',
-	defaultMessage: 'This is not a valid URL.',
+	defaultMessage: "There's an invalid URL in the description.",
 })
 
 function validUrlPrefix(remaining: string): number | null {
@@ -314,6 +318,13 @@ function cacheKey(context: LinkCheckContext): string {
 	return JSON.stringify(context)
 }
 
+function hasFieldSpecificDescendant(node: LinkCheckNode): boolean {
+	return (
+		(node.forMatchers?.length ?? 0) > 0 ||
+		(node.childNodes?.some((child) => hasFieldSpecificDescendant(child)) ?? false)
+	)
+}
+
 async function checkLink(context: LinkCheckContext) {
 	const url = context.url
 	if (!url) return
@@ -327,6 +338,10 @@ async function checkLink(context: LinkCheckContext) {
 
 	const found = await matchNode(rootNode, normalizedUrl, context, true)
 	if (!found) {
+		if (context.generalContent && validUrlPrefix(normalizedUrl) !== null) {
+			cache.set(key, valid)
+			return
+		}
 		cache.delete(key)
 		return
 	}
@@ -336,6 +351,11 @@ async function checkLink(context: LinkCheckContext) {
 	const applies = isLeaf && matched.forMatchers?.some((matcher) => matchesField(matcher, context))
 
 	if (!applies) {
+		if (context.generalContent && hasFieldSpecificDescendant(matched)) {
+			cache.set(key, valid)
+			return
+		}
+
 		const build = matched.unrecognizedSeverity === 'warn' ? warn : error
 
 		if (matched.unrecognizedMessage && isLeaf) {
diff --git a/packages/moderation/src/validators/link-checks/tests.ts b/packages/moderation/src/validators/link-checks/tests.ts
index c23a45ba83..67234388f8 100644
--- a/packages/moderation/src/validators/link-checks/tests.ts
+++ b/packages/moderation/src/validators/link-checks/tests.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,37 @@ test('rejects a recognized link used in the wrong field', async () => {
 	assert.equal(getLinkCheckState(context)?.message?.id, 'nags.link.wrong-field')
 })
 
+test('allows structured link types in general content', async () => {
+	const context = {
+		field: 'description',
+		url: 'https://github.com/modrinth/code',
+		generalContent: true,
+	}
+
+	await checkLink(context)
+
+	assert.equal(getLinkCheckState(context)?.severity, 'valid')
+})
+
+test('allows unrecognized valid links but keeps global restrictions in general content', async () => {
+	const allowed = {
+		field: 'description',
+		url: 'https://docs.example.dev/project',
+		generalContent: true,
+	}
+	const blocked = {
+		field: 'description',
+		url: 'https://bit.ly/project',
+		generalContent: true,
+	}
+
+	await checkLink(allowed)
+	await checkLink(blocked)
+
+	assert.equal(getLinkCheckState(allowed)?.severity, 'valid')
+	assert.equal(getLinkCheckState(blocked)?.severity, 'error')
+})
+
 test('compares recognized license URLs with the selected license', async () => {
 	const matching = {
 		field: 'license',
diff --git a/packages/moderation/src/validators/non-standard-text/index.ts b/packages/moderation/src/validators/non-standard-text/index.ts
index aa56e8fa89..3ab8713279 100644
--- a/packages/moderation/src/validators/non-standard-text/index.ts
+++ b/packages/moderation/src/validators/non-standard-text/index.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ export interface NonStandardTextOptions {
 
 export const DEFAULT_MAX_COMBINING_MARKS_PER_CHARACTER = 2
 
+export function getNonStandardTextRatio(text: string, result: NonStandardTextResult): number {
+	const characterCount = Array.from(text).length
+	if (characterCount === 0) return 0
+
+	const nonStandardCharacterCount = new Set(result.issues.map(({ index }) => index)).size
+	return nonStandardCharacterCount / characterCount
+}
+
 const FANCY_RANGES: ReadonlyArray<readonly [number, number]> = [
 	[0x02b0, 0x02ff],
 	[0x1d400, 0x1d7ff],
diff --git a/packages/moderation/src/validators/non-standard-text/tests.ts b/packages/moderation/src/validators/non-standard-text/tests.ts
index cc4c7e27e0..49165aae65 100644
--- a/packages/moderation/src/validators/non-standard-text/tests.ts
+++ b/packages/moderation/src/validators/non-standard-text/tests.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
 import test from 'node:test'
 
-import { validateNonStandardText } from './index.ts'
+import { getNonStandardTextRatio, validateNonStandardText } from './index.ts'
 
 test('accepts ordinary multilingual text and punctuation', () => {
 	const result = validateNonStandardText(
@@ -119,3 +119,18 @@ test('reports multiple issue categories in source order', () => {
 		['fancy', 'invisible', 'control'],
 	)
 })
+
+test('calculates the ratio of non-standard Unicode characters', () => {
+	const belowFivePercent = '𝐀'.concat('a'.repeat(20))
+	const exactlyFivePercent = '𝐀'.concat('a'.repeat(19))
+
+	assert.equal(
+		getNonStandardTextRatio(belowFivePercent, validateNonStandardText(belowFivePercent)),
+		1 / 21,
+	)
+	assert.equal(
+		getNonStandardTextRatio(exactlyFivePercent, validateNonStandardText(exactlyFivePercent)),
+		0.05,
+	)
+	assert.equal(getNonStandardTextRatio('', validateNonStandardText('')), 0)
+})
diff --git a/packages/moderation/src/validators/project-fields/index.ts b/packages/moderation/src/validators/project-fields/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d97f1a177a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/moderation/src/validators/project-fields/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+import LinkifyIt from 'linkify-it'
+
+import { getNonStandardTextRatio, validateNonStandardText } from '../non-standard-text/index.ts'
+import { validateProfanity } from '../profanity/index.ts'
+
+export interface ProjectFieldMessageDescriptor {
+	id: string
+	defaultMessage?: string
+	description?: string
+}
+
+function defineMessages<T extends Record<string, ProjectFieldMessageDescriptor>>(descriptors: T): T {
+	return descriptors
+}
+
+export interface ProjectTextValidationResult {
+	severity: 'error'
+	message: ProjectFieldMessageDescriptor
+	values?: Record<string, unknown>
+}
+
+export interface ProjectTextValidationOptions {
+	nonStandardTextFailureThreshold?: number
+}
+
+export const DESCRIPTION_NON_STANDARD_TEXT_FAILURE_THRESHOLD = 0.05
+
+const messages = defineMessages({
+	slur: {
+		id: 'project.text-validation.slur',
+		defaultMessage: 'Slurs are not allowed.',
+	},
+	profanity: {
+		id: 'project.text-validation.profanity',
+		defaultMessage: 'Profanity is not allowed.',
+	},
+	nonStandardText: {
+		id: 'project.text-validation.non-standard-text',
+		defaultMessage: 'Non-standard text characters are not allowed.',
+	},
+	titleGameVersion: {
+		id: 'project.text-validation.title-game-version',
+		defaultMessage: 'Project titles cannot include the Minecraft version “{value}”.',
+	},
+	titleLoader: {
+		id: 'project.text-validation.title-loader',
+		defaultMessage: 'Project titles cannot include the loader “{value}”.',
+	},
+	summaryLink: {
+		id: 'project.text-validation.summary-link',
+		defaultMessage: 'Links are not allowed in project summaries.',
+	},
+	summaryMatchesTitle: {
+		id: 'project.text-validation.summary-matches-title',
+		defaultMessage: 'A project summary cannot be the same as its title.',
+	},
+})
+
+const titleMetadataMessages = {
+	'game-version': messages.titleGameVersion,
+	loader: messages.titleLoader,
+}
+
+export type ProjectTitleMetadataKind = 'game-version' | 'loader'
+
+export interface ProjectTitleMetadata {
+	gameVersions: readonly string[]
+	loaders: readonly string[]
+}
+
+export interface ProjectTitleMetadataMatch {
+	kind: ProjectTitleMetadataKind
+	value: string
+}
+
+const linkify = new LinkifyIt({
+	fuzzyEmail: false,
+	fuzzyIP: true,
+	fuzzyLink: true,
+})
+
+function normalizeForSearch(value: string) {
+	return value.normalize('NFC').toLowerCase()
+}
+
+export function findProjectTitleMetadata(
+	title: string,
+	metadata: ProjectTitleMetadata,
+): ProjectTitleMetadataMatch | null {
+	const normalizedTitle = normalizeForSearch(title)
+	const groups: ReadonlyArray<readonly [ProjectTitleMetadataKind, readonly string[]]> = [
+		['game-version', metadata.gameVersions],
+		['loader', metadata.loaders],
+	]
+
+	for (const [kind, values] of groups) {
+		for (const value of values) {
+			const normalizedValue = normalizeForSearch(value.trim())
+			if (normalizedValue && normalizedTitle.includes(normalizedValue)) {
+				return { kind, value }
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return null
+}
+
+export function normalizeProjectFieldText(value: string) {
+	return value.trim().normalize('NFC')
+}
+
+export function projectSummaryMatchesTitle(summary: string, title: string) {
+	const normalizedSummary = normalizeProjectFieldText(summary)
+	const normalizedTitle = normalizeProjectFieldText(title)
+
+	return normalizedSummary.length > 0 && normalizedSummary === normalizedTitle
+}
+
+export function extractProjectLinks(text: string) {
+	const matches = linkify.match(text) ?? []
+	return [...new Set(matches.map((match) => match.url))]
+}
+
+export function containsProjectLinkOrIp(text: string) {
+	return linkify.test(text)
+}
+
+export function validateProjectText(
+	text: string | null | undefined,
+	options: ProjectTextValidationOptions = {},
+): ProjectTextValidationResult | null {
+	if (!text) return null
+
+	const profanity = validateProfanity(text)
+	if (profanity.slurCount > 0) {
+		return { severity: 'error', message: messages.slur }
+	}
+	if (profanity.profanityCount > 0) {
+		return { severity: 'error', message: messages.profanity }
+	}
+
+	const nonStandardText = validateNonStandardText(text)
+	const nonStandardTextFailureThreshold = options.nonStandardTextFailureThreshold ?? 0
+	if (
+		!nonStandardText.valid &&
+		getNonStandardTextRatio(text, nonStandardText) >= nonStandardTextFailureThreshold
+	) {
+		return { severity: 'error', message: messages.nonStandardText }
+	}
+
+	return null
+}
+
+export function validateProjectTitle(
+	text: string | null | undefined,
+	metadata: ProjectTitleMetadata,
+): ProjectTextValidationResult | null {
+	const textValidation = validateProjectText(text)
+	if (textValidation || !text) return textValidation
+
+	const match = findProjectTitleMetadata(text, metadata)
+	if (!match) return null
+
+	return {
+		severity: 'error',
+		message: titleMetadataMessages[match.kind],
+		values: { value: match.value },
+	}
+}
+
+export function validateProjectSummary(
+	summary: string | null | undefined,
+	title: string | null | undefined,
+): ProjectTextValidationResult | null {
+	const textValidation = validateProjectText(summary)
+	if (textValidation || !summary) return textValidation
+
+	if (containsProjectLinkOrIp(summary)) {
+		return { severity: 'error', message: messages.summaryLink }
+	}
+
+	if (title && projectSummaryMatchesTitle(summary, title)) {
+		return { severity: 'error', message: messages.summaryMatchesTitle }
+	}
+
+	return null
+}
+
+export function validateProjectDescription(
+	description: string | null | undefined,
+): ProjectTextValidationResult | null {
+	return validateProjectText(description, {
+		nonStandardTextFailureThreshold: DESCRIPTION_NON_STANDARD_TEXT_FAILURE_THRESHOLD,
+	})
+}
diff --git a/packages/moderation/src/validators/project-fields/tests.ts b/packages/moderation/src/validators/project-fields/tests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70ad38dd44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/moderation/src/validators/project-fields/tests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
+import test from 'node:test'
+
+import {
+	containsProjectLinkOrIp,
+	extractProjectLinks,
+	findProjectTitleMetadata,
+	projectSummaryMatchesTitle,
+	validateProjectDescription,
+	validateProjectSummary,
+	validateProjectText,
+	validateProjectTitle,
+} from './index.ts'
+
+const metadata = {
+	gameVersions: ['1.21.1'],
+	loaders: ['fabric'],
+}
+
+test('finds game versions and loaders in project titles', () => {
+	assert.deepEqual(findProjectTitleMetadata('Tools for 1.21.1', metadata), {
+		kind: 'game-version',
+		value: '1.21.1',
+	})
+	assert.deepEqual(findProjectTitleMetadata('FABRIC Tools', metadata), {
+		kind: 'loader',
+		value: 'fabric',
+	})
+	assert.equal(findProjectTitleMetadata('Magical Tools', metadata), null)
+	assert.equal(findProjectTitleMetadata('Ordinary Tools', metadata), null)
+})
+
+test('compares summaries and titles after trimming and Unicode normalization', () => {
+	assert.equal(projectSummaryMatchesTitle('  Caf\u00e9  ', 'Cafe\u0301'), true)
+	assert.equal(projectSummaryMatchesTitle('Project summary', 'Project title'), false)
+	assert.equal(projectSummaryMatchesTitle('', ''), false)
+})
+
+test('detects links and IP addresses but not email addresses or game versions', () => {
+	assert.equal(containsProjectLinkOrIp('Visit https://modrinth.com'), true)
+	assert.equal(containsProjectLinkOrIp('Visit modrinth.com'), true)
+	assert.equal(containsProjectLinkOrIp('Join 127.0.0.1:25565'), true)
+	assert.equal(containsProjectLinkOrIp('Supports Minecraft 1.21.1'), false)
+	assert.equal(containsProjectLinkOrIp('Contact hello@example.com'), false)
+})
+
+test('extracts and deduplicates normalized links', () => {
+	assert.deepEqual(
+		extractProjectLinks(
+			'Visit [Modrinth](https://modrinth.com) and example.net twice: example.net',
+		),
+		['https://modrinth.com', 'http://example.net'],
+	)
+})
+
+test('validates shared project text', () => {
+	assert.equal(validateProjectText('An ordinary project'), null)
+	assert.equal(
+		validateProjectText('This project is shit')?.message.id,
+		'project.text-validation.profanity',
+	)
+	assert.equal(
+		validateProjectText('𝐅ancy project')?.message.id,
+		'project.text-validation.non-standard-text',
+	)
+})
+
+test('validates project title metadata', () => {
+	assert.deepEqual(validateProjectTitle('Fabric Tools', metadata), {
+		severity: 'error',
+		message: {
+			id: 'project.text-validation.title-loader',
+			defaultMessage: 'Project titles cannot include the loader “{value}”.',
+		},
+		values: { value: 'fabric' },
+	})
+	assert.equal(validateProjectTitle('Ordinary Tools', metadata), null)
+})
+
+test('validates project summaries', () => {
+	assert.equal(
+		validateProjectSummary('Visit modrinth.com', 'Project title')?.message.id,
+		'project.text-validation.summary-link',
+	)
+	assert.equal(
+		validateProjectSummary('  Caf\u00e9  ', 'Cafe\u0301')?.message.id,
+		'project.text-validation.summary-matches-title',
+	)
+	assert.equal(validateProjectSummary('Project summary', 'Project title'), null)
+})
+
+test('allows sparse non-standard text in descriptions but rejects it at the threshold', () => {
+	const belowFivePercent = '𝐀'.concat('a'.repeat(20))
+	const exactlyFivePercent = '𝐀'.concat('a'.repeat(19))
+
+	assert.equal(validateProjectDescription(belowFivePercent), null)
+	assert.equal(
+		validateProjectDescription(exactlyFivePercent)?.message.id,
+		'project.text-validation.non-standard-text',
+	)
+})
diff --git a/packages/moderation/tsconfig.json b/packages/moderation/tsconfig.json
index f95eddc0c0..f6da6e5ed0 100644
--- a/packages/moderation/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/moderation/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 {
-	"extends": "@modrinth/tooling-config/typescript/vue.json"
+	"extends": "@modrinth/tooling-config/typescript/vue.json",
+	"compilerOptions": {
+		"allowImportingTsExtensions": true
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index bbb9f3068b..541b2bc76f 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -557,6 +557,9 @@ importers:
       '@modrinth/utils':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../utils
+      linkify-it:
+        specifier: ^5.0.0
+        version: 5.0.0
       vue:
         specifier: ^3.5.13
         version: 3.5.27(typescript@5.9.3)
@@ -570,6 +573,9 @@ importers:
       '@modrinth/ui':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../ui
+      '@types/linkify-it':
+        specifier: ^5.0.0
+        version: 5.0.0
       typescript:
         specifier: ^5.4.5
         version: 5.9.3