Public Audit Report

shopify.com

https://www.shopify.com/
Scanned on June 19, 2026
70
Overall
B
80
SEO
75/94 passed
67
AEO
24/36 passed
53
GEO
25/47 passed
142
Passed
68
Failed
210
Total Checks
Needs Work
Rating

Quick Wins — Top 5 Issues to Fix

SEO — 80/100 (19 issues)

Failed Checks (19)

  • Title length: 66 characters (too long, keep under 60)meta
  • No theme-color meta tag — improves mobile browser appearancemeta
  • Title-H1 alignment: 0% word overlap — title and H1 should share key termscontent
  • 26 images missing width/height — causes layout shift (CLS)content
  • 44 of 54 images use legacy formats (JPG/PNG/GIF) — convert to WebP/AVIF for 25-50% smaller filescontent
  • No Content-Security-Policy header — XSS risksecurity
  • No Contact page link detected — add for trust signalstrust
  • No Web App Manifest — add for installability and modern web signalstechnical
  • No max-image-preview:large — add to robots meta for Google Discovermeta
  • Missing X-Frame-Options — clickjacking risksecurity
  • No Referrer-Policy header — may leak URL datasecurity
  • No Permissions-Policy — restrict camera/mic/geo accesssecurity
  • No Review Schema — add for star ratings in searchecommerce
  • No BreadcrumbList Schema — helps search engines show category pathecommerce
  • 313 links on page — exceeds 100 limit, may dilute link equitycontent
  • DOM size: ~2132 elements — exceeds 1500, may slow renderingperformance
  • 1 duplicate ID(s) found: "region-nav" (2x) — must be unique per HTML specaccessibility
  • No RSS/Atom feed in <head> — add for content discovery by aggregators and AItechnical
  • No IndexNow integration — add for instant Bing/Yandex indexing on content changestechnical

Passed Checks (75)

  • Title tag found: "Shopify: The All-in-One Commerce Platform for Businesses - S..."meta
  • Meta description found (142 chars)meta
  • Description length: 142 chars (optimal)meta
  • Viewport meta tag found (mobile-friendly)meta
  • UTF-8 charset declaredmeta
  • Language attribute set on HTML tagmeta
  • No meta refresh redirect (good)meta
  • No robots meta tag (default: index, follow)meta
  • Single H1 tag foundcontent
  • 5 H2 tags foundcontent
  • Heading hierarchy is correctcontent
  • 1229 words on page (good content depth)content
  • All 54 images have ALT textcontent
  • JS-based lazy loading detectedcontent
  • 265 internal links foundcontent
  • 43 external links foundcontent
  • No empty href attributes foundcontent
  • All link texts are descriptive (no "click here" or "read more")content
  • Open Graph title foundsocial
  • Open Graph description foundsocial
  • Open Graph image foundsocial
  • Open Graph URL foundsocial
  • og:type set to "website"social
  • og:site_name: "Shopify"social
  • Twitter Card: "summary_large_image"social
  • Twitter title foundsocial
  • Twitter description foundsocial
  • Twitter image foundsocial
  • HTTPS enabledtechnical
  • Canonical tag foundtechnical
  • Canonical tag is self-referencing (correct)technical
  • Favicon foundtechnical
  • Apple touch icon foundtechnical
  • Compression: brtechnical
  • URL length: 24 chars (good)technical
  • URL uses hyphens or no separators (good)technical
  • 66 hreflang tags found (multi-language)technical
  • No deprecated HTML tags foundtechnical
  • No external scriptsperformance
  • Font preload/preconnect found — faster font loadingperformance
  • Cache-Control: max-age=900, stale-while-revalidate=86400performance
  • HSTS header present — enforces HTTPSsecurity
  • X-Content-Type-Options: nosniffsecurity
  • Privacy Policy link foundtrust
  • 1 JSON-LD schema block(s) foundschema
  • Schema types: Corporationschema
  • <!DOCTYPE html> declaredtechnical
  • No mixed content — all resources use HTTPStechnical
  • All 1 JSON-LD block(s) have valid syntaxschema
  • Self-hosted fonts via preload — font-display strategy assumed (not directly verifiable from HTML)performance
  • Viewport includes width=device-width (responsive)meta
  • robots.txt found and allows crawlingtechnical
  • robots.txt includes Sitemap referencetechnical
  • No AI crawlers blocked in robots.txt — AI search and training can access contenttechnical
  • sitemap.xml found with valid formattechnical
  • Sitemap contains 898 URL(s)technical
  • All 5 checked internal links are workingcontent
  • 2% nofollow links (7/308) — good link equity flowcontent
  • OG image uses absolute URL (correct)social
  • All 27 target="_blank" links have rel="noopener"security
  • 3 resource hint(s) (dns-prefetch/preconnect) — faster loadingperformance
  • All schema types have required propertiesschema
  • All 66 hreflang codes are valid ISO 639-1technical
  • hreflang x-default found — proper language fallbacktechnical
  • 102% responsive images (srcset/picture)content
  • Organization schema includes logoschema
  • H1 length: 22 characters (optimal)content
  • Title and meta description are different (good)meta
  • OG URL matches canonical URL (consistent)social
  • Viewport allows zoom (good for accessibility)accessibility
  • data-nosnippet found — some content hidden from search snippetstechnical
  • No render-blocking scripts in head (good)performance
  • 0 third-party script domain(s) (acceptable)performance
  • All 0 form input(s) have labels or aria-labelsaccessibility
  • No iframes on pagesecurity
AEO — 67/100 (19 issues)

Failed Checks (19)

  • No definition lists (<dl>) — great for term/value pairsdiscoverability
  • No code blocks — add <code>/<pre> for technical contentdiscoverability
  • No FAQ section found — add Q&A content for AI citationstructure
  • No data tables — tables help AI compare and cite datastructure
  • Few key-value patterns — use "**Label:** value" format for AIstructure
  • No date information — AI prefers fresh, dated contentcitation
  • No recent year mentioned — AI prefers up-to-date contentcitation
  • No Speakable schema — add for voice assistant optimizationvoice
  • First paragraph too short for AI snippetsvoice
  • No SearchAction schema — add for enhanced search presencevoice
  • No summary section — add Key Takeaways for AI extractionvoice
  • Few Q&A blocks — add question headings followed by answer paragraphsvoice
  • No Last-Modified header or dateModified — AI prefers content with freshness signalscitation
  • Product Schema lacks name or description — AI cannot parse product infoecommerce
  • Price may be JS-only — ensure price is in HTML for AI crawlersecommerce
  • No structured specs — add a specifications table for AI parsingecommerce
  • Content not updated in 90+ days — stale content loses AI visibilitycitation
  • Statistics lack source references — attribute data to boost AI trustcitation
  • No <details>/<summary> elements — use for expandable Q&A contentstructure

Passed Checks (36)

  • Structured data found — AI can understand your contentdiscoverability
  • 1229 words in HTML — good content for AI parsingdiscoverability
  • Clean URL structurediscoverability
  • 5 semantic HTML5 elements founddiscoverability
  • 14 content sections — well-structured for AIdiscoverability
  • Description + OG description both present — clear topic signalsdiscoverability
  • 85 named entities found — helps AI understand contextdiscoverability
  • 265 internal links — good topic cluster signaldiscoverability
  • Question-style headings found — ideal for AI snippetsstructure
  • 23 lists found — structured content for AIstructure
  • Concise answer paragraphs after headings — great for AI citationstructure
  • Step-by-step content detected — AI loves procedural answersstructure
  • 85% short sentences — easy for AI to extractstructure
  • 100% concise paragraphs — scannable for AIstructure
  • Avg 712 words/section — sufficient depthstructure
  • Author information found — builds E-E-A-Tcitation
  • Statistics and data found in content — highly citablecitation
  • Organization schema found — AI can identify your brandcitation
  • 3/5 E-E-A-T signals presentcitation
  • Source citations found — increases AI trustcitation
  • 43 external links — references authoritative sourcescitation
  • Topic focus: 100% — title keywords found in contentcitation
  • 2 answer-box-ready paragraphs found after headingscitation
  • 28 conversational words — good for AI summariesvoice
  • Avg 18 words/sentence — easy reading levelvoice
  • Active voice dominant (0% passive) — AI-friendlyvoice
  • Pronoun density: 2.0% — engaging, user-focusedvoice
  • 20 H2/H3 headings — good content structure for AIvoice
  • No AI-blocking robots directives — AI crawlers can access contentdiscoverability
  • /llms.txt found — AI crawlers can discover your content guidelinesdiscoverability
  • AI crawlers allowed in robots.txt (0/4 explicitly listed)discoverability
  • 7 sameAs social links in schema — strong brand signal for AIcitation
  • Brand name consistent across 3/3 signals (title, OG, schema)citation
  • Table of Contents detected — helps AI navigate long contentstructure
  • Video found but no VideoObject schema — add for AI video discoverydiscoverability
  • Brand "Shopify" used consistently (31 mentions)citation
GEO — 53/100 (30 issues)

Failed Checks (30)

  • No clear definitions — add "X is..." patterns for AI Overviewoverview
  • Few question headings — add Q&A headings for AI Overviewoverview
  • No freshness signals — add dates, update timestampsoverview
  • Title and H1 don't align — confusing for AI topic matchingoverview
  • No step-by-step content — add numbered guides for AIoverview
  • 11% optimal paragraphs — aim for 20-80 words per paragraphoverview
  • No author schema — add for AI trust signalsauthority
  • Incomplete brand identity — add og:site_name + Organization schemaauthority
  • No original data signals — "our research shows..." boosts AI citationauthority
  • No examples or case studies — add real-world examplesauthority
  • No links to authoritative sources — cite Google, Schema.org, etc.authority
  • No FAQ Schema — add for Google rich results + AI Overviewformat
  • No summary section — add Key Takeaways or TL;DR for AIformat
  • No BreadcrumbList schema — add for better AI contextformat
  • Only one list type — use both <ul> and <ol> for content varietyformat
  • Single-perspective content — add "on the other hand..." for balanceformat
  • No actionable content — add "you should...", "try...", tipsformat
  • No conclusion — add recommendations or a verdict sectionformat
  • No entity Schema types — add Person, Product, or Organization schemasemantic
  • No <time> elements — wrap dates in <time datetime="...">semantic
  • Only 1 Schema type(s) — add more for AI contexttechnical
  • No Product Entity in Schema.org — add for AI classificationecommerce
  • No brand in Schema — add brand info for AI product identificationecommerce
  • First 200 words lack topic keywords — AI may skip your content for extractionoverview
  • Missing definition or list format — combine "X is..." with lists for snippetsoverview
  • Only 3 data points — add 5+ statistics for +30-40% AI visibility (Princeton study)authority
  • Author lacks credentials — anonymous content is a GEO penaltyauthority
  • 1 blockquote(s) missing cite attribute — add source URLs for AI trustauthority
  • Only 2/6 question types — add What, Why, How headingsoverview
  • No <figure>/<figcaption> — wrap images with descriptive captions for AIformat

Passed Checks (31)

  • Comprehensive content (1229 words, 5 sections)overview
  • 3-level heading hierarchy — deep content structureoverview
  • Source citations found — increases AI trustauthority
  • 3/5 trust signals foundauthority
  • Expert quotes or testimonials found — authority signalauthority
  • 5 industry terms used — domain expertise signalauthority
  • 31 unique external domains — diverse sourcesauthority
  • HowTo Schema foundformat
  • Comparison content detected — AI loves comparingformat
  • 54 images all with ALT text — AI can understand visualsformat
  • Data visualization elements found (tables/charts)format
  • 3/6 formatting types used — rich contentformat
  • 5/14 semantic HTML5 elements — deep semantic structuresemantic
  • 3 data points with units — highly citablesemantic
  • 100% title keywords in first 200 words — good prominencesemantic
  • 236 contextual links — good cross-referencingsemantic
  • Content categorization found — clear topic classificationsemantic
  • 4 sections have subtopics (H3) — deep coveragesemantic
  • Mobile-friendly (viewport set)technical
  • HTTPS secure — trusted by AI systemstechnical
  • Page size: 409 KB — reasonabletechnical
  • Open Graph fully configured (title, description, image)technical
  • Canonical URL set — prevents AI from citing duplicatestechnical
  • Page allows AI indexing (no noindex/nosnippet)technical
  • HTML lang="en" set (add og:locale for completeness)technical
  • 4 ARIA landmarks found — good accessibility for AItechnical
  • All image ALT texts are descriptive (>5 chars)format
  • 1229 words — sufficient depth for AI analysisoverview
  • No snippet restrictions — AI can freely extract content (good)technical
  • Link anchor texts are descriptive — good AI context signalsemantic
  • 5 authoritative sameAs links (Wikipedia, LinkedIn, etc.) — strong Knowledge Graph signalauthority

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