Scanned sites / ahrefs.com / 2026-09-16-1325

ahrefs.com scan from 9/16/2026, 1:25:43 PM

Scan 2026-09-16-1325

Scanned 9/16/2026, 1:25:43 PM, finished 9/16/2026, 6:19:00 PM. Found with 42backlinks.com tool directory

Site: https://ahrefs.com/

Download SQLite databaseEvery page and asset from this scan, with the crawl events, in one file.

87/ 100Good

On September 16, 2026 the Site Spider crawled 4993 pages and 1047 assets of ahrefs.com, starting from https://ahrefs.com/. It scored 87 out of 100, a good result. 12 of 14 checks found something to fix, led by image alt text (112945), title tags (500), meta descriptions (500); 2 checks passed. The list below shows each check's result, the fix plan, when present, explains what to do first, and the security review at the end of the page covers headers, transport, libraries and exposed files.

Security review: Medium1 medium, 1 low and 1 info findings. See the security findings ↓

Pages crawled
4993
Assets fetched
1047
Status
Completed
Checks with issues
12 of 14
  • Title tags500 issues
    1177 of 2971 pages have title issues. 1793 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.
  • Meta descriptions500 issues
    1130 of 2971 pages have meta description issues. 1793 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.
  • Headings14 issues
    14 of 2971 pages have heading issues. 1793 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.
  • Broken links20 issues
    38 internal links point at 20 broken URLs.
  • Redirects209 issues
    206 redirecting URLs, 3 of them chained.
  • Non-200 responses23 issues
    347 URLs did not return a 2xx response.
  • Rate limitedOK
    The site did not rate limit the crawler.
  • Indexability188 issues
    188 of 4764 indexable pages have indexability warnings.
  • Image alt text112945 issues
    112945 of 163720 image references have no alt attribute. 1162 use an empty alt (decorative), which is fine.
  • Heavy assets53 issues
    66 assets larger than 500 KB among the 100 heaviest.
  • Orphan pages5 issues
    5 pages have no internal links pointing at them.
  • Sitemap coverage500 issues
    7 sitemaps listing 1960 URLs: 2321 crawled pages missing, 1 listed URL broken or redirecting, 0 reachable only via the sitemap. 1,341 listed URLs not crawled within the 5000-page budget.
  • Thin content2 issues
    2 of 2971 pages have fewer than 200 words. 1793 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.
  • Duplicate contentOK
    0 groups of pages with identical HTML.

Where this scan sits among all scanned sites

1078 sites, median 82%, average 80%

ahrefs.com scores 87%, higher than 70% of the 1078 scanned sites. See the full ranking.

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Green 90% and up (Excellent), lime 75 to 89 (Good), amber 50 to 74 (Needs work), red below 50 (Poor).

Internal link map

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Start page (centre)OKRedirectErrorOrphanLinked from most pagesOne inbound link or noneRings = clicks from the start page. Size = inbound links. Drag to pan, scroll to zoom, click a page to see only its links.

Fix plan

Written by gpt-4o-mini from the scan findings

Your site has several SEO issues needing attention, particularly broken links and redirects. By fixing these, you'll improve user experience and search engine visibility.

  1. 1

    Fix Broken Links

    Why: Improves user experience and prevents crawlers from hitting 404 pages.

    How: Update or remove the 38 broken internal links found on the website.

    Checks: broken-links

  2. 2

    Reduce Redirects

    Why: Chained redirects can slow down page load speed and create confusion for search engines.

    How: Resolve the 3 chained redirects by linking directly to the final URL.

    Checks: redirects

  3. 3

    Address Non-200 Responses

    Why: 347 URLs with non-200 responses could hinder crawling and ranking.

    How: Investigate and resolve these URLs or set up proper redirects where applicable.

    Checks: status-codes

  4. 4

    Optimize Title Tags

    Why: 1177 pages have title issues affecting CTR and SEO rankings.

    How: Rewrite the titles to ensure they are within the 50-60 character limit.

    Checks: titles

  5. 5

    Improve Meta Descriptions

    Why: 1130 pages have length issues that can affect click-through rates.

    How: Revise these to be between 150-160 characters and more descriptive.

    Checks: meta-descriptions

  6. 6

    Edit Headings Structure

    Why: 14 pages with heading issues can confuse search engines and users.

    How: Ensure each page has one H1 tag and a logical heading hierarchy.

    Checks: headings

Generated automatically; verify each change against your own site before relying on it.

Security review

Written by gpt-4o-mini from 16 checks over the crawl

The site needs immediate action to address security vulnerabilities related to cookie handling and permissions policy, which can expose users to risk and unauthorized access. Implementing recommended headers and flags will enhance the security posture significantly.

  • 0 high
  • 1 medium
  • 1 low
  • 1 info
  1. 1

    Cookies Missing Security FlagsMedium

    Why it matters: 3508 cookies lack Secure, HttpOnly, and SameSite flags, making them vulnerable to attacks.

    Fix: Set cookie flags as follows: `Set-Cookie: <cookie_name>=<cookie_value>; Secure; HttpOnly; SameSite=Strict`.

    Evidence: Cookie flags

  2. 2

    Third-Party Scripts Without Subresource IntegrityLow

    Why it matters: Scripts from external domains could be compromised, potentially altering the site's behavior.

    Fix: Implement Subresource Integrity for all third-party scripts or create a reliable Content-Security-Policy.

    Evidence: Third-party scripts

  3. 3

    Missing Permissions-Policy HeaderInfo

    Why it matters: No pages send a Permissions-Policy header, increasing risk if scripts are injected.

    Fix: Add `Permissions-Policy: geolocation=(), microphone=(), camera=()` to HTTP response headers.

    Evidence: Permissions policy

What the checks found

  • FoundPermissions policyInfo

    No HTML page sends permissions-policy. A Permissions-Policy header turns off browser features the site does not use (camera, microphone, geolocation), limiting what an injected script could do.

    • https://ahrefs.com/ → no permissions-policy
    • https://ahrefs.com/search-marketing → no permissions-policy
    • https://ahrefs.com/site-explorer → no permissions-policy
    • https://ahrefs.com/keywords-explorer → no permissions-policy
    • https://ahrefs.com/rank-tracker → no permissions-policy
    • https://ahrefs.com/gsc-insights → no permissions-policy
    • https://ahrefs.com/brand-radar → no permissions-policy
    • https://ahrefs.com/custom-prompts → no permissions-policy
    • https://ahrefs.com/website-performance → no permissions-policy
    • https://ahrefs.com/site-audit → no permissions-policy
    • https://ahrefs.com/web-analytics → no permissions-policy
    • https://ahrefs.com/bot-analytics → no permissions-policy
  • FoundCookie flagsMedium

    3508 of 3511 cookies are missing protective flags. Without HttpOnly a script can read the cookie; without Secure it travels over plain HTTP; without SameSite it is sent on cross-site requests.

    • 16 Sep 2026 13:56:00 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 16 Sep 2026 13:56:02 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/robots.txt) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 16 Sep 2026 13:57:21 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/search-marketing) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 16 Sep 2026 13:57:22 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/site-explorer) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 16 Sep 2026 13:57:23 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/keywords-explorer) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 16 Sep 2026 13:57:26 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/rank-tracker) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 16 Sep 2026 13:57:27 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/gsc-insights) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 16 Sep 2026 13:57:28 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/brand-radar) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 16 Sep 2026 13:57:33 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/website-performance) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 16 Sep 2026 13:57:34 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/web-analytics) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 16 Sep 2026 13:57:36 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/content-marketing) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 16 Sep 2026 13:57:45 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/ai-content-helper) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
  • NoteThird-party scripts

    Scripts run from 2 other domains without Subresource Integrity, so a compromise of any of them changes what runs on this site. (Tag managers and analytics rarely support SRI; a Content-Security-Policy that names these hosts is the usual control.)

    • cdn-cookieyes.com (40 script tags)
    • www.googletagmanager.com (40 script tags)
12 checks passed, 1 not applicable
  • OKHTTPS

    All 4764 crawled pages were served over HTTPS.

  • OKHTTP Strict Transport Security

    strict-transport-security is set on all 4764 HTML pages.

  • OKContent Security Policy

    A Content-Security-Policy is set.

  • OKClickjacking protection

    x-frame-options is set on all 4764 HTML pages.

  • OKMIME sniffing protection

    x-content-type-options is set on all 4764 HTML pages.

  • OKReferrer policy

    referrer-policy is set on all 4764 HTML pages.

  • OKSoftware version disclosure

    The Server header names a product without a version, and there is no X-Powered-By header.

  • OKMixed content

    No HTTPS page loads a script, stylesheet, font or image over plain HTTP.

  • OKForms over HTTPS

    3 forms found, all on HTTPS pages posting to HTTPS addresses.

  • OKKeys and secrets in page code

    No API keys, tokens or private keys were found in the sampled HTML and scripts.

  • OKExposed files and listings

    None of the crawled URLs is a configuration file, backup, dump, repository folder or directory listing.

  • OKSensitive paths in robots.txt

    robots.txt does not point at admin, backup or private paths.

  • Not applicableVulnerable JavaScript libraries

    No recognisable library versions were found in the sampled scripts.

A passive review of what the crawl recorded: response headers, page and script contents and the URLs it found. It does not probe the site, test TLS settings or look for files that were not linked. Generated automatically; verify each finding against your own site before acting on it.

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