https://grist.org
SEO
· 7 checks — Canonical, meta, content depth, internal links, image SEO, and hreflang rolled into one auditable list.SCORE
96
GRADE
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FIX
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REVIEW
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PASS
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Cross-tab audit — SEO, performance, crawlability, mobile, structured data
Checks
76 PASS
A+Canonical URLProperly configuredPASS
Canonical URL
Properly configured
Properly configured
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Canonical tag present
Got: https://grist.org/
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Canonical is self-referencing
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Canonical matches final URL after redirects
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Canonical target returns 200
Canonical URL Configured
Page URL https://grist.org Canonical https://grist.org/ Match Self-referencing (correct) Target 200 ✓
A+Meta TagsTitle optimizedPASS
Meta Tags
Title optimized
Title optimized
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Page title is set
Got: Grist – Climate and environmental news | Grist
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Title length (48 chars) is optimal
Title
"Grist – Climate and environmental news | Grist"
48 characters Optimal ✓
Robots: Indexable (no restrictions)
A+Content Depth7250 words, DifficultPASS
Content Depth
7250 words, Difficult
7250 words, Difficult
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Page has 7250 words — good depth for search engines
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Reading level: Difficult (grade 13)
Good depth
Reading level
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Grade 13
Text-to-HTML Ratio
8% text 92% HTML
47 KB / 593 KB
AInternal Links328 internal, 69 externalPASS
Internal Links
328 internal, 69 external
328 internal, 69 external
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328 internal links (83%)
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93% of links use descriptive anchor text
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Page has 397 links — consider reducing
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328 internal / 69 external links
Warning::
25 internal links have no anchor text
Got: 25 links
Link Distribution
83% internal (328) 17% external (69)
Anchor Text Quality
370 Descriptive 27 Empty
Most Linked Internal Pages
| # | URL | Links |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | # | 80 |
| 2 | https://grist.org/how-to-whitelist-grist | 10 |
| 3 | https://grist.org/author/jesse-nichols/ | 10 |
| 4 | https://grist.org/author/matt-simon/ | 6 |
| 5 | https://grist.org/politics/ | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | https://grist.org/advertising/ | 5 |
| 8 | https://grist.org/energy/ | 5 |
| 9 | https://grist.org/author/jake-bittle/ | 5 |
| 10 | https://grist.org/author/naveena-sadasivam/ | 5 |
Top External Domains
| Domain | Links |
|---|---|
| donate.grist.org | 5 |
| www.parse.ly | 4 |
| admin.typeform.com | 4 |
| go.grist.org | 4 |
| www.facebook.com | 4 |
| www.youtube.com | 3 |
| soundcloud.com | 3 |
| www.cookiebot.com | 3 |
| www.instagram.com | 3 |
| stripe.com | 3 |
A+Image SEO91 images, 49 descriptive filenamesPASS
Image SEO
91 images, 49 descriptive filenames
91 images, 49 descriptive filenames
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42 image(s) have hash/generic filenames
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2 image(s) missing alt text — see Accessibility tab
49 descriptive
0 hash-based
42 generic
91 total
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| adsct | descriptive | ✗ | 1 |
| adsct | descriptive | ✗ | 1 |
See Accessibility tab for detailed alt text quality analysis.
A+Schema Markup Audit1 schema types detectedPASS
Schema Markup Audit
1 schema types detected
Detected schema types
WebPage json-ld 0/0 required
Missing schema opportunities
- easy
FAQPage
Page has Q&A-style content (questions in headings) that could be marked up as FAQPage
FAQ rich results take 2-3× more SERP real estate
- moderate
VideoObject
Page embeds video content that could be marked up as VideoObject
Videos appear in the video carousel and have a thumbnail badge
Hreflang0 hreflang tagsINFO
Hreflang
0 hreflang tags
0 hreflang tags
No hreflang tags detected.
Hreflang tags are only needed for multilingual or multi-regional sites.
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