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SEO Implementation Examples
This document shows concrete examples of how the SEO meta tags appear on different pages of zelo.news.
Example 1: Article Page
When viewing an article titled "The Future of Decentralized Social Media" by Alice:
What Gets Rendered:
<head>
<title>The Future of Decentralized Social Media - Alice - zelo.news</title>
<meta name="description" content="Exploring how Nostr and other decentralized protocols are reshaping social media. This article covers the key advantages and challenges...">
<meta name="author" content="Alice">
<!-- Open Graph for Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp -->
<meta property="og:title" content="The Future of Decentralized Social Media">
<meta property="og:description" content="Exploring how Nostr and other decentralized protocols are reshaping social media...">
<meta property="og:type" content="article">
<meta property="og:url" content="https://zelo.news/naddr1...">
<meta property="og:image" content="https://example.com/article-image.jpg">
<meta property="og:site_name" content="zelo.news">
<meta property="article:published_time" content="2025-10-12T10:30:00.000Z">
<meta property="article:author" content="Alice">
<meta property="article:tag" content="nostr">
<meta property="article:tag" content="decentralization">
<!-- Twitter Card -->
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
<meta name="twitter:title" content="The Future of Decentralized Social Media">
<meta name="twitter:description" content="Exploring how Nostr and other decentralized protocols...">
<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://example.com/article-image.jpg">
<meta name="twitter:site" content="@zelo_news">
</head>
What This Looks Like When Shared:
WhatsApp Preview:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ [Article Image] │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ The Future of Decentralized Social │
│ Media │
│ Exploring how Nostr and other │
│ decentralized protocols are reshaping │
│ social media... │
│ zelo.news │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
Twitter/X Preview:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ [Large Article Image] │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ The Future of Decentralized Social │
│ Media │
│ Exploring how Nostr and other │
│ decentralized protocols... │
│ 🔗 zelo.news │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
Example 2: Profile Page
When viewing Bob's profile who has published 15 articles:
What Gets Rendered:
<head>
<title>Bob - Profile - zelo.news</title>
<meta name="description" content="Bitcoin enthusiast and writer exploring decentralized systems. • 15 articles published">
<meta name="author" content="Bob">
<!-- Open Graph -->
<meta property="og:title" content="Bob on zelo.news">
<meta property="og:description" content="Bitcoin enthusiast and writer exploring decentralized systems. • 15 articles published">
<meta property="og:type" content="profile">
<meta property="og:url" content="https://zelo.news/npub1...">
<meta property="og:image" content="https://example.com/bob-avatar.jpg">
<meta property="og:site_name" content="zelo.news">
<meta property="profile:username" content="bob@nostr.com">
<!-- Twitter Card -->
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
<meta name="twitter:title" content="Bob on zelo.news">
<meta name="twitter:description" content="Bitcoin enthusiast and writer exploring decentralized systems. • 15 articles published">
<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://example.com/bob-avatar.jpg">
<meta name="twitter:site" content="@zelo_news">
</head>
What This Looks Like When Shared:
Facebook/LinkedIn Preview:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ [Bob's Profile Banner or Avatar] │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Bob on zelo.news │
│ Bitcoin enthusiast and writer exploring │
│ decentralized systems. • 15 articles │
│ published │
│ 🔗 ZELO.NEWS │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
Example 3: Home Page
When viewing the home page:
What Gets Rendered:
<head>
<title>zelo.news - Decentralized News on Nostr</title>
<meta name="description" content="Your source for decentralized news and articles on the Nostr protocol. Read, publish, and discover content from the Nostr network.">
<meta name="keywords" content="nostr, decentralized, news, articles, blog, bitcoin, lightning, web3">
<meta name="author" content="zelo.news">
<!-- Open Graph -->
<meta property="og:title" content="zelo.news - Decentralized News on Nostr">
<meta property="og:description" content="Your source for decentralized news and articles on the Nostr protocol. Read, publish, and discover content from the Nostr network.">
<meta property="og:type" content="website">
<meta property="og:url" content="https://zelo.news/">
<meta property="og:image" content="https://zelo.news/icon-512.png">
<meta property="og:site_name" content="zelo.news">
<!-- Twitter Card -->
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
<meta name="twitter:title" content="zelo.news - Decentralized News on Nostr">
<meta name="twitter:description" content="Your source for decentralized news and articles on the Nostr protocol.">
<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://zelo.news/icon-512.png">
<meta name="twitter:site" content="@zelo_news">
</head>
Example 4: Search Results Page
When searching for "bitcoin":
What Gets Rendered:
<head>
<title>Search: bitcoin - zelo.news</title>
<meta name="description" content="Found 42 results for 'bitcoin' on zelo.news">
<meta name="robots" content="noindex">
<!-- Note: robots: noindex prevents search engines from indexing search results -->
</head>
Example 5: Note Page (Short Post)
When viewing a short text note from Charlie:
What Gets Rendered:
<head>
<title>Charlie's note - zelo.news</title>
<meta name="description" content="Just published my thoughts on the future of decentralized identity. Check out my latest article!">
<meta name="author" content="Charlie">
<!-- Open Graph -->
<meta property="og:title" content="Note by Charlie">
<meta property="og:description" content="Just published my thoughts on the future of decentralized identity. Check out my latest article!">
<meta property="og:type" content="article">
<meta property="og:url" content="https://zelo.news/note1...">
<meta property="og:image" content="https://example.com/charlie-avatar.jpg">
<meta property="og:site_name" content="zelo.news">
<!-- Twitter Card -->
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary">
<meta name="twitter:title" content="Note by Charlie">
<meta name="twitter:description" content="Just published my thoughts on the future of decentralized identity...">
<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://example.com/charlie-avatar.jpg">
<meta name="twitter:site" content="@zelo_news">
</head>
Benefits of This Implementation
1. Better Search Engine Rankings
- Unique titles for every page
- Descriptive meta descriptions
- Proper semantic HTML structure
- Keywords in meta tags
2. Rich Social Media Previews
When users share links on:
- WhatsApp: Shows article image, title, and description
- Facebook: Rich preview with image, title, and description
- Twitter/X: Large image card with content preview
- LinkedIn: Professional preview with article details
- Discord: Embedded preview with image and text
- Slack: Link unfurling with full preview
- Telegram: Rich message preview
3. Dynamic Content Handling
- Meta tags update automatically when content loads
- Fallback values ensure something always displays
- Social media crawlers execute JavaScript and see updated tags
4. Professional Appearance
- Consistent branding across all social platforms
- Author attribution on all content
- Timestamp information for articles
- Category tags for better discovery
Testing Your Implementation
Quick Test with Twitter
- Copy any article URL from your deployed site
- Paste it into a new tweet
- Twitter will show a preview - you should see the article image, title, and description
Full Test with Facebook Debugger
- Go to https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/
- Enter any page URL from your deployed site
- Click "Scrape Again"
- Review the preview - should show all meta tags and image
Verify in Browser
- Open any page
- Right-click → Inspect
- Go to Elements tab
- Look at
<head>section - Should see all meta tags listed above
Common Issues and Solutions
Issue: Social preview not updating
Solution: Use the social media debuggers to force a re-scrape
- Facebook: https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/
- Twitter: https://cards-dev.twitter.com/validator
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/post-inspector/
Issue: Image not showing in preview
Solution: Ensure images use absolute URLs (https://...) not relative (/image.jpg)
Issue: Old title/description showing
Solution: Clear browser cache or test in incognito mode
Conclusion
The SEO implementation provides: ✅ Professional social media previews on all platforms ✅ Better search engine visibility ✅ Dynamic updates for Nostr content ✅ Proper handling of images and descriptions ✅ Consistent branding across the web
All without requiring server-side rendering - it works entirely in the browser with the @unhead library!