What Gets Checked (40+ Checks)

Created on 1 July, 2026SEO Audits • 64 views

Full breakdown of every SEO, performance, security and technical check in each audit

What Gets Checked

Every audit analyzes the page against 40+ checks across four categories.

On-Page SEO

  • Title tag (exists, length 50–60 chars)
  • Meta description (exists, length 120–160 chars)
  • H1 tag (exactly one, appropriate length)
  • H2–H6 headings (structured correctly)
  • Language attribute on <html>
  • Canonical URL (<link rel="canonical">)
  • SEO-friendly URL (no special characters)
  • Word count (sufficient content)
  • Open Graph tags (og:title, og:description, og:image)
  • Schema.org structured data (JSON-LD)

Performance

  • Response time (should be under 200ms)
  • Page size (should be under 100KB)
  • DOM size (should be under 1,500 nodes)
  • Server compression (Gzip/Brotli)
  • HTTP/2 enabled
  • Non-deferred JavaScript (render-blocking scripts)
  • Image formats (WebP, AVIF, SVG preferred)
  • Image alt attributes
  • Lazy loading (loading="lazy")

Security

  • HTTPS and valid SSL certificate
  • Google Safe Browsing check
  • HSTS header
  • Content Security Policy
  • SPF record (email spoofing protection)
  • Unsafe external links (missing rel="noopener")
  • Plaintext emails (exposed to scrapers)

Technical

  • Doctype declaration
  • Favicon
  • Meta viewport (mobile responsive)
  • Robots.txt (accessible and valid)
  • Custom 404 page
  • Meta robots (not accidentally blocking indexing)
  • Deprecated HTML tags
  • Internal and external link counts