seo-affiliate-compliance

Use this skill when generating metadata, discovery files, or compliance content.

Guidelines:

• Generate SEO-friendly metadata: title, description, canonical, and Open Graph tags.
• Add or update sitemap.xml and robots.txt for static hosting.
• Provide affiliate disclosure and disclaimer pages when applicable.
• Avoid deceptive or policy-violating claims; do not imply personal testing.

Current compliance status (January 2026):

• Disclaimer page: /disclaimer (includes affiliate disclosure)
• Privacy Policy: /privacy (includes Google Analytics, AdSense, cookies)
• ads.txt: /public/ads.txt (Google AdSense publisher ID)
• robots.txt: Generated at build time via /scripts/generate-sitemap.mjs (Allow: /)
• sitemap.xml: Generated at build time, submitted to Google Search Console

AdSense compliance checklist:

• Sufficient original content (25+ posts, 900-1500 words each)
• Clear site navigation (Header: Home, Blog, About; Footer: Disclaimer, Privacy)
• No prohibited content (adult, violence, drugs, etc.)
• No deceptive practices (fake buttons, misleading claims)
• Affiliate content adds value beyond just links (guides, comparisons, tips)
• robots.txt allows all crawlers

Google Analytics 4 (GA4) implementation:

• Measurement ID: G-7L8HGVP5MZ (defined in src/lib/site.ts)
• Implementation: Cookie consent-based loading in CookieConsent.tsx
• CRITICAL: The gtag function MUST use arguments object, NOT rest parameters

  // CORRECT - gtag.js expects Arguments objects in dataLayer
  function gtag() {
    dataLayer.push(arguments);
  }
  
  // WRONG - Arrays are NOT processed correctly by gtag.js
  function gtag(...args) {
    dataLayer.push(args);
  }
  

• Standard initialization order:
  1. Initialize dataLayer array
  2. Define gtag function using arguments
  3. Call gtag("js", new Date())
  4. Call gtag("config", "G-MEASUREMENT_ID")
  5. Load gtag.js script asynchronously
• The collect request (sending data to GA) only works when dataLayer contains Arguments objects
• Do NOT add AnalyticsTracker components or manual page view tracking - let GA4 handle it automatically

Per-post affiliate disclosure:

• NOT required (removed per user preference)
• Site-wide Disclaimer page handles this
• Do not add disclosure blocks to individual blog posts