# Missing author and date signals in Vue

> How to fix missing author and date signals in Vue — with the exact fix and copy-paste code.

_Category: AI readiness · Detector `aeo` · Check `no-author-metadata` · Severity: info_

Answer engines and search rankers weigh who wrote something and when when deciding which sources to trust and cite — E-E-A-T in Google’s terms. A page with no author and no date reads as anonymous and undated, which is exactly what ranking systems discount. AI-generated content pages almost never emit these signals.

## The fix for Vue

Add the meta tags with `useHead`, and include author/dates in your `JSON-LD` script.

```ts
useHead({ meta: [
  { name: 'author', content: post.author },
  { property: 'article:published_time', content: post.publishedAt },
] })
```

### Steps

1. Add `<meta name="author">` and `article:published_time` to the head
2. Include author, `datePublished`, and `dateModified` in your `Article` `JSON-LD`
3. Mark visible dates up with `<time datetime="…">`

## How VibeCheck detects it

The `aeo` detector flags this live in the browser and reports it to the widget's Problems list — and to your coding agent over MCP.

- **Issue string:** `No author or date signals`
- **Threshold:** No meta[name="author"], article:author, or [itemprop="author"] found

## FAQ

### What is E-E-A-T and how does this help?

Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trust — Google’s framework for judging content quality. Clear authorship and dates are concrete signals that feed it, and answer engines use the same cues to decide what to cite.

### Do I need both meta tags and `JSON-LD`?

Belt and braces. Meta/OG tags are widely read; `JSON-LD` author and `datePublished` are what rich-result and answer engines prefer. Providing both maximises the chance your authorship is picked up.

See the general, framework-agnostic fix: https://vibecheck.wcgw.fun/fix/missing-author-metadata.md

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Fix guide from VibeCheck — https://vibecheck.wcgw.fun/fix/missing-author-metadata. Full site index for LLMs: https://vibecheck.wcgw.fun/llms.txt