Align brand search SEO with Grace Salmoun

2026-05-03 16:48:06 +03:00
--- a/app/[lang]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/[lang]/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Metadata } from "next";
-import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
+import { notFound, permanentRedirect } from "next/navigation";
 import { HomePage } from "@/components/home-page";
 import { isLanguage, languages, type Language } from "@/data/portfolio";
 import { getHomeMetadata } from "@/data/seo";
@@ -21,5 +21,9 @@ export default function LocalizedHomePage({ params }: { params: { lang: string }
    notFound();
  }

+  if (params.lang === "en") {
+    permanentRedirect("/");
+  }
+
  return <HomePage language={params.lang as Language} />;
 }
--- a/app/[lang]/resume/page.tsx
+++ b/app/[lang]/resume/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Metadata } from "next";
-import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
+import { notFound, permanentRedirect } from "next/navigation";
 import { ResumePageContent } from "@/components/resume-page-content";
 import { isLanguage, languages, type Language } from "@/data/portfolio";
 import { getResumeMetadata } from "@/data/seo";
@@ -21,5 +21,9 @@ export default function LocalizedResumePage({ params }: { params: { lang: string
    notFound();
  }

+  if (params.lang === "en") {
+    permanentRedirect("/resume");
+  }
+
  return <ResumePageContent language={params.lang as Language} />;
 }
--- a/app/page.tsx
+++ b/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
-import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import type { Metadata } from "next";
+import { HomePage } from "@/components/home-page";
+import type { Language } from "@/data/portfolio";
+import { getHomeMetadata } from "@/data/seo";
+
+const defaultLanguage: Language = "en";
+
+export const metadata: Metadata = getHomeMetadata(defaultLanguage);

 export default function RootPage() {
-  redirect("/en");
+  return <HomePage language={defaultLanguage} />;
 }
--- a/app/resume/page.tsx
+++ b/app/resume/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
-import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import type { Metadata } from "next";
+import { ResumePageContent } from "@/components/resume-page-content";
+import type { Language } from "@/data/portfolio";
+import { getResumeMetadata } from "@/data/seo";
+
+const defaultLanguage: Language = "en";
+
+export const metadata: Metadata = getResumeMetadata(defaultLanguage);

 export default function RootResumePage() {
-  redirect("/en/resume");
+  return <ResumePageContent language={defaultLanguage} />;
 }
--- a/app/sitemap.ts
+++ b/app/sitemap.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default function sitemap(): MetadataRoute.Sitemap {

  return [
    {
-      url: absoluteUrl("/en"),
+      url: absoluteUrl("/"),
      lastModified,
      changeFrequency: "monthly",
      priority: 1,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default function sitemap(): MetadataRoute.Sitemap {
      priority: 1,
    },
    {
-      url: absoluteUrl("/en/resume"),
+      url: absoluteUrl("/resume"),
      lastModified,
      changeFrequency: "monthly",
      priority: 0.8,
--- a/components/home-page.tsx
+++ b/components/home-page.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { SiteShell } from "@/components/site-shell";
 import {
  getBasePath,
  getDirection,
+  getResumePath,
  portfolioContent,
  resumeFile,
  sharedProfile,
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export function HomePage({ language }: { language: Language }) {
      ? "لوحة بورتفوليو لمجمع إعلامي ومبنى التلفزيون"
      : "Portfolio board for Media Complex and TV Building";
  const basePath = getBasePath(language);
+  const resumePath = getResumePath(language);
  const hasResume = resumeFile.available;
  const contactCards = [
    {
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ export function HomePage({ language }: { language: Language }) {
                      {t.ui.downloadCv}
                    </Link>
                  ) : (
-                    <Link href={`${basePath}/resume`} className="button-secondary hero-action-link">
+                    <Link href={resumePath} className="button-secondary hero-action-link">
                      {t.ui.onlineResume}
                    </Link>
                  )}
@@ -322,7 +324,7 @@ export function HomePage({ language }: { language: Language }) {
            </div>

            <div className="grid gap-5 sm:grid-cols-2">
-              <Link href={`${basePath}/resume`} className="soft-card content-stack-default block">
+              <Link href={resumePath} className="soft-card content-stack-default block">
                <p className="eyebrow-note">{t.ui.onlineResume}</p>
                <p className="type-card-title display-face text-[var(--color-ink)]">
                  {t.ui.viewFullResume}
--- a/components/language-toggle.tsx
+++ b/components/language-toggle.tsx
@@ -5,18 +5,15 @@ import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
 import { portfolioContent, type Language } from "@/data/portfolio";

 export function LanguageToggle({ language }: { language: Language }) {
-  const pathname = usePathname() ?? `/${language}`;
+  const pathname = usePathname() ?? (language === "ar" ? "/ar" : "/");
  const nextLanguage = language === "en" ? "ar" : "en";
  const { languageLabel, languageToggleAriaLabel } = portfolioContent[language].ui;
  const segments = pathname.split("/").filter(Boolean);
-
-  if (segments[0] === "en" || segments[0] === "ar") {
-    segments[0] = nextLanguage;
-  } else {
-    segments.unshift(nextLanguage);
-  }
-
-  const nextPath = `/${segments.join("/")}`;
+  const contentSegments = segments[0] === "en" || segments[0] === "ar" ? segments.slice(1) : segments;
+  const nextPath =
+    nextLanguage === "ar"
+      ? `/ar${contentSegments.length ? `/${contentSegments.join("/")}` : ""}`
+      : `/${contentSegments.join("/")}` || "/";

  return (
    <Link
--- a/components/navbar.tsx
+++ b/components/navbar.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function Navbar({ language }: { language: Language }) {
            <div className="logo-shell navbar-logo-shell overflow-hidden rounded-[20px] border p-2">
              <Image
                src={sharedProfile.logoImage}
-                alt={language === "ar" ? "شعار غريس بطرس سلمون" : "Grace Butrus Salmoun logo"}
+                alt={language === "ar" ? "شعار غريس بطرس سلمون" : "Grace Salmoun logo"}
                width={60}
                height={60}
                className="navbar-logo-image h-[60px] w-[60px] rounded-[14px] object-contain"
--- a/components/resume-page-content.tsx
+++ b/components/resume-page-content.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Link from "next/link";
 import { JsonLd } from "@/components/json-ld";
 import { SectionHeading } from "@/components/section-heading";
 import { SiteShell } from "@/components/site-shell";
-import { portfolioContent, resumeFile, sharedProfile, type Language } from "@/data/portfolio";
+import { getBasePath, portfolioContent, resumeFile, sharedProfile, type Language } from "@/data/portfolio";
 import { getResumeStructuredData } from "@/data/seo";

 export function ResumePageContent({ language }: { language: Language }) {
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export function ResumePageContent({ language }: { language: Language }) {
  const address = language === "ar" ? sharedProfile.addressAr : sharedProfile.address;
  const hasResume = resumeFile.available;
  const structuredData = getResumeStructuredData(language);
+  const portfolioPath = getBasePath(language);

  return (
    <SiteShell language={language}>
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ export function ResumePageContent({ language }: { language: Language }) {
                  {t.ui.resumeUnavailable}
                </p>
              )}
-              <Link href={`/${language}`} className="button-secondary">
+              <Link href={portfolioPath} className="button-secondary">
                {t.ui.backToPortfolio}
              </Link>
            </div>
--- a/data/portfolio.ts
+++ b/data/portfolio.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ export type { Language, Project, AdditionalProject, PortfolioDictionary } from "
 export { sharedProfile, resumeFile, defaultLanguage } from "./portfolio/shared";
 export { englishPortfolioContent } from "./portfolio/en";
 export { arabicPortfolioContent } from "./portfolio/ar";
-export { getBasePath, getDirection, getPortfolioContent, isLanguage, languages } from "./portfolio/helpers";
+export { getBasePath, getDirection, getPortfolioContent, getResumePath, isLanguage, languages } from "./portfolio/helpers";

 import { englishPortfolioContent } from "./portfolio/en";
 import { arabicPortfolioContent } from "./portfolio/ar";
--- a/data/portfolio/en.ts
+++ b/data/portfolio/en.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import type { AdditionalProject, PortfolioDictionary, Project } from "./types";

 export const englishPortfolioContent = {
  meta: {
-    title: "Grace Butrus Salmoun | Architectural Engineer Specialized in Architectural Design",
+    title: "Grace Salmoun | Architectural Engineer and Architecture Portfolio",
    description:
-      "An architecture portfolio for Grace Butrus Salmoun, a Damascus-based architectural engineer specialized in architectural design, featuring work in urban rehabilitation, mixed-use towers, hospitality, landscape, shop drawings, and architectural visualization.",
+      "An architecture portfolio for Grace Salmoun, also known as Grace Butrus Salmoun, a Damascus-based architectural engineer specializing in architectural design, urban rehabilitation, landscape, shop drawings, and architectural visualization.",
  },
  ui: {
    navAbout: "About",
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const englishPortfolioContent = {
    title:
      "An architectural engineer who turns ideas into clear drawings and readable presentation boards.",
    description:
-      "Grace Butrus Salmoun is a Syrian architect based in Damascus, holding a Master's degree in Architectural Design from Damascus University, with published academic research in 2025 titled \"A Study of the Factors Influencing the Residential Urban Product: Marota City as a Case Study.\" Her portfolio includes towers, hotels, villas, public squares, landscape studies, and shop drawings.",
+      "Grace Salmoun, also known as Grace Butrus Salmoun, is a Syrian architect based in Damascus, holding a Master's degree in Architectural Design from Damascus University, with published academic research in 2025 titled \"A Study of the Factors Influencing the Residential Urban Product: Marota City as a Case Study.\" Her portfolio includes towers, hotels, villas, public squares, landscape studies, and shop drawings.",
    paragraphs: [
      "Her work connects technical production with architectural presentation through plans, sections, elevations, analytical drawings, and 3D visualizations.",
      "The portfolio includes professional and academic work in Damascus, a first-place project for the rehabilitation of Bab Touma Square, remote collaboration with Regal Pool, and teaching support at Damascus University.",
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ export const englishPortfolioContent = {
    onlineResumeDescription:
      "An architectural engineer with a Master's background in architectural design, published academic research in 2025 on the residential urban product in Marota City, teaching support experience, remote design work, and urban rehabilitation achievements.",
    resumeIntro:
-      "Grace Butrus Salmoun is a Damascus-based architectural engineer specialized in architectural design, working in architectural design, urban rehabilitation, landscape concepts, shop drawings, and visual presentation.",
+      "Grace Salmoun is a Damascus-based architectural engineer specialized in architectural design, working in architectural design, urban rehabilitation, landscape concepts, shop drawings, and visual presentation.",
    profileParagraph:
      "She combines organized design thinking, technical drawing ability, 3D modeling, and clear presentation skills, alongside academic research experience connected to her master's thesis and a published study on Marota City, with Arabic as a first language and good proficiency in English and French.",
    experienceDescription:
@@ -381,5 +381,5 @@ export const englishPortfolioContent = {
    { value: "3", label: "Languages: Arabic, English, and French" },
  ],
  footer:
-    "Architectural design, urban rehabilitation, landscape studies, shop drawings, and visual presentation by Grace Butrus Salmoun.",
+    "Architectural design, urban rehabilitation, landscape studies, shop drawings, and visual presentation by Grace Salmoun.",
 } satisfies PortfolioDictionary;
--- a/data/portfolio/helpers.ts
+++ b/data/portfolio/helpers.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ export function getDirection(language: Language) {
 }

 export function getBasePath(language: Language) {
-  return `/${language}`;
+  return language === "ar" ? "/ar" : "/";
+}
+
+export function getResumePath(language: Language) {
+  return language === "ar" ? "/ar/resume" : "/resume";
 }

 export function getPortfolioContent(language: Language): PortfolioDictionary {
--- a/data/portfolio/shared.ts
+++ b/data/portfolio/shared.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import type { Language } from "./types";

 export const sharedProfile = {
-  brandNameEn: "Grace Butrus Salmoun",
+  brandNameEn: "Grace Salmoun",
  brandNameAr: "غريس بطرس سلمون",
-  founderNameEn: "Grace Butrus Salmoun",
+  founderNameEn: "Grace Salmoun",
+  fullNameEn: "Grace Butrus Salmoun",
+  alternateNamesEn: ["Grace Butrus Salmoun", "Grace Salamoun"],
  founderNameAr: "غريس بطرس سلمون",
  phone: "+963 993 292 652",
  whatsappHref: "https://wa.me/963993292652",
--- a/data/seo.ts
+++ b/data/seo.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@ import type { Metadata } from "next";
 import { englishPortfolioContent, getPortfolioContent, sharedProfile, type Language } from "@/data/portfolio";
 import { absoluteUrl, siteName } from "@/data/site-config";

+const primaryEnglishName = sharedProfile.founderNameEn;
+const fullEnglishName = sharedProfile.fullNameEn;
+const englishAlternateNames = sharedProfile.alternateNamesEn;
+const arabicName = sharedProfile.founderNameAr;
+
 const sharedKeywords = [
+  "Grace Salmoun",
+  "Grace Butrus Salmoun",
+  "Grace Salamoun",
  "architecture portfolio",
  "architectural engineer",
  "architectural design",
@@ -26,13 +34,21 @@ function getAlternateLocales(language: Language) {
  return language === "ar" ? ["en_US"] : ["ar_SY"];
 }

+function getHomePath(language: Language) {
+  return language === "ar" ? "/ar" : "/";
+}
+
+function getResumePath(language: Language) {
+  return language === "ar" ? "/ar/resume" : "/resume";
+}
+
 function getOgImage(language: Language) {
  return {
    url: absoluteUrl(sharedProfile.heroImage),
    alt:
      language === "ar"
        ? "معاينة بورتفوليو غريس بطرس سلمون"
-        : "Portfolio preview for Grace Butrus Salmoun",
+        : "Portfolio preview for Grace Salmoun",
  };
 }

@@ -55,16 +71,16 @@ function buildMetadata({
    title,
    description,
    keywords: [...sharedKeywords, ...localizedKeywords[language]],
-    authors: [{ name: sharedProfile.founderNameEn }],
-    creator: sharedProfile.founderNameEn,
-    publisher: sharedProfile.founderNameEn,
+    authors: [{ name: primaryEnglishName }],
+    creator: primaryEnglishName,
+    publisher: primaryEnglishName,
    category: "architecture portfolio",
    alternates: {
      canonical: canonicalPath,
      languages: {
-        en: canonicalPath.includes("/resume") ? "/en/resume" : "/en",
+        en: canonicalPath.includes("/resume") ? "/resume" : "/",
        ar: canonicalPath.includes("/resume") ? "/ar/resume" : "/ar",
-        "x-default": "/en",
+        "x-default": "/",
      },
    },
    robots: {
@@ -106,9 +122,9 @@ export function getDefaultSeoMetadata(): Metadata {
    title,
    description,
    applicationName: siteName,
-    authors: [{ name: sharedProfile.founderNameEn }],
-    creator: sharedProfile.founderNameEn,
-    publisher: sharedProfile.founderNameEn,
+    authors: [{ name: primaryEnglishName }],
+    creator: primaryEnglishName,
+    publisher: primaryEnglishName,
    keywords: [...sharedKeywords, ...localizedKeywords.en],
    category: "architecture portfolio",
    referrer: "origin-when-cross-origin",
@@ -126,7 +142,7 @@ export function getDefaultSeoMetadata(): Metadata {
    openGraph: {
      title,
      description,
-      url: absoluteUrl("/en"),
+      url: absoluteUrl("/"),
      siteName,
      locale: "en_US",
      alternateLocale: ["ar_SY"],
@@ -149,7 +165,7 @@ export function getHomeMetadata(language: Language): Metadata {
    language,
    title: t.meta.title,
    description: t.meta.description,
-    canonicalPath: `/${language}`,
+    canonicalPath: getHomePath(language),
    pageType: "website",
  });
 }
@@ -162,7 +178,7 @@ export function getResumeMetadata(language: Language): Metadata {
    language,
    title,
    description: t.resume.description,
-    canonicalPath: `/${language}/resume`,
+    canonicalPath: getResumePath(language),
    pageType: "profile",
  });
 }
@@ -177,6 +193,7 @@ export function getHomeStructuredData(language: Language) {
      "@context": "https://schema.org",
      "@type": "WebSite",
      name: siteName,
+      alternateName: [`${fullEnglishName} Portfolio`, "Grace Salamoun Portfolio"],
      url: absoluteUrl("/"),
      inLanguage: ["en", "ar"],
    },
@@ -184,7 +201,11 @@ export function getHomeStructuredData(language: Language) {
      "@context": "https://schema.org",
      "@type": "Person",
      name,
-      url: absoluteUrl(`/${language}`),
+      givenName: "Grace",
+      additionalName: "Butrus",
+      familyName: "Salmoun",
+      alternateName: language === "ar" ? [primaryEnglishName, fullEnglishName, ...englishAlternateNames] : [fullEnglishName, arabicName, ...englishAlternateNames],
+      url: absoluteUrl(getHomePath(language)),
      image: absoluteUrl(sharedProfile.heroImage),
      jobTitle: t.ui.architectureEngineer,
      description: t.meta.description,
@@ -203,7 +224,7 @@ export function getHomeStructuredData(language: Language) {
      "@type": "CollectionPage",
      name: t.meta.title,
      description: t.meta.description,
-      url: absoluteUrl(`/${language}`),
+      url: absoluteUrl(getHomePath(language)),
      inLanguage: language,
      isPartOf: {
        "@type": "WebSite",
@@ -228,7 +249,11 @@ export function getResumeStructuredData(language: Language) {
      "@context": "https://schema.org",
      "@type": "Person",
      name,
-      url: absoluteUrl(`/${language}`),
+      givenName: "Grace",
+      additionalName: "Butrus",
+      familyName: "Salmoun",
+      alternateName: language === "ar" ? [primaryEnglishName, fullEnglishName, ...englishAlternateNames] : [fullEnglishName, arabicName, ...englishAlternateNames],
+      url: absoluteUrl(getHomePath(language)),
      email: sharedProfile.email,
      telephone: sharedProfile.phone,
      image: absoluteUrl(sharedProfile.heroImage),
@@ -240,7 +265,7 @@ export function getResumeStructuredData(language: Language) {
      "@type": "ProfilePage",
      name: title,
      description: t.resume.description,
-      url: absoluteUrl(`/${language}/resume`),
+      url: absoluteUrl(getResumePath(language)),
      inLanguage: language,
      isPartOf: {
        "@type": "WebSite",
--- a/data/site-config.ts
+++ b/data/site-config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const FALLBACK_SITE_URL = "https://grace-salamoun-architect.vercel.app";

-export const siteName = "Grace Butrus Salmoun Portfolio";
+export const siteName = "Grace Salmoun Portfolio";
 export const siteUrl = (process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL ?? FALLBACK_SITE_URL).replace(/\/+$/, "");

 export function absoluteUrl(path = "/") {