SEO: favicon metadata, Organization JSON-LD, favicon validation; R2 media (preconnect, generateFileURL per-collection), filename normalization

src/globals/SiteSettings/fields/general.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import type { Field } from 'payload'
 
+import { validateFaviconField } from '../../../modules/seo/index.js'
+
 /**
  * General site identity fields.
- * Consumed by SEO/OG (siteName, defaultShareImage) and frontend (logo).
+ * Consumed by SEO/OG (siteName, defaultShareImage) and frontend (logo, favicon).
  */
 export const generalFields: Field[] = [
   {
@@ -45,7 +47,8 @@ export const generalFields: Field[] = [
     name: 'logo',
     type: 'upload',
     admin: {
-      description: 'Primary site logo.',
+      description:
+        'Primary site logo. Also used for Organization structured data (buildOrganizationJsonLd).',
     },
     relationTo: 'media',
   },
@@ -61,7 +64,13 @@ export const generalFields: Field[] = [
     name: 'favicon',
     type: 'upload',
     admin: {
-      description: 'Square source icon (PNG or SVG) for the browser tab. Rendered by the frontend.',
+      description:
+        'Square icon, PNG or SVG, min. 48×48px (Google requires this to show it in search). Rendered via buildIconsMetadata.',
+    },
+    hooks: {
+      // Warns the editor at save time if the favicon is too small (<48×48) or
+      // not square — Google won't display such favicons in search results.
+      beforeValidate: [validateFaviconField],
     },
     relationTo: 'media',
   },