Feature Overview: Payload CMS now includes advanced SEO features such as automated meta tag generation, canonical URLs, and structured data support for articles.
How It Helps for Articles:
- Better Search Rankings: Articles with optimized meta tags and structured data rank higher in search engines.
- Improved Discoverability: Generate shareable links with proper previews for social media.
- Automated Slugs: SEO-friendly URLs are automatically generated from article titles.
Implementation Steps:
- Add SEO fields to the article collection schema.
fields: [
{
name: "seo",
type: "group",
fields: [
{ name: "metaTitle", type: "text" },
{ name: "metaDescription", type: "textarea" },
{ name: "keywords", type: "text" },
],
},
];
- Use the
metaTitleandmetaDescriptionfields in your frontend’s<head>tag. - Add structured data (e.g., JSON-LD) to the article pages for rich snippets.
Real-World Use Case: A tech blog can automatically generate optimized metadata for each article to improve its visibility on search engines like Google.