diff --git a/blog/index.php b/blog/index.php
index eff6aff..c313e0a 100644
--- a/blog/index.php
+++ b/blog/index.php
@@ -1,9 +1,30 @@
 <?php
-$page_title = "AI Automation Blog | Practical Guides for Legal and Consultancy Firms | UK AI Automation";
-$page_description = "Practical articles on AI automation for UK law firms and management consultancies — document extraction, research automation, AI agents, GDPR compliance, and ROI analysis.";
+$page_title = "AI Automation Blog | UK AI Automation";
+$page_description = "Practical articles on AI automation for UK law firms and management consultancies.";
 $canonical_url = "https://ukaiautomation.co.uk/blog/";
-include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/includes/meta-tags.php');
-include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/includes/nav.php');
+?>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title><?php echo htmlspecialchars($page_title); ?></title>
+    <meta name="description" content="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($page_description); ?>">
+    <meta name="robots" content="index, follow">
+    <link rel="canonical" href="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($canonical_url); ?>">
+    <meta property="og:type" content="website">
+    <meta property="og:url" content="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($canonical_url); ?>">
+    <meta property="og:title" content="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($page_title); ?>">
+    <meta property="og:description" content="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($page_description); ?>">
+    <meta property="og:site_name" content="UK AI Automation">
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/assets/images/favicon.ico">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto+Slab:wght@300;400;500;600;700&family=Lato:wght@300;400;500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/css/main.css?v=20260322">
+</head>
+<body>
+<?php include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/includes/nav.php');
 
 $articles = [
     [
@@ -115,3 +136,5 @@ $articles = [
     </section>
 </main>
 <?php include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/includes/footer.php'); ?>
+</body>
+</html>
