Technical SEO Checklist
Essential technical optimizations to improve your website's search engine performance. Fix crawlability issues, improve site speed, and maximize your SEO potential.
What's Covered
Site Architecture
URL structure, crawlability, and indexation checks
Page Speed
Core Web Vitals and performance optimization
Security & HTTPS
SSL certificates and security best practices
Structured Data
Schema markup and rich snippets implementation
International SEO
Hreflang tags and multi-language setup
Technical Audits
Comprehensive crawl error analysis
Checklist Categories
Crawlability & Indexation
- Robots.txt properly configured
- XML sitemap submitted to Google
- No crawl errors in Search Console
- Proper use of canonical tags
- No duplicate content issues
- Pagination handled correctly
Site Speed & Performance
- Page load time under 3 seconds
- Images optimized and lazy loaded
- CSS and JavaScript minified
- Browser caching enabled
- CDN implemented
- Core Web Vitals passing
Mobile Optimization
- Mobile-responsive design
- Mobile page speed optimized
- Touch elements properly sized
- Viewport meta tag present
- No mobile usability errors
- AMP pages (if applicable)
Security & HTTPS
- SSL certificate installed
- All pages use HTTPS
- Mixed content issues resolved
- Security headers configured
- Regular security audits
- Backup system in place
📋 Complete Checklist Includes:
60+ technical SEO checkpoints across 8 categories including URL structure, structured data, JavaScript SEO, log file analysis, and advanced crawl optimization techniques.
How to Use This Checklist
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Get your comprehensive technical SEO checklist PDF
Run Initial Audit
Use tools like Screaming Frog to crawl your site
Identify Issues
Check off completed items and mark problem areas
Prioritize Fixes
Focus on high-impact issues affecting rankings
Implement Changes
Work through fixes systematically
Monitor Results
Track improvements in Search Console
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