Check the links and content on HTTPS in more detail.
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 3:31 am
8. Link Google Analytics and Google Search Console. A detailed guide can be found here.
If your site already uses HTTPS (either partially or fully), it is important to check for common HTTPS issues during your site audit. In particular, be sure to check:
Mixed content issues occur when a secure page loads some of its france telegram content (images, videos, scripts, CSS files) over an insecure HTTP connection. This weakens the security of the page and can prevent browsers from loading the insecure content or even the entire page.
Canonicals, links and redirects. All links on your HTTPS site, as well as redirects and canonical links, should point to HTTPS pages immediately.
External links: Avoid linking to sites with an outdated HTTP certificate
10. Robots.TXT. Does the site have robots.txt? It should!
This file prevents Google robots from visiting unnecessary pages, such as the admin login page. Does Google Webmaster Tool see the robots.txt file? It should! More about robots.txt and correct examples.
11. Sitemap.XML. This file contains all the links to all the pages of your site and tells search engines about them. Is there a sitemap.xmlatsite? It must be! Usually it is located at: yoursite.com/sitemap.xml.
Requirements for Sitemap.xml: it should contain only relevant pages, if the content on the site is often updated (new pages appear or old ones are closed), then the sitemap should be automatically updated.
Read more about the specifics of the Sitemap file on the official website .
12. Is Sitemap.xml added to Google Webmaster Tools? If so, and it is correct, updated (without dead irrelevant links), then it needs to be added!
13. Meta data on the site pages (those pages that should be indexed) are necessary for correct display in search. Each page should have a unique Title, Meta Description using the most appropriate keywords.
how to check metadata in code
An example of metadata placed in the source code of a website page
In our blog we have already written about how to correctly fill in metadata and how it affects SEO promotion.
14. Correct display of the site in different browsers
If your site already uses HTTPS (either partially or fully), it is important to check for common HTTPS issues during your site audit. In particular, be sure to check:
Mixed content issues occur when a secure page loads some of its france telegram content (images, videos, scripts, CSS files) over an insecure HTTP connection. This weakens the security of the page and can prevent browsers from loading the insecure content or even the entire page.
Canonicals, links and redirects. All links on your HTTPS site, as well as redirects and canonical links, should point to HTTPS pages immediately.
External links: Avoid linking to sites with an outdated HTTP certificate
10. Robots.TXT. Does the site have robots.txt? It should!
This file prevents Google robots from visiting unnecessary pages, such as the admin login page. Does Google Webmaster Tool see the robots.txt file? It should! More about robots.txt and correct examples.
11. Sitemap.XML. This file contains all the links to all the pages of your site and tells search engines about them. Is there a sitemap.xmlatsite? It must be! Usually it is located at: yoursite.com/sitemap.xml.
Requirements for Sitemap.xml: it should contain only relevant pages, if the content on the site is often updated (new pages appear or old ones are closed), then the sitemap should be automatically updated.
Read more about the specifics of the Sitemap file on the official website .
12. Is Sitemap.xml added to Google Webmaster Tools? If so, and it is correct, updated (without dead irrelevant links), then it needs to be added!
13. Meta data on the site pages (those pages that should be indexed) are necessary for correct display in search. Each page should have a unique Title, Meta Description using the most appropriate keywords.
how to check metadata in code
An example of metadata placed in the source code of a website page
In our blog we have already written about how to correctly fill in metadata and how it affects SEO promotion.
14. Correct display of the site in different browsers