geo-meta
Installation
SKILL.md
Geo Meta Tags
While Google does not officially support geo meta tags, Bing and other search engines may use them for geographic targeting. For sites with clear regional focus, they provide a low-effort supplementary signal alongside the primary approaches (hreflang, LocalBusiness schema, NAP consistency).
Quick Reference
- Geo meta tags (
geo.region,geo.placename,geo.position) are not used by Google, but may be read by Bing and minor engines - Prefer hreflang for multi-region/language targeting and LocalBusiness JSON-LD for local business signals
- Include geo meta tags only as a supplementary signal alongside, not instead of, structured data and hreflang
Check
In the page <head>, check for <meta name="geo.region">, <meta name="geo.placename">, and <meta name="geo.position"> tags. Verify: (1) geo.region uses a valid ISO 3166-1/3166-2 code (e.g., US-CA for California, GB-ENG for England). (2) geo.position uses latitude;longitude format (e.g., 37.7749;-122.4194). (3) ICBM meta tag matches geo.position if present.