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How to fix: Links with no anchor text

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Estimated reading time: 2 minutesIssue: Links with no anchor text, raw URLs, or symbols provide no context about the target page. This affects user experience and search engine indexing, missing an opportunity to optimize the linked page’s performance in search […]

How to fix: URLs with a permanent redirect

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Estimated reading time: 2 minutesIssue: Permanent redirects (301/308) are useful but can waste crawl budget if overused. Too many redirects can also confuse users and slow down their browsing experience. Fix: Review your permanent redirects and replace them with direct […]

How to fix: Issues with broken external JavaScript and CSS files

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Estimated reading time: 2 minutesIssue: Broken external JavaScript or CSS files hosted on another site can prevent your webpages from rendering properly. This impacts user experience and may harm your search rankings. Fix: Contact the owner of the external site […]

How to fix: Issues with blocked external resources in robots.txt

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Estimated reading time: 2 minutesIssue: External resources (e.g., CSS, JavaScript, or images) hosted on another website and blocked by their robots.txt file can prevent search engines from rendering your pages correctly, potentially harming your rankings. Fix: If the blocked resources […]

How to fix: Pages blocked by X-Robots-Tag: noindex HTTP header

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Estimated reading time: 2 minutesIssue: Pages blocked by the X-Robots-Tag: noindex HTTP header can’t be crawled or indexed by search engines, preventing them from appearing in search results. Fix: Check your HTTP headers to ensure that valuable content isn’t accidentally […]

How to fix: Orphaned pages (in sitemap)

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Estimated reading time: 2 minutesIssue: Orphaned pages in your sitemap.xml are not linked internally, making them harder for users to find and potentially wasting your crawl budget. Search engines may still crawl these pages, even if they’re outdated or unimportant. […]