From 1446d31259ed6fab943acc17632e4d917037fc64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tanner Linsley <tannerlinsley@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:13:02 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix(seo): describe Start on its landing page

---
 src/components/landing/StartLanding.tsx | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/libraries/libraries.ts              |  2 +-
 src/libraries/start.tsx                 |  1 -
 src/routes/-library-landing-route.tsx   |  5 ++++-
 4 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/components/landing/StartLanding.tsx b/src/components/landing/StartLanding.tsx
index dcf665bfc..8e6e2b940 100644
--- a/src/components/landing/StartLanding.tsx
+++ b/src/components/landing/StartLanding.tsx
@@ -111,8 +111,27 @@ export default function StartLanding() {
   return (
     <LibraryLandingShell
       libraryId="start"
-      headline="One Router-first app, from server request to client navigation."
-      description="Start keeps TanStack Router as the application contract, then adds full-document rendering, streaming, typed server work, middleware, and output for the runtime you choose."
+      headline="A full-stack framework for React and Solid."
+      description="Build with type-safe routing, server-side rendering, streaming, and server functions, powered by TanStack Router."
+      beforeActions={
+        <nav
+          aria-label="Start guides"
+          className="mt-5 flex flex-wrap gap-x-5 gap-y-2 text-ds-body-sm"
+        >
+          <a
+            className="text-text-primary underline underline-offset-4 hover:text-(--landing-accent-bright)"
+            href="/start/latest/docs/framework/react/start-vs-nextjs"
+          >
+            Compare with Next.js
+          </a>
+          <a
+            className="text-text-primary underline underline-offset-4 hover:text-(--landing-accent-bright)"
+            href="/start/latest/docs/framework/react/migrate-from-next-js"
+          >
+            Migrate from Next.js
+          </a>
+        </nav>
+      }
       hero={<ExecutionMapHero />}
       prompt={startPrompt}
       promptLabel="Copy Start prompt"
diff --git a/src/libraries/libraries.ts b/src/libraries/libraries.ts
index 1c7982a3e..f4d61520e 100644
--- a/src/libraries/libraries.ts
+++ b/src/libraries/libraries.ts
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ export const start: LibrarySlim = {
   tagline:
     'Full-stack Framework powered by TanStack Router for React and Solid',
   description:
-    'Full-document SSR, Streaming, Server Functions, bundling and more, powered by TanStack Router and Vite - Ready to deploy to your favorite hosting provider.',
+    'TanStack Start is a full-stack framework for React and Solid, with type-safe routing, server-side rendering, streaming, and server functions.',
   badge: 'RC',
   repo: 'tanstack/router',
   frameworks: ['react', 'solid'],
diff --git a/src/libraries/start.tsx b/src/libraries/start.tsx
index 05809eb99..c68512af8 100644
--- a/src/libraries/start.tsx
+++ b/src/libraries/start.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const textStyles = 'text-category-framework'
 
 export const startProject = {
   ...start,
-  description: `Full-document SSR, Streaming, Server Functions, bundling and more, powered by TanStack Router and Vite - Ready to deploy to your favorite hosting provider.`,
   latestBranch: 'main',
   docsRoot: 'docs/start',
   embedEditor: 'codesandbox' as const,
diff --git a/src/routes/-library-landing-route.tsx b/src/routes/-library-landing-route.tsx
index f281ee361..cfba7f7b3 100644
--- a/src/routes/-library-landing-route.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/-library-landing-route.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ export function getLibraryLandingHead(libraryId: LandingLibraryId) {
 
   return {
     meta: seo({
-      title: library.name,
+      title:
+        libraryId === 'start'
+          ? 'TanStack Start | Full-stack React and Solid Framework'
+          : library.name,
       description: library.description,
       image: ogImageUrl(library.id),
       noindex: library.visible === false,

From cd7b9c5f3bb9379c7f0f40590d9443c73ff23acf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tanner Linsley <tannerlinsley@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:24:41 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix(start): link landing page to existing comparison
 guide

---
 src/components/landing/StartLanding.tsx | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/components/landing/StartLanding.tsx b/src/components/landing/StartLanding.tsx
index 8e6e2b940..5fefee31b 100644
--- a/src/components/landing/StartLanding.tsx
+++ b/src/components/landing/StartLanding.tsx
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export default function StartLanding() {
         >
           <a
             className="text-text-primary underline underline-offset-4 hover:text-(--landing-accent-bright)"
-            href="/start/latest/docs/framework/react/start-vs-nextjs"
+            href="/start/latest/docs/framework/react/comparison"
           >
             Compare with Next.js
           </a>