Category: Case Studies & How-Tos
Practical implementation guides and documented case studies from The GEO Lab. These posts walk through real optimisation projects — from WordPress technical setup to content restructuring — with before-and-after measurements, specific configuration steps, and lessons learned from production deployments on thegeolab.net.
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10 GEO Audit Checks Every Page Should Pass
Read more →: 10 GEO Audit Checks Every Page Should PassTen programmatic tests that separate a page structurally ready for AI retrieval from one that will be crawled, skimmed, and quoted from someone else.
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How to Configure robots.txt for AI Crawlers: A 2026 Reference
Read more →: How to Configure robots.txt for AI Crawlers: A 2026 ReferenceBy Artur Ferreira · The GEO Lab · Published: 14 June 2026 How to Configure robots.txt for AI Crawlers: A 2026 Reference We audited competitors’ robots.txt files. None blocked AI…
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Wikidata Deletion in 14 Hours: What Happened When We Tried to Add The GEO Lab to the Knowledge Graph
Read more →: Wikidata Deletion in 14 Hours: What Happened When We Tried to Add The GEO Lab to the Knowledge GraphBy Artur Ferreira · The GEO Lab · Published: 14 June 2026 Wikidata Deletion in 14 Hours: What Happened When We Tried to Add The GEO Lab to the Knowledge…
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The v3 Content Migration: 13 Pages for AI Extractability
Read more →: The v3 Content Migration: 13 Pages for AI ExtractabilityMigrated 13 pages to v3 HTML format for AI extractability. Declarative openers, entity naming, embedded CSS, and shared component library.
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Self-Reviews Don’t Work: Google Flagged Our Testimonials
Read more →: Self-Reviews Don’t Work: Google Flagged Our TestimonialsGoogle flagged self-authored Review schema as spam. Third-party testimonials with proper Review JSON-LD are the only compliant approach.
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The Failure Registry
Read more →: The Failure RegistryA structured failure registry for GEO implementation. YAML format, layer classification, root cause taxonomy, and resolution tracking.
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From 0 to 71/71: Building a GEO Compliance Audit System
Read more →: From 0 to 71/71: Building a GEO Compliance Audit SystemBuilt a 71-check GEO compliance audit system for WordPress. From zero automated checks to full coverage across schema, structure, and AI readability.
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10 RankMath Issues in 9 Days: A Complete Failure Log
Read more →: 10 RankMath Issues in 9 Days: A Complete Failure LogTen RankMath failures in nine days: schema conflicts, TOC crashes, N/A scores, and the first-paragraph trap. Complete failure log with fixes.