Before you begin: This guide shows you how to interpret the Site Audit Report, which is generated after running an SEO audit of your website. The Site Audit Report highlights technical errors and performance issues that can impact your SEO rankings. This article is most helpful if you have already run the audit. If you have not, see How to Perform an SEO Audit on Your Website.
Crawl Summary
The Crawl Summary displays the number of critical errors, warnings, and issues that need attention. The information is shown in both graphic and tabular form. This section also shows the number of pages crawled and the time since the last crawl.
Discovered Issues
The Discovered Issues section shows a breakdown of all issues found during the SEO audit. The numbers are grouped into three categories: Critical (red), Warnings (orange), and Needs Attention (blue).
Page Speed Insight Score
Page Speed Insight Scores are provided by Google and measure page performance factors such as load speed and user experience. Scores are available for both Mobile and Desktop views. For details on how the score is calculated, see Google's Performance Scoring.
SEO Health Score
The SEO Health Score is calculated on a 100-point scale based on the number and severity of discovered issues. This score provides a high-level view of your site’s performance and highlights areas for improvement.
Trend
The Trend section provides a month-over-month view of discovered issues and overall website health.
- The blue line represents the SEO Health Score trend.
- Hover over any bar to see the exact number of each issue type.
Critical
Critical issues directly impact your site’s ability to appear in search results and can harm your rankings. These should be prioritized for the pages you want to rank. This section lists the types of critical issues, along with bar charts showing month-over-month changes. Click any error type to see a list of the specific URLs affected.
Warnings
Warnings highlight issues that may affect performance. Some may be intentional, while others could be overlooked errors. Review each warning carefully to decide whether it requires action. This section lists the types of warnings, along with bar charts showing month-over-month changes. Click any error type to see the affected URLs.
Needs Attention
Needs Attention issues are important for ensuring your site is crawlable and has ranking potential. However, compared to Critical or Warning issues, they typically have a lower impact. This section lists the types of issues that need attention, with bar charts showing month-over-month changes. Click any issue type to see a list of the URLs affected.