Drop misleading 'verified listings' meta-description copy

8485ef7b984f00790ca0619f67291f9681d9715c · 2026-05-07 09:17:42 -0700 · Steve Abrams

Home page meta-description claimed all listings were verified, but with
1,938 corridor-seeded shells now in the directory most are unclaimed.
Replace with a more accurate framing that signals owners can claim and
update their own pages.

Files touched

M routes/public.js

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commit 8485ef7b984f00790ca0619f67291f9681d9715c
Author: Steve Abrams <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Thu May 7 09:17:42 2026 -0700

    Drop misleading 'verified listings' meta-description copy
    
    Home page meta-description claimed all listings were verified, but with
    1,938 corridor-seeded shells now in the directory most are unclaimed.
    Replace with a more accurate framing that signals owners can claim and
    update their own pages.
---
 routes/public.js | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/routes/public.js b/routes/public.js
index 6a46fb2..b50afbb 100644
--- a/routes/public.js
+++ b/routes/public.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ router.get('/', async (req, res, next) => {
 
     res.render('public/home', {
       title: 'Ventura Claw — directory of Ventura Blvd small businesses',
-      metaDescription: `Find local restaurants, salons, retail, fitness, pet, auto detail, cleaning, and creative businesses on Ventura Blvd. ${stats.total} verified listings across Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Encino, Tarzana, and Woodland Hills.`,
+      metaDescription: `Find local restaurants, salons, retail, fitness, pet, auto detail, cleaning, and creative businesses on Ventura Blvd. ${stats.total} listings across Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Encino, Tarzana, and Woodland Hills — owners claim and update their own page.`,
       stats, featured, recentlyJoined, verticals: VERTICALS, verticalCountMap
     });
   } catch (err) { next(err); }

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