fix(seo): block gallery from image indexing and remove facebook/tiktok from hero

astro.config.mjs

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
         !page.includes('/api/') &&
         !page.includes('/maintenance') &&
         !page.includes('/chat') &&
+        !page.includes('/gallery') &&
         !page.includes('/_image'),
       serialize(item) {
         if (item.url === 'https://crischarles.com' || item.url === 'https://crischarles.com/') {

public/robots.txt

@@ -6,13 +6,28 @@ Disallow: /api/
 Disallow: /.vercel/
 Disallow: /.astro/
 Disallow: /maintenance
+Disallow: /gallery
+Disallow: /gallery/
+
+# Disallow image indexing specifically for Google Images crawler
+User-agent: Googlebot-Image
+Disallow: /gallery
+Disallow: /gallery/
 
 # Allow specific crawlers
 User-agent: Googlebot
 Allow: /
+Disallow: /api/
+Disallow: /.vercel/
+Disallow: /.astro/
+Disallow: /maintenance
+Disallow: /gallery
+Disallow: /gallery/
 
 User-agent: Bingbot
 Allow: /
+Disallow: /gallery
+Disallow: /gallery/
 
 # Reference to sitemap
 Sitemap: https://crischarles.com/sitemap-index.xml

src/components/Hero.tsx

@@ -80,13 +80,14 @@ export default function Hero({
     }
   };
 
-  const linksToRender = socialLinks.length > 0
+  const linksToRender = (socialLinks.length > 0
     ? socialLinks.filter(l => l.showInHero !== false)
     : [
         { platform: "GitHub", url: "https://github.com/ssbg04", icon: "github", order: 1 },
         { platform: "LinkedIn", url: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/cris-charles-garcia/", icon: "linkedin", order: 2 },
         { platform: "Email", url: "mailto:crischarlesgarcia345@gmail.com", icon: "mail", order: 3 }
-      ];
+      ]
+  ).filter(l => !['facebook', 'tiktok'].includes(l.platform.toLowerCase()));
 
   const dayImg = heroImage || (ppDay as any).src || ppDay;
   const nightImg = heroImageNight || heroImage || (ppNight as any).src || ppNight;

src/components/SEO.astro

@@ -30,20 +30,24 @@ const imagePath = image.startsWith('http')
 
 const socialImageURL = new URL(imagePath, siteOrigin).href;
 
+const isGalleryPage = Astro.url.pathname.startsWith('/gallery');
+
 const isIndexablePage =
+  !isGalleryPage &&
   !Astro.url.pathname.startsWith('/api/') &&
   !Astro.url.pathname.startsWith('/maintenance') &&
   !Astro.url.pathname.startsWith('/_astro') &&
   !Astro.url.pathname.startsWith('/_image');
 
-const robotsValue = isIndexablePage
+const robotsValue = isGalleryPage
+  ? 'noindex, noimageindex, nofollow'
+  : isIndexablePage
     ? 'index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1'
     : 'noindex, nofollow';
 
 const socialProfiles = [
   'https://github.com/ssbg04',
-  'https://www.facebook.com/kristyarls345/',
-  'https://www.tiktok.com/@sisibigi',
+  'https://www.linkedin.com/in/cris-charles-garcia/',
   'https://crischarles.com',
 ];
 
@@ -64,11 +68,6 @@ const navigationElements = [
     description: 'Verified credentials and certifications earned by Cris Charles Garcia from Cisco and other industry-recognized programs.',
     path: '/certifications'
   },
-  {
-    name: 'Gallery',
-    description: 'Visual showcase and photo archive of project milestones, developer activities, and academic experiences.',
-    path: '/gallery'
-  },
   {
     name: 'Contact',
     description: 'Get in touch with Cris Charles Garcia for development inquiries, consulting, or project collaborations.',

src/lib/data.ts

@@ -549,12 +549,14 @@ export async function getSocialLinks(): Promise<SocialLink[]> {
       else if (iconKey.includes('linkedin')) iconKey = 'linkedin';
       else if (iconKey.includes('mail') || iconKey.includes('email')) iconKey = 'mail';
 
+      const isSocialMedia = ['facebook', 'tiktok'].includes(platformName.toLowerCase());
+
       return {
         platform: platformName,
         url: l.url || '#',
         icon: iconKey,
         order: typeof l.order === 'number' ? l.order : idx + 1,
-        showInHero: l.showInHero ?? true,
+        showInHero: isSocialMedia ? false : (l.showInHero ?? true),
         showInFooter: l.showInFooter ?? true,
         showInLinksPage: l.showInLinksPage ?? true
       };