AI-Friendly Metadata
Comprehensive metadata helps AI systems understand, categorize, and properly cite your content. This guide covers essential metadata for AEO.
Essential Meta Tags
<head>
<!-- Primary metadata -->
<title>Page Title | Site Name</title>
<meta name="description" content="Clear, informative description (150-160 characters)">
<!-- Author and date -->
<meta name="author" content="Author Name">
<meta name="date" content="2026-01-05">
<!-- Content classification -->
<meta name="keywords" content="keyword1, keyword2, keyword3">
<meta name="robots" content="index, follow">
<!-- Canonical URL -->
<link rel="canonical" href="https://yoursite.com/page">
</head>
Open Graph Tags
Help AI systems understand page context:
<meta property="og:title" content="Page Title">
<meta property="og:description" content="Page description">
<meta property="og:type" content="article">
<meta property="og:url" content="https://yoursite.com/page">
<meta property="og:site_name" content="Site Name">
<meta property="og:image" content="https://yoursite.com/image.jpg">
<!-- Article-specific -->
<meta property="article:author" content="Author Name">
<meta property="article:published_time" content="2026-01-05T00:00:00Z">
<meta property="article:modified_time" content="2026-01-05T00:00:00Z">
<meta property="article:section" content="Technology">
Twitter Card Tags
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
<meta name="twitter:title" content="Page Title">
<meta name="twitter:description" content="Page description">
<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://yoursite.com/image.jpg">
Complete Example
<head>
<title>Complete Guide to AEO | AEO.dev</title>
<meta name="description" content="Learn Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) - the practice of optimizing content for AI search engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity.">
<meta name="author" content="AEO.dev Team">
<meta name="robots" content="index, follow">
<link rel="canonical" href="https://aeo.dev/guide">
<meta property="og:title" content="Complete Guide to AEO">
<meta property="og:description" content="Learn Answer Engine Optimization...">
<meta property="og:type" content="article">
<meta property="og:url" content="https://aeo.dev/guide">
<meta property="og:site_name" content="AEO.dev">
<meta property="article:published_time" content="2026-01-05T00:00:00Z">
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
<meta name="twitter:title" content="Complete Guide to AEO">
</head>
Best Practices
- Unique titles — Each page should have a distinct title
- Descriptive descriptions — Summarize content accurately
- Include dates — Publication and modification dates
- Author attribution — Name and credentials where relevant
- Canonical URLs — Prevent duplicate content issues