Phase 7: SEO & Security
Optimize for search and secure your application
SEO Checklist
1. Meta Tags
// app/layout.tsx
export const metadata: Metadata = {
title: {
template: '%s | My App',
default: 'My App - Best Product'
},
description: 'Description for search engines',
keywords: ['keyword1', 'keyword2'],
openGraph: {
title: 'My App',
description: 'Description for social sharing',
images: ['/og-image.png']
},
twitter: {
card: 'summary_large_image'
}
};
2. Semantic HTML
- Use proper heading hierarchy (h1 → h2 → h3)
- Add alt text to images
- Use semantic elements (article, section, nav)
- Implement structured data (JSON-LD)
3. Performance
- Image optimization (next/image)
- Code splitting
- Lazy loading
- Core Web Vitals monitoring
Security Checklist
1. Headers
// next.config.js
const securityHeaders = [
{ key: 'X-Frame-Options', value: 'DENY' },
{ key: 'X-Content-Type-Options', value: 'nosniff' },
{ key: 'Strict-Transport-Security', value: 'max-age=31536000' },
{ key: 'Content-Security-Policy', value: "default-src 'self'" }
];
2. Input Validation
- Validate all user inputs
- Sanitize HTML content
- Use parameterized queries
- Implement rate limiting
3. Authentication
- Secure password hashing
- JWT token expiration
- CSRF protection
- Session management
Next Phase
After completion: /phase-8-review
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