skills/seo/on-page/metadata/SKILL.md
When the user wants to optimize meta tags other than title, description, Open Graph, or Twitter Cards. Also use when the user mentions "hreflang," "meta robots," "viewport," "charset," "canonical meta," "other meta tags," "meta robots noindex," "meta robots nofollow," "hreflang tags," "viewport meta," or "meta charset." For title tags, use title-tag. For meta descriptions, use meta-description. For Facebook/LinkedIn previews, use open-graph. For X previews, use twitter-cards.
npx skillsauth add kostja94/marketing-skills page-metadataInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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Guides optimization of meta tags beyond title, description, Open Graph, and Twitter Cards. Covers hreflang, robots, viewport, charset, and metadata completeness.
When invoking: On first use, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On subsequent use or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.
Check for project context first: If .claude/project-context.md or .cursor/project-context.md exists, read it for language/locale and indexing goals.
Identify:
Three non-negotiables: (1) Self-referencing tags (each page links to itself), (2) Symmetric annotations (every version lists ALL others), (3) Valid ISO 639-1 or language-region codes (en, en-US, zh-CN).
Implementation methods: HTML <link> in head, XML sitemap (xhtml:link), or HTTP headers. For SPAs/JS-rendered pages, use sitemap-based hreflang as backup. See rendering-strategies for SSR/SSG/CSR.
Canonical alignment: Canonical URL must match the same regional version hreflang refers to. Misalignment causes Google to ignore hreflang.
x-default: Fallback for users whose language/location doesn't match any version. Point to default locale or language-selector page.
export const metadata = {
alternates: {
languages: {
'en-US': '/en/page',
'zh-CN': '/zh/page',
'x-default': '/en/page',
},
},
};
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://example.com/en/page" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="zh" href="https://example.com/zh/page" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href="https://example.com/en/page" />
Page-level control for indexing and link following. See indexing for which page types typically need noindex.
| Directive | Effect |
|-----------|--------|
| noindex | Exclude page from search results |
| nofollow | Do not pass link equity through links on the page; does NOT prevent indexing |
| noindex,follow | Exclude from SERP; allow crawlers to follow links (most common for thank-you, signup, legal) |
| noindex,nofollow | Exclude + block link flow (login, staging, test pages) |
Crawl vs index vs link equity: robots.txt = crawl control; noindex = index control; nofollow = link equity only. See robots-txt, indexing.
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
Next.js: metadata.robots = { index: false, follow: true }. Default is index: true, follow: true.
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
Required for mobile-friendly pages; affects Core Web Vitals and mobile search. For full mobile-first indexing and mobile usability requirements, see mobile-friendly.
<meta charset="UTF-8">
Place in <head>; first child of <head> recommended.
data-ai
When the user wants to add or optimize Twitter Card metadata for X (Twitter) link previews. Also use when the user mentions "Twitter Card," "twitter:card," "twitter:image," "twitter:title," "X preview," or "tweet preview." For Facebook/LinkedIn previews, use open-graph.
testing
When the user wants to add or optimize Open Graph metadata for social sharing. Also use when the user mentions "Open Graph," "og:tags," "og:title," "og:image," "og:description," "Facebook preview," "LinkedIn preview," or "social share preview." For X (Twitter) link previews, use twitter-cards. For SERP title/description, use title-tag and meta-description.
tools
When the user wants to create, optimize, or structure Terms of Service page. Also use when the user mentions "terms of service," "terms and conditions," "terms of use," "user agreement," "ToS," "legal terms," "service agreement," or "terms page." For legal overview page, use legal-page-generator.
development
When the user wants to create or optimize a shipping or delivery information page. Also use when the user mentions "shipping," "delivery," "shipping policy," "delivery times," "shipping page," "free shipping," "shipping rates," "delivery options," "shipping info," "cross-border shipping," "international delivery," or "order tracking." For legal overview, use legal-page-generator.