Public Audit Report

www.wellsfargo.com

https://www.wellsfargo.com/
Scanned on May 2, 2026
67
Overall
C
73
SEO
75/103 passed
60
AEO
31/52 passed
60
GEO
35/58 passed
141
Passed
72
Failed
213
Total Checks
Needs Work
Rating

Quick Wins — Top 5 Issues to Fix

SEO — 73/100 (28 issues)

Failed Checks (28)

  • Title-H1 alignment: 29% word overlap — title and H1 should share key termscontent
  • 35% long sentences (>20 words) — break up for readabilitycontent
  • 15 images missing width/height — causes layout shift (CLS)content
  • 14 images could use loading="lazy" for better performancecontent
  • 15 of 15 images use legacy formats (JPG/PNG/GIF) — convert to WebP/AVIF for 25-50% smaller filescontent
  • 5 non-descriptive link text(s) found ("learn more"...) — use descriptive anchor text for SEOcontent
  • Missing twitter:titlesocial
  • Missing twitter:descriptionsocial
  • Missing twitter:imagesocial
  • Text-to-HTML ratio: 9.8% — too code-heavy, add more contenttechnical
  • 6 render-blocking scripts — add defer or async attributeperformance
  • No font preload/preconnect — add for faster renderingperformance
  • No Contact page link detected — add for trust signalstrust
  • sitemap.xml found but not valid XML formattechnical
  • 1 target="_blank" links missing rel="noopener" — security risksecurity
  • No Web App Manifest — add for installability and modern web signalstechnical
  • 0% sentences use transition words — aim for 20%+content
  • Only 0% responsive images — add srcset for mobilecontent
  • 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
  • H1 length: 11 characters — too short, aim for 20-70content
  • 220 links on page — exceeds 100 limit, may dilute link equitycontent
  • 3 render-blocking script(s) in head — add defer or asyncperformance
  • 12 duplicate ID(s) found: "1224111702" (3x), "1224300702" (3x), "3224111702" (3x) — 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
  • 10 of 14 H2 sections have < 50 words — add more content or merge thin sectionscontent

Passed Checks (75)

  • Title tag found: "Wells Fargo Bank | Financial Services & Online Banking"meta
  • Title length: 54 characters (optimal)meta
  • Meta description found (156 chars)meta
  • Description length: 156 chars (optimal)meta
  • Viewport meta tag found (mobile-friendly)meta
  • UTF-8 charset declaredmeta
  • Language attribute set on HTML tagmeta
  • Theme color set: #F9F7F6meta
  • No meta refresh redirect (good)meta
  • Robots: "index, follow"meta
  • meta keywords tag found — deprecated since 2009, Google ignores it. Remove to keep HTML cleanmeta
  • Single H1 tag foundcontent
  • 14 H2 tags foundcontent
  • Heading hierarchy is correctcontent
  • 1916 words on page (good content depth)content
  • Readability: 38 (moderate — aim for 60+)content
  • All 15 images have ALT textcontent
  • 139 internal links foundcontent
  • 42 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 "website"social
  • og:site_name: "wellsfargo.com"social
  • Twitter Card: "summary_large_image"social
  • HTTPS enabledtechnical
  • Canonical tag foundtechnical
  • Canonical tag is self-referencing (correct)technical
  • Favicon foundtechnical
  • Apple touch icon foundtechnical
  • Compression: gziptechnical
  • URL length: 27 chars (good)technical
  • URL uses hyphens or no separators (good)technical
  • 3 hreflang tags found (multi-language)technical
  • No deprecated HTML tags foundtechnical
  • Inline CSS: 0.0 KB (acceptable)performance
  • Inline JS: 5.6 KB (acceptable)performance
  • Cache-Control: no-cache, max-age=0, must-revalidate, no-storeperformance
  • HSTS header present — enforces HTTPSsecurity
  • X-Content-Type-Options: nosniffsecurity
  • Content-Security-Policy header presentsecurity
  • About page link found — builds trust and E-E-A-Ttrust
  • Privacy Policy link foundtrust
  • Terms of Service link foundtrust
  • Author byline foundtrust
  • 1 JSON-LD schema block(s) foundschema
  • Schema types: Organizationschema
  • <!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
  • All 5 checked internal links are workingcontent
  • 0% nofollow links (0/181) — good link equity flowcontent
  • OG image uses absolute URL (correct)social
  • 8 resource hint(s) (dns-prefetch/preconnect) — faster loadingperformance
  • All schema types have required propertiesschema
  • 20 first-person pronouns — strong personal experiencecontent
  • All 3 hreflang codes are valid ISO 639-1technical
  • hreflang x-default found — proper language fallbacktechnical
  • Title uses "|" separator — Google may rewrite it; consider using "—" insteadmeta
  • Organization schema includes logoschema
  • Title and meta description are different (good)meta
  • OG URL matches canonical URL (consistent)social
  • Viewport allows zoom (good for accessibility)accessibility
  • DOM size: ~1178 elements (good)performance
  • No snippet blocking detected (good — content is fully accessible)technical
  • 1 third-party script domain(s) (acceptable)performance
  • ARIA landmarks present: main, nav, skip-linkaccessibility
  • All 4 form input(s) have labels or aria-labelsaccessibility
  • No iframes on pagesecurity
AEO — 60/100 (21 issues)

Failed Checks (21)

  • Only 0 content sections — segment your content betterdiscoverability
  • No definition lists (<dl>) — great for term/value pairsdiscoverability
  • No code blocks — add <code>/<pre> for technical contentdiscoverability
  • No data tables — tables help AI compare and cite datastructure
  • Few key-value patterns — use "**Label:** value" format for AIstructure
  • No author information — AI values attributed contentcitation
  • No date information — AI prefers fresh, dated contentcitation
  • No source citations — reference studies and data for authoritycitation
  • No Speakable schema — add for voice assistant optimizationvoice
  • First paragraph too short for AI snippetsvoice
  • No SearchAction schema — add for enhanced search presencevoice
  • Avg 30 words/sentence — simplify for AI and voicevoice
  • No Last-Modified header or dateModified — AI prefers content with freshness signalscitation
  • No /llms.txt found — add one to guide AI crawlers (emerging standard)discoverability
  • No sameAs links in schema — add social profiles for brand recognitioncitation
  • Brand name inconsistent — align site name across title, og:site_name, Organization schemacitation
  • Content not updated in 90+ days — stale content loses AI visibilitycitation
  • No Table of Contents — add jump links for AI content navigationstructure
  • No video content — multimedia increases AI engagement and citation ratediscoverability
  • Statistics lack source references — attribute data to boost AI trustcitation
  • No <details>/<summary> elements — use for expandable Q&A contentstructure

Passed Checks (31)

  • Structured data found — AI can understand your contentdiscoverability
  • 1916 words in HTML — good content for AI parsingdiscoverability
  • Clean URL structurediscoverability
  • 4 semantic HTML5 elements founddiscoverability
  • Description + OG description both present — clear topic signalsdiscoverability
  • 75 named entities found — helps AI understand contextdiscoverability
  • 139 internal links — good topic cluster signaldiscoverability
  • FAQ content detected — great for AI answers (Note: FAQ rich results limited to gov/health sites since Aug 2023)structure
  • Question-style headings found — ideal for AI snippetsstructure
  • 15 lists found — structured content for AIstructure
  • Concise answer paragraphs after headings — great for AI citationstructure
  • Step-by-step content detected — AI loves procedural answersstructure
  • 65% short sentences — easy for AI to extractstructure
  • 100% concise paragraphs — scannable for AIstructure
  • Avg 138 words/section — sufficient depthstructure
  • Statistics and data found in content — highly citablecitation
  • Organization schema found — AI can identify your brandcitation
  • 3/5 E-E-A-T signals presentcitation
  • 42 external links — references authoritative sourcescitation
  • Content references 2026/2025 — fresh contentcitation
  • Topic focus: 100% — title keywords found in contentcitation
  • 4 answer-box-ready paragraphs found after headingscitation
  • 87 conversational words — good for AI summariesvoice
  • Active voice dominant (6% passive) — AI-friendlyvoice
  • Pronoun density: 3.5% — engaging, user-focusedvoice
  • Summary/conclusion section found — AI can extract key pointsvoice
  • 33 H2/H3 headings — good content structure for AIvoice
  • 3 Q&A blocks — perfect format for AI extractionvoice
  • No AI-blocking robots directives — AI crawlers can access contentdiscoverability
  • AI crawlers allowed in robots.txt (0/4 explicitly listed)discoverability
  • Brand "wellsfargo.com" used consistently (9 mentions)citation
GEO — 60/100 (23 issues)

Failed Checks (23)

  • No step-by-step content — add numbered guides for AIoverview
  • 28% optimal paragraphs — aim for 20-80 words per paragraphoverview
  • No author schema — add for AI trust signalsauthority
  • No source citations — reference studies and data for authorityauthority
  • Only 0/5 trust signals — add reviews, certificationsauthority
  • No original data signals — "our research shows..." boosts AI citationauthority
  • No examples or case studies — add real-world examplesauthority
  • No FAQ Schema — add for Google rich results + AI Overviewformat
  • No HowTo Schema — add for step-by-step rich resultsformat
  • No BreadcrumbList schema — add for better AI contextformat
  • Only one list type — use both <ul> and <ol> for content varietyformat
  • Only 2/6 formatting types — use bold, lists, tables, quotes, codeformat
  • Single-perspective content — add "on the other hand..." for balanceformat
  • 4/14 semantic elements — add <article>, <figure>, <time>, etc.semantic
  • No <time> elements — wrap dates in <time datetime="...">semantic
  • Few data points with units — add specific numbers (e.g., "300+ users")semantic
  • Only 1 Schema type(s) — add more for AI contexttechnical
  • First 200 words lack topic keywords — AI may skip your content for extractionoverview
  • Only 2 data points — add 5+ statistics for +30-40% AI visibility (Princeton study)authority
  • Author lacks credentials — anonymous content is a GEO penaltyauthority
  • 4 generic anchor texts ("click here") — use descriptive link text for AIsemantic
  • No <figure>/<figcaption> — wrap images with descriptive captions for AIformat
  • No authoritative sameAs links — add Wikipedia/Wikidata/LinkedIn URIs to schema for Knowledge Graph alignmentauthority

Passed Checks (35)

  • Definition-style content found — featured snippet candidateoverview
  • 2 question headings — matches "People Also Ask" formatoverview
  • Content freshness signals detectedoverview
  • Comprehensive content (1916 words, 14 sections)overview
  • Title and H1 are aligned — clear topic focusoverview
  • 2-level heading hierarchy — deep content structureoverview
  • Brand identity consistent (OG + Schema)authority
  • Expert quotes or testimonials found — authority signalauthority
  • 4 industry terms used — domain expertise signalauthority
  • 1 links to authoritative sources — boosts credibilityauthority
  • 19 unique external domains — diverse sourcesauthority
  • Comparison content detected — AI loves comparingformat
  • Summary/conclusion section foundformat
  • 15 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
  • 1 entity types in Schema — AI can classify contentsemantic
  • 100% title keywords in first 200 words — good prominencesemantic
  • 136 contextual links — good cross-referencingsemantic
  • Content categorization found — clear topic classificationsemantic
  • 3 sections have subtopics (H3) — deep coveragesemantic
  • Mobile-friendly (viewport set)technical
  • HTTPS secure — trusted by AI systemstechnical
  • Page size: 123 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
  • 1916 words — sufficient depth for AI analysisoverview
  • Definition + list combo — strong featured snippet candidateoverview
  • No snippet restrictions — AI can freely extract content (good)technical
  • 4/6 question types (5W1H) in headings — comprehensiveoverview

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