Add SEO-friendly titles and metadata to game profile pages #2

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opened 2024-01-14 14:10:59 -06:00 by jimmyb · 1 comment

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2024-01-14 14:10:59 -06:00

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Game profile pages need descriptive SEO-friendly page titles and metadata so search engines and users can identify pages by game and platform instead of seeing a generic site title.

The original issue suggested replacing the old PHP header fallback title with a dynamic per-page title. In the Laravel rebuild, page titles are already passed through the shared site layout and rendered by resources/views/partials/head.blade.php, but the public game profile page is still incomplete. This issue tracks adding SEO title and metadata support as part of the rebuilt /game/{gameId}/{gameName?} profile page.

Scope

Public game profile pages at /game/{gameId}/{gameName?}.
Dynamic <title> generation using game name and platform name.
Optional meta description and canonical URL support for game profiles.
Shared site layout/head behavior.
Safe fallbacks for missing platform, missing description, and unavailable games.

Acceptance Criteria

Active game profile pages render a descriptive <title> that includes the game name, platform name when available, and MyVideoGameList.
Game pages do not fall back to the generic site title when game data is available.
Game pages include a concise meta description based on the game description when available.
Game descriptions used for metadata are stripped of HTML, truncated safely, and escaped.
Game pages include or are ready to include a canonical URL for the canonical /game/{id}/{slug} route.
Missing or disabled games return 404 and do not expose stale SEO metadata.
Pages with missing platform or description fall back cleanly without broken titles or empty meta tags.
Existing non-game pages keep their current title behavior.
User-facing UI supports light/dark mode and follows the existing Laravel/Tailwind site layout patterns where page work is needed.

Test Coverage Required

Feature tests confirming game profile <title> includes game name and platform name.
Feature tests confirming game profile meta description is generated from the game description and safely escaped/truncated.
Feature tests confirming fallback behavior when platform or description is missing.
Feature tests confirming missing or disabled games return 404.
Regression tests confirming non-game pages still use their expected layout titles.
Tests should use Pest and focused feature coverage.
Run the focused affected tests, then run vendor/bin/pint --dirty before closing the issue.

Progress Checklist

Shared site layout accepts a page title
Shared head partial renders the provided title
Game profile route exists
Complete or update the public game profile view
Pass SEO-friendly game profile title from the game profile controller/view
Add game profile meta description support
Add canonical game URL support or confirm canonical handling
Handle missing platform, missing description, missing game, and disabled game states
Add tests for title, meta description, fallbacks, canonical behavior, and non-game title regression
Confirm game profile SEO metadata matches expected data coverage

Game profile pages need descriptive SEO-friendly page titles and metadata so search engines and users can identify pages by game and platform instead of seeing a generic site title. The original issue suggested replacing the old PHP header fallback title with a dynamic per-page title. In the Laravel rebuild, page titles are already passed through the shared site layout and rendered by `resources/views/partials/head.blade.php`, but the public game profile page is still incomplete. This issue tracks adding SEO title and metadata support as part of the rebuilt `/game/{gameId}/{gameName?}` profile page. ## Scope - Public game profile pages at `/game/{gameId}/{gameName?}`. - Dynamic `<title>` generation using game name and platform name. - Optional meta description and canonical URL support for game profiles. - Shared site layout/head behavior. - Safe fallbacks for missing platform, missing description, and unavailable games. ## Acceptance Criteria - Active game profile pages render a descriptive `<title>` that includes the game name, platform name when available, and MyVideoGameList. - Game pages do not fall back to the generic site title when game data is available. - Game pages include a concise meta description based on the game description when available. - Game descriptions used for metadata are stripped of HTML, truncated safely, and escaped. - Game pages include or are ready to include a canonical URL for the canonical `/game/{id}/{slug}` route. - Missing or disabled games return 404 and do not expose stale SEO metadata. - Pages with missing platform or description fall back cleanly without broken titles or empty meta tags. - Existing non-game pages keep their current title behavior. - User-facing UI supports light/dark mode and follows the existing Laravel/Tailwind site layout patterns where page work is needed. ## Test Coverage Required - Feature tests confirming game profile `<title>` includes game name and platform name. - Feature tests confirming game profile meta description is generated from the game description and safely escaped/truncated. - Feature tests confirming fallback behavior when platform or description is missing. - Feature tests confirming missing or disabled games return 404. - Regression tests confirming non-game pages still use their expected layout titles. - Tests should use Pest and focused feature coverage. - Run the focused affected tests, then run `vendor/bin/pint --dirty` before closing the issue. ## Progress Checklist - [x] Shared site layout accepts a page title - [x] Shared head partial renders the provided title - [x] Game profile route exists - [ ] Complete or update the public game profile view - [ ] Pass SEO-friendly game profile title from the game profile controller/view - [ ] Add game profile meta description support - [ ] Add canonical game URL support or confirm canonical handling - [ ] Handle missing platform, missing description, missing game, and disabled game states - [ ] Add tests for title, meta description, fallbacks, canonical behavior, and non-game title regression - [ ] Confirm game profile SEO metadata matches expected data coverage

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2024-01-14 14:10:59 -06:00

jimmyb commented

2024-01-14 14:11:30 -06:00

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Originally posted by josh87

Looks like $page_title could be used for this actually. I'm not seeing it being used anywhere else:

josh@ubuntu-server:~/public_html/myvideogamelist.com$ git branch
* development
  master
josh@ubuntu-server:~/public_html/myvideogamelist.com$ git pull
Already up-to-date.
josh@ubuntu-server:~/public_html/myvideogamelist.com$ grep -ri '$page_title' .
josh@ubuntu-server:~/public_html/myvideogamelist.com$

**Originally posted by josh87** Looks like `$page_title` could be used for this actually. I'm not seeing it being used anywhere else: ``` bash josh@ubuntu-server:~/public_html/myvideogamelist.com$ git branch * development master josh@ubuntu-server:~/public_html/myvideogamelist.com$ git pull Already up-to-date. josh@ubuntu-server:~/public_html/myvideogamelist.com$ grep -ri '$page_title' . josh@ubuntu-server:~/public_html/myvideogamelist.com$ ```

Codex changed title from ~~Auto-generate SEO friendly titles for game profile pages~~ to Add SEO-friendly titles and metadata to game profile pages

2026-05-25 23:31:59 -05:00

jimmyb added this to the New Features - Part 1 project

2026-06-03 23:52:00 -05:00