Audit reference

Rules behind every audit decision

Each issue code has a stable URL, a trigger, a severity, and a concrete next action. “Not measured” rules are documented separately from rules that actually passed.

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35documented issue codes
7rule groups
1stable reference per issue

Structure

Structure checks

BlockedMissing URLmissing_urlThe page has no URL, so it cannot be identified or published safely.BlockedInvalid URLinvalid_urlThe URL cannot be parsed as a valid absolute URL or site-relative path.BlockedMissing SEO titlemissing_titleThe page is missing its SEO title.ReviewShort SEO titleshort_titleThe SEO title is unusually short and may not explain the page clearly.ReviewLong SEO titlelong_titleThe SEO title is longer than the default review threshold.BlockedMissing H1missing_h1The page is missing its primary heading.ReviewLong H1long_h1The H1 is long enough to deserve manual review.ReviewMissing meta descriptionmissing_meta_descriptionThe page plan does not include a meta description.ReviewShort meta descriptionshort_meta_descriptionThe meta description is shorter than the default review threshold.ReviewLong meta descriptionlong_meta_descriptionThe meta description is longer than the default review threshold.ReviewInvalid word countinvalid_word_countThe declared word count is not a usable non-negative number.ReviewThin pagethin_pageThe page is below the default word-count review threshold.ReviewWord count mismatchword_count_mismatchThe declared count and supplied body text disagree materially.ReviewInvalid canonicalinvalid_canonicalThe canonical value is not a valid URL or site-relative path.ReviewCross canonicalcross_canonicalThe page canonical points to a different URL.ReviewInvalid parent URLinvalid_parent_urlThe declared parent URL is malformed.ReviewParent missing from page setmissing_parentThe declared parent does not appear in the current page plan.ReviewInvalid indexability valueinvalid_indexableThe indexability field cannot be interpreted reliably.ReviewPage planned as noindexnoindex_pageThe page is explicitly planned as non-indexable.

Data

Data checks

Duplication

Duplication checks

Intent

Intent checks

Content

Content checks

Coverage

Coverage checks

Existing site

Existing site checks