Technical SEO - WordPress Technical SEO Audit: Complete Checklist
Complete WordPress technical SEO audit checklist. Crawlability, indexing, Core Web Vitals, structured data, and site architecture optimization.
The Problem
Technical SEO issues block Google from properly crawling and indexing your content, wasting your content efforts.
The Solution
We identify and fix technical barriers to search visibility-from crawl budget to Core Web Vitals to proper indexing.
Crawlability & Indexing
If Google can't crawl your pages efficiently, they won't rank. Crawlability is the foundation of SEO.
- Review robots.txt for unintended blocks
- Check XML sitemap completeness and errors
- Identify and fix crawl errors in Search Console
- Optimize crawl budget (avoid duplicate/thin pages)
- Implement proper canonical tags
Core Web Vitals
Google uses Core Web Vitals as ranking factors. Poor scores hurt both rankings and user experience.
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) under 2.5 seconds
- Interaction to Next Paint (INP) under 200 milliseconds
- Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) under 0.1
- Optimize images, fonts, and JavaScript
- Implement proper resource loading priorities
Site Architecture
How your content is organized affects how search engines understand and rank it.
- Implement clear URL hierarchy
- Use breadcrumbs with structured data
- Optimize internal linking structure
- Fix orphaned pages (no internal links)
- Ensure important pages are within 3 clicks of homepage
Structured Data
Schema markup helps Google understand your content and can earn rich results in search.
- Implement Organization schema
- Add Article schema to blog posts
- Use Product schema for e-commerce
- Implement FAQ schema where relevant
- Validate with Google Rich Results Test
Quick Wins
Start with these high-impact, low-effort improvements.
- 1 Submit XML sitemap to Google Search Console
- 2 Fix all 404 errors with redirects
- 3 Add alt text to all images
- 4 Implement breadcrumb navigation
- 5 Check mobile-friendliness with Google's tool
Tools - Recommended tools
These tools help diagnose and fix the issues covered in this guide.
FAQ - Common questions
Answers to questions we often hear about this topic.
How often should I audit technical SEO?
Run a comprehensive audit quarterly. Monitor Search Console weekly for new issues. After major site changes, audit immediately.
Do I need a developer for technical SEO?
Some fixes require development (Core Web Vitals, structured data). Others can be done with plugins. We handle both the audit and implementation.
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