fix(seo): expand homepage content to resolve Google soft 404#374
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fix(seo): expand homepage content to resolve Google soft 404#374
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Google Search Console classifies the docs homepage as a 'soft 404' because the page has too little prose content (~1200 chars) relative to navigation elements, causing the quality classifier to treat it as a thin/empty page. This expands the homepage from ~1200 to ~4600 chars of meaningful prose while preserving the existing card grid: - Rewrite intro with concrete protocol details (~500ms finality, stablecoin fees, Osaka EVM target, open source) - Add 'Tempo-specific features' section covering TIP-20, accounts, agentic payments, and Zones with deep links to docs - Add 'What these docs cover' section as a navigational guide for different user types (evaluators, builders, operators) - All internal links verified against existing pages - Voice follows Tempo docs conventions: direct, technical, concrete claims anchored to specifics, no marketing filler
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Problem
Google Search Console classifies the docs homepage (
docs.tempo.xyz) as a soft 404, preventing it from being indexed. This is caused by thin content — the current homepage has ~1,200 characters of prose (3 short paragraphs + 6 card titles), which Google's quality classifier treats as a navigation shell rather than a substantive page.75 additional pages are also flagged as 'crawled but not indexed', likely influenced by the homepage's low quality signal.
Fix
Expand the homepage from ~1,200 to ~4,600 characters of meaningful prose while preserving the existing card grid:
Verification
After merge
https://docs.tempo.xyz/in Google Search Console → URL Inspection → Request Indexing