Guides by platform · 3 guides
Guides for Bolt owners
A Bolt app that works in preview but not live, and Bolt SEO after you publish.
Bolt app works in preview but not on the live site: what to check
Launch · 8 min read. Bolt's preview runs in your browser; the live site runs on a host. When they differ, check the browser console, environment variables and secrets, the build output folder, routes on refresh, hosting limits, and the URLs your backend allows.
Bolt SEO after you publish: getting found on Google and in AI answers
SEO · 8 min read. A Bolt app is usually a single page app, so crawlers may get an almost empty page. Connect a custom domain, turn on SEO Boost, add titles, descriptions, a sitemap and robots.txt, check what Google renders, and write pages that answer buyers' questions.
Pre-launch conversion checklist for apps built with Lovable, Bolt, Cursor, or Base44
Conversion · 8 min read. Before you send traffic to an AI-built app, make sure strangers can understand it, sign up, and reach the first win. A launch checklist focused on conversion, not just on whether the code runs.