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Add SEO & GEO overview page and expand SEO metadata best practices#3725

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Summary

Adds a new overview page to the SEO & GEO section (/learn/docs/seo/overview) with cards linking to existing pages and contextual information about both SEO and GEO capabilities. Modeled after the authentication overview page.

Changes:

  • New file: fern/products/docs/pages/seo/overview.mdx
  • Updated fern/products/docs/docs.yml to add the Overview entry at the top of the SEO & GEO section
  • Expanded fern/products/docs/pages/seo/metadata.mdx with additional best practices content
  • Language and copy cleanup across SEO section pages

Overview page structure:

  • Intro paragraph covering both SEO and GEO
  • "What you can customize" — card group linking to SEO metadata, Configuring slugs, and Redirects
  • "Built-in optimizations" — bullet list of automatic features with a brief parenthetical mention of llms.txt and AI features

Updates since last revision

  • Cleaned up language and copy across the overview and related pages
  • Added more best practices content to the SEO metadata page
  • Minor nit fixes

Review & Testing Checklist for Human

  • Verify the new best practices content on the SEO metadata page is accurate and complete
  • Verify card links resolve correctly on the overview: /learn/docs/seo/setting-seo-metadata, /learn/docs/seo/configuring-slugs, /learn/docs/seo/redirects
  • Verify inline links to /learn/docs/ai-features/llms-txt and /learn/docs/ai-features/overview work
  • Check that the vale warning for 'GEO' acronym has been addressed (was flagged in earlier CI runs)

Recommended test plan: Use the preview deployment to verify the overview page renders correctly, all cards link to the right destinations, and the expanded SEO metadata page reads well. Confirm the sidebar navigation shows Overview at the top of the SEO & GEO section.

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title: Overview of SEO & GEO
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📝 [vale] reported by reviewdog 🐶
[FernStyles.Acronyms] 'GEO' has no definition.

description: Understand Fern's built-in features for search engine optimization (SEO) and generative engine optimization (GEO) to maximize the reach and discoverability of your documentation.
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Fern optimizes your documentation for both traditional search engines and AI-powered tools out of the box. SEO ensures your pages rank well in Google, Bing, and other search engines, while GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) ensures AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor can efficiently consume and reference your content.
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📝 [vale] reported by reviewdog 🐶
[FernStyles.Acronyms] 'GEO' has no definition.

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</ParamField>

<ParamField path="metadata.canonical-host" type="string" required={false} toc={true}>
The host of your documentation website. Used to set the canonical URL for metadata tags and documents like the sitemap. Defaults to the URL defined in `instances`.
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📝 [vale] reported by reviewdog 🐶
[Microsoft.URLFormat] Use 'of' (not 'for') to describe the relationship of the word URL to a resource.

</ParamField>

<ParamField path="metadata.og:image:width" type="number" required={false} toc={true}>
The width of your Open Graph image in pixels.
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🚫 [vale] reported by reviewdog 🐶
[Microsoft.Units] Don't spell out the number in 'in pixels'.

</ParamField>

<ParamField path="metadata.og:image:height" type="number" required={false} toc={true}>
The height of your Open Graph image in pixels.
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🚫 [vale] reported by reviewdog 🐶
[Microsoft.Units] Don't spell out the number in 'in pixels'.

URL to your company logo.
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### Twitter / X
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📝 [vale] reported by reviewdog 🐶
[FernStyles.Headings] 'Twitter / X' should use sentence-style capitalization.

@devin-ai-integration devin-ai-integration bot changed the title Add SEO & GEO overview page with cards and contextual info Add SEO & GEO overview page and expand SEO metadata best practices Feb 20, 2026
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