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SEO report for www.overleaf.com DR 82
The latest Site Spider scan of www.overleaf.com, with 1 scan on record. Each scan is at its own address, for example /domain/www-overleaf-com/2026-09-26-0523.
DR is Ahrefs Domain Rating (0-100, backlink strength), used under its Domain Rating License.
Latest scan
Scanned 2026-09-26 05:23:38 UTC, finished 2026-09-26 08:57:52 UTC
Site: https://www.overleaf.com/
Download SQLite databaseEvery page and asset from this scan, with the crawl events, in one file.
On September 26, 2026 the Site Spider crawled 5000 pages and 47 assets of www.overleaf.com, starting from https://www.overleaf.com/. It scored 77 out of 100, a good result. 14 of 27 checks found something to fix, led by title tags (4,191), meta descriptions (4,469), sitemap coverage (2,370); 5 checks passed. Most of the points went to title tags (−8.8), meta descriptions (−7.5), sitemap coverage (−3). 8 checks found something the score does not count, listed as noted. 10 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: High1 high, 1 medium, 2 low and 1 info findings. See the security findings ↓
- Pages crawled
- 5000
- Assets fetched
- 47
- Status
- Completed
- Checks with issues
- 14 of 27
5,047 of 5,047 discovered URLs were fetched, 21,937 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, 61743 left unchecked.
- Title tags4,191 issues4191 of 4705 pages have title issues. 34 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.−8.8 points
- Meta descriptions4,469 issues4469 of 4705 pages have meta description issues. 34 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.−7.5 points
- Headings4 issues4 of 4705 pages have heading issues. 34 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.
- Broken links36 issues82 internal links point at 36 broken URLs.−0.2 points
- Links to other sites14 issues14 destinations answered with an error, 82 could not be determined (timeouts, rate limits or refusals), 61743 were left unchecked by the per-scan cap, of 300 destinations checked.−0.1 points
- Redirects226 issues225 redirecting URLs, 1 of them chained.−0.2 points
- Non-200 responses36 issues263 URLs did not return a 2xx response. 261 of them are pages, 36 with an error status; the rest are assets or redirects.−0.1 points
- Rate limitedOKThe site did not rate limit the crawler.
- Indexability662 issues662 of 4714 indexable pages have indexability warnings. 25 pages noindex by design.−1.4 points
- Image alt text555 issues555 of 14280 image references have no alt attribute. 35 use an empty alt (decorative), which is fine.−0.2 points
- Heavy assets1 issue1 asset larger than 500 KB among 47 fetched assets. 12 documents over that size are listed but not counted: downloads are not page weight.−0.6 points
- Orphan pages36 issues36 pages have no internal links pointing at them.
- Sitemap coverage2,370 issuesNo sitemap found. Tried: https://www.overleaf.com/sitemap.xml (404). Add one at /sitemap.xml or list it in robots.txt.−3 points
- Internal link counts165 notedInternal link counts for 500 pages; 165 worth a look.
- Thin content368 issues368 of 4705 pages have fewer than 200 words. 34 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.−0.6 points
- Duplicate content36 issues1 group of pages with identical HTML.−0.1 points
- URL format957 noted957 of 5000 page URLs are harder to read, share or cache than they need to be.
- Canonicals693 noted693 of 4739 pages have a canonical worth checking.
- Robots directives25 noted25 pages carry a robots directive; 4714 carry none.
- Anchor text94 noted94 destinations are linked without useful anchor text, or with nofollow.
- Title and heading structure1,241 noted1241 of 4705 pages could use the title, heading and snippet space better. 34 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.
- Image weight and alt length161 noted1 image over 100 KB; 160 with alt text over 100 characters.
- Response anomaliesOKNo redirect loops, header redirects or pages served as something other than HTML.
- HTML and head validationNot checkedNot checked: this scan was crawled before this check existed. Scan the site again to run it.
- hreflangNot checkedNot checked: this scan was crawled before this check existed. Scan the site again to run it.
- Structured dataNot checkedNot checked: this scan was crawled before this check existed. Scan the site again to run it.
- Near duplicatesNot checkedNot checked: this scan was crawled before this check existed. Scan the site again to run it.
- Soft 404sOKNone of 4739 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 positionsNot checkedNot checked: this scan was crawled before link positions were recorded. Scan the site again to run it.
- PaginationNot checkedNot checked: this scan was crawled before this check existed. Scan the site again to run it.
- Headers and cookiesOK1 cookie set by the site; 17 response headers recorded across 5047 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 4739 pages; 4699 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 Insights5 notedMobile performance 60 on average across 5 pages; 5 below Google's good thresholds.
- SpellingNot checkedNot checked: this scan was crawled before this check existed. Scan the site again to run it.
Where this site sits among all scanned sites
2890 sites, median 80%, average 79%
www.overleaf.com scores 77%, higher than 35% of the 2890 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 findingsWritten 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.
Your website has a high health score, but there are several key issues to address. Focus on fixing broken links, redirect chains, and optimizing metadata to enhance user experience and SEO performance.
- 1
Fix Broken Links
Why: 82 internal links are broken, affecting user navigation and SEO.
How: Identify broken links and update or remove them from the website.
Checks: broken-links
- 2
Repair Redirect Chains
Why: Prevent unnecessary redirect hops to enhance loading speeds.
How: Resolve the chained redirect by pointing to the final destination directly.
Checks: redirects
- 3
Address Non-200 Responses
Why: 263 pages returning errors can hinder user access and SEO ranking.
How: Check each URL for issues and either fix or redirect them appropriately.
Checks: status-codes
- 4
Optimize Title Tags
Why: 4190 pages have title issues affecting search visibility.
How: Revise titles to avoid duplication and adhere to best practices (30-60 characters).
Checks: titles
- 5
Improve Meta Descriptions
Why: 4136 pages have meta description issues hampering click-through rates.
How: Create unique, concise meta descriptions for each key page.
Checks: meta-descriptions
- 6
Implement a Sitemap
Why: A sitemap enhances search engine indexing of your pages.
How: Generate a sitemap file and host it at https://www.overleaf.com/sitemap.xml.
Checks: sitemap-coverage
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 website has significant security concerns, including missing headers that protect against clickjacking and MIME sniffing. An AWS access key was found publicly accessible, which poses a high risk. Several pages lack proper security policies that could mitigate risks from third-party scripts.
- 1 high
- 1 medium
- 2 low
- 1 info
- 1
Leaked AWS Access KeyHigh
Why it matters: An exposed AWS access key could allow unauthorized access to AWS services.
Fix: Rotate the leaked access key in IAM immediately to prevent unauthorized usage.
Evidence: Keys and secrets in page code
- 2
Missing X-Frame-Options HeaderMedium
Why it matters: Pages can be embedded in frames, leading to clickjacking attacks.
Fix: Add the header: X-Frame-Options: DENY to all HTML pages.
Evidence: Clickjacking protection
- 3
Missing X-Content-Type-Options HeaderLow
Why it matters: Without this header, some files may be executed as scripts regardless of their declared type.
Fix: Add the header: X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff to all HTML pages.
Evidence: MIME sniffing protection
- 4
Missing Referrer-Policy HeaderLow
Why it matters: Full URL including query strings can be sent to other sites, potentially leaking sensitive information.
Fix: Add the header: Referrer-Policy: no-referrer to all HTML pages.
Evidence: Referrer policy
- 5
Missing Permissions-Policy HeaderInfo
Why it matters: Lack of this policy exposes unused browser features, increasing potential attack surface.
Fix: Add the header: Permissions-Policy: interest-cohort=() to affected pages.
Evidence: Permissions policy
What the checks found
- FoundClickjacking protectionMedium
4371 of 4739 HTML pages send x-frame-options. Without X-Frame-Options (or a CSP frame-ancestors directive) the pages can be embedded in a frame on another site and overlaid with invisible controls.
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Simplest+working+example+LaTeX+document&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%7… → no x-frame-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=My+first+LaTeX+document&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%2C+letterp… → no x-frame-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=My+first+LaTeX+document+with+a+comment&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B… → no x-frame-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=First+example+with+formatted+text&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%… → no x-frame-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Using+the+emph+command&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%2C+letterpa… → no x-frame-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Example+of+a+LaTeX+unordered+list&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%7Bartic… → no x-frame-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Example+of+the+enumerate+environment&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%7Bar… → no x-frame-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Inline+LaTeX+maths+example&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%2C+lett… → no x-frame-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Demonstrating+inline+math+mode&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%2C+… → no x-frame-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Display+math+mode+example&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%2C+lette… → no x-frame-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=More+advanced+LaTeX+math+example&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%7Barticl… → no x-frame-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=More+math+content+typeset+in+LaTeX&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%7Barti… → no x-frame-options
- FoundMIME sniffing protectionLow
4371 of 4739 HTML pages send x-content-type-options. Without X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff a browser may run a file as a script because of its contents rather than its declared type.
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Simplest+working+example+LaTeX+document&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%7… → no x-content-type-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=My+first+LaTeX+document&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%2C+letterp… → no x-content-type-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=My+first+LaTeX+document+with+a+comment&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B… → no x-content-type-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=First+example+with+formatted+text&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%… → no x-content-type-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Using+the+emph+command&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%2C+letterpa… → no x-content-type-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Example+of+a+LaTeX+unordered+list&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%7Bartic… → no x-content-type-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Example+of+the+enumerate+environment&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%7Bar… → no x-content-type-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Inline+LaTeX+maths+example&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%2C+lett… → no x-content-type-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Demonstrating+inline+math+mode&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%2C+… → no x-content-type-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Display+math+mode+example&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%2C+lette… → no x-content-type-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=More+advanced+LaTeX+math+example&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%7Barticl… → no x-content-type-options
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=More+math+content+typeset+in+LaTeX&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%7Barti… → no x-content-type-options
- FoundReferrer policyLow
4371 of 4739 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.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Simplest+working+example+LaTeX+document&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%7… → no referrer-policy
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=My+first+LaTeX+document&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%2C+letterp… → no referrer-policy
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=My+first+LaTeX+document+with+a+comment&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B… → no referrer-policy
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=First+example+with+formatted+text&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%… → no referrer-policy
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Using+the+emph+command&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%2C+letterpa… → no referrer-policy
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Example+of+a+LaTeX+unordered+list&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%7Bartic… → no referrer-policy
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Example+of+the+enumerate+environment&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%7Bar… → no referrer-policy
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Inline+LaTeX+maths+example&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%2C+lett… → no referrer-policy
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Demonstrating+inline+math+mode&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%2C+… → no referrer-policy
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=Display+math+mode+example&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%5B12pt%2C+lette… → no referrer-policy
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=More+advanced+LaTeX+math+example&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%7Barticl… → no referrer-policy
- https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex&snip_name=More+math+content+typeset+in+LaTeX&snip=%5Cdocumentclass%7Barti… → no referrer-policy
- FoundPermissions policyInfo
4736 of 4739 HTML pages send 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.overleaf.com/learn/latex/File%3ANewsincos.png → no permissions-policy
- https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/File%3AApa7.png → no permissions-policy
- https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/File%3AJapaneseImage5-1.png → no permissions-policy
- FoundKeys and secrets in page codeHigh
1 credential-like value found in code served to every visitor: AWS access key.
- AWS access key AKIAWJ…H5 (20 chars) in https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates: rotate it in IAM immediately
- NoteContent Security Policy
A Content-Security-Policy is set, but it allows inline or eval scripts ('unsafe-inline' / 'unsafe-eval'), which removes most of its protection against injected scripts.
- https://www.overleaf.com/ → script-src 'nonce-+mKrP/KQMGsbfsZk6VZbaQ==' 'unsafe-inline' 'strict-dynamic' https: 'report-sample'; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'
- https://www.overleaf.com/about/features-overview → script-src 'nonce-9YbIZbxvyWJYV12VUTtL1g==' 'unsafe-inline' 'strict-dynamic' https: 'report-sample'; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'
- https://www.overleaf.com/about/ai-features → script-src 'nonce-DmpezZl7nNwKvaGfHcuAvQ==' 'unsafe-inline' 'strict-dynamic' https: 'report-sample'; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'
- https://www.overleaf.com/for/enterprises → script-src 'nonce-A84AX9RWI7bUGPeZtnwRmg==' 'unsafe-inline' 'strict-dynamic' https: 'report-sample'; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'
- https://www.overleaf.com/for/universities → script-src 'nonce-XtbgzvFzYXfEKkps56aEiQ==' 'unsafe-inline' 'strict-dynamic' https: 'report-sample'; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'
- https://www.overleaf.com/for/government → script-src 'nonce-1A56Vlp2xCQ5TckNCWM9/A==' 'unsafe-inline' 'strict-dynamic' https: 'report-sample'; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'
- https://www.overleaf.com/for/publishers → script-src 'nonce-W2+itZsnl9HHEgaiHbpBAg==' 'unsafe-inline' 'strict-dynamic' https: 'report-sample'; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'
- https://www.overleaf.com/about/customer-stories → script-src 'nonce-mDY0fxxlBL42XQbnj9S53Q==' 'unsafe-inline' 'strict-dynamic' https: 'report-sample'; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'
- https://www.overleaf.com/user/subscription/plans → script-src 'nonce-U/Rjx4q6QTOV6eiGohsarg==' 'unsafe-inline' 'strict-dynamic' https: 'report-sample'; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'
- https://www.overleaf.com/for/community/resources → script-src 'nonce-BO+Y5xnbWsnsNnYSWxTG/w==' 'unsafe-inline' 'strict-dynamic' https: 'report-sample'; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'
- https://www.overleaf.com/about/why-latex → script-src 'nonce-ceS/kOE5JrdF3GJCN8fdTg==' 'unsafe-inline' 'strict-dynamic' https: 'report-sample'; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'
- https://www.overleaf.com/blog → script-src 'nonce-Umj7jAb/Dl4LZv69naWTBg==' 'unsafe-inline' 'strict-dynamic' https: 'report-sample'; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'
- NoteSoftware version disclosure
Responses name the framework in an X-Powered-By header but hide the version.
- server: nginx (5009 responses)
- x-powered-by: Express (408 responses)
- 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.)
- www.recaptcha.net (3 script tags)
- cdn.overleaf.com (1022 script tags)
7 checks passed, 1 not applicable
- OKHTTPS
All 4739 crawled pages were served over HTTPS.
- OKHTTP Strict Transport Security
strict-transport-security is set on all 4739 HTML pages.
- OKCookie flags
All 1 cookie carry Secure, HttpOnly and SameSite flags.
- OKMixed content
No HTTPS page loads a script, stylesheet, font or image over plain HTTP.
- OKForms over HTTPS
62 forms found, all on HTTPS pages posting to HTTPS addresses.
- 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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