Pages Directory - Routing & SEO Implementation

This directory defines the URL structure and specific content entry points.

Project-Specific Pages

• index.astro: The primary landing page. Must always have StructuredData with type="website".
• about.astro: typically uses type="organization" for structured data.
• contact.astro: Focuses on contact metadata.
• robots.txt.ts: Dynamic Route. Uses Astro’s server endpoints to generate robots.txt based on the configured environment. Do not edit the static public/robots.txt unless you disable this route.

Page Structure Rules

Every page must follow this pattern to maintain SEO integrity:

1. Import Layout and StructuredData.
2. Wrap content in <Layout>.
3. Provide page-specific title and description props.
4. Pass appropriate data to StructuredData.

Sitemap & Indexing

• Auto-inclusion: New .astro files are automatically added to the sitemap.
• Exclusion: To hide a page, either:
  1. Add it to the pathBlacklist in astro.config.mjs.
  2. Set the noindex prop on the <Layout> component.

URL Conventions

• Trailing Slashes: Not used. Linking should be to /about not /about/.
• Clean URLs: .html extensions are removed by the build config.

Testing New Pages

• SEO: Verify meta tags at Opengraph.xyz.
• Rich Results: Verify structured data at Schema Validator.
• Indexing: Check /sitemap-index.xml after a build to ensure the new page is listed correctly.