opencode-skills-collection 4.0.52 → 4.0.54

package/bundled-skills/tools-page-seo-optimizer/SKILL.md

@@ -20,587 +20,9 @@ Derived from a real audit that found 93 of 105 tool pages sharing identical temp
 
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-## Quick-Start Decision Tree
+## Detailed Guide
 
-```
-Full audit from scratch?              → Run all phases in order
-All tool pages rank the same?         → Phase 2 (Content Registry) first
-Meta titles/descriptions all generic? → Phase 1 (Meta Tags)
-Tool pages buried / hard to navigate? → Phase 5 (Internal Linking)
-Bad URL slugs?                        → Phase 6 (URL Slug Hygiene)
-Site looks authorless to Google?      → Phase 7 (E-E-A-T)
-Stuck at position 50–68 on keywords?  → Phase 9 (Blog Content Strategy)
-Fixes deployed but unsure they're live? → Phase 10 (Live Verification)
-```
-
----
-
-## Phase 0 — Codebase Reconnaissance
-
-**Before writing any code**, locate these in the codebase. Names vary by framework — adapt.
-
-| What to find | Common locations |
-|---|---|
-| URL routing | `routes.rb`, `urls.py`, `routes/`, `pages/`, `app/` |
-| Head / meta template | `_head.html`, `layout.js`, `base.html`, `app.blade.php` |
-| Tool/page registry | config file, database seed, JSON, `lib/guides.js`, `data/tools.js` |
-
-**Answer these before writing a single line:**
-
-1. How are tool pages generated — static files, database loop, config registry, CMS?
-2. Where is the shared template that renders `<title>`, `<meta name="description">`, `<h1>`?
-3. Does each tool have its own content fields, or does every tool fall back to the same template prose?
-4. Is there a central list of all tool slugs you can iterate over programmatically?
-
----
-
-## Phase 1 — Meta Titles & Descriptions
-
-### The core problem
-
-Every tool page sharing the same `<title>` template with only the tool name swapped in
-is the single most common reason tool sites rank poorly. Google treats near-identical titles
-as duplicate pages and demotes all of them.
-
-### Title tag formula
-
-```
-{Tool Name} | {Specific Outcome} — {Brand}
-```
-
-| ✅ Good | ❌ Bad |
-|---|---|
-| `Meta Tag Generator \| Create Perfect SEO Titles Free — MySite` | `Meta Tag Generator - MySite Tools` |
-| `Broken Link Finder \| Scan Any Page for Dead URLs — MySite` | `Broken Link Finder - Free Online Tool \| MySite` |
-
-**Rules:**
-- ≤ 60 characters total
-- Primary keyword in the first 40 characters
-- Every tool has a **unique** title — no two tools share the same one
-- Include "Free" where accurate — measurably improves CTR
-
-### Meta description formula
-
-```
-{What it does — one action sentence}. {Key differentiator}. {CTA}.
-```
-
-Example: `Scan any webpage for broken links in seconds. Checks internal and external URLs,
-exports results as CSV. Free, no account needed.`
-
-**Rules:**
-- 120–160 characters
-- Action verbs: Generate, Scan, Check, Analyze, Convert, Build, Find
-- Every tool gets a **custom** description — zero template filler
-
-### Implementation (any framework)
-
-```html
-<!-- Generic template pattern -->
-<title>{{ tool.meta_title | default(tool.name + " | " + site_name) }}</title>
-<meta name="description" content="{{ tool.meta_description | default(tool.tagline) }}">
-```
-
-### Validation script — run before every deploy
-
-```python
-# validate_meta.py
-import json, sys
-
-tools = json.load(open('data/tools.json'))
-errors = []
-
-for t in tools:
-    slug  = t.get('slug', '?')
-    title = t.get('meta_title', '')
-    desc  = t.get('meta_description', '')
-    if not title:          errors.append(f"MISSING TITLE: {slug}")
-    elif len(title) > 60:  errors.append(f"TITLE TOO LONG ({len(title)}): {slug}")
-    if not desc:           errors.append(f"MISSING DESC: {slug}")
-    elif len(desc) < 120:  errors.append(f"DESC TOO SHORT ({len(desc)}): {slug}")
-    elif len(desc) > 160:  errors.append(f"DESC TOO LONG ({len(desc)}): {slug}")
-
-if errors:
-    print('\n'.join(errors)); sys.exit(1)
-print(f"✅ All {len(tools)} tools passed meta validation")
-```
-
----
-
-## Phase 2 — Content Registry (The Highest-Leverage Fix)
-
-**Root cause of poor rankings on tool sites:** 80–95% of tool pages share identical
-template prose. Google sees them as thin, near-duplicate pages and ranks none well.
-Fix this before anything else.
-
-### Diagnosis
-
-```bash
-# Find shared prose in your templates — if these strings appear in a shared template
-# file, you have the problem
-D1=$(grep -rn "powerful tool that helps" templates/ src/ 2>/dev/null | head -5)
-[ -n "$D1" ] && echo "  ✗ Shared template prose found" || echo "  ✓ No shared prose"
-D2=$(grep -rn "easy to use" templates/ src/ 2>/dev/null | head -5)
-[ -n "$D2" ] && echo "  ✗ Template filler found"
-```
-
-### Registry entry structure (framework-agnostic)
-
-```yaml
-# data/tools/meta-tag-generator.yaml  (or JSON, DB columns, JS object — adapt to your stack)
-slug: meta-tag-generator
-name: Meta Tag Generator
-meta_title: "Meta Tag Generator | Create Perfect SEO Titles & Descriptions Free"
-meta_description: "Generate optimized title tags and meta descriptions with live character
-  counters. Enforces Google's 60/160 char limits. Instant, free, no account needed."
-
-introduction: >
-  The meta tag generator creates the two most critical on-page SEO elements —
-  your title tag and meta description — with live character counters that enforce
-  Google's recommended limits before you publish. [80+ unique words minimum]
-
-best_practices:
-  - "Include your primary keyword within the first 40 characters of the title"
-  - "Write a unique description per page — duplicate descriptions waste crawl budget"
-  - "Use action verbs in descriptions: Generate, Find, Check, Analyze"
-
-how_to_steps:
-  - name: "Enter your page details"
-    text: "Type your target keyword, page topic, and a brief summary of the content"
-  - name: "Check the live character counters"
-    text: "Keep title ≤60 chars and description ≤160 chars"
-  - name: "Copy and paste the output"
-    text: "Paste the generated tags into your HTML <head> section"
-
-faqs:
-  - q: "Does Google always use my meta description?"
-    a: "No — Google rewrites descriptions ~63% of the time. Write them anyway for
-       social shares and some SERPs."
-  - q: "What happens if my title is over 60 characters?"
-    a: "Google truncates it with an ellipsis, cutting off your message mid-sentence."
-
-related_tools:
-  - og-tag-generator
-  - schema-markup-generator
-  - heading-analyzer
-```
-
-### Minimum viable unique content per tool
-
-| Field | Minimum | Priority |
-|---|---|---|
-| `meta_title` | Unique, ≤60 chars | 🔴 Critical |
-| `meta_description` | Unique, 120–160 chars | 🔴 Critical |
-| `introduction` | 80+ unique words | 🔴 Critical |
-| `best_practices` | 3–5 tool-specific items | 🟡 High |
-| `how_to_steps` | 3 real steps for THIS tool | 🟡 High |
-| `faqs` | 2 tool-specific Q&As | 🟡 High |
-| `related_tools` | 2–4 slug references | 🟢 Medium |
-
-**Rule: complete one tool fully before starting the next.**
-
----
-
-## Phase 3 — H1 and Heading Hierarchy
-
-### H1 formula
-
-```
-{Tool Name} | {Outcome Phrase}
-```
-
-**Rules:**
-- One `<h1>` per page — only the tool name/title
-- Must be unique per page
-
-### Heading hierarchy
-
-```
-h1 — Tool name (one per page)
-  h2 — Major sections: "How It Works", "Best Practices", "FAQs", "Related Tools"
-    h3 — Subsections: individual FAQ items, feature callouts, step headers
-```
-
-Never skip levels. No h1 → h3 without an h2.
-
-```bash
-# Audit heading hierarchy on a live page
-curl -s "https://yourdomain.com/tools/meta-tag-generator" \
-  | grep -oE '<h[1-6][^>]*>.*?</h[1-6]>'
-```
-
----
-
-## Phase 4 — Accessibility
-
-Accessibility failures lower Core Web Vitals scores — a direct ranking signal.
-
-Every icon-only interactive element needs `aria-label`:
-
-```html
-<button aria-label="Copy to clipboard"><svg>...</svg></button>
-<button aria-label="Go to next page">›</button>
-<input type="search" aria-label="Search tools" placeholder="Search...">
-```
-
-```bash
-# Find icon-only buttons missing aria-label
-B=$(grep -rn "<button" templates/ 2>/dev/null | grep -v "aria-label" | grep -v ">[A-Za-z]" | head -5)
-[ -n "$B" ] && echo "  ⚠ Icon buttons missing aria-label:" && echo "$B" || echo "  ✓ Buttons have aria-labels"
-```
-
----
-
-## Phase 5 — Internal Linking
-
-Internal links between tools are how PageRank flows through your site. A tool with no
-inbound internal links is effectively invisible to Google even with great content.
-
-### Hub-and-Spoke model
-
-```
-Homepage
-  └── Category: Keyword Tools
-        ├── Keyword Density Checker  ←→  Keyword Suggestion Tool
-        └── SERP Preview Tool        ←→  Meta Tag Generator
-  └── Category: Technical SEO
-        ├── XML Sitemap Visualizer   ←→  Robots.txt Creator
-        └── Robots.txt Creator       ←→  Redirect Generator
-```
-
-### Rules
-
-- Every tool links **to** at least 2 related tools (use `related_tools` from registry)
-- Every tool is linked **from** at least 2 other tools or category pages
-- No orphan tools — every tool reachable within 3 clicks from homepage
-
-```bash
-# Orphan detection — tools with too few inbound references
-for slug in $(cat data/slugs.txt 2>/dev/null); do
-  C=$(grep -rl "$slug" templates/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
-  [ "$C" -lt 2 ] && echo "  ORPHAN RISK: $slug ($C refs)"
-done
-```
-
-### Template implementation
-
-```html
-{% if tool.related_tools %}
-<section>
-  <h2>Related Tools</h2>
-  {% for slug in tool.related_tools %}
-  {% set rel = get_tool(slug) %}
-  <a href="/tools/{{ slug }}">{{ rel.name }} — {{ rel.tagline }}</a>
-  {% endfor %}
-</section>
-{% endif %}
-```
-
----
-
-## Phase 6 — URL Slug Hygiene
-
-| ✅ Good | ❌ Bad | Problem |
-|---|---|---|
-| `/tools/meta-tag-generator` | `/tools/tool-1` | No keywords |
-| `/tools/keyword-density-checker` | `/tools/free-online-keyword-density-checker-tool-free` | Keyword stuffed |
-| `/tools/broken-link-finder` | `/tools/brokenLinkFinder` | camelCase |
-
-**Formula:** `{primary-keyword-phrase}` — lowercase, hyphens, no stop words, no "free" / "online" / "tool" padding.
-
-```bash
-# Audit — list longest slugs (likely stuffed)
-curl -s "https://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml" \
-  | grep -oE '<loc>[^<]+' | sed 's/<loc>//' \
-  | grep "/tools/" \
-  | awk -F'/tools/' '{print length($2), $2}' | sort -n | tail -20
-```
-
-If renaming a slug, always 301 redirect old → new and update all internal links.
-
----
-
-## Phase 7 — E-E-A-T Signals
-
-Tool sites rank poorly when they look authorless and dateless.
-
-### Author byline + date (every tool page)
-
-```html
-<p class="tool-byline">
-  Built by <a href="/about">Your Name</a>
-  <time datetime="{{ tool.updated_at }}"> · Updated {{ tool.updated_at | date }}</time>
-</p>
-```
-
-### Trust pillars section
-
-```html
-<section class="trust-pillars">
-  <div>✅ <strong>100% Free</strong> — no account, no credit card</div>
-  <div>🔒 <strong>Privacy First</strong> — your data never leaves your browser</div>
-  <div>⚡ <strong>Instant Results</strong> — processed in under 1 second</div>
-</section>
-```
-
-### About / author page
-
-Create `/about` with: real name, credentials, why you built the tools, contact info.
-Link to it from every tool page byline. This is the single highest-impact E-E-A-T fix
-for solo-built tool sites.
-
----
-
-## Phase 8 — Scaling to 100+ Tools
-
-When the content registry pattern is working for 10–20 tools, the next challenge is
-scaling it to 100+ without losing quality or introducing duplicates.
-
-### Batch completion gate
-
-Never commit a partial batch. Before every commit touching tool content:
-
-```bash
-# Count tools with introduction content vs total tools
-python3 -c "
-import json
-tools = json.load(open('data/tools.json'))
-total   = len(tools)
-done    = sum(1 for t in tools if t.get('introduction','').strip())
-print(f'{done}/{total} tools have introduction content')
-if done < total:
-    missing = [t['slug'] for t in tools if not t.get('introduction','').strip()]
-    print('Missing:', missing)
-"
-```
-
-Only commit when the count is **100% complete**. A partial batch (e.g. 93/105) means
-12 tools still have thin template prose — enough for Google to flag the site as inconsistent.
-
-### Batch writing order
-
-Prioritise tools in this order:
-1. Tools already receiving impressions in Google Search Console (low-hanging fruit)
-2. Tools in your most-linked categories (PageRank concentration)
-3. Remaining tools alphabetically
-
-### Build verification before commit
-
-```bash
-# Confirm build compiles cleanly after batch content additions
-npm run build        # Next.js / Nuxt
-python manage.py check  # Django
-rails assets:precompile  # Rails
-# Zero errors = safe to commit
-```
-
----
-
-## Phase 9 — Blog Content Strategy (Position 50–68 Keywords)
-
-Tool pages rank well for transactional keywords ("meta tag generator", "check broken links").
-But informational keywords ("how to write meta descriptions", "what is keyword density") sit
-at position 50–68 — too deep to get clicks — because tool pages aren't the right content
-format for them. Blog posts are.
-
-### Diagnosis: find your 50–68 keywords
-
-In Google Search Console → Search Results → filter by Position > 49 AND Position < 69.
-These are queries where you have enough authority to rank but the wrong page type is ranking.
-
-### Blog post targeting formula
-
-```
-Post title: {Informational keyword} — {Year} Guide
-Target keyword: the exact query from GSC
-Content length: 1,000–1,500 words
-Internal links: link to 2–3 relevant tools from within the post body
-```
-
-Example mapping:
-
-| GSC keyword (pos 50–68) | Blog post title | Tool to link |
-|---|---|---|
-| "how to write meta descriptions" | "How to Write Meta Descriptions That Get Clicks (2025)" | meta-tag-generator |
-| "what is keyword density" | "Keyword Density: What It Is and How to Check It" | keyword-density-checker |
-| "how to find broken links" | "How to Find and Fix Broken Links on Any Website" | broken-link-finder |
-| "xml sitemap best practices" | "XML Sitemap Best Practices for 2025" | xml-sitemap-visualizer |
-
-### Blog post structure (SEO-optimised)
-
-```
-H1: {Target keyword} — the exact GSC query, naturally phrased
-Intro (100 words): answer the question directly in the first paragraph
-  H2: What is {topic}?
-  H2: Why it matters for SEO
-  H2: How to {action} — step by step
-    H3: Step 1
-    H3: Step 2
-    H3: Step 3
-  H2: Common mistakes
-  H2: {Tool name} — try it free   ← internal link to your tool
-Conclusion: summarise + CTA to the tool
-```
-
-### Blog post meta requirements
-
-- `meta_title`: include year where relevant ("2025") — improves CTR on informational queries
-- `meta_description`: answer the question in one sentence + "Free tool included"
-- `canonical`: must point to the exact blog URL
-- `datePublished` + `dateModified` in schema — critical for freshness signals
-
-### Internal link rule for blog posts
-
-Every blog post must contain at least **2 contextual inline links** to relevant tools,
-not just a "Related Tools" sidebar. Inline links within body copy pass significantly
-more PageRank than sidebar links.
-
-```html
-<!-- Good — inline contextual link -->
-<p>Use our <a href="/tools/meta-tag-generator">meta tag generator</a> to preview
-how your title and description appear in Google results before publishing.</p>
-
-<!-- Weak — sidebar only, no body link -->
-<aside>Related: Meta Tag Generator</aside>
-```
-
----
-
-## Phase 10 — Live Deployment Verification
-
-A fix that compiles cleanly can still fail in production. After every push, verify
-the live site — not just the build.
-
-```bash
-seo:verify() {
-  local D="$1"; local F=0
-  for p in "/" "/tools/meta-tag-generator" "/blog" "/category" "/privacy" "/terms"; do
-    local C=$(curl -so /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$D$p")
-    echo "$C $p"; [ "$C" = "200" ] || ((F++))
-  done
-  local C=$(curl -so /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$D/tools/this-slug-does-not-exist-xyz")
-  echo "Soft 404 check: $C (expect 404)"; [ "$C" = "404" ] || { echo "  ✗ Soft 404"; ((F++)); }
-  curl -s "$D/tools/meta-tag-generator" | grep -qi "canonical" && echo "  ✓ Canonical present" || { echo "  ✗ Canonical missing"; ((F++)); }
-  local C2=$(curl -so /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$D/favicon.ico")
-  echo "Favicon: $C2 (expect 200)"; [ "$C2" = "200" ] || { echo "  ✗ Favicon missing"; ((F++)); }
-  local J=$(curl -s "$D/tools/meta-tag-generator" | grep -c "application/ld+json" || true)
-  [ "$J" -ge 1 ] && echo "  ✓ Schema: $J blocks" || { echo "  ✗ No schema found"; ((F++)); }
-  return $F
-}
-```
-
-### Expected results
-
-| Check | Expected |
-|---|---|
-| All key pages | 200 |
-| Invalid tool slug | 404 |
-| `<link rel="canonical">` present | Yes |
-| `/favicon.ico` | 200 |
-| `application/ld+json` blocks | ≥ 1 per tool page |
-
-If any check fails — **do not move on**. Diagnose and fix before the next phase.
-
----
-
-## Phase 11 — Pre-Commit Validation
-
-```bash
-seo:validate() {
-  python3 validate_meta.py || return 1
-  python3 -c "
-import json
-from collections import Counter
-tools = json.load(open('data/tools.json', 'r'))
-titles = [t.get('meta_title', '') for t in tools]
-dups = [t for t, c in Counter(titles).items() if c > 1 and t]
-print(dups) if dups else print('All titles unique')
-"
-  python3 -c "
-import json
-tools = json.load(open('data/tools.json', 'r'))
-missing = [t['slug'] for t in tools if not t.get('introduction', '').strip()]
-print(f'Missing intro ({len(missing)}):', missing[:10])
-"
-}
-```
-
----
-
-## Consolidated Runners
-
-```bash
-# Quick check — meta validation + live site verification
-seo:quick() { seo:verify "$PROD_URL" && seo:validate; }
-# Full check — quick + duplicate title check
-seo:full()  { seo:quick; }
-```
-
----
-
-## Master Issue Control Table
-
-| # | Issue | Severity | Phase |
-|---|---|---|---|
-| 1 | Duplicate / template prose across tool pages | 🔴 Critical | 2 |
-| 2 | Missing or generic meta titles | 🔴 Critical | 1 |
-| 3 | Missing or generic meta descriptions | 🔴 Critical | 1 |
-| 4 | H1 shared across all tools | 🔴 Critical | 3 |
-| 5 | Orphan tool pages (no inbound internal links) | 🟡 High | 5 |
-| 6 | Missing related tool links | 🟡 High | 5 |
-| 7 | Keyword-stuffed or keywordless URL slugs | 🟡 High | 6 |
-| 8 | No author byline or last-updated date | 🟡 High | 7 |
-| 9 | Heading hierarchy violations | 🟢 Medium | 3 |
-| 10 | Missing aria-labels on icon buttons | 🟢 Medium | 4 |
-
----
-
-## Best Practices
-
-| ✅ Do | ❌ Don't |
-|-------|----------|
-| Write unique meta title + description per tool | Use template prose shared across 80+ pages |
-| Complete one tool's content fully before next | Batch-write partial entries across many tools |
-| Link 2+ related tools from every tool page | Leave orphan tools with zero internal links |
-| Use `{primary-keyword}` in URL slug | Pad slugs with "free" / "online" / "tool" |
-| Add author byline + date to every tool page | Show authorless, dateless content |
-| Blog about informational keywords (pos 50–68) | Rely on tool pages to rank for "how to" queries |
-| 301 redirect old slugs when renaming | Delete old slugs without redirects |
-
----
-
-## Key Principles
-
-1. **Duplicate content first, always.** Identical template prose across 80+ pages is the
-   root cause on almost every underperforming tool site. No other fix matters until this is done.
-
-2. **Complete one tool fully before the next.** Never write partial entries across many tools.
-   A half-written registry entry is worse than no entry — it signals thin content at scale.
-
-3. **Internal links are PageRank distribution.** A tool with great content but zero inbound
-   internal links is invisible to Google. Every tool needs at least 2 inbound links.
-
-4. **URL slugs are permanent.** A clean slug outperforms a stuffed one from day one.
-   Get them right before indexing — renaming later costs ranking momentum even with 301s.
-
-5. **E-E-A-T is not decoration.** Authorless, dateless tool pages trigger quality rater
-   guidelines as potential spam. A real name and a real date is the minimum baseline.
-
-6. **Validate before every commit.** Catching a missing description before deploy is free.
-   Fixing it after indexing costs weeks.
-
----
-
-## Related Skills
-
-- [schema-markup-generator](../schema-markup-generator/SKILL.md) — JSON-LD structured data (HowTo, FAQPage, WebApplication) for tool pages
-- [social-metadata-hardening](../social-metadata-hardening/SKILL.md) — OG tags and social sharing previews for tool pages
-- [indexing-issue-auditor](../indexing-issue-auditor/SKILL.md) — full crawl audit and redirect mapping after slug changes
-- [pagespeed-enhancer](../pagespeed-enhancer/SKILL.md) — Lighthouse / Core Web Vitals audit for tool pages
-- [wordpress-centric-high-seo-optimized-blogwriting-skill](../wordpress-centric-high-seo-optimized-blogwriting-skill/SKILL.md) — blog post writing with SEO structure
-- [vibecode-production-qa-validator](../vibecode-production-qa-validator/SKILL.md) — end-to-end production QA including deployment verification
-
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