🚀 SEO Setup Completion Checklist for Curators Hub
✅ Completed Items
Technical SEO
- ✅ Jekyll SEO Tag plugin configured
- ✅ Jekyll Feed plugin for RSS
- ✅ Jekyll Sitemap plugin
- ✅ Robots.txt file created
- ✅ Custom sitemap.xml with priorities
- ✅ Web app manifest for PWA
- ✅ Proper meta tags in default layout
- ✅ Schema.org structured data
- ✅ Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags
Content & Pages
- ✅ Updated _config.yml with SEO settings
- ✅ Privacy Policy page
- ✅ Terms of Service page
- ✅ Enhanced 404 page with SEO
- ✅ Updated About page metadata
- ✅ Updated Contact page metadata
- ✅ Updated Curators page metadata
- ✅ Sample blog post SEO optimization
- ✅ README.md for documentation
Configuration
- ✅ Set domain URL: www.curatorshub.co.za
- ✅ Social media links structure
- ✅ Google Analytics placeholder setup
- ✅ Locale set to en_ZA (South Africa)
- ✅ Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
📋 Still Need to Complete
1. Required Images/Icons 📸
You need to create and add these images to /assets/images/
:
Favicons & App Icons:
favicon.ico
(32x32)favicon-16x16.png
favicon-32x32.png
apple-touch-icon.png
(180x180)icon-72x72.png
throughicon-512x512.png
(for PWA)
SEO Images:
logo.png
(site logo for SEO)default-post-image.jpg
(fallback for blog posts)default-page-image.jpg
(fallback for pages)about-hero.jpg
(About page hero image)contact-page.jpg
(Contact page image)curators-hero.jpg
(Curators page hero)
2. Google Services Setup 🔧
Google Analytics:
- Create Google Analytics account
- Get tracking ID (GA4 property)
- Replace
G-XXXXXXXXXX
in_config.yml
with your actual ID
Google Search Console:
- Verify ownership of www.curatorshub.co.za
- Submit sitemap: https://www.curatorshub.co.za/sitemap.xml
- Monitor indexing and search performance
3. Social Media Accounts 📱
Update these in _config.yml
with real accounts:
- Twitter: @curatorshub (currently placeholder)
- GitHub: curatorshub organization
- LinkedIn: company page
- Instagram: @curatorshub
4. Domain & Hosting 🌐
DNS Setup:
- Point www.curatorshub.co.za to GitHub Pages
- Configure CNAME file in repository
- Enable HTTPS in GitHub Pages settings
GitHub Pages Configuration:
- In repository settings → Pages
- Set source to “Deploy from a branch”
- Select main branch
- Add custom domain: www.curatorshub.co.za
- Enable “Enforce HTTPS”
5. Content Optimization ✍️
All Blog Posts:
- Add SEO-optimized titles (60 chars max)
- Add meta descriptions (155-160 chars)
- Add proper images with alt tags
- Include relevant tags and categories
- Add author information
Curator Profiles:
- Add meta descriptions
- Include social media links
- Add profile images with proper alt tags
6. Performance & Technical 🏃♂️
Image Optimization:
- Compress all images (use tools like TinyPNG)
- Add proper alt tags to all images
- Use WebP format where possible
- Implement lazy loading for images below fold
Performance:
- Minify CSS and JavaScript
- Enable GZIP compression
- Monitor Core Web Vitals
- Test mobile performance
7. Legal & Compliance ⚖️
GDPR/POPIA Compliance:
- Add cookie consent banner (if using cookies)
- Update privacy policy for South African POPIA compliance
- Add data processing information
- Include user rights information
🛠️ Quick Action Items
Immediate (Before Deployment)
- Create favicon package - Use RealFaviconGenerator
- Set up Google Analytics - Get tracking ID
- Create social media accounts - At least Twitter and LinkedIn
- Add CNAME file with your domain
After Deployment
- Submit to Google Search Console
- Submit to Bing Webmaster Tools
- Share on social media for initial traffic
- Monitor performance with analytics
🎯 Tools to Use
SEO Analysis
Icon Generation
Image Optimization
Testing
📞 Next Steps
- Generate the required images using the favicon generator
- Set up Google Analytics and Search Console
- Configure domain DNS to point to GitHub Pages
- Test everything before going live
- Submit sitemap to search engines
- Create social media presence
Need help with any of these items? Let me know! 🚀