Scanned sites / ahrefs.com / 2026-09-25-2301

ahrefs.com scan from 9/25/2026, 11:01:53 PM

Scan 2026-09-25-2301

Scanned 9/25/2026, 11:01:53 PM, finished 9/26/2026, 1:36:20 AM. Found with 42backlinks.com tool directory

Site: https://ahrefs.com/

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80/ 100Good

On September 25, 2026 the Site Spider crawled 5000 pages and 1026 assets of ahrefs.com, starting from https://ahrefs.com/. It scored 80 out of 100, a good result. 12 of 15 checks found something to fix, led by heavy assets (49), image alt text (89,775), title tags (1,554); 2 checks passed. Most of the points went to heavy assets (−6), image alt text (−4.7), title tags (−3.6). 1 check found something the score does not count, listed as noted. 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 and 1 info findings. See the security findings ↓

Pages crawled
5000
Assets fetched
1026
Status
Completed
Checks with issues
12 of 15
CoverageJob finished, partial coverage

6,026 of 6,026 discovered URLs were fetched, 34,008 left out by the 5,000-page and 1,000-asset budget. The job finished, but the crawl did not reach everything it found. HTML only: nothing here ran JavaScript, and links to other sites were recorded but not fetched.

  • Title tags1,554 issues
    1554 of 2887 pages have title issues. 1438 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.
    −3.6 points
  • Meta descriptions1,546 issues
    1546 of 2887 pages have meta description issues. 1438 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.
    −2.9 points
  • Headings14 issues
    14 of 2887 pages have heading issues. 1438 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.
  • Broken links3 issues
    3 internal links point at 3 broken URLs.
  • Redirects67 issues
    672 redirecting URLs, 0 of them chained.
    −0.1 points
  • Non-200 responses3 issues
    675 URLs did not return a 2xx response. 675 of them are pages, 3 with an error status; the rest are assets or redirects.
  • Rate limitedOK
    The site did not rate limit the crawler.
  • Indexability23 issues
    23 of 4325 indexable pages have indexability warnings.
    −0.1 points
  • Image alt text89,775 issues
    89775 of 114194 image references have no alt attribute. 1323 use an empty alt (decorative), which is fine.
    −4.7 points
  • Heavy assets49 issues
    49 assets larger than 500 KB among 1026 fetched assets. 2 documents over that size are listed but not counted: downloads are not page weight.
    −6 points
  • Orphan pages11 issues
    11 pages have no internal links pointing at them.
  • Sitemap coverage2,126 issues
    7 sitemaps listing 1964 URLs: 1514 crawled pages missing, 606 listed URLs broken or redirecting, 6 reachable only via the sitemap.
    −2.9 points
  • Internal link countsOK
    Internal link counts for 500 pages.
  • Thin content2 issues
    2 of 2887 pages have fewer than 200 words. 1438 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.
  • Duplicate contentOK
    0 groups of pages with identical HTML.

Where this scan sits among all scanned sites

1293 sites, median 80%, average 79%

ahrefs.com scores 80%, higher than 46% of the 1293 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

Written from an earlier version of the analysis. The findings on this page have been recomputed since, so counts and labels here may differ from what the plan describes. The advice still points at the same checks.

To improve your site's SEO, focus on fixing broken links, optimizing redirects, and addressing title and meta description issues. These changes will enhance user experience and search engine visibility.

  1. 1

    Fix Broken Links

    Why: Improve user experience and prevent loss of link equity.

    How: Update or remove the three broken internal links identified.

    Checks: broken-links

  2. 2

    Address Non-200 Responses

    Why: Ensure all URLs return correct responses for better SEO.

    How: Check and fix the 675 URLs returning non-200 status codes.

    Checks: status-codes

  3. 3

    Optimize Title Tags

    Why: Help improve relevance and visibility in search results.

    How: Adjust titles of the 1551 pages with issues to meet best practices.

    Checks: titles

  4. 4

    Optimize Meta Descriptions

    Why: Improve click-through rates in search results.

    How: Revise meta descriptions for the 1272 pages that have issues.

    Checks: meta-descriptions

  5. 5

    Add Missing Headings

    Why: Enhance content structure and improve SEO.

    How: Add H1 tags to the 14 pages missing them.

    Checks: headings

  6. 6

    Enhance Image Alt Text

    Why: Improve accessibility and SEO for images.

    How: Add descriptive alt attributes for the 89775 images lacking them.

    Checks: images-alt

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 website has several security issues, including the absence of a Permissions-Policy header and lack of protective cookie flags. These findings could expose user data and allow potential attacks. Immediate attention is advised to enhance security and protect users.

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

    Missing Cookie Protective FlagsMedium

    Why it matters: Most cookies do not have Secure, HttpOnly, or SameSite flags, making them vulnerable to attacks.

    Fix: Set cookies with Secure, HttpOnly, and SameSite attributes to enhance security.

    Evidence: Cookie flags

  2. 2

    Missing Permissions-Policy HeaderInfo

    Why it matters: Without a Permissions-Policy header, browser features could be misused by injected scripts.

    Fix: Add the header: Permissions-Policy: geolocation=(), microphone=(), camera=() to all HTML pages.

    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/ai-prompt-tracking → 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

    3154 of 3157 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.

    • 25 Sep 2026 23:32:25 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/robots.txt) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 25 Sep 2026 23:33:10 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/academy/sitemap.xml) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 25 Sep 2026 23:33:12 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/es/academy/sitemap.xml) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 25 Sep 2026 23:33:13 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/ja/academy/sitemap.xml) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 25 Sep 2026 23:33:14 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/seo/glossary/sitemap.xml) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 25 Sep 2026 23:33:15 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/writing-tools/sitemap.xml) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 25 Sep 2026 23:33:59 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/search-marketing) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 25 Sep 2026 23:34:00 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/keywords-explorer) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 25 Sep 2026 23:34:01 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/rank-tracker) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 25 Sep 2026 23:34:02 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/brand-radar) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 25 Sep 2026 23:34:04 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/ai-prompt-tracking) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
    • 25 Sep 2026 23:34:05 GMT (set by https://ahrefs.com/website-performance) 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 4325 crawled pages were served over HTTPS.

  • OKHTTP Strict Transport Security

    strict-transport-security is set on all 4325 HTML pages.

  • OKContent Security Policy

    A Content-Security-Policy is set.

  • OKClickjacking protection

    x-frame-options is set on all 4325 HTML pages.

  • OKMIME sniffing protection

    x-content-type-options is set on all 4325 HTML pages.

  • OKReferrer policy

    referrer-policy is set on all 4325 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.

Sites scoring near ahrefs.com

Their neighbours in the SEO rank table, which orders every scanned site by health score.

This report was produced by the DIY SEO Hub Site Spider crawling ahrefs.com from its pages as published, the way a search engine does. It shows summary figures only.

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