Optimize Cloudinary Image URL: Hashflag White VS Code (SEO Metadata & Icon Usage)

[jeromehardaway]

🛠 Description

Optimize the Hashflag White VS Code image used in the DefaultSeo component to improve page performance, social sharing previews, and favicon delivery. The same image is currently reused in multiple places: Open Graph images, Twitter card previews, and as the Apple touch icon. This task will apply Cloudinary transformations to ensure each instance is efficiently delivered and visually crisp on all devices and networks.

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✅ Acceptance Criteria
• All URLs referencing https://res.cloudinary.com/vetswhocode/image/upload/v1609084190/hashflag-white-vscode_n5k5db.jpg are updated to the optimized version.
• Optimized URLs include: f_auto, q_auto:good, dpr_auto, c_limit, w_1200 for Open Graph and Twitter usage.
• The Apple touch icon version uses a smaller w_180 variant for mobile performance.
• All meta preview images render correctly on platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
• The DefaultSEO component is updated and committed without breaking layout or causing SEO regressions.

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📋 Implementation Notes

Replace every instance of:

https://res.cloudinary.com/vetswhocode/image/upload/v1609084190/hashflag-white-vscode_n5k5db.jpg

with one of the following based on use case:

✅ Optimized for Open Graph & Twitter:

https://res.cloudinary.com/vetswhocode/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto:good,dpr_auto,c_limit,w_1200/v1609084190/hashflag-white-vscode_n5k5db.jpg

✅ Optimized for Apple Touch Icon:

https://res.cloudinary.com/vetswhocode/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto:good,dpr_auto,c_limit,w_180/v1609084190/hashflag-white-vscode_n5k5db.jpg

Update your images and additionalLinkTags arrays in the DefaultSeo component accordingly.

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🔗 Related Issues or PRs
• Cloudinary Docs – SEO Image Optimization
• Next SEO Docs

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