feat: improve sitelink SEO with breadcrumbs and stronger navigation

[johnnyjoygh]

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Release Notes

• New Features

  • Added "Discover" section on the homepage with shortcuts to documentation, blog, changelog, features, pricing, and use cases.
  • Added breadcrumb navigation across multiple pages for easier navigation.
  • Added a new pricing page.

• Improvements

  • Reorganized footer with new "Explore" navigation section.
  • Simplified hero animations for better performance.
  • Enhanced SEO metadata and structured data across the site.

• Chores

  • Updated web crawler permissions to index static assets.

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📒 Files selected for processing (24)

• public/robots.txt
• src/app/(home)/page.tsx
• src/app/blog/[slug]/page.tsx
• src/app/blog/page.tsx
• src/app/brand/page.tsx
• src/app/changelog/[slug]/page.tsx
• src/app/changelog/page.tsx
• src/app/docs/[...slug]/page.tsx
• src/app/docs/page.tsx
• src/app/features/[slug]/page.tsx
• src/app/features/page.tsx
• src/app/layout.config.tsx
• src/app/layout.tsx
• src/app/pricing/page.tsx
• src/app/privacy/page.tsx
• src/app/sitemap.ts
• src/app/sponsors/page.tsx
• src/app/use-cases/[slug]/page.tsx
• src/app/use-cases/page.tsx
• src/components/breadcrumbs.tsx
• src/components/footer.tsx
• src/components/hero-section.tsx
• src/components/home-discover-section.tsx
• src/lib/seo.ts

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

This PR introduces comprehensive SEO enhancements and breadcrumb navigation across the site. A new src/lib/seo.ts module provides centralized metadata and JSON-LD builders. Breadcrumb components and structured data are added to multiple pages. Metadata handling is standardized using buildMarketingMetadata(). Components are refactored—notably, Framer Motion animations are removed from HeroSection, and footer navigation is reorganized. Navigation configuration is centralized via SITE_NAV_ITEMS.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
SEO & Breadcrumb Infrastructure src/lib/seo.ts, src/components/breadcrumbs.tsx	New Breadcrumbs React component and centralized seo.ts module with metadata builders (buildMarketingMetadata, buildBreadcrumbJsonLd, buildSiteNavigationJsonLd), navigation constants (SITE_NAV_ITEMS), and URL helpers.
Marketing Pages with Metadata & Breadcrumbs src/app/blog/page.tsx, src/app/pricing/page.tsx, src/app/privacy/page.tsx, src/app/brand/page.tsx, src/app/sponsors/page.tsx, src/app/features/page.tsx, src/app/use-cases/page.tsx, src/app/changelog/page.tsx	Replaced static metadata objects with buildMarketingMetadata() calls; added breadcrumb UI components and JSON-LD structured data; updated page titles (e.g., "Blogs" → "Blog", "Pricing - Memos" → "Pricing").
Documentation & Feature Pages src/app/docs/page.tsx, src/app/docs/[...slug]/page.tsx, src/app/features/[slug]/page.tsx, src/app/blog/[slug]/page.tsx, src/app/use-cases/[slug]/page.tsx, src/app/changelog/[slug]/page.tsx	Added breadcrumb rendering and JSON-LD generation; updated generateMetadata title fields to remove hardcoded suffixes (e.g., "- Memos", "- Memos Features").
Component Refactoring src/components/hero-section.tsx, src/components/home-discover-section.tsx, src/components/footer.tsx	Removed Framer Motion animations from HeroSection; added new HomeDiscoverSection component with discovery links grid; reorganized footer layout with "Explore", "Community", "Resources" columns and updated internal/external link targets.
Layout & Navigation Configuration src/app/layout.tsx, src/app/layout.config.tsx	Added site navigation JSON-LD generation in main layout; centralized navigation links in layout.config.tsx using SITE_NAV_ITEMS; removed aggregateRating and softwareVersion from software JSON-LD.
Home Page src/app/(home)/page.tsx	Added import and render of new <HomeDiscoverSection /> component.
Configuration & Metadata src/app/sitemap.ts, public/robots.txt	Added /pricing entry to sitemap; removed Disallow directive for /_next/static/ in robots.txt.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 4 (Complex) | ⏱️ ~50 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• PR #256: Modifies the same src/components/hero-section.tsx file with a type-only import change, while this PR substantially rewrites the component by removing Framer Motion animations—potential merge conflict or interaction.

Poem

🐰 Through crumbling breadcrumbs we hop and we trace,
Each page now has markers to find its own place,
With structured data following close at our tail,
SEO helpers ensure the search engines won't fail,
No jittery motions, just clear paths ahead—
A well-mapped journey through what users have read! 🥕✨

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