Introduction
Laravel is an excellent framework for building SEO-friendly websites, but several technical SEO issues arise from misconfiguration.
1. Canonical Tags
Use link rel canonical on every page to prevent duplicate content.
2. XML Sitemaps
Generate dynamic sitemaps using a StreamedResponse to avoid memory limits on large datasets.
3. Robots.txt
Block admin panels, API routes, and pagination beyond page 3 in robots.txt.
4. Structured Data
Add JSON-LD Schema.org markup for LocalBusiness, BreadcrumbList, and FAQPage types.
5. Core Web Vitals
Use Laravel Vite to minify JS/CSS. Serve images in WebP format, implement lazy loading, and use a CDN.
Conclusion
Running through this checklist monthly catches regressions early.