Vibe Coding for Custom SEO Tools | Build Them Without Code

Vibe coding = assembling working tools from simple building blocks—no heavy engineering. In this guide you’ll ship real, useful SEO mini-tools (checkers, calculators, dashboards) with sheets, prompts, and connectors—then QA with SEO Horizan’s free utilities. Want more? Browse All Blogs ↗.

What is “vibe coding” (for SEO teams)?

• Assemble, don’t architect: Use sheets/tables for data, forms for inputs, prompts/regex for logic, and connectors for movement.
• Small artifacts, shippable fast: Title previewers, redirect auditors, content brief generators, schema builders.
• QA at every step: Validate outputs with lightweight checks (meta, OG, redirects, payload size).

Core stack (you likely already have it)

• Data layer: Google Sheets/Airtable (tables, lookups, data validation).
• Interface: Forms (Sheet forms, Typeform) or a simple page in your CMS.
• Logic: Formulas, REGEX, prompts, and optional Apps Script/automation rules.
• Connectors: Zapier/Make to fetch, push, or schedule tasks.
• QA tools: Google Search Preview, Meta Tags Checker, OpenGraph Checker, URL Redirect Checker, Noindex Checker, Website Page Size Checker, TTFB Checker, Image Alt Tags Checker.

Five no-code SEO tools you can ship this week

1) Title & Snippet Planner

Inputs: target query, audience, outcome, brand tail. Logic: concatenate + length checks + prompt polish.
QA: Preview pixels in Google Search Preview; confirm meta parity via Meta Tags Checker.

=IF(LEN(A2)>60, LEFT(A2,57)&"…", A2)

2) Redirect Hop Spotter

Inputs: list of internal links or campaign URLs. Logic: connector pings → returns final URL & status. QA: Verify with URL Redirect Checker and headers in HTTP Headers Lookup.

3) Snippet Presence Checker

Inputs: page URL. Logic: fetch HTML → extract H1 and first 60 words. QA: Confirm with Website Text Extractor.

4) Image Alt Auditor

Inputs: page URL list. Logic: parse <img> → check missing/weak alt. QA: Re-run with Image Alt Tags Checker.

5) Payload & TTFB Guardrail

Inputs: key landing/blog URLs. Logic: scheduled checks documenting bytes & latency. QA: Website Page Size Checker (< 2MB) and TTFB Checker (< 600ms).

Blueprint: Build a “Blog SEO Checker” in 45 minutes (no code)

1. Sheet schema: Columns → URL, Title, H1, Snippet, Meta OK, OG OK, Final-200, Noindex, Size<2MB, TTFB<600ms, Owner, Notes.
2. Form UI: Simple form writes URLs into the Sheet (or paste in bulk).
3. Automations:
   • Task A: Fetch title/H1/snippet → fill columns.
   • Task B: Check meta/OG via endpoints; set TRUE/FALSE.
   • Task C: HEAD request chain → Final-200. “FALSE” if any hop.
   • Task D: Pull size & TTFB metrics.
4. Scoring: Add a simple score: =SUM(--(E2),--(F2),--(G2),--(H2),--(I2),--(J2)) (0–6).
5. QA & share: Spot-check with Meta, OG, Redirects, Noindex, Size, TTFB. Export CSV from the sheet.

Prompts & formulas (copy, then tailor)

Title rewrite (prompt)

Rewrite the title under 60 chars. Keep intent first, add clear outcome, reserve brand at tail.
Input: {{current_title}} | Query: {{primary_query}} | Audience: {{audience}}

Snippet generator (prompt)

Write a 40–55 word snippet under the H1. Include: who it’s for, outcome, 2–3 steps/tools.
Keep plain language. No hype.

Regex helpers (Sheets)

=REGEXEXTRACT(A2,"<h1[^>]*>(.*?)</h1>")
=REGEXMATCH(B2,"(?i)free|template|checklist")

Governance: when vibe coding is enough (and when it isn’t)

• Use vibe coding for internal auditors, quick validators, prototype tools, content ops.
• Escalate to code for high-traffic public apps, auth/roles, rate-limited APIs, PII handling.

Shipping checklist (don’t skip)

• ✅ Visible copy matches any JSON-LD (no mismatches).
• ✅ Links go to final 200 pages (no chains/loops).
• ✅ Title pixels previewed; snippet exists under H1.
• ✅ Page < 2MB; TTFB < 600ms.
• ✅ Accessibility: meaningful image alt text.

Where to link internally

• All Blogs — playbooks & checklists.
• Plans — scale your workflows and reporting.
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SEO Horizan Toolbox (bookmark these)

• Google Search Preview • Meta Tags Checker • OpenGraph Checker
• Website Text Extractor • URL Redirect Checker • HTTP Headers Lookup
• Image Alt Tags Checker • Website Page Size Checker • TTFB Checker
• Noindex Checker