Fix SEO issues from Ahrefs audit

rickychilcott · claude · rickychilcott · commit 630fd6ce3e63 · 2026-03-25T06:12:37.000-04:00
- Use HTTPS for site URL so sitemap and meta tags use correct protocol
- Fix Open Graph and Twitter Card tags with proper image, URL, and card values
- Add per-page title/description support in head template
- Remove broken /rails-maintenance/ link from services section
- Wrap contact email in mailto: link to prevent Cloudflare obfuscation 404s
- Remove dead blog.rakefire.io nav link (redirects to homepage)
- Remove dead external links from work/project items, keep images
- Exclude fonts/ and presentation PDF from sitemap
- Add title and description front matter to ILEAD 2017 presentation page

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) &lt;noreply@anthropic.com&gt;
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ address_2: Athens, OH 45701
 phone: (740) 561-1361
 
 baseurl: "" # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog
-url: "http://www.rakefire.io" # the base hostname & protocol for your site
+url: "https://www.rakefire.io" # the base hostname & protocol for your site
 
 ga-code: UA-78007373-1
 
@@ -38,3 +38,13 @@ plugins:
   - jekyll-feed
   - jekyll-coffeescript
   - jekyll-redirect-from
+
+defaults:
+  - scope:
+      path: "fonts"
+    values:
+      sitemap: false
+  - scope:
+      path: "presentations/UntanglingMobileAndWebApplications-ILEAD2017.pdf"
+    values:
+      sitemap: false
diff --git a/_includes/head.html b/_includes/head.html
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="utf-8" />
   <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
-  <title>{{ site.title }}</title>
+  <title>{% if page.title %}{{ page.title }} | {{ site.title }}{% else %}{{ site.title }} | Ruby on Rails Web Application Development{% endif %}</title>
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
-  <meta name="description" content="{{ site.description }}" />
+  <meta name="description" content="{% if page.description %}{{ page.description }}{% else %}{{ site.description }}{% endif %}" />
   <meta name="keywords" content="{{ site.keywords }}" />
   <meta name="author" content="{{ site.author }}" />
 
   <!-- Facebook and Twitter integration -->
-  <meta property="og:title" content="{{ site.title }}" />
-  <meta property="og:image" content="" />
-  <meta property="og:url" content="{{ site.url }}" />
+  <meta property="og:title" content="{% if page.title %}{{ page.title }}{% else %}{{ site.title }}{% endif %}" />
+  <meta property="og:image" content="{{ site.url }}{{ site.logo }}" />
+  <meta property="og:url" content="{{ site.url }}{{ page.url }}" />
   <meta property="og:site_name" content="{{ site.title }}" />
-  <meta property="og:description" content="{{ site.description }}" />
-  <meta name="twitter:title" content="{{ site.title }}" />
-  <meta name="twitter:image" content="" />
-  <meta name="twitter:url" content="{{ site.url }}" />
-  <meta name="twitter:card" content="" />
+  <meta property="og:description" content="{% if page.description %}{{ page.description }}{% else %}{{ site.description }}{% endif %}" />
+  <meta name="twitter:title" content="{% if page.title %}{{ page.title }}{% else %}{{ site.title }}{% endif %}" />
+  <meta name="twitter:image" content="{{ site.url }}{{ site.logo }}" />
+  <meta name="twitter:url" content="{{ site.url }}{{ page.url }}" />
+  <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary" />
 
   <!-- Place favicon.ico and apple-touch-icon.png in the root directory -->
   <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" />
diff --git a/_includes/header.html b/_includes/header.html
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
           <li><a href="/#services" data-nav-section="services"><span>Services</span></a></li>
           <li><a href="/#about" data-nav-section="about"><span>About</span></a></li>
           <li><a href="/#contact" data-nav-section="contact"><span>Contact</span></a></li>
-          <li><a href="https://blog.rakefire.io" class="external"><span>Blog</span></a></li>
         </ul>
       </div>
     </nav>
diff --git a/_includes/sections/contact.html b/_includes/sections/contact.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ <h3>Contact Info</h3>
         <ul class="contact-info">
           <li class="contact-address"><i class="icon-home"></i> {{ site.address_1 }}<br>{{ site.address_2 }}</li>
           <li><i class="icon-phone"></i>{{ site.phone }}</li>
-          <li><i class="icon-envelope"></i>{{ site.email }}</li>
+          <li><i class="icon-envelope"></i><a href="mailto:{{ site.email }}">{{ site.email }}</a></li>
         </ul>
       </div>
       <div class="col-md-6 to-animate">
diff --git a/_includes/sections/services.html b/_includes/sections/services.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ <h3 class="editable">ROADMAPPING CONSULTATION</h3>
       <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 service ">
         <i class="icon icon-cloud-upload"></i>
         <h3 class="editable">RAILS UPGRADES AND MAINTENANCE</h3>
-        <p class="editable">Migrate your web application to the newer version of Ruby On Rails to take advantage of security patches, Ruby language and performance improvements, and the latest gems. A Rakefire developer can evaluate your application and work with you on a plan of action to complete an upgrade. <a href="/rails-maintenance/">Learn More</a></p>
+        <p class="editable">Migrate your web application to the newer version of Ruby On Rails to take advantage of security patches, Ruby language and performance improvements, and the latest gems. A Rakefire developer can evaluate your application and work with you on a plan of action to complete an upgrade.</p>
       </div>
       
       <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 service">
diff --git a/_includes/sections/work.html b/_includes/sections/work.html
@@ -12,42 +12,42 @@ <h3>We love our clients and showing off what we've created with them.</h3>
     </div>
     <div class="row row-bottom-padded-sm">
       <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xxs-12">
-        <a class="project-item" href="http://lale.help/"><img alt="Lale" class="img-responsive" src="/work/lale/education.jpg">
+        <div class="project-item"><img alt="Lale" class="img-responsive" src="/work/lale/education.jpg">
         <div class="text">
           <h2>Lale</h2><span>Web Application - Ruby on Rails-based volunteer management platform</span>
-        </div></a>
+        </div></div>
       </div>
       <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xxs-12">
-        <a class="project-item" href="http://ecox-estimator.ecolibriumsolar.com/"><img alt="EcoX Estimator" class="img-responsive" src="/work/ecox/layout.jpg">
+        <div class="project-item"><img alt="EcoX Estimator" class="img-responsive" src="/work/ecox/layout.jpg">
         <div class="text">
           <h2>EcoX Estimator</h2><span>Web Application - Ruby on Rails-based solar Layout and sales quoting tool</span>
-        </div></a>
+        </div></div>
       </div>
       <div class="clearfix visible-sm-block"></div>
       <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xxs-12">
-        <a class="project-item" href="https://plan.ryannonprofits.com/"><img alt="Stategic Planning Tool" class="img-responsive" src="/work/ryan_nonprofits/strategery.png">
+        <div class="project-item"><img alt="Strategic Planning Tool" class="img-responsive" src="/work/ryan_nonprofits/strategery.png">
         <div class="text">
           <h2>Strategic Planning Tool</h2><span>Web Application - Ruby on Rails-based strategic planning tool for Ryan Nonprofits</span>
-        </div></a>
+        </div></div>
       </div>
       <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xxs-12">
-        <a class="project-item" href="http://www.thelocalgirls.com/"><img alt="The Local Girls" class="img-responsive" src="/work/local_girls/local_girls.jpg">
+        <div class="project-item"><img alt="The Local Girls" class="img-responsive" src="/work/local_girls/local_girls.jpg">
         <div class="text">
           <h2>The Local Girls</h2><span>Website - Talented artists needing an easily administered Weebly website</span>
-        </div></a>
+        </div></div>
       </div>
       <div class="clearfix visible-sm-block"></div>
       <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xxs-12">
-        <a class="project-item" href="http://www.mccaulleyandco.com/"><img alt="McCaulley&Company" class="img-responsive" src="/work/mccaulley/mccaulley-and-co.jpg">
+        <div class="project-item"><img alt="McCaulley &amp; Company" class="img-responsive" src="/work/mccaulley/mccaulley-and-co.jpg">
         <div class="text">
           <h2>McCaulley&amp;Company</h2><span>Website - Cleveland strategic consulting and professional services firm website</span>
-        </div></a>
+        </div></div>
       </div>
       <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xxs-12">
-        <a class="project-item" href="http://www.ddbspro.com/"><img alt="DdBS" class="img-responsive" src="/work/ddbs/ddbs.jpg">
+        <div class="project-item"><img alt="DdBS" class="img-responsive" src="/work/ddbs/ddbs.jpg">
         <div class="text">
           <h2>Dewey Decibel Systems</h2><span>Website - Ohio production company offering mobile staging, live sound reinforcement, and lighting</span>
-        </div></a>
+        </div></div>
       </div>
 
       <div class="clearfix visible-sm-block"></div>
diff --git a/presentations/UntanglingMobileAndWebApplications-iLEAD2017.html b/presentations/UntanglingMobileAndWebApplications-iLEAD2017.html
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ---
 permalink: /presentations/ilead-2017/
 layout: page
+title: "Untangling Mobile and Web Applications - ILEAD 2017"
+description: "Presentation on mobile and web application development strategies, presented at ILEAD 2017 by Rakefire."
 ---
 
 <section id="home" data-section="home" style="background-image: url(/images/full_image_2.jpg);" data-stellar-background-ratio="0.5">
