From 6bfb06a83ebd5e35929de59d6591f5e9af62ba47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jiminy Panoz <JayPanoz@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:37:07 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Add self-referential canonical to Layout

---
 src/layouts/Layout.astro | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/layouts/Layout.astro b/src/layouts/Layout.astro
index 029107f..3d8b222 100644
--- a/src/layouts/Layout.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/Layout.astro
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 ---
 import { Font } from "astro:assets";
+import { getRelativeLocaleUrl } from "astro:i18n";
 import "../styles/global.css";
 import Header from "../components/Header.astro";
 import HeroBlob from "../components/blobs/HeroBlob.astro";
 import { t } from "../i18n/utils.js";
+import { defaultLocale, locales, bcp47Locale } from "../i18n/locales.js";
 
 const { title, description, blob = false, illustration } = Astro.props;
-const lang = Astro.currentLocale;
+const lang = Astro.currentLocale ?? defaultLocale;
+
+// Same locale-stripping approach as LanguagePicker.astro, so canonical/hreflang
+// stay consistent with the language switcher's own URL generation.
+const withoutBase = Astro.url.pathname.slice(import.meta.env.BASE_URL.length);
+const currentPath = "/" + withoutBase.split("/").filter(Boolean).slice(1).join("/");
+const localizedUrl = (locale: string) => new URL(getRelativeLocaleUrl(locale, currentPath), Astro.site);
 ---
 
 <!doctype html>
@@ -16,6 +24,11 @@ const lang = Astro.currentLocale;
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
     <meta name="description" content={ description ?? t(lang, "site.description") } />
     <title>{ title ?? t(lang, "site.title") }</title>
+    <link rel="canonical" href={ localizedUrl(lang).href } />
+    { locales.map((locale) => (
+      <link rel="alternate" hreflang={ bcp47Locale[locale] } href={ localizedUrl(locale).href } />
+    )) }
+    <link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href={ localizedUrl(defaultLocale).href } />
     <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href={`${ import.meta.env.BASE_URL }favicon.svg`} />
     <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href={`${ import.meta.env.BASE_URL }favicon.ico`} />
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href={`${ import.meta.env.BASE_URL }apple-touch-icon.png`} />

From a707527a84938070d3f37058759f92708b8d95f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jiminy Panoz <JayPanoz@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:48:11 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Add head with canonical to redirect

---
 src/components/LocaleRedirect.astro | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/components/LocaleRedirect.astro b/src/components/LocaleRedirect.astro
index 75327c7..44fad88 100644
--- a/src/components/LocaleRedirect.astro
+++ b/src/components/LocaleRedirect.astro
@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
 ---
 import { locales, defaultLocale } from "../i18n/locales.js";
-const { path } = Astro.props;
+const { path, noindex = false } = Astro.props;
 const base = import.meta.env.BASE_URL;
 const fallback = `${ base }${ defaultLocale }/${ path }`;
+const canonical = new URL(fallback, Astro.site).href;
 ---
-<noscript><meta http-equiv="refresh" content={ `0;url=${ fallback }` } /></noscript>
-<script define:vars={{ locales, defaultLocale, base, path }}>
-  const preferred = navigator.languages
-    .map(tag => tag.split("-")[0].toLowerCase())
-    .find(lang => locales.includes(lang));
-  location.replace(`${ base }${ preferred ?? defaultLocale }/${ path }${ location.search }${ location.hash }`);
-</script>
+<!doctype html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+    <title>Redirecting to: { canonical }</title>
+    <noscript><meta http-equiv="refresh" content={ `0;url=${ fallback }` } /></noscript>
+    { noindex && <meta name="robots" content="noindex" /> }
+    <link rel="canonical" href={ canonical } />
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <script define:vars={{ locales, defaultLocale, base, path }}>
+      const preferred = navigator.languages
+        .map(tag => tag.split("-")[0].toLowerCase())
+        .find(lang => locales.includes(lang));
+      location.replace(`${ base }${ preferred ?? defaultLocale }/${ path }${ location.search }${ location.hash }`);
+    </script>
+  </body>
+</html>

From 5a39d981e43bf48b1e9ce8773e04dd4aac63fd68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jiminy Panoz <JayPanoz@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:53:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] No-index add pages

---
 src/layouts/Layout.astro               | 3 ++-
 src/pages/[lang]/add/catalog.astro     | 2 +-
 src/pages/[lang]/add/publication.astro | 2 +-
 src/pages/add/catalog.astro            | 2 +-
 src/pages/add/publication.astro        | 2 +-
 5 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/layouts/Layout.astro b/src/layouts/Layout.astro
index 3d8b222..2e6de4c 100644
--- a/src/layouts/Layout.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/Layout.astro
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import HeroBlob from "../components/blobs/HeroBlob.astro";
 import { t } from "../i18n/utils.js";
 import { defaultLocale, locales, bcp47Locale } from "../i18n/locales.js";
 
-const { title, description, blob = false, illustration } = Astro.props;
+const { title, description, blob = false, illustration, noindex = false } = Astro.props;
 const lang = Astro.currentLocale ?? defaultLocale;
 
 // Same locale-stripping approach as LanguagePicker.astro, so canonical/hreflang
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const localizedUrl = (locale: string) => new URL(getRelativeLocaleUrl(locale, cu
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
     <meta name="description" content={ description ?? t(lang, "site.description") } />
     <title>{ title ?? t(lang, "site.title") }</title>
+    { noindex && <meta name="robots" content="noindex" /> }
     <link rel="canonical" href={ localizedUrl(lang).href } />
     { locales.map((locale) => (
       <link rel="alternate" hreflang={ bcp47Locale[locale] } href={ localizedUrl(locale).href } />
diff --git a/src/pages/[lang]/add/catalog.astro b/src/pages/[lang]/add/catalog.astro
index bf0e675..204307b 100644
--- a/src/pages/[lang]/add/catalog.astro
+++ b/src/pages/[lang]/add/catalog.astro
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const retryLinkSlots: Record<string, LinkSlot & { id: string }> = {
 };
 ---
 
-<Layout title={ t(lang, "add.catalog.title") + " — " + t(lang, "site.title") }>
+<Layout title={ t(lang, "add.catalog.title") + " — " + t(lang, "site.title") } noindex>
   <div class="page-intro">
     <h1>{ t(lang, "add.catalog.title") }</h1>
     <div id="intro-body">
diff --git a/src/pages/[lang]/add/publication.astro b/src/pages/[lang]/add/publication.astro
index 2688f35..a7a183d 100644
--- a/src/pages/[lang]/add/publication.astro
+++ b/src/pages/[lang]/add/publication.astro
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const retryLinkSlots: Record<string, LinkSlot & { id: string }> = {
 };
 ---
 
-<Layout title={ t(lang, "add.publication.title") + " — " + t(lang, "site.title") }>
+<Layout title={ t(lang, "add.publication.title") + " — " + t(lang, "site.title") } noindex>
   <div class="page-intro">
     <h1>{ t(lang, "add.publication.title") }</h1>
     <div id="intro-body">
diff --git a/src/pages/add/catalog.astro b/src/pages/add/catalog.astro
index c52a3bc..d8a339a 100644
--- a/src/pages/add/catalog.astro
+++ b/src/pages/add/catalog.astro
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ---
 import LocaleRedirect from "../../components/LocaleRedirect.astro";
 ---
-<LocaleRedirect path="add/catalog" />
+<LocaleRedirect path="add/catalog" noindex />
diff --git a/src/pages/add/publication.astro b/src/pages/add/publication.astro
index da2cce8..feff6a1 100644
--- a/src/pages/add/publication.astro
+++ b/src/pages/add/publication.astro
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ---
 import LocaleRedirect from "../../components/LocaleRedirect.astro";
 ---
-<LocaleRedirect path="add/publication" />
+<LocaleRedirect path="add/publication" noindex />

From e9b936c0e62fa9c1c1aec961dbfb2fe885f478be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jiminy Panoz <JayPanoz@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:56:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Add home and guides to allowlist

---
 src/sitemap-allowlist.json | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/sitemap-allowlist.json b/src/sitemap-allowlist.json
index 353b938..4c8aa72 100644
--- a/src/sitemap-allowlist.json
+++ b/src/sitemap-allowlist.json
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 [
+  { "path": "/", "locales": "*" },
   { "path": "/download/", "locales": "*" },
-  { "path": "/release-notes/desktop/\\d+-\\d+-\\d+/", "locales": ["en"] },
+  { "path": "/guides/.*", "locales": ["en"] },
+  { "path": "/release-notes/desktop/\\d+-\\d+-\\d+/", "locales": "*" },
   { "path": "/release-notes/ios/\\d+-\\d+-\\d+/", "locales": "*" }
 ]