Scanned sites / yoast.com / 2026-09-19-1452
yoast.com scan from 9/19/2026, 2:52:09 PM
Scan 2026-09-19-1452
Scanned 9/19/2026, 2:52:09 PM, finished 9/19/2026, 5:54:55 PM. Found with 42backlinks.com tool directory
Not a full crawl. The site rate-limited the crawler (25 requests answered 429), so the scan finished early with 1453 URLs left unfetched. Results cover what was crawled.
Site: https://yoast.com/
Download SQLite databaseEvery page and asset from this scan, with the crawl events, in one file.
On September 19, 2026 the Site Spider crawled 3492 pages and 69 assets of yoast.com, starting from https://yoast.com/. It scored 88 out of 100, a good result. 11 of 14 checks found something to fix, led by sitemap coverage (1461), redirects (531), title tags (500); 3 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: Medium3 medium, 1 low and 1 info findings. See the security findings ↓
- Pages crawled
- 3492
- Assets fetched
- 69
- Status
- Completed
- Checks with issues
- 11 of 14
- Title tags500 issues831 of 2296 pages have title issues. 626 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.
- Meta descriptions469 issues469 of 2296 pages have meta description issues. 626 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.
- Headings18 issues18 of 2296 pages have heading issues. 626 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.
- Broken links25 issues129 internal links point at 25 broken URLs.
- Redirects531 issues522 redirecting URLs, 37 of them chained.
- Non-200 responsesOK547 URLs did not return a 2xx response.
- Rate limited24 issues24 URLs (24 pages) answered HTTP 429 on every try, so the crawler backed off and moved on without analysing them. A site that throttles crawlers this hard can throttle search engines too.
- Indexability87 issues87 of 2383 indexable pages have indexability warnings. 539 pages noindex by design.
- Image alt text1 issue1 of 120643 image references have no alt attribute. 100544 use an empty alt (decorative), which is fine.
- Heavy assets8 issues19 assets larger than 500 KB among the 69 heaviest.
- Orphan pages39 issues39 pages have no internal links pointing at them.
- Sitemap coverage1461 issuesNo sitemap found. Tried: https://yoast.com/sitemap.xml (301), https://yoast.com/sitemap_index.xml (skipped). Add one at /sitemap.xml or list it in robots.txt.
- Thin contentOK0 of 2296 pages have fewer than 200 words. 626 noindex or canonicalized pages excluded.
- Duplicate contentOK0 groups of pages with identical HTML.
Where this scan sits among all scanned sites
1109 sites, median 82%, average 80%
yoast.com scores 88%, higher than 75% of the 1109 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 findingsThe site has several critical issues, including broken links and significant redirect chains. Addressing these will improve both user experience and SEO performance. Implementing a sitemap is also essential.
- 1
Fix Broken Links
Why: 129 internal links point to broken URLs, hindering user experience and SEO.
How: Identify broken URLs from the crawler report and either update or remove the links found on active pages.
Checks: broken-links
- 2
Reduce Redirect Chains
Why: 522 URLs redirect, 37 of which are chained, causing slower page loads and potential crawl issues.
How: Streamline redirects by updating links to point directly to the final destination URLs.
Checks: redirects
- 3
Address Non-200 Responses
Why: 547 URLs do not return a 2xx response, affecting site accessibility.
How: Review and resolve issues for the listed non-200 URLs by ensuring they return correct responses.
Checks: status-codes
- 4
Implement a Sitemap
Why: The absence of a sitemap can hurt discoverability by search engines.
How: Create a sitemap and place it at /sitemap.xml or add it to robots.txt for indexing.
Checks: sitemap-coverage
- 5
Resolve Rate Limiting
Why: 24 pages are rate-limited, affecting their crawled frequency and potential visibility.
How: Adjust server settings to allow adequate crawl traffic without restrictions.
Checks: rate-limited
- 6
Correct Title Tags and Meta Descriptions
Why: 831 title issues and 469 meta description issues may impact click-through rates.
How: Revise titles to be concise and within recommended lengths (50-60 characters) and ensure all pages have unique and meaningful meta descriptions.
Checks: titles, meta-descriptions
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 site yoast.com has several security vulnerabilities related to HTTP headers and cookie protection, which could lead to clickjacking, information leakage, and script injections. Immediate action is needed to enhance security and protect user data.
- 0 high
- 3 medium
- 1 low
- 1 info
- 1
Missing Clickjacking ProtectionMedium
Why it matters: Lack of X-Frame-Options or CSP frame-ancestors allows clickjacking attacks.
Fix: Add the header 'X-Frame-Options: DENY' or a CSP directive 'frame-ancestors: 'none';'.
Evidence: Clickjacking protection
- 2
Missing Secure Cookie FlagsMedium
Why it matters: Cookies without Secure, HttpOnly, and SameSite flags are vulnerable to cross-site vulnerabilities.
Fix: Set 'Secure', 'HttpOnly', and 'SameSite=Lax' for all relevant cookies.
Evidence: Cookie flags
- 3
Exposed Google API KeyMedium
Why it matters: Exposing API keys can lead to unauthorized use of services and data leakage.
Fix: Restrict the Google API key usage in the Google Cloud console by HTTP referrer.
Evidence: Keys and secrets in page code
- 4
Missing Referrer PolicyLow
Why it matters: Without a Referrer-Policy, sensitive URL information can be leaked to third-party sites.
Fix: Add the header 'Referrer-Policy: no-referrer' or a more suitable value based on requirements.
Evidence: Referrer policy
- 5
Missing Permissions PolicyInfo
Why it matters: No Permissions-Policy limits access to powerful browser features by malicious scripts.
Fix: Add 'Permissions-Policy: geolocation=(), microphone=(), camera=()' or as needed.
Evidence: Permissions policy
What the checks found
- FoundClickjacking protectionMedium
1 of 2922 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://yoast.com/ → no x-frame-options
- https://yoast.com/shop/ → no x-frame-options
- https://yoast.com/product/yoast-seo-wordpress/ → no x-frame-options
- https://yoast.com/product/yoast-woocommerce-seo/ → no x-frame-options
- https://yoast.com/product/yoast-seo-ai-plus/ → no x-frame-options
- https://yoast.com/product/yoast-seo-shopify/ → no x-frame-options
- https://yoast.com/product/google-docs-addon/ → no x-frame-options
- https://yoast.com/yoast-partners/resellers/ → no x-frame-options
- https://yoast.com/product/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress/ → no x-frame-options
- https://yoast.com/academy/ → no x-frame-options
- https://yoast.com/academy/free-seo-training-seo-for-beginners/ → no x-frame-options
- https://yoast.com/tag/seo-basics/ → no x-frame-options
- FoundReferrer policyLow
No HTML page sends 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://yoast.com/ → no referrer-policy
- https://yoast.com/shop/ → no referrer-policy
- https://yoast.com/product/yoast-seo-wordpress/ → no referrer-policy
- https://yoast.com/product/yoast-woocommerce-seo/ → no referrer-policy
- https://yoast.com/product/yoast-seo-ai-plus/ → no referrer-policy
- https://yoast.com/product/yoast-seo-shopify/ → no referrer-policy
- https://yoast.com/product/google-docs-addon/ → no referrer-policy
- https://yoast.com/yoast-partners/resellers/ → no referrer-policy
- https://yoast.com/product/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress/ → no referrer-policy
- https://yoast.com/academy/ → no referrer-policy
- https://yoast.com/academy/free-seo-training-seo-for-beginners/ → no referrer-policy
- https://yoast.com/tag/seo-basics/ → 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://yoast.com/ → no permissions-policy
- https://yoast.com/shop/ → no permissions-policy
- https://yoast.com/product/yoast-seo-wordpress/ → no permissions-policy
- https://yoast.com/product/yoast-woocommerce-seo/ → no permissions-policy
- https://yoast.com/product/yoast-seo-ai-plus/ → no permissions-policy
- https://yoast.com/product/yoast-seo-shopify/ → no permissions-policy
- https://yoast.com/product/google-docs-addon/ → no permissions-policy
- https://yoast.com/yoast-partners/resellers/ → no permissions-policy
- https://yoast.com/product/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress/ → no permissions-policy
- https://yoast.com/academy/ → no permissions-policy
- https://yoast.com/academy/free-seo-training-seo-for-beginners/ → no permissions-policy
- https://yoast.com/tag/seo-basics/ → no permissions-policy
- FoundCookie flagsMedium
5 of 6 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.
- yith_wcmcs_currency (set by https://yoast.com/checkout/) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
- wp_woocommerce_session_4b6b2654624af0555bb41be2bef184bb (set by https://yoast.com/checkout/) lacks SameSite
- shop_cart_count (set by https://yoast.com/cart/?add-to-cart=4113952) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
- woocommerce_items_in_cart (set by https://yoast.com/cart/?add-to-cart=4113952) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
- woocommerce_cart_hash (set by https://yoast.com/cart/?add-to-cart=4113952) lacks Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite
- FoundKeys and secrets in page codeMedium
1 credential-like value found in code served to every visitor: Google API key.
- Google API key AIzaSy…vQ (39 chars) in https://yoast.com/checkout/: browser keys are expected in pages, but must be restricted by HTTP referrer and API in the Google Cloud console
- 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.)
- cdn-4.convertexperiments.com (40 script tags)
- widget.trustpilot.com (6 script tags)
- mbyoastbv.activehosted.com (17 script tags)
- fast.wistia.net (1 script tag)
- maps.googleapis.com (1 script tag)
10 checks passed
- OKHTTPS
All 2922 crawled pages were served over HTTPS.
- OKHTTP Strict Transport Security
strict-transport-security is set on all 2922 HTML pages.
- OKContent Security Policy
A Content-Security-Policy is set on 1 of 2922 pages.
- OKMIME sniffing protection
x-content-type-options is set on all 2922 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
87 forms found, all on HTTPS pages posting to HTTPS addresses.
- OKVulnerable JavaScript libraries
1 library version recognised, none with known vulnerabilities.
- 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.
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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