Technical SEO for Next.js, checked on every deploy
App Router metadata, generateMetadata on dynamic routes, sitemap.ts and robots.ts conventions. RankForge points each rendered issue at the route file most likely behind it.
What RankForge checks on Next.js sites
- Missing or duplicate <title>Every indexable page should have a unique, descriptive title.
- Missing meta descriptionPages without a description get an auto-generated SERP snippet.
- Missing OpenGraph imageShared links render without a preview card.
- Missing or inconsistent canonicalDuplicate URLs split ranking signals without a canonical.
- Sitemap missing dynamic routesDynamic pages absent from the sitemap are discovered slowly.
- robots.txt references stale sitemapA broken Sitemap directive sends crawlers to a 404.
- Multiple or missing H1Each page should have exactly one primary heading.
- Skipped heading levelsJumping heading levels breaks the document outline.
- Images without alt textMissing alt hurts accessibility and image search.
- Missing Article schemaBlog/MDX content without Article structured data.
- Missing Product/Offer schemaPricing pages without Product data miss price-rich results.
- Orphan pagesPages with no internal inbound links accrue no authority.
- Weak anchor textGeneric anchors pass little topical signal.
- Render-blocking resourcesHeavy synchronous scripts delay first paint.
- Underused framework metadata APIgenerateMetadata / useSeoMeta not used on dynamic routes.
Frequently asked
How does RankForge audit a Next.js site?
It crawls your rendered pages the way Googlebot reads them, checks them against its 54 rules, and uses Next.js conventions (generateMetadata / metadata export) to point each issue at the files most likely behind it.
Does RankForge commit to my Next.js repository?
Never. RankForge never writes to your repository. Fixes reach your code through your own pull requests, written by you or your AI editor, and the pull-request check verifies them.
Will fixing these issues improve my rankings?
No tool can honestly promise rankings. RankForge fixes the technical layer so your pages can be crawled, rendered and indexed correctly. That is the part of SEO your repository controls.
First audit free. No credit card.