Implement static header navigation for improved SEO indexing#37
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This change moves the header and navigation from JavaScript-rendered to static HTML, which significantly improves search engine indexing. Changes: - Created docs/header-template.html as single source of truth for header - Updated deployment workflow to inject header template into all HTML files - Refactored header.js to only handle interactive features (active states) - Header is now visible to search engines without JavaScript execution Benefits: - Search engines see complete page structure on initial crawl - Eliminates two-phase indexing delay for JavaScript content - Improves Core Web Vitals (no layout shift from delayed header load) - Better accessibility for users with JavaScript disabled - Maintains single source of truth via build-time injection The header template is injected during GitHub Actions deployment, similar to the existing GTM ID replacement pattern. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
This PR moves the header and navigation from JavaScript-rendered to static HTML, addressing the critical SEO indexing issue where search engines couldn't see the navigation structure on initial crawl.
Problem
The site was being crawled by Google but not indexed. The root cause was JavaScript-dependent navigation - search engines initially saw an empty
<div id="header-container"></div>instead of the actual header and navigation.Solution
Implemented a build-time header injection system that:
header-template.htmlChanges
docs/header-template.html: Single source of truth for header/navigation.github/workflows/deploy.yml: Extended deployment to inject header templatedocs/js/header.js: Changed from generating HTML to enhancing static HTMLBenefits
How It Works
<div id="header-container"></div>placeholderheader-template.htmlTesting
✅ Tested header injection logic locally - successfully injects template
✅ All 5 HTML files have the header-container placeholder
✅ Deployment workflow validation checks included
To Edit Navigation (After Merge)
Simply edit
docs/header-template.html- changes will automatically apply to all pages on next deployment.🤖 Generated with Claude Code