Merge pull request #43 from meteordefect/Improve-seo-fixes

Fixes for SEO like sitemap
meteordefect · Jan 3, 2025 · 750e2ad · 750e2ad
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diff --git a/public/favicon-16x16.png b/public/favicon-16x16.png
diff --git a/public/robots.txt b/public/robots.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # Allow all crawlers
 User-agent: *
 
-# Exclude specific sensitive directories (if any)
-Disallow: /admin/
-Disallow: /private/
+User-agent: *
+Allow: /
+Disallow: /api/
+Disallow: /_next/
+Disallow: /static/
 
-# Link to the sitemap for better indexing
-Sitemap: https://cipherprojects.com/sitemap.xml
+# Sitemap
+Sitemap: https://cipherprojects.com/sitemap.xml
diff --git a/src/app/layout.tsx b/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Script from 'next/script'
 import ClientProviders from '@/components/ClientProviders'
 import type { Metadata } from 'next'
 import './globals.css'
-import CustomCursor from '@/components/CustomCursor'
+import SchemaMarkup from '@/components/SchemaMarkup'
 
 const neueHaas = localFont({
   src: [
@@ -89,26 +89,29 @@ export default function RootLayout({
 }) {
   return (
     <html lang="en" className={`${neueHaas.variable}`}>
+      <head>
+        <SchemaMarkup />
+      </head>
       <body className="font-sans">
-        <Script 
+        <Script
           src="https://s.ahrefs.com/website-analytics.js"
           data-domain="cipherprojects.com"
           strategy="afterInteractive"
         />
         <ClientProviders>
-          {/* <CustomCursor /> */} {/* Commented out or remove this line */}
+          {/* <CustomCursor /> */}
           <main id="main" className="relative">
             {children}
           </main>
         </ClientProviders>
 
-        <a 
-          href="#main" 
+        <a
+          href="#main"
           className="sr-only focus:not-sr-only focus:fixed focus:top-4 focus:left-4 focus:z-50 focus:px-4 focus:py-2 focus:bg-white focus:text-black"
         >
           Skip to main content
         </a>
       </body>
     </html>
   )
-}
+}
diff --git a/src/components/SchemaMarkup.tsx b/src/components/SchemaMarkup.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+'use client'
+
+export default function SchemaMarkup() {
+  const schema = {
+    '@context': 'https://schema.org',
+    '@type': 'Organization',
+    name: 'Cipher Projects',
+    url: 'https://cipherprojects.com',
+    logo: 'https://cipherprojects.com/black-logo.png',
+    image: 'https://cipherprojects.com/black-logo.png',
+    description: 'Cipher Projects delivers world-class software development services to clients across Asia & Australia. Web, mobile, cloud & AI expertise.',
+    address: {
+      '@type': 'PostalAddress',
+      addressLocality: 'Canberra',
+      addressRegion: 'ACT',
+      postalCode: '2607',
+      addressCountry: 'AU'
+    },
+    contactPoint: {
+      '@type': 'ContactPoint',
+      telephone: '+61-2-6176-1580',
+      contactType: 'customer service',
+      email: '[email protected]'
+    },
+    sameAs: [
+      'https://www.linkedin.com/company/cipherprojects',
+      'https://twitter.com/cipherprojects',
+      'https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560910197514'
+    ]
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <script
+      type="application/ld+json"
+      dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: JSON.stringify(schema) }}
+    />
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/seo.ts b/src/lib/seo.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import type { Metadata } from 'next'
+
+interface PageSEO {
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  path: string;
+}
+
+export const defaultMetadata: Metadata = {
+  title: {
+    default: 'Cipher Projects | Cloud & Software Development',
+    template: '%s | Cipher Projects'
+  },
+  description: 'Elite development teams for transformative projects from cloud to core systems. Serving clients across Europe, Asia & Australia.',
+  openGraph: {
+    type: 'website',
+    locale: 'en_AU',
+    url: 'https://cipherprojects.com',
+    siteName: 'Cipher Projects',
+    images: [
+      {
+        url: '/og-image.jpg',
+        width: 1200,
+        height: 630,
+        alt: 'Cipher Projects'
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  twitter: {
+    card: 'summary_large_image',
+    title: 'Cipher Projects',
+    description: 'Elite development teams for transformative projects',
+    images: ['/og-image.jpg']
+  },
+  robots: {
+    index: true,
+    follow: true,
+    googleBot: {
+      index: true,
+      follow: true,
+      'max-video-preview': -1,
+      'max-image-preview': 'large',
+      'max-snippet': -1,
+    },
+  },
+  icons: {
+    icon: '/favicon.ico',
+    shortcut: '/favicon-16x16.png',
+    apple: '/apple-touch-icon.png',
+  },
+}
+
+// Important pages for sitelinks
+export const mainPages: PageSEO[] = [
+  {
+    title: 'Projects',
+    description: 'Featured cloud infrastructure and software development projects by Cipher Projects.',
+    path: '/projects'
+  },
+  {
+    title: 'Services',
+    description: 'Cloud infrastructure, software development, and digital transformation services.',
+    path: '/services'
+  },
+  {
+    title: 'About',
+    description: 'Learn about Cipher Projects - elite development teams for transformative projects.',
+    path: '/about'
+  },
+  {
+    title: 'Research',
+    description: 'Insights and research on cloud technology, software development and digital innovation.',
+    path: '/research'
+  }
+]