Can the content be accessed?
Find technical barriers before working on the wording.
See the checks
- Content without JavaScript
- Check the initial HTML for readable text and signs of an empty application shell.
- Browser comparison
- When browser rendering is available, compare the text returned directly with the text visible after rendering.
- Crawler rules
- Inspect robots.txt for broad blocking rules affecting named crawlers. Review findings against your intended access policy.
- Different responses
- Compare status and response size for browser-shaped and scanner requests. Differences are a reason to investigate.
- Response time
- Record time to first byte as a technical signal, rather than an AI ranking prediction.
