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blog-seo-check

Post-writing SEO validation with pass/fail checklist covering title tag length and keyword placement, meta description quality, heading hierarchy and keyword density, internal/external link audit with anchor text analysis, canonical URL verification, Open Graph meta tags (og:title, og:description, og:image), Twitter Card validation, URL structure optimization, and image alt text presence. Produces prioritized fix list with specific recommendations. Use when user says "seo check", "check seo", "validate seo", "blog seo", "seo validation", "on-page seo", "title tag check", "meta description check", "heading check", "link audit".

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Blog SEO Check -- Post-Writing Validation

Runs a comprehensive on-page SEO validation against a completed blog post and generates a pass/fail checklist with specific fixes for each failure. Designed to run after writing - catches issues before publishing.

Workflow

Step 1: Read Content

Read the target file and extract:

  • Frontmatter - title, description, date, lastUpdated, author, tags, canonical, og:image, slug/URL
  • Heading structure - H1, H2, H3 hierarchy with full text
  • Links - All internal and external links with anchor text
  • Meta tags - OG tags, Twitter Card tags, canonical URL
  • Body content - Full text for keyword and structural analysis

If the user provides a URL instead of a file path, use WebFetch to retrieve the page and extract the relevant elements.

Step 2: Title Tag Validation

Check Pass Criteria
Character count 40-60 characters (no truncation in SERPs)
Keyword placement Primary keyword in first half of title
Power word Contains at least one power word (e.g., Guide, Best, How, Why, Essential, Proven, Complete)
Truncation risk No critical meaning lost if truncated at 60 chars
Uniqueness Not generic - specific to the content

Step 3: Meta Description

Check Pass Criteria
Character count 150-160 characters
Statistic included Contains at least one specific number or data point
Value proposition Ends with clear reader benefit or value proposition
Keyword presence Primary keyword appears naturally (not stuffed)
No keyword stuffing Keyword appears at most once
Call to action Implies action (learn, discover, find out, see)

Step 4: Heading Hierarchy

Check Pass Criteria
Single H1 Exactly one H1 tag (the title)
No skipped levels H1 -> H2 -> H3, never H1 -> H3 or H2 -> H4
Keyword in headings Primary keyword in 2-3 headings (natural, not forced)
Question format 60-70% of H2 headings are questions
H2 count 6-8 H2 sections for a standard blog post
Heading length Each heading under 70 characters

Step 5: Internal Links

Check Pass Criteria
Link count 3-10 internal links per post
Anchor text Descriptive (not "click here" or "read more")
Bidirectional Check if linked pages also link back (flag if not)
No orphan status Post links to at least 3 other pages on the site
Link distribution Links spread across the post, not clustered
No self-links Post does not link to itself

Use Grep and Glob to scan the project for existing blog content and verify bidirectional linking where possible.

Step 5.5: Link Deduplication

Check Pass Criteria
No duplicate URLs Each URL appears at most once in body content
Best instance kept If duplicates exist, keep the one with most descriptive anchor text
Navigation exempt Header/footer nav links don't count toward body dedup
Fragment normalization URLs with different #fragments treated as same URL

For each duplicate found:

  1. Normalize URLs (strip trailing slashes, query parameters, fragments)
  2. Score each instance by anchor text descriptiveness (keyword-rich > generic)
  3. Recommend keeping the highest-scored instance, removing others
  4. Deduct 1 point per duplicate from SEO Optimization score

Google records 1-2 anchor texts per URL per page (Zyppy 2023). Optimal: link to same URL once in body content; 5-10 internal links per 2,000 words; max ~50 total links per page.

Step 6: External Links

Check Pass Criteria
Source tier Links to tier 1-3 sources only (authoritative, not SEO blogs)
Broken links Use WebFetch to verify top external links are reachable
Rel attributes External links have appropriate rel attributes (nofollow for sponsored/UGC)
Link count At least 3 external links to authoritative sources
No competitor links Not linking to direct competitors unnecessarily

Step 7: Canonical URL

Check Pass Criteria
Present Canonical URL is defined in frontmatter or meta tags
Correct format Full absolute URL (https://domain.com/path)
Trailing slash Consistent with site convention (no mixed trailing slashes)
Self-referencing Canonical points to the page itself (unless intentional cross-domain)

Step 8: OG Meta Tags

Check Pass Criteria
og:title Present, matches or complements the title tag
og:description Present, 150-160 characters, compelling for social sharing
og:image Present, 1200x630 minimum dimensions, absolute URL
og:type Set to "article" for blog posts
og:url Present, matches canonical URL
og:site_name Present, matches site/brand name

Step 9: Twitter Card

Check Pass Criteria
twitter:card Set to "summary_large_image" for blog posts
twitter:title Present, under 70 characters
twitter:description Present, under 200 characters
twitter:image Present, same as or similar to og:image
twitter:site Present if the site has a Twitter/X account

Step 10: URL Structure

Check Pass Criteria
Length Short - under 75 characters for the path portion
Keyword presence Primary keyword or close variant in the URL slug
No dates URL does not contain /2025/ or /2026/ date segments
No special characters Only lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens
Lowercase Entire URL path is lowercase
No stop words Minimal use of "the", "a", "and", "of" in slug
No file extension No .html or .php in the URL (clean URLs)

Step 11: Generate Report

Output a comprehensive SEO validation report in this format:

## SEO Validation Report: [Title]

**File**: [path or URL]
**Date**: [check date]
**Overall**: [X/Y checks passed] - [PASS/NEEDS WORK/FAIL]

### Results

| # | Check | Status | Details | Fix |
|---|-------|--------|---------|-----|
| 1 | Title length | PASS | 52 chars | - |
| 2 | Title keyword | PASS | "keyword" in first half | - |
| 3 | Title power word | FAIL | No power word found | Add "Guide", "Essential", or "Complete" |
| 4 | Meta description length | PASS | 155 chars | - |
| 5 | Meta description stat | FAIL | No number found | Add a key statistic from the post |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

### Summary

**Passed**: [N] checks
**Failed**: [N] checks

### Priority Fixes
1. [Most impactful fix - what to change and where]
2. [Second most impactful fix]
3. [Third most impactful fix]

### Notes
- [Any observations about overall SEO health]
- [Suggestions for improvement beyond the checklist]

Status values:

  • PASS - Meets the criteria
  • FAIL - Does not meet the criteria, fix provided
  • WARN - Partially meets criteria or edge case, recommendation provided
  • N/A - Not applicable (e.g., no Twitter Card tags if site has no X account)

Optional: Live Performance Check (blog-google)

If the post has a published URL and blog-google credentials are available:

  1. Check credentials: python3 skills/blog-google/scripts/run.py google_auth --check --json
  2. If Tier 0+, run PageSpeed: python3 skills/blog-google/scripts/run.py pagespeed_check <url> --json
  3. Append to report:
    • Lighthouse Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, SEO scores
    • CWV field data (LCP, INP, CLS) with traffic-light ratings
    • Top 3 opportunities with estimated savings
  4. Falls back silently if credentials unavailable or URL not published.

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