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Site Audit

Site Audit is your comprehensive technical SEO audit tool. It crawls your website and identifies issues that could impact your search visibility and user experience.

What Site Audit Checks​

SearchVector's Site Audit analyzes your website across multiple dimensions:

CategoryWhat's Checked
CrawlabilityRobots.txt rules, redirects, broken links, blocked resources
IndexabilityMeta robots tags, canonical tags, noindex directives, sitemaps
Page SpeedLoad time, resource optimization, server response time
Mobile-FriendlinessResponsive design, touch-friendly elements, mobile viewport
SecurityHTTPS implementation, mixed content, SSL certificate validity
Structured DataSchema.org markup, JSON-LD validity, Rich Snippet eligibility

A complete audit gives you a comprehensive view of your site's technical health.

Running an Audit​

Starting an audit takes just a few minutes:

  1. Navigate to Site Audit
  2. Enter your website URL
  3. Configure crawl settings (crawl depth, page limit, include/exclude patterns)
  4. Choose audit scope (entire site or specific sections)
  5. Click Start Audit

The audit process begins immediately. Larger sites may take longer to complete. You'll receive a notification when results are ready.

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Audits typically complete within minutes for small sites and within hours for larger sites. You can continue using SearchVector while the audit runs in the background.

Understanding Audit Results and Scores​

Your audit generates a comprehensive report with an overall health score:

  • 100-90: Excellent—minimal issues found
  • 89-70: Good—some issues to address
  • 69-50: Fair—significant issues that need attention
  • Below 50: Poor—critical issues impacting your SEO

The overall score combines individual category scores weighted by importance. Critical issues have the biggest impact on your score.

Priority-Based Issue Categorization​

Issues are organized by severity:

Critical Issues: Block search engines or severely impact ranking potential

  • Broken sitemaps
  • Missing robots.txt
  • Widespread noindex tags
  • HTTPS mixed content

Warnings: Issues that could impact your SEO but aren't immediately blocking

  • Duplicate meta descriptions
  • Missing heading structure
  • Large images without optimization
  • Slow page load times

Info: Improvement opportunities that are nice-to-have

  • Missing OG tags
  • Unused CSS files
  • Unoptimized images in secondary locations

Prioritize critical issues first, then tackle warnings when you have capacity.

Fix Recommendations​

For each issue, you'll receive specific fix recommendations:

  • Why it matters: Understanding the SEO impact
  • What's wrong: Clear explanation of the issue
  • How to fix it: Step-by-step instructions
  • Priority level: How urgent the fix is
  • Affected pages: Which pages are impacted

Follow recommendations in priority order for maximum SEO impact.

Re-Auditing After Fixes​

After fixing issues, re-run your audit to verify improvements:

  1. Implement fixes on your website
  2. Return to Site Audit → Re-audit Site
  3. Wait for the audit to complete
  4. Compare new results with previous audit

Seeing your overall score improve is a great way to stay motivated.

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Schedule re-audits every 30 days to catch new issues early. Regular audits catch problems before they impact your search performance.

Scheduling Automated Audits​

Set up automatic audits to monitor your site continuously:

  1. Go to Site Audit → Schedules
  2. Choose frequency (weekly, monthly, or custom)
  3. Set preferred audit time
  4. Receive notifications when audits complete
  5. Track score trends over time

Automated audits help you stay on top of site health without manual effort.

Comparison with Previous Audits​

Track your site's technical health over time:

  • View score trends across multiple audits
  • See which issue counts improved or worsened
  • Identify recurring issues vs. one-time problems
  • Celebrate progress and identify areas needing work

The Audit History view shows all previous audits with their scores and findings.

Site Audit Best Practices​

  1. Run initial audit baseline: Use your first audit as a baseline to measure improvement
  2. Fix critical issues immediately: These have the biggest impact on rankings
  3. Create an action plan: Prioritize issues by impact and effort required
  4. Re-audit after major changes: Run an audit after significant site updates
  5. Monitor trends: Watch your overall score trend upward over time
  6. Involve your development team: Share specific technical recommendations with developers
  7. Document fixes: Keep track of what you fixed to prevent regression
  8. Schedule regular audits: Continuous monitoring catches new issues early
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Never ignore critical issues. They directly impact your ability to rank and get traffic. Address them as soon as possible.