Scanned sites / semrush.com / 2026-10-30-0415
semrush.com scan from 2026-10-30 04:15:42 UTC DR 92
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Scan 2026-10-30-0415
Scanned 2026-10-30 04:15:42 UTC, finished 2026-10-30 04:37:33 UTC. Found with 42backlinks.com tool directory
Site: https://semrush.com/
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On October 30, 2026 the Site Spider crawled 4699 pages and 1000 assets of semrush.com, starting from https://semrush.com/. It scored 76 out of 100, a good result. 13 of 33 checks found something to fix, led by title tags (3,148), heavy assets (25), meta descriptions (3,201); 5 checks passed. Most of the points went to title tags (−7.2), heavy assets (−6), meta descriptions (−5.8). 15 checks found something the score does not count, listed as noted. 4 checks were not run because the crawl fetched nothing for them. 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: Medium2 medium, 1 low and 1 info findings. See the security findings ↓
- Pages crawled
- 4699
- Assets fetched
- 1000
- Status
- Completed
- Checks with issues
- 13 of 33
5,699 of 6,000 discovered URLs were fetched, 301 blocked by robots.txt, 372,733 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. 300 link destinations on other sites were checked, 4532 left unchecked.
- Title tags3,148 issues3148 of 4090 pages have title issues. 292 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.−7.2 points
- Meta descriptions3,201 issues3201 of 4090 pages have meta description issues. 292 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.−5.8 points
- Headings123 issues123 of 4090 pages have heading issues. 292 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.−0.2 points
- Broken links20 issues48 internal links point at 20 broken URLs.−0.1 points
- Links to other sites22 issues22 destinations answered with an error, 70 could not be determined (timeouts, rate limits or refusals), 4532 were left unchecked by the per-scan cap, of 300 destinations checked.−0.2 points
- Redirects311 issues300 redirecting URLs, 14 of them chained.−0.3 points
- Non-200 responses20 issues327 URLs did not return a 2xx response. 317 of them are pages, 20 with an error status; the rest are assets or redirects.
- Rate limitedOKThe site did not rate limit the crawler.
- Indexability72 issues72 of 4319 indexable pages have indexability warnings. 63 pages noindex by design.−0.2 points
- Image alt text622 issues622 of 82045 image references have no alt attribute. 1309 use an empty alt (decorative), which is fine.
- Heavy assets25 issues25 assets larger than 500 KB among 1000 fetched assets.−6 points
- Orphan pages16 issues16 pages have no internal links pointing at them.
- Sitemap coverage2,570 issues61 sitemaps listing 46,651+ URLs (first 5,000 entries read): 2563 crawled pages missing, 7 listed URLs broken or redirecting, 0 reachable only via the sitemap. 45,117 listed URLs not crawled within the 5000-page budget.−3.5 points
- Internal link counts455 notedInternal link counts for 500 pages; 455 worth a look.
- Thin content82 issues82 of 4090 pages have fewer than 200 words. 292 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.−0.1 points
- Duplicate contentOK0 groups of pages with identical HTML.
- URL format409 noted409 of 4699 page URLs are harder to read, share or cache than they need to be.
- Canonicals256 noted256 of 4382 pages have a canonical worth checking.
- Robots directives65 noted65 pages carry a robots directive; 4317 carry none.
- Anchor text116 noted116 destinations are linked without useful anchor text, or with nofollow.
- Title and heading structure3,584 noted3584 of 4090 pages could use the title, heading and snippet space better. 292 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.
- Image weight and alt length3,665 noted13 images over 100 KB; 3652 with alt text over 100 characters.
- Response anomalies60 noted60 URLs answered in a way worth looking at.
- HTML and head validation739 noted739 of 4382 pages have HTML problems: 681 with head tags outside <head>, 0 over 2 MB.
- hreflang50,403 noted3804 of 3818 pages with hreflang have problems: 50403 findings.
- Structured data2,587 noted3936 of 4090 indexable pages carry structured data: Organization (3822), Article (3783), ListItem (3540), BreadcrumbList (3535), WebPage (3012). 2587 pages with errors a rich result would fail on.
- Near duplicates176 noted176 pages in 6 groups read almost the same as another page (95% alike or more).
- Soft 404sOKNone of 4382 pages answering 200 reads like an error page.
- AccessibilityNot checkedNot checked: the accessibility audit runs in the browser. Tick "Include JavaScript rendering checks" when you request a scan to run it.
- Link positions2,732 noted2732 of 4082 linked pages are linked only from the template, never from another page's content.
- PaginationOKNo page declares rel=next or rel=prev pagination.
- Headers and cookies11 noted12 cookies set by the site, 11 missing a protective flag; 19 response headers recorded across 5699 URLs.
- Orphans in searchNot checkedNot checked: import a Search Console Pages export on the scan page to find pages Google shows that the site does not link to.
- Link ScoreOKLink Score (internal PageRank, 0-100) for 4382 pages; 4255 hold almost none (10 or less).
- JavaScript renderingNot checkedNot checked: this scan did not render pages. Tick "Include JavaScript rendering checks" when you request a scan to compare the served HTML with what a browser builds.
- PageSpeed InsightsNot checkedNot checked yet: PageSpeed Insights runs on the top pages once the crawl has finished.
- Spelling15,176 noted15176 words an English dictionary does not know, on 3920 pages. Product names and jargon will appear here too.
Where this scan sits among all scanned sites
2344 sites, median 79%, average 78%
semrush.com scores 76%, higher than 35% of the 2344 scanned sites. See the full ranking.
Green 90% and up (Excellent), lime 75 to 89 (Good), amber 50 to 74 (Needs work), red below 50 (Poor).
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Fix plan
Written by gpt-4o-mini from the scan findingsYour website has a good health score, but there are critical issues to address, particularly with broken links, redirects, and meta descriptions. Focus on these for improved user experience and SEO.
- 1
Fix Broken Links
Why: Broken links hurt user experience and SEO performance.
How: Identify and either update or remove links pointing to broken URLs. Check linking pages for more context.
Checks: broken-links
- 2
Consolidate Redirects
Why: Chained and unnecessary redirects can slow down site loading and dilute SEO value.
How: Audit and reduce the number of redirect hops. Direct links to final URLs instead of via multiple redirects.
Checks: redirects
- 3
Address Non-200 Responses
Why: Pages with non-200 responses can demotivate users and affect rankings.
How: Fix the URLs that return errors or ensure they serve content properly.
Checks: status-codes
- 4
Update Meta Descriptions
Why: Missing or duplicate meta descriptions reduce click-through rates in search results.
How: Create unique, keyword-rich meta descriptions for each page where issues exist.
Evidence: 2739 pages share the meta description "Open Trends", which usually means one template writes it for all of them.
2,739 pages affected
- https://www.semrush.com/trending-websites/ad/accounting-and-auditing
- https://www.semrush.com/trending-websites/ad/adult
- https://www.semrush.com/trending-websites/ad/advertising-and-marketing
- https://www.semrush.com/trending-websites/ad/aerospace-and-defense
- https://www.semrush.com/trending-websites/ad/agriculture
Depends on: If these pages really are the same content, the duplicate meta description is a symptom: canonicalise them to one URL instead.
Checks: meta-descriptions
- 5
Improve Title Tags
Why: Titles over 60 characters may be cut off in search results.
How: Revise title tags to ensure they are concise and under the character limit.
Evidence: 18 pages share the title "Dashboards", which usually means one template writes it for all of them.
18 pages affected
- https://www.semrush.com/analytics/traffic/ai-traffic/
- https://www.semrush.com/analytics/traffic/behavior/
- https://www.semrush.com/analytics/traffic/competitor-monitoring
- https://www.semrush.com/analytics/traffic/competitor-monitoring/
- https://www.semrush.com/analytics/traffic/demographics/
Depends on: If these pages really are the same content, the duplicate title is a symptom: canonicalise them to one URL instead.
Checks: titles
- 6
Fix Heading Structure
Why: Missing H1 tags can confuse search engines about a page's topic.
How: Ensure every page has a clear H1 tag and improve headings structure.
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 crawlThe security review of semrush.com reveals several important findings that need to be addressed. The site lacks key security headers, has vulnerable JavaScript libraries, and does not adequately protect its cookies. Correcting these issues will help enhance user privacy and security.
- 0 high
- 2 medium
- 1 low
- 1 info
- 1
Missing Cookie FlagsMedium
Why it matters: 11 of 12 cookies lack protective flags (HttpOnly, Secure, SameSite), making them vulnerable to attacks.
Fix: Set 'Secure', 'HttpOnly', and 'SameSite' flags on all cookies, e.g., GCLB: 'Secure; SameSite=Lax'.
Evidence: Cookie flags
- 2
Vulnerable JavaScript LibrariesMedium
Why it matters: jQuery 2.2.4 has known vulnerabilities which can lead to exploitation depending on its usage.
Fix: Upgrade jQuery to version 3.5.0 or later to eliminate these vulnerabilities.
Evidence: Vulnerable JavaScript libraries
- 3
Missing Referrer PolicyLow
Why it matters: 426 pages do not send a Referrer-Policy, risking exposure of sensitive URL information through referrer headers.
Fix: Add the header 'Referrer-Policy: no-referrer' to all HTML pages to limit referrer information shared.
Evidence: Referrer policy
- 4
Missing Permissions PolicyInfo
Why it matters: No permissions-policy is set, potentially exposing unused browser features to malicious scripts.
Fix: Add the header 'Permissions-Policy: accelerometer=(), camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()' to HTML pages.
Evidence: Permissions policy
What the checks found
- FoundReferrer policyLow
426 of 4382 HTML pages send referrer-policy. Without a Referrer-Policy the full page address, including any query string, is sent to every site a visitor clicks through to.
- https://www.semrush.com/ → no referrer-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/mcp/ → no referrer-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/keyword-research/ → no referrer-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/competitor-analysis/ → no referrer-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/ai-visibility/ → no referrer-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/prompt-research/ → no referrer-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/local-seo/ → no referrer-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/market-analysis/ → no referrer-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/content-marketing/ → no referrer-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/site-audit/ → no referrer-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/digital-pr/ → no referrer-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/rank-tracking/ → no referrer-policy
- 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://www.semrush.com/ → no permissions-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/one/ → no permissions-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/mcp/ → no permissions-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/stats/ → no permissions-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/keyword-research/ → no permissions-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/competitor-analysis/ → no permissions-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/ai-visibility/ → no permissions-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/prompt-research/ → no permissions-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/local-seo/ → no permissions-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/market-analysis/ → no permissions-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/content-marketing/ → no permissions-policy
- https://www.semrush.com/features/site-audit/ → no permissions-policy
- FoundCookie flagsMedium
11 of 12 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.
- GCLB (set by https://semrush.com/) lacks Secure, SameSite
- PHPSESSID (set by https://www.semrush.com/) lacks SameSite
- SSO-JWT (set by https://www.semrush.com/) lacks SameSite
- localization (set by https://www.semrush.com/blog/) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
- ahoy_visitor (set by https://www.semrush.com/news/) lacks Secure, HttpOnly
- ahoy_visit (set by https://www.semrush.com/news/) lacks Secure, HttpOnly
- app_center_csrf_token (set by https://www.semrush.com/apps/) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
- csrftoken (set by https://www.semrush.com/listing-management/) lacks Secure, HttpOnly
- site_csrftoken (set by https://www.semrush.com/signup/) lacks Secure
- refer_source (set by https://www.semrush.com/billing/offers/buy/y6eei2i6) lacks SameSite
- usertype (set by https://www.semrush.com/billing/offers/buy/y6eei2i6) lacks HttpOnly, SameSite
- FoundVulnerable JavaScript librariesMedium
1 library with published vulnerabilities: jQuery 2.2.4. Whether they are exploitable depends on how the site uses them, but each has a fixed release.
- jQuery 2.2.4 in https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.4/jquery.min.js: CVE-2015-9251 (XSS via cross-domain AJAX), CVE-2019-11358 (prototype pollution), CVE-2020-11022, CVE-2020-11023 (XSS via HTML passed to DOM methods); fixed in 3.5.0
- NoteSoftware version disclosure
Responses name the framework in an X-Powered-By header but hide the version.
- server: nginx (5688 responses)
- x-powered-by: Next.js (1 response)
- NoteThird-party scripts
Scripts run from 5 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.)
- static.semrush.com (76 script tags)
- cdn.speedcurve.com (2 script tags)
- cdn.jsdelivr.net (2 script tags)
- cdnjs.cloudflare.com (2 script tags)
- cdn.semrush.com (1 script tag)
- NoteSensitive paths in robots.txt
robots.txt lists 3 paths that look private. robots.txt is public and does not restrict access, so it doubles as a map for anyone probing the site; those paths need real access control.
- Disallow: /admin/
- Disallow: /seo-old/*
- Disallow: /login/*
9 checks passed
- OKHTTPS
All 4382 crawled pages were served over HTTPS.
- OKHTTP Strict Transport Security
strict-transport-security is set on all 4382 HTML pages.
- OKContent Security Policy
A Content-Security-Policy is set on 821 of 4382 pages.
- OKClickjacking protection
x-frame-options is set on all 4382 HTML pages.
- OKMIME sniffing protection
x-content-type-options is set on all 4382 HTML pages.
- OKMixed content
No HTTPS page loads a script, stylesheet, font or image over plain HTTP.
- OKForms over HTTPS
1 form 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.
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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