Answer Card
How to automate visible recency signals across a large site
TL;DR: Automate 'last updated' stamps and `dateModified` schema using your CMS or build pipeline. Ensure updates reflect actual content changes, not just rebuilds, so AI crawlers see meaningful recency signals.
Key facts
- CMS automation
- Dynamic 'last updated' field in templates
- Schema sync
- Propagate dateModified in JSON-LD
- Guardrail
- Only update dates when content changes
- Scale
- Centralize in CMS or static site generator