Initialize Varbase SEO Base Recipe

Problem/Motivation

A clear need for a unified base recipe that delivers a complete, opinionated SEO foundation
aligned with Varbase standards and Drupal SEO best practices.

Proposed resolution

Introduce a new Varbase SEO Base recipe that centralizes all core SEO modules,
default configurations, and role-based permissions. This recipe will provide a ready-to-use,
scalable SEO setup for all Varbase sites.

Included Features

• Meta Tag Management using Metatag with Open Graph, Twitter Cards, hreflang, mobile, and verification tags
• Schema.org Structured Data for articles, web pages, web sites, and item lists
• Yoast SEO integration for real-time content optimization
• Pathauto for automatic, clean URL aliases
• Redirect Management including 404 tracking, domain redirects, and alias normalization
• XML Sitemap Generation via Simple Sitemap for nodes, taxonomy terms, and menu links
• Script Manager for centralized analytics and tracking scripts
• Entity Clone support to duplicate content while preserving SEO settings

Default Configuration

• Metatag defaults for global pages, front page, nodes, taxonomy terms, users, and 403/404 pages
• Optimized Pathauto patterns and alias normalization
• Automatic redirects with 301 status codes
• XML sitemap generation with cron support and multilingual awareness

Permissions

The recipe defines clear SEO responsibilities per role:

• Editor: Use Yoast SEO for content optimization
• Content Admin: Use Yoast SEO
• SEO Admin: Full SEO management (meta tags, redirects, sitemaps, scripts)
• Site Admin: Full SEO management and administration

Remaining tasks

• ✅ File an issue about this project
• ✅ Addition/Change/Update/Fix to this project
• ✅ Testing to ensure no regression
• ✅ Automated unit/functional testing coverage
• ✅ Developer Documentation support on feature change/addition
• ➖ User Guide Documentation support on feature change/addition
• ➖ UX/UI designer responsibilities
• ➖ Accessibility and Readability
• ✅ Code review from 1 Varbase core team member
• ✅ Full testing and approval
• ✅ Credit contributors
• ✅ Review with the product owner
• ✅ Update Release Notes
• ❌ Release varbase-11.0.0-alpha1, varbase_starter-1.0.0-alpha, varbase_seo_base-1.0.0-alpha1

User interface changes

• N/A

API changes

• N/A

Data model changes

• N/A

Release notes snippet

• feat: #3566558 Initialize Varbase SEO Base Recipe