Public Audit Report

yahoo.com

https://www.yahoo.com/
Scanned on April 21, 2026
64
Overall
C
67
SEO
69/103 passed
55
AEO
28/51 passed
66
GEO
38/58 passed
135
Passed
77
Failed
212
Total Checks
Needs Work
Rating

Quick Wins — Top 5 Issues to Fix

SEO — 67/100 (34 issues)

Failed Checks (34)

  • Title length: 75 characters (too long, keep under 60)meta
  • No theme-color meta tag — improves mobile browser appearancemeta
  • No H1 tag foundcontent
  • Readability: 0 (difficult — simplify language)content
  • 58% long sentences (>20 words) — break up for readabilitycontent
  • Missing og:site_name — helps brand recognition in sharessocial
  • Missing twitter:card meta tagsocial
  • Missing twitter:titlesocial
  • Missing twitter:descriptionsocial
  • Missing twitter:imagesocial
  • No apple-touch-icon — iOS home screen will lack custom icontechnical
  • No hreflang tags — add if targeting multiple languagestechnical
  • Text-to-HTML ratio: 0.8% — too code-heavy, add more contenttechnical
  • Inline JS: 1156.1 KB — too much, use external scriptsperformance
  • 1 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
  • No /sitemap.xml found — create one for better crawlingtechnical
  • 5 of 5 internal links are brokencontent
  • No Web App Manifest — add for installability and modern web signalstechnical
  • 10 ad elements — high ad density may hurt rankingscontent
  • 2 stock image(s) detected — original images rank bettercontent
  • Only 0% responsive images — add srcset for mobilecontent
  • No max-image-preview:large — add to robots meta for Google Discovermeta
  • Event content found but no Event schema — add for event rich resultsschema
  • Missing X-Frame-Options — clickjacking risksecurity
  • No Permissions-Policy — restrict camera/mic/geo accesssecurity
  • 1 paragraph(s) exceed 150 words — break up for readabilitycontent
  • 615 links on page — exceeds 100 limit, may dilute link equitycontent
  • DOM size: ~3163 elements — exceeds 1500, may slow renderingperformance
  • 1 render-blocking script(s) in head — add defer or asyncperformance
  • 4 duplicate ID(s) found: "globe_svg__a" (2x), "editions-check_svg__a" (2x), "stacked-list" (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 (69)

  • Title tag found: "Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Spor..."meta
  • Meta description found (127 chars)meta
  • Description length: 127 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
  • meta keywords tag found — deprecated since 2009, Google ignores it. Remove to keep HTML cleanmeta
  • 3 H2 tags foundcontent
  • Heading hierarchy is correctcontent
  • 2447 words on page (good content depth)content
  • All 192 images have ALT textcontent
  • All 192 images have width/height attributes (prevents CLS)content
  • JS-based lazy loading detectedcontent
  • 1 of 192 images use legacy formats (JPG/PNG/GIF) — convert to WebP/AVIF for 25-50% smaller filescontent
  • 90 internal links foundcontent
  • 520 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
  • HTTPS enabledtechnical
  • Canonical tag foundtechnical
  • Canonical tag is self-referencing (correct)technical
  • Favicon foundtechnical
  • Compression: gziptechnical
  • URL length: 22 chars (good)technical
  • URL uses hyphens or no separators (good)technical
  • No deprecated HTML tags foundtechnical
  • Inline CSS: 1.0 KB (acceptable)performance
  • Cache-Control: max-age=0, privateperformance
  • 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: WebSite, NewsMediaOrganizationschema
  • <!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
  • 0% nofollow links (0/610) — good link equity flowcontent
  • OG image uses absolute URL (correct)social
  • All 27 target="_blank" links have rel="noopener"security
  • 12 resource hint(s) (dns-prefetch/preconnect) — faster loadingperformance
  • All schema types have required propertiesschema
  • 7 first-person pronouns — some experience showncontent
  • Title uses "|" separator — Google may rewrite it; consider using "—" insteadmeta
  • Referrer-Policy: no-referrer-when-downgradesecurity
  • 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
  • 0 third-party script domain(s) (acceptable)performance
  • ARIA landmarks present: main, navaccessibility
  • All 1 form input(s) have labels or aria-labelsaccessibility
  • No iframes on pagesecurity
  • Pagination markup found (rel=next)technical
  • All 3 H2 sections have sufficient depth (avg 492 words)content
AEO — 55/100 (23 issues)

Failed Checks (23)

  • 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
  • No concise answer paragraphs detected — add short summaries after headingsstructure
  • 42% short sentences — shorten sentences for better AI parsingstructure
  • 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
  • No SearchAction schema — add for enhanced search presencevoice
  • Avg 95 words/sentence — simplify for AI and voicevoice
  • Pronoun density: 0.2% — add more "you/your" for engagementvoice
  • 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
  • No /llms.txt found — add one to guide AI crawlers (emerging standard)discoverability
  • 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 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 (28)

  • Structured data found — AI can understand your contentdiscoverability
  • 2447 words in HTML — good content for AI parsingdiscoverability
  • Clean URL structurediscoverability
  • 7 semantic HTML5 elements founddiscoverability
  • 13 content sections — well-structured for AIdiscoverability
  • Description + OG description both present — clear topic signalsdiscoverability
  • 241 named entities found — helps AI understand contextdiscoverability
  • 90 internal links — good topic cluster signaldiscoverability
  • Question-style headings found — ideal for AI snippetsstructure
  • 70 lists found — structured content for AIstructure
  • Step-by-step content detected — AI loves procedural answersstructure
  • 83% concise paragraphs — scannable for AIstructure
  • Avg 7061 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
  • 4/5 E-E-A-T signals presentcitation
  • Source citations found — increases AI trustcitation
  • 520 external links — references authoritative sourcescitation
  • Content references 2026/2025 — fresh contentcitation
  • Topic focus: 100% — title keywords found in contentcitation
  • 12 conversational words — good for AI summariesvoice
  • Active voice dominant (12% passive) — AI-friendlyvoice
  • 73 H2/H3 headings — good content structure for AIvoice
  • No AI-blocking robots directives — AI crawlers can access contentdiscoverability
  • AI crawlers allowed in robots.txt (4/4 explicitly listed)discoverability
  • 8 sameAs social links in schema — strong brand signal for AIcitation
  • Table of Contents detected — helps AI navigate long contentstructure
GEO — 66/100 (20 issues)

Failed Checks (20)

  • Few question headings — add Q&A headings for AI Overviewoverview
  • Title and H1 don't align — confusing for AI topic matchingoverview
  • 0% 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 HowTo Schema — add for step-by-step rich resultsformat
  • No summary section — add Key Takeaways or TL;DR for AIformat
  • No BreadcrumbList schema — add for better AI contextformat
  • 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
  • Page size: 1941 KB — very large, may slow AI crawlingtechnical
  • Only 2 Schema type(s) — add more for AI contexttechnical
  • First 200 words lack topic keywords — AI may skip your content for extractionoverview
  • Author lacks credentials — anonymous content is a GEO penaltyauthority
  • No <figure>/<figcaption> — wrap images with descriptive captions for AIformat

Passed Checks (38)

  • Definition-style content found — featured snippet candidateoverview
  • Content freshness signals detectedoverview
  • Comprehensive content (2447 words, 3 sections)overview
  • Step-by-step content detected — AI Overview friendlyoverview
  • 2-level heading hierarchy — deep content structureoverview
  • Source citations found — increases AI trustauthority
  • 3/5 trust signals foundauthority
  • Expert quotes or testimonials found — authority signalauthority
  • 3 industry terms used — domain expertise signalauthority
  • 40 unique external domains — diverse sourcesauthority
  • Comparison content detected — AI loves comparingformat
  • 192 images all with ALT text — AI can understand visualsformat
  • Data visualization elements found (tables/charts)format
  • Both ordered and unordered lists used — content varietyformat
  • Actionable advice found — AI prefers practical contentformat
  • Conclusion/recommendation found — helps AI provide answersformat
  • 1 entity types in Schema — AI can classify contentsemantic
  • 7/14 semantic HTML5 elements — deep semantic structuresemantic
  • 4 data points with units — highly citablesemantic
  • 100% title keywords in first 200 words — good prominencesemantic
  • 433 contextual links — good cross-referencingsemantic
  • Content categorization found — clear topic classificationsemantic
  • 2 sections have subtopics (H3) — deep coveragesemantic
  • 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
  • HTML lang="en-US" set (add og:locale for completeness)technical
  • 4 ARIA landmarks found — good accessibility for AItechnical
  • All image ALT texts are descriptive (>5 chars)format
  • 2447 words — sufficient depth for AI analysisoverview
  • Definition + list combo — strong featured snippet candidateoverview
  • 6 data points found — statistics boost AI visibility by 30-40%authority
  • No snippet restrictions — AI can freely extract content (good)technical
  • 5/6 question types (5W1H) in headings — comprehensiveoverview
  • Link anchor texts are descriptive — good AI context signalsemantic
  • 4 authoritative sameAs links (Wikipedia, LinkedIn, etc.) — strong Knowledge Graph signalauthority

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