updates

Author: ramkrishnsaini

.github/workflows/deploy-github-pages.yml

@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run build
 
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: sitemap
+          path: out/sitemap.xml
+
       - uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
         with:
           path: out
@@ -50,3 +55,21 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - id: deploy
         uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
+
+  indexnow:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: deploy
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '22'
+
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: sitemap
+          path: out
+
+      - run: npm run indexnow

IndexNowImplmentation.md

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+You are working on my existing Next.js website for proxytechsupport.com.
+
+Task:
+Implement IndexNow support as a pure addition only.
+
+Very important rules:
+- Do NOT refactor existing SEO code.
+- Do NOT change existing sitemap logic unless absolutely required.
+- Do NOT change robots.txt unless only adding a missing sitemap line.
+- Do NOT change existing metadata, canonical URLs, redirects, schema, blog routes, service pages, or static export behavior.
+- Do NOT break GitHub Pages / Cloudflare deployment.
+- This must be additive and safe.
+
+My IndexNow key is:
+49dca91567b14de2bde9ba54739351bd
+
+Required implementation:
+
+1. Add the IndexNow key file in the public root:
+public/49dca91567b14de2bde9ba54739351bd.txt
+
+The file content must be exactly:
+49dca91567b14de2bde9ba54739351bd
+
+After deployment, this URL must work:
+https://proxytechsupport.com/49dca91567b14de2bde9ba54739351bd.txt
+
+2. Create a safe IndexNow helper file, for example:
+scripts/submit-indexnow.mjs
+
+It should:
+- Use Node.js only.
+- Not require new packages unless already available.
+- Read URLs from the existing sitemap if possible.
+- Submit URLs to:
+https://api.indexnow.org/indexnow
+- Use POST JSON body:
+{
+  "host": "proxytechsupport.com",
+  "key": "49dca91567b14de2bde9ba54739351bd",
+  "keyLocation": "https://proxytechsupport.com/49dca91567b14de2bde9ba54739351bd.txt",
+  "urlList": [...]
+}
+
+3. The script must be defensive:
+- If sitemap is missing, do not fail the build.
+- If IndexNow API fails, log warning only.
+- Never block production deployment.
+- Limit URL submissions if needed to avoid huge payload.
+- Only submit canonical https://proxytechsupport.com URLs.
+- Do not submit localhost, staging, duplicate URLs, or invalid URLs.
+
+4. Add package.json script only if safe:
+"indexnow": "node scripts/submit-indexnow.mjs"
+
+Do not modify existing build/start/export scripts unless needed.
+Do not run IndexNow automatically inside build unless I explicitly ask later.
+
+5. Add a short comment in the script explaining:
+IndexNow helps faster discovery of new/updated URLs but does not guarantee ranking.
+
+6. After implementation, show me:
+- Files created
+- Exact code added
+- How to run manually
+- How to verify key file URL
+- Confirmation that no existing SEO behavior was changed
+
+Before editing, inspect the project structure first.
+Then implement only the minimum safe addition.

package.json

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     "build": "node scripts/verify-content-urls.mjs && next build",
     "export": "node scripts/verify-content-urls.mjs && next build",
     "start": "next start",
-    "lint": "eslint"
+    "lint": "eslint",
+    "indexnow": "node scripts/submit-indexnow.mjs"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "gray-matter": "^4.0.3",

public/49dca91567b14de2bde9ba54739351bd.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+49dca91567b14de2bde9ba54739351bd

scripts/submit-indexnow.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// IndexNow helps faster discovery of new/updated URLs but does not guarantee ranking.
+// Run manually after deployment: npm run indexnow
+// Docs: https://www.indexnow.org/documentation
+
+import { readFileSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { resolve, join } from 'node:path';
+
+const HOST = 'proxytechsupport.com';
+const KEY = '49dca91567b14de2bde9ba54739351bd';
+const KEY_LOCATION = `https://${HOST}/${KEY}.txt`;
+const API_URL = 'https://api.indexnow.org/indexnow';
+const MAX_URLS = 10_000;
+
+function extractUrlsFromSitemap(xml) {
+  const urls = [];
+  const locRegex = /<loc>(.*?)<\/loc>/g;
+  let match;
+  while ((match = locRegex.exec(xml)) !== null) {
+    urls.push(match[1].trim());
+  }
+  return urls;
+}
+
+function isCanonical(url) {
+  try {
+    const parsed = new URL(url);
+    return parsed.protocol === 'https:' && parsed.hostname === HOST;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '..');
+  const sitemapPath = join(root, 'out', 'sitemap.xml');
+
+  if (!existsSync(sitemapPath)) {
+    console.warn('[IndexNow] sitemap.xml not found at', sitemapPath, '— skipping submission.');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  let xml;
+  try {
+    xml = readFileSync(sitemapPath, 'utf8');
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('[IndexNow] Failed to read sitemap.xml:', err.message);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const allUrls = extractUrlsFromSitemap(xml);
+  const urlList = [...new Set(allUrls.filter(isCanonical))].slice(0, MAX_URLS);
+
+  if (urlList.length === 0) {
+    console.warn('[IndexNow] No valid canonical URLs found in sitemap — skipping submission.');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  console.log(`[IndexNow] Submitting ${urlList.length} URLs to IndexNow...`);
+
+  const body = JSON.stringify({ host: HOST, key: KEY, keyLocation: KEY_LOCATION, urlList });
+
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(API_URL, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8' },
+      body,
+    });
+    if (res.ok) {
+      console.log(`[IndexNow] Success — HTTP ${res.status}`);
+    } else {
+      console.warn(`[IndexNow] API returned HTTP ${res.status}: ${await res.text()}`);
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('[IndexNow] API request failed (network issue?):', err.message);
+  }
+}
+
+main();