Understanding SEO Issues

PerfBee's Site Crawler is a powerful tool for identifying SEO issues that can negatively impact your website's search engine rankings and user experience. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the SEO issues detected by the crawler, how they are categorized, and how to use the results to improve your website.

SEO issues are only revealed in the Detailed scan (scan_mode: full). Fast scans do not provide SEO issue detection. You can schedule these scans to run daily, weekly, or monthly.

SEO Issues Tab

After a Detailed scan completes, navigate to the Broken Links tab in the PerfBee Dashboard to view the results. Issues are grouped by type, with each group showing the count of affected pages. You can click on any issue type to see a list of all URLs affected by that specific issue.

Severity Levels

Issues are categorized by severity to help you prioritize your fixes:

High: Issues with a direct impact on search engine ranking.
Medium: Issues affecting user experience and search signals.
Low: Best practice recommendations.

Issue Types and Examples

Here's a breakdown of common SEO issues identified by the PerfBee Site Crawler:

High Severity:

Missing Title
Duplicate Title
Missing Meta Description
Pages with noindex tag
Missing H1
Multiple H1 tags
Broken Internal Links

Medium Severity:

Title too long (exceeds 70 characters)
Title too short (less than 10 characters)
Meta Description too long (exceeds 160 characters)
Meta Description too short (less than 70 characters)
Duplicate Meta Description
Missing Alt Text
Slow Response Time
Redirect Chains

Low Severity:

Missing Canonical Tag
Nofollow on Internal Links
Orphan Pages

How to Use the Results

Run a Detailed Scan: Make sure you have a Detailed scan scheduled or run one manually from the Broken Links tab.
Review the Results: Once the scan is complete, review the issues in the Broken Links tab.
Prioritize High Severity: Focus on fixing High severity issues first, as they have the most significant impact on your SEO.
Click to View Affected Pages: Click on each issue type to see a list of URLs affected by that issue.
Export as CSV: Export the list of issues as a CSV file for further analysis and reporting.

By using the Site Crawler and addressing the identified SEO issues, you can significantly improve your website's search engine rankings, user experience, and overall online visibility.

For more details, check the PerfBee Documentation.