Missing Basic HTML Metadata
Pages without a title, description or Open Graph image are rendered by search engines and social platforms from whatever text they can scrape.
Why it matters
Pages without a title, description or Open Graph image are rendered by search engines and social platforms from whatever text they can scrape. Every link anyone shares looks broken or blank, which measurably reduces clicks — and this is usually a template-level omission, so it affects every page built from it at once.
How ShipReady detects it
Launch signals carried by a PAGE's own markup: basic metadata, and a default framework title left in place. Genuinely per-page - a polished homepage routinely hides a /pricing that still says "Create Next App", which is exactly the defect this catches. Reads only the already-fetched HTML and issues no requests of its own.
Detection is deterministic. ShipReady reports this only when it observes the condition directly, and prefers to miss a real problem over inventing one. Rule version 1.2.0.
How to fix it
This is the prompt ShipReady puts in your report — written to be pasted straight into Cursor, Claude Code, or whichever assistant built the app.
Basic HTML metadata ({missing_tags}) is missing from the homepage. Add a <title> and meta descriptions (including OpenGraph tags) to ensure proper search engine indexing and social sharing previews.Frequently asked questions
- What does "Missing Basic HTML Metadata" mean?
- Pages without a title, description or Open Graph image are rendered by search engines and social platforms from whatever text they can scrape.
- How serious is it?
- ShipReady rates this medium. Fix soon. Meaningfully weakens a defence or degrades how the site works.
- How do I fix it?
- Paste the fix prompt on this page into Cursor, Claude Code or your AI editor. It is the same prompt ShipReady puts in your report.
- Can I check my own site?
- Yes — ShipReady scans up to ten pages of any public site for free and reports this alongside every other check.
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