Content Approval and Google Discover Readiness

No article should be treated as Discover-ready until the image, schema, metadata, safety, and source-rights checks pass. Drafts can exist in the codebase, but sitemap inclusion and production promotion require approved assets.

Discover and image policy

Article must be people-first: clear answer, practical decision help, no clickbait.
Hero image must be at least 1200 px wide, 16:9, JPEG/WebP, and visually specific to the article.
Every article must include meta robots max-image-preview:large, canonical URL, og:image, and schema.org image once image is approved.
Every article must include visible author/source notes, dateModified, Article JSON-LD, BreadcrumbList JSON-LD, and FAQ/QA content where appropriate.
Images must be generated, original, licensed stock, manufacturer/product-permitted, or diagrammatic; each image keeps a source/rights note.
No broken image references. Drafts without approved images render CSS artwork and are excluded from sitemap until publishable.
Medical/safety claims must be conservative: gas leaks, sewage backup, flooding, main sewer issues, and electrical/water risks route to licensed professionals.

Article approval ledger

Slug	Status	Image	Required size	Source type
drain-cleaning	needs_image	needed	1200×675	generated
drain-cleaning-cost	needs_image	needed	1200×675	generated
best-drain-cleaner	draft	needed	1200×675	generated
drain-cleaning-products	draft	needed	1200×675	generated
drain-cleaning-near-me	needs_image	needed	1200×675	generated
emergency-drain-cleaning	needs_image	needed	1200×675	generated
hydro-jetting-drain-cleaning	needs_image	needed	1200×675	generated
sewer-line-drain-cleaning	needs_image	needed	1200×675	generated
find-local-plumbers-drain-cleaning	draft	needed	1200×675	generated

Content Approval and Google Discover Readiness

Discover and image policy

Article approval ledger

Searchable video pipeline