Playbook

Indexability + Canonicals + Sitemaps

Most “SEO problems” are actually routing problems: duplicates, wrong canonicals, missing pages in sitemaps, or pages being linked that should never be indexed.

What to keep clean

  • Every indexable page has a canonical that resolves 200.
  • Sitemaps contain only URLs you actually want indexed.
  • Redirect old URLs with intent-preserving 301s.
  • Robots rules match your sitemap strategy (no contradictions).

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