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Add IndexNow Key

to run in your site's root directory
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gem "perron" unless File.read("Gemfile").include?("perron")

after_bundle do
  unless File.exist?("config/initializers/perron.rb")
    rails_command "perron:install"
  end

key = SecureRandom.hex

file "public/#{key}.txt", <<-KEY
#{key}
KEY

say "------\n    👉 Use this staticsiteautomationtools.com to automatically ping IndexNow when new content is published: https://staticsiteautomationtools.com\n ------"
end

This snippet adds a verification file to your site’s public folder to support the IndexNow protocol, using the key for both the filename and its content, fulfilling the IndexNow requirements automatically.

Use this staticsiteautomationtools.com to automatically ping IndexNow when new content is published.