Short answer: publish your Base44 app on a custom domain, because Base44's docs say its SEO setup is designed and supported for custom domains. Then open Dashboard, Marketing, SEO and GEO: add a meta description to every public page (Base44 sets titles but not descriptions by default), check search visibility per page, and confirm the sitemap at yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml lists the right pages. Submit that sitemap in Google Search Console, inspect your home page, and allow a few days to a few weeks.
Step 1: connect a custom domain
Per Base44's docs, free base44.app addresses can be crawled but are not intended for long-term production SEO. Connect your own domain. If you use a proxy such as Cloudflare in front of it, note that Base44 says its crawler copies only refresh on domains it can confirm, so proxied DNS can stop updates reaching crawlers.
Step 2: what Base44 serves crawlers
Base44 apps run in the browser, so Base44 serves crawlers a rendered copy of each page. Its docs say copies refresh after you publish and after data changes, in the background, and that a page without a saved copy first gets a short summary. If a page stays stale or shows a spinner or "not found" to crawlers, Base44 suggests asking Customer Care to refresh it.
Step 3: meta tags on the SEO and GEO page
Open your app editor, click Dashboard, and under Marketing open SEO and GEO. In the Meta tags tab:
- Write a description for every public page. Base44's docs say each page gets a unique title from its URL, but no custom description by default.
- Improve the titles so they say what the page offers, not only its path.
- Set social images for link previews.
- Turn off search visibility for pages that should not be found, such as admin or thank you pages.
Step 4: sitemap and robots.txt
Base44 generates a sitemap at /sitemap.xml with public, indexable pages, and a robots.txt that allows search engines and AI crawlers on public content. Open both on your domain and check them. Under Advanced settings you can turn off the generated sitemap and use your own public/sitemap.xml if you need more control.
Step 5: Google Search Console
Verify your domain in Search Console, submit the sitemap, then paste your home page into URL Inspection and run a live test. If the screenshot is empty or shows a spinner, crawlers are not getting the content yet. Request indexing for your main pages.
Step 6: one main address
A user report on Base44's feedback board says the base44.app address can stay crawlable after a custom domain goes live. Treat that as one report, but check: search Google for site:yourapp.base44.app. If it shows pages, make sure your custom domain is the one you share and link everywhere, and that its pages carry canonical tags to your domain.
Step 7: give Google something to rank
Base44 adds BreadcrumbList structured data automatically. The rest is content: a home page that says what the app does and for whom in text, a page per main use case, and a pricing page. Then get listed where your buyers look.
Where Persqo helps
All of this is in your Base44 dashboard and Search Console. Persqo adds the stranger's view:
- Paste the Persqo prompt into Base44 and your app gets a Persqo admin page at /admin/persqo. An AI visitor tests the live app, checks what crawlers can read, and every finding comes with a fix prompt you paste into Base44.
- If your app uses Base44's two-way GitHub sync, Persqo opens a pull request for file fixes such as llms.txt and robots.txt. You merge it; Persqo never merges.
For AI assistants specifically, read getting a Base44 app cited by ChatGPT. More on Persqo for Base44.
Sources
- SEO and search visibility, Base44 docs, checked November 6, 2026
- Feature request: suppress default base44.app after launch, Base44 feedback board, checked November 6, 2026
- URL Inspection tool, Search Console Help, checked November 6, 2026
Last updated: November 6, 2026.
Questions people ask
Can Google index a Base44 app?
Yes. Base44's docs say it serves crawlers a rendered version of your app, and generates a sitemap and robots.txt. Its SEO setup is designed for apps published on a custom domain; free base44.app addresses can be crawled but are not meant for long-term SEO.
Does Base44 write meta descriptions?
Base44's docs say each page gets a unique meta title from its URL, but no custom meta description by default. Add descriptions in the Meta tags tab of the SEO and GEO page in your app's dashboard.
How long does Base44 indexing take?
Base44's docs say indexing can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks after publishing or switching to a custom domain, depending on crawl schedules.