SEO & Analytics
JSON-LD, Open Graph, sitemaps, Google News sitemap, RSS, Umami, Pagefind, and API endpoints.
Pagefind search
Project Broadsheet uses Pagefind for on-site search, a client-side index that works without a backend server and scales to thousands of pages.
XML sitemap
Project Broadsheet generates an XML sitemap of every page automatically on each build. Search engines discover new and updated content faster when the sitemap is present and current.
Structured data (JSON-LD)
Project Broadsheet automatically embeds JSON-LD structured data so search engines understand each page as an Article, an Organization, or a specific content type. Better search previews follow.
Open Graph and social previews
The little card that appears when someone pastes your URL into Slack, LinkedIn, Twitter, or iMessage. Project Broadsheet generates every Open Graph tag automatically, plus a bespoke 1200×630 card per article.
Meta tags
The title, description, and per-page meta tags Project Broadsheet emits automatically, and how to override any of them from a page's front matter.
RSS feeds
How Project Broadsheet generates RSS feeds for the full publication, each editorial section, and each author, and how to customize feed titles, descriptions, and content.
robots.txt and crawlers
How Project Broadsheet generates robots.txt, what the default rules allow and block, and how to customize crawler access for your publication.
API endpoints
Project Broadsheet generates machine-readable JSON endpoints at build time. Use them to feed third-party tools, build native apps, power custom search, or export your content.
Google News sitemap
A /news-sitemap.xml file formatted to Google News requirements, separate from the standard sitemap. Only includes articles published within the last 48 hours.
Webmentions
Replies, likes, reposts, and links from other sites surface on your articles and author pages. Project Broadsheet uses webmention.io for the inbox and fetches the contents at build time — no runtime dependencies, no comment moderation overhead.
Google Search Console
How to verify your publication with Google Search Console, submit your sitemap, and use coverage and performance reports to improve search visibility.
IndieWeb identity and IndieAuth
rel=me links let you sign in to IndieWeb services (like webmention.io) using your own domain as your identity. Two-way verification against a trusted OAuth provider (usually GitHub) handles the auth without creating a new account.
Link-rot protection
Every external link in your articles gets an Internet Archive wildcard sibling automatically. When an original source dies, readers still reach the archived version in one click.
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