Launch & SEO

Question 1

What is the launch checklist?

Accepted Answer

A 22-item checklist at /launch that covers SEO, legal, performance, analytics and accessibility. Items are auto-detected where possible.

Question 2

How do I launch a project?

Accepted Answer

Complete the checklist at /launch, then choose Go live. The canonical domain is activated and the announcement helpers open.

Question 3

Why is my launch blocked by the checklist?

Accepted Answer

Critical items — legal pages, canonical domain, robots.txt — must be green before launch. The checklist explains exactly what is missing.

Question 4

Are SEO meta tags added to every page?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Title, description, canonical, OpenGraph and Twitter cards are emitted from every public route via the pageHead helper.

Question 5

Which structured data is included?

Accepted Answer

Organization on the homepage, Article on knowledge articles, FAQPage on FAQ pages, BreadcrumbList where applicable. All blocks are validated before launch.

Question 6

Is a sitemap.xml generated automatically?

Accepted Answer

Yes. /sitemap.xml is generated dynamically and includes hreflang for every supported language.

Question 7

Is robots.txt managed for me?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The default robots.txt allows indexing and points to the sitemap. You can edit it in Settings, SEO, Robots.

Question 8

Does Blanca's Builder support AI search engines?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We emit clean JSON-LD, declare authorship and avoid thin generic content — the patterns AI answer engines reward.

Question 9

Should I submit my sitemap to Google Search Console?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Add the property and submit /sitemap.xml. Most properties are indexed within a few days.

Question 10

Is analytics included out of the box?

Accepted Answer

Privacy-friendly first-party analytics are included on all plans. You can also connect Google Analytics, Plausible or Fathom from Settings, Analytics.

Question 11

Is there a performance budget?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The launch checklist measures Core Web Vitals on the production build and blocks launch if the homepage fails any vital.

Question 12

Are accessibility checks part of launch?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Automated WCAG 2.1 AA checks run against every public route. Critical violations block launch until resolved.

Question 13

Can I share a pre-launch preview with stakeholders?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Project, Share, Reviewer link generates a password-protected URL with optional expiry.

Question 14

How do I add redirects from an old site?

Accepted Answer

Settings, SEO, Redirects accepts a CSV of source-target pairs. Redirects are served at the edge so they do not slow the site down.

Question 15

Are translations checked at launch?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The build fails if any non-source language is missing a key. With Blanca's Builder all 24 languages must be 100% manually translated.

Question 16

Are OpenGraph images generated automatically?

Accepted Answer

Default OG images are generated per page. You can override per route via Settings, SEO, OG images.

Question 17

Are blog posts added to the sitemap automatically?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Any blog post or knowledge article is added to /sitemap.xml as soon as it is published.

Question 18

Are favicons and app icons set up automatically?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Provide a 512px source image in Settings, Branding and we generate every favicon and PWA icon size needed.

Question 19

Is there a public status page?

Accepted Answer

Yes. /trust/uptime shows the historical uptime of the platform. Each customer can also create an internal status page for their own service.

Question 20

What monitoring runs after launch?

Accepted Answer

Synthetic uptime checks, error reporting and Core Web Vitals are tracked continuously. Alerts are sent to the email or webhook you configure.