Issue: Using <a href> tags to link to resources (like images) instead of pages can confuse search engines, leading them to interpret resource links as webpage links. This may signal poor site structure. Fix: Replace <a href> links with the […]
Issue: 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 results. Fix: Add clear,
Issue: 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 target URLs wherever possible.
Issue: 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 to fix the broken
Issue: 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 are critical for your
Issue: 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 blocked by the X-Robots-Tag:
Issue: 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 Search engines may still crawl these pages, even if they’re outdated or unimportant. Fix: Review orphaned pages
Issue: Orphaned pages are pages on your site that aren’t linked to any other internal pages. These pages miss out on SEO benefits, like link juice, and may confuse users if they no longer serve a purpose. Fix: Identify orphaned
Issue: Pages blocked from crawling by search engines (due to robots.txt or noindex tags) won’t appear in search results, limiting your visibility. Fix: Review your robots.txt and noindex tags to ensure that no valuable content is accidentally blocked from crawling.
Issue: If the language specified in your hreflang tag doesn’t match the actual language of your page, search engines may misunderstand your content’s language, causing display issues in search results. Fix: Review and correct hreflang attributes on affected pages to
Issue: Without a robots.txt file, search engines may crawl unnecessary or sensitive content, wasting crawl budget and potentially exposing private information. Fix: Create a robots.txt file to guide search engines on what to crawl and what to ignore. How to
Issue: Having multiple <h1> tags on a page might confuse users and search engines about the page’s main topic, even though it’s technically allowed in HTML5. Fix: Use a single <h1> tag per page for the main heading and use
Issue: URLs longer than 200 characters are not SEO-friendly. They look intimidating to users, reducing clicks, shares, and overall usability, which hurts your SEO performance. Fix: Shorten your URLs to a reasonable length while keeping them clear and descriptive. How
Issue: Subdomains without HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) may serve unsecured content, potentially exposing your users to risks and harming trust and security. Fix: Configure your server to support HSTS for your subdomains to ensure all content is served securely
Issue: The nofollow attribute on outgoing external links tells search engines not to follow the link, which means no SEO value (link juice) is passed to the linked page. Unintentionally using nofollow may affect your SEO efforts and the crawling
Issue: Pages that require more than 3 clicks to reach from the homepage are less likely to be visited by users or crawled by search engines, reducing their visibility and impact on SEO. Fix: Adjust your internal linking structure so
Issue: Non-descriptive anchor text like “click here” or “right here” doesn’t tell users or search engines what the linked page is about, reducing its SEO value and ranking potential. Fix: Replace vague anchor text with clear, descriptive text that reflects
Issue: External links on your site return a 403 HTTP status code, meaning access to the linked page or resource is forbidden. This often happens when a server blocks crawlers or restricts access. Fix: Check the availability of the linked
Issue: Pages with only one incoming internal link are hard for users and search engines to find. This reduces their visibility and lowers their chances of ranking in search results. Fix: Add more internal links pointing to these pages from
Issue: URLs longer than 2,000 characters may not be supported by some browsers and can cause issues with crawling, potentially being ignored by search engines. Fix: Shorten URLs to below 2,000 characters to ensure compatibility and improve crawlability. How to
Issue: Unminified JavaScript and CSS files are larger than necessary, slowing down page load times, which can negatively impact user experience and SEO. Fix: Minify your JavaScript and CSS files by removing extra spaces, comments, and lines. If using external
Issue: Using more than 100 JavaScript and CSS files on a page slows it down because each file requires a separate HTTP request, leading to longer load times, poor user experience, and lower search rankings. Fix: Remove unnecessary JavaScript and
