Public Audit Report

www.producthunt.com

https://www.producthunt.com/
Scanned on April 21, 2026
67
Overall
C
73
SEO
73/100 passed
63
AEO
33/52 passed
59
GEO
34/58 passed
140
Passed
70
Failed
210
Total Checks
Needs Work
Rating

Quick Wins — Top 5 Issues to Fix

SEO — 73/100 (27 issues)

Failed Checks (27)

  • Description length: 166 chars (too long)meta
  • Title-H1 alignment: 20% word overlap — title and H1 should share key termscontent
  • 39% long sentences (>20 words) — break up for readabilitycontent
  • 73 images missing width/height — causes layout shift (CLS)content
  • 69 of 140 images use legacy formats (JPG/PNG/GIF) — convert to WebP/AVIF for 25-50% smaller filescontent
  • 1 non-descriptive link text(s) found ("read more"...) — use descriptive anchor text for SEOcontent
  • No apple-touch-icon — iOS home screen will lack custom icontechnical
  • No hreflang tags — add if targeting multiple languagestechnical
  • Text-to-HTML ratio: 1.1% — too code-heavy, add more contenttechnical
  • Inline JS: 1146.7 KB — too much, use external scriptsperformance
  • 1 render-blocking scripts — add defer or async attributeperformance
  • No font preload/preconnect — add for faster renderingperformance
  • No Content-Security-Policy header — XSS risksecurity
  • No /sitemap.xml found — create one for better crawlingtechnical
  • 5 of 5 internal links are brokencontent
  • 188 target="_blank" links missing rel="noopener" — security risksecurity
  • No dns-prefetch or preconnect hints — add for faster third-party loadingperformance
  • Hero image has loading="lazy" — delays LCP! Remove lazy from above-fold imagesperformance
  • No max-image-preview:large — add to robots meta for Google Discovermeta
  • No Referrer-Policy header — may leak URL datasecurity
  • No Permissions-Policy — restrict camera/mic/geo accesssecurity
  • 3 paragraph(s) exceed 150 words — break up for readabilitycontent
  • 364 links on page — exceeds 100 limit, may dilute link equitycontent
  • DOM size: ~2807 elements — exceeds 1500, may slow renderingperformance
  • 1 render-blocking script(s) in head — add defer or asyncperformance
  • 2 duplicate ID(s) found: "LaunchArchive_svg__a" (2x), "SignInIcon_svg__a" (2x) — must be unique per HTML specaccessibility
  • No IndexNow integration — add for instant Bing/Yandex indexing on content changestechnical

Passed Checks (73)

  • Title tag found: "Product Hunt – The best new products in tech."meta
  • Title length: 45 characters (optimal)meta
  • Meta description found (166 chars)meta
  • Viewport meta tag found (mobile-friendly)meta
  • UTF-8 charset declaredmeta
  • Language attribute set on HTML tagmeta
  • Theme color set: #ffffffmeta
  • No meta refresh redirect (good)meta
  • No robots meta tag (default: index, follow)meta
  • Single H1 tag foundcontent
  • 3 H2 tags foundcontent
  • Heading hierarchy is correctcontent
  • 3120 words on page (good content depth)content
  • Readability: 49 (moderate — aim for 60+)content
  • All 140 images have ALT textcontent
  • JS-based lazy loading detectedcontent
  • 356 internal links foundcontent
  • 4 external links foundcontent
  • No empty href attributes foundcontent
  • Open Graph title foundsocial
  • Open Graph description foundsocial
  • Open Graph image foundsocial
  • Open Graph URL foundsocial
  • og:type set to "article"social
  • og:site_name: "Product Hunt"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
  • Compression: brtechnical
  • URL length: 28 chars (good)technical
  • URL uses hyphens or no separators (good)technical
  • No deprecated HTML tags foundtechnical
  • Inline CSS: 0.0 KB (acceptable)performance
  • Cache-Control: public, max-age=30performance
  • HSTS header present — enforces HTTPSsecurity
  • X-Content-Type-Options: nosniffsecurity
  • About page link found — builds trust and E-E-A-Ttrust
  • Contact page/email link foundtrust
  • Privacy Policy link foundtrust
  • Terms of Service link foundtrust
  • Author byline foundtrust
  • 1 JSON-LD schema block(s) foundschema
  • Schema types: Organization, WebPage, WebSiteschema
  • <!DOCTYPE html> declaredtechnical
  • No mixed content — all resources use HTTPStechnical
  • All 1 JSON-LD block(s) have valid syntaxschema
  • 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
  • 1% nofollow links (2/361) — good link equity flowcontent
  • OG image uses absolute URL (correct)social
  • Web App Manifest found (PWA-ready)technical
  • All schema types have required propertiesschema
  • 54 first-person pronouns — strong personal experiencecontent
  • 52% responsive images (srcset/picture)content
  • Organization schema includes logoschema
  • H1 length: 28 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
  • No snippet blocking detected (good — content is fully accessible)technical
  • 1 third-party script domain(s) (acceptable)performance
  • ARIA landmarks present: main, navaccessibility
  • All 0 form input(s) have labels or aria-labelsaccessibility
  • No iframes on pagesecurity
  • 1 feed(s) discovered (Atom) — aids content discoverytechnical
  • All 3 H2 sections have sufficient depth (avg 411 words)content
AEO — 63/100 (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 question-style headings — try "How to...", "What is..."structure
  • No data tables — tables help AI compare and cite datastructure
  • No concise answer paragraphs detected — add short summaries after headingsstructure
  • Few key-value patterns — use "**Label:** value" format for AIstructure
  • No date information — AI prefers fresh, dated contentcitation
  • Only 0 concise answer paragraph(s) after headings — add 2+ short summaries (40-200 chars) right after H2/H3 tagscitation
  • No Speakable schema — add for voice assistant optimizationvoice
  • First paragraph too short for AI snippetsvoice
  • Avg 21 words/sentence — simplify for AI and voicevoice
  • No summary section — add Key Takeaways for AI extractionvoice
  • Few Q&A blocks — add question headings followed by answer paragraphsvoice
  • No sameAs links in schema — add social profiles for brand recognitioncitation
  • No Table of Contents — add jump links for AI content navigationstructure
  • Statistics lack source references — attribute data to boost AI trustcitation
  • No <details>/<summary> elements — use for expandable Q&A contentstructure
  • Brand name used inconsistently (47 partial vs 9 full) — standardizecitation

Passed Checks (33)

  • Structured data found — AI can understand your contentdiscoverability
  • 3120 words in HTML — good content for AI parsingdiscoverability
  • Clean URL structurediscoverability
  • 6 semantic HTML5 elements founddiscoverability
  • 70 content sections — well-structured for AIdiscoverability
  • Description + OG description both present — clear topic signalsdiscoverability
  • 140 named entities found — helps AI understand contextdiscoverability
  • 356 internal links — good topic cluster signaldiscoverability
  • 13 lists found — structured content for AIstructure
  • Step-by-step content detected — AI loves procedural answersstructure
  • 61% short sentences — easy for AI to extractstructure
  • 93% concise paragraphs — scannable for AIstructure
  • Avg 568 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
  • 4 external links — references authoritative sourcescitation
  • Content references 2026/2025 — fresh contentcitation
  • Topic focus: 100% — title keywords found in contentcitation
  • 133 conversational words — good for AI summariesvoice
  • SearchAction schema found — sitelinks search box enabledvoice
  • Active voice dominant (1% passive) — AI-friendlyvoice
  • Pronoun density: 3.1% — engaging, user-focusedvoice
  • 15 H2/H3 headings — good content structure for AIvoice
  • No AI-blocking robots directives — AI crawlers can access contentdiscoverability
  • Freshness signal found (Last-Modified header or dateModified)citation
  • /llms.txt found — AI crawlers can discover your content guidelinesdiscoverability
  • AI crawlers allowed in robots.txt (0/4 explicitly listed)discoverability
  • Brand name consistent across 3/3 signals (title, OG, schema)citation
  • Content updated within 90 days — fresh content gets 3.2x more AI citationscitation
  • Video found but no VideoObject schema — add for AI video discoverydiscoverability
GEO — 59/100 (24 issues)

Failed Checks (24)

  • Few question headings — add Q&A headings for AI Overviewoverview
  • Title and H1 don't align — confusing for AI topic matchingoverview
  • No step-by-step content — add numbered guides for AIoverview
  • 6% optimal paragraphs — aim for 20-80 words per paragraphoverview
  • No author schema — add for AI trust signalsauthority
  • 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 HowTo Schema — add for step-by-step rich resultsformat
  • No comparison content — add vs. sections for AI recommendationsformat
  • 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
  • Only 1/6 formatting types — use bold, lists, tables, quotes, codeformat
  • Single-perspective content — add "on the other hand..." for balanceformat
  • No <time> elements — wrap dates in <time datetime="...">semantic
  • Few sections have subtopics — add H3 subheadings for depthsemantic
  • Page size: 1669 KB — very large, may slow AI crawlingtechnical
  • 4 image(s) with generic/short ALT text — use descriptive textformat
  • Missing definition or list format — combine "X is..." with lists for snippetsoverview
  • Only 2 data points — add 5+ statistics for +30-40% AI visibility (Princeton study)authority
  • Author lacks credentials — anonymous content is a GEO penaltyauthority
  • Only 0/6 question types — add What, Why, How headingsoverview
  • No <figure>/<figcaption> — wrap images with descriptive captions for AIformat

Passed Checks (34)

  • Definition-style content found — featured snippet candidateoverview
  • Content freshness signals detectedoverview
  • Comprehensive content (3120 words, 3 sections)overview
  • 2-level heading hierarchy — deep content structureoverview
  • Source citations found — increases AI trustauthority
  • 3/5 trust signals foundauthority
  • Brand identity consistent (OG + Schema)authority
  • Original research/data signals foundauthority
  • Expert quotes or testimonials found — authority signalauthority
  • 8 industry terms used — domain expertise signalauthority
  • 4 unique external domains — diverse sourcesauthority
  • 140 images all with ALT text — AI can understand visualsformat
  • Data visualization elements found (tables/charts)format
  • Actionable advice found — AI prefers practical contentformat
  • Conclusion/recommendation found — helps AI provide answersformat
  • 2 entity types in Schema — AI can classify contentsemantic
  • 6/14 semantic HTML5 elements — deep semantic structuresemantic
  • 3 data points with units — highly citablesemantic
  • 100% title keywords in first 200 words — good prominencesemantic
  • 238 contextual links — good cross-referencingsemantic
  • Content categorization found — clear topic classificationsemantic
  • Mobile-friendly (viewport set)technical
  • HTTPS secure — trusted by AI systemstechnical
  • Open Graph fully configured (title, description, image)technical
  • Canonical URL set — prevents AI from citing duplicatestechnical
  • Page allows AI indexing (no noindex/nosnippet)technical
  • 3 Schema types — rich structured datatechnical
  • Language + OG locale set — clear language signaltechnical
  • 3 ARIA landmarks found — good accessibility for AItechnical
  • 3120 words — sufficient depth for AI analysisoverview
  • First 200 words contain topic keywords — AI extracts primarily from the startoverview
  • No snippet restrictions — AI can freely extract content (good)technical
  • Link anchor texts are descriptive — good AI context signalsemantic
  • 2 authoritative sameAs links (Wikipedia, LinkedIn, etc.) — strong Knowledge Graph signalauthority

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